Rock County Historian
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianDecember 17, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Jan. 1, 1942. Charley Ehlers story continues farming as a boy. Soil conservation, a common byword of modern day farming was practiced in that country when he was a boy, he recalls. He remembers well how land was planted to clover, and later plowed to make it more fertile. He attended the state school, at which religion was taught as one of…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJune 25, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Jan. 24, 1963. Production is going as per schedule at MID Packing Company, according to Don Dennis, general manager. The new plant, shown above, has been in operation for little over a month. When full capacity output is reached, 450 head of cattle will be processed per day. “We’re happy with our employees,” said Dennis. “Their willingness,…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJune 04, 2025The following article was published in The Rock County Star Herald on Jan. 3, 1963. Nearly half million paid in corn loans Rock County’s 1962 corn crop not only was a good crop in total bushels but moisture conditions are better than we have seen in many years, according to Jim Lewis, manager of the county ASC office. Most corn moisture runs from 16% to 19% moisture. Corn can contain 20%…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianApril 23, 2025The following article about the merging of the First National bank and the Farmers National bank of Luverne continues this week. It first appeared in The Rock County Herald on Feb. 6, 1925. In the organization of the new bank, the board of directors elected was as follows: A.D. LaDue, chairman; E.A. Brown, Herman Fitzer, A.A. Anderson, Wm. Jacobsen, Jr., Carl Muller, Chas. L. Johnston, D.W.…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianFebruary 05, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Feb. 5, 1932. Four ’possums caught in past few weeks Appearance is unusual for this section of country; two similar instances were reported last year Four opossums have been caught in Rock county during the past few weeks, all of them in Magnolia township. This is clearly a noteworthy occurrence, as these little animals are seldom known…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianAugust 21, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Aug. 10, 1944. (Editor’s Note—Perhaps one of Luverne’s best known residents is Dana M. Baer. His appearance on the street is of daily occurrence…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianMay 01, 2024The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald June 1, 1944. Jacob Ohlsen recalled, as a young boy, helping his mother pick up heads of grain from barren fields. When I had a pocket full, I’d take…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianMay 23, 2023The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on October 14, 1943. John Welzenbach, Luverne…was Early Day Cigar Maker Old time cigar smokers well remember the famous “Brown Beauty”…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianOctober 25, 2022The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on May 20, 1943 and is continued from last week. Corn Main Food Although he wouldn’t advocate trying it, Mr. Merkel knows that it would be possible to…
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