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By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 02, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on March 27, 1958. Telephone Rate Increase Goes Into Effect Tuesday A telephone rate increase, granted by the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse commission last week, will go into effect here Tuesday, April 1. The rate increase, which will affect 134 Northwestern Bell Telephone company exchanges was requested by the telephone…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMarch 19, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on March 27, 1958. Merchants To Hold Annual Easter Bunny Day Saturday Free Candy For Children Ages 5 Through 12 Luverne’s second annual “Easter Bunny Day” will be held here Saturday, under the auspices of the Luverne Civic and Commerce Association promotion committee. Free bags of Easter candy will be provided for youngsters ages 5 to 12,…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMarch 12, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on March 20, 1958. Organization Of Industrial Group Completed Corporation To Promote New Business Here Articles of incorporation for the Luverne Industrial Corp. were completed this week and sent to the Minnesota Secretary of State for filing, it was reported yesterday. The new corporation is the group that will spearhead this community’s…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyMarch 05, 2019The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on February 25, 1954. Board Sets Mar. 26 To Vote On School Bonds To Cost about $22.30 For Each $1,000 Assessed Valuation Continued from last week. New School, Two Stories High The new building will be two stories high with the shops housed in one story units. Besides the regular classrooms, there will be special departments such as…
By Betty MannJanuary 15, 2019An 11-man crew arrived here this week to begin the construction of 84 miles of 161,000 KV transmission line for Northern States Power Company and Interstate Power Company. The new line will serve as a connecting link between the two utilities lines, for standby service. It will extend from a point north of Sioux Falls to Heron Lake. According to L. W. Walentine, Lincoln, Nebr., superintendent of…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJuly 31, 2018The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on October 30, 1952. Street Banner Controversy Becomes Election Stimulus (This continues a story from last week about a political banner hung over Main Street bearing the words: “The Demos Say ‘You Never Had it So Good.’ Ask The Boys In Korea-Volunteers For Ike.” The banner, according to the 1952 story, provoked “more political comment,…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJuly 17, 2018The following appeared in the Rock County Star Herald on October 23, 1952. Area’s Biggest Ears of Corn And Largest Eggs Will Vie In C and C Contest Friday Merchants To Offer Host Of Special Values The largest ears of corn and the largest hen’s eggs raised in the Luverne trade area will compete for $50 in cash prizes in a special “Luverne Day” contest sponsored by the Luverne Civic and…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 09, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the last in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. Senator Schall, after a brief statement concerning good roads, gave a political speech lasting an hour and a half. The following is the ending of his speech: Rock river bridge was built by the Widell Construction Co., of Mankato, under the personal direction of…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 02, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the third in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. Senator Schall, after a bried statement concerning good roads, gave a political speech lasting an hour and a half. The following is the second part of this speech. As originally surveyed by the highway engineers, a strip of approximately one-eighth of an acre…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 26, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the second in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. Sen. Schall, after a brief statement concerning good roads, gave a political speech lasting an hour and a half. The following is the first part of this speech. Southwestern Minnesota’s most prominent trunk highway improvement—the re-routing of No. 9 east of…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 19, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 16, 1931, and is the first in a series about Luverne's Rock River bridge. NEW BRIDGE AND PAVING DEDICATED YESTERDAY Senator Schall and Charles Forbes, “Granddad” of Highway System, Participate in Program. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS BIG ASSET TO LUVERNE Rock River Bridge Among the Best in Minnesota; Main Street Approach is More…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietySeptember 12, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on November 12, 1926: MANY FARM OWNERS ARE OPPOSED TO RE-ROUTING NO. 9 Divided Fields With Resultant Inconveniences Are Most General Grounds for Complaint. The re-routing of trunk highway No. 9, so that it will run along the north side of the Omaha right-of-way from the west edge of this city, to the South Dakota state line, instead of over…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyAugust 29, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 15, 1926: Minnesota’s highway department the first of this week completed the task of oiling and resurfacing with gravel the two-mile stretch of trunk highway No. 6, between the Kniss avenue paving and state road No. 8 north of this city. Oil was heated and put on under pressure by an especially designed machine, and the oil was…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 17, 2017The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on Jan. 29, 1926: COUNTY SKI TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 12TH Between Thirty and Forty coasters to Take Active Part in Highly Thrilling Sport Plans now being made provide for a Rock county Ski tournament to be held at the Norton hill east of Luverne, on Friday, February 12th. It is expected that this will be one of the biggest out-of-door…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyNovember 07, 2016This is to continue my article from last week: ORGANIZATION OF ROCK COUNTY On the 17th day of October, 1870, this board held its first meeting at the house of H. A. Gregory. Daniel Wilmott was chosen chairman, and P. J. Kniss, clerk pro tem. The first work of the board was to call an election to be held in November, 1870. They divided the county into three election precincts or commissioners…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyOctober 31, 2016The following was found in an atlas dated 1886: ORGANIZATION OF ROCK COUNTY Prior to its organization Rock County was attached to Jackson for civil and judicial purposes, and when, in the winter of 1869-70, the Legislature passed the enabling act, there was but comparatively little talk or agitation of the question. However, after the passage of the bill, in July or August, 1870, the Governor…
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