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By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJune 07, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 29, 1924: ROCK COUNTY USED 1,223,002 GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN 1923 Report of State Oil Inspection Department Shows Rock County Generous Buyer of Gas Rock county used 1,223,002 gallons of gasoline during 1923, according to the annual report of the division of oil inspection of the Dairy and Ford Department. In addition to this quantity…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 31, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 22, 1924: (Continued from last week) OLE-TIMER RECALLS THE DAYS OF THE EARLY ’70s Collin Estey had the first pre-emption along the Rock river valley in Rock county. Mrs. Deborah Estey, her six sons, Amos, Collin, Orville, Al and Byron and two daughters. Ruth Estey Ferguson and Hulda, came here from time to time during the years…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 23, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 22, 1924: OLE-TIMER RECALLS THE DAYS OF THE EARLY ‘70S George DeForce Returns here After Absence of Forty-Eight Years — And, Becomes Reminiscent. George DeForce, who first came to Rock county with his parents fifty-two years ago, returned here last week after an absence of forty-eight years, and expects to again make his home here.…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 16, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 12, 1924: BUILDING FOR HEALTH EXHIBIT REST ROOM AT COUNTY FAIR Three Organizations Unite for Construction of Exhibit Building and Rest Room at Fair Grounds Under arrangements completed this week, the Rock County Chapter of American Red Cross, the Rock County Public Health association and the Rock County Agricultural society will…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 02, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 11, 1924: HARDWICK’S TWO BANKING INSTITUTIONS CONSOLIDATE Farmers State Bank Takes Over Business of Security State Bank and Stockholders Pool Interests The consolidation of Hardwick’s two banking institutions, which had been under consideration for sometime, was fully agreed upon at a joint meeting of the stockholders held Saturday…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 25, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 30, 1924: THREE ARE ARRESTED FOR ASHCREEK BANK ROBBERY Members of Notorious Gang Are Apprehended and Positively Identified at Sioux Falls Largely through clever work on the part of C. D. Brown, of St. Paul, who has been the directing head of the criminal detection department of the Minnesota Bankers’ association for many years, three…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 19, 2016(The following is the last half of the article from last week’s “Bits by Betty.”) The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 23, 1924: BANDITS ROB ASHCREEK STATE BANK Secure $700.00 in Currency and Few Liberty Bonds in Daring Day-Light Hold Up GEO. M. LaDUE FORCED INTO BANK’S VAULT Robbers Consist of Four Men Who Come and Disappear in New Buick Automobile Shortly before two…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 11, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 23, 1924: BANDITS ROB ASHCREEK STATE BANK Secure $700.00 in Currency and Few Liberty Bonds in Daring Day-Light Hold Up GEO. M. LaDUE FORCED INTO BANK’S VAULT Robbers Consist of Four Men Who Come and Disappear in New Buick Automobile About $700 in currency and several Liberty bonds were obtained in a daring day-light robbery of the…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 04, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 16, 1924: OLD CO. A BOYS TO HOLD RE-UNION HERE MAY 27 Committee in Charge of Arrangements Wants Every Member to be Here for a Day of Pleasure Plans are being made for a re-union of the members of the old Company A. 136th Infantry, which is to be held in this city on Tuesday, May 27th. A committee of George M. LaDue, P. K. Myers and…
March 28, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on April 18, 1924: DRIVE FOR SALVATION ARMY FUND UNDERWAY Annual Campaign to Raise funds for Support of Mercy Workers Started Wednesday LOCAL COMMITTEE OF FOUR PLACED IN CHARGE Receipts to Go Into General Fund of Organization to Aid the Homeless and Unfortunate The annual Salvation Army drive in this county commenced Wednesday, and is under…
March 21, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on March 28, 1924: RELIEF FOR STARVING CHILDREN OF GERMANY People of Rock county Asked To Help In Saving Two Million Kiddies Facing Starvation COUNTY-WIDE DRIVE FOR FUNDS SOON TO BE MADE Mayor Leach Appoints committee, With A. O. Moreaux as Chairman to Conduct Mercy Work A drive to raise a fund of $1,000 to aid in the relief of starving…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMarch 14, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on January 18, 1924: REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS SHOW BIG DECREASE Only Two Hundred Eighty-Three Conveyances Filed During Year With Sixty-Nine for Luverne Two hundred eighty three transfers of real estate were made in this county during the year 1923, according to the records of County Auditor Olaf Skyberg. This is similar to the records of a year…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMarch 08, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on January 18, 1924: FARMERS TO BE PROVIDED WITH HITCHING PLACES Home Automotive Co. Tenders Use of Vacant Lots for This Purpose to Luverne Commercial Club Accepting the offer of the Home Automotive Co., to donate the use of the vacant lots at the corner of Lincoln and McKenzie streets as a hitching place for the teams of farmers, the Luverne…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyFebruary 29, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on March 28, 1924: ROCK COUNTY ASSESSORS TO MEET NEXT FRIDAY Representative of State Tax Commission to be Present and fully Explain Assessment Requirements The regular annual meeting of the assessors of Rock county for the purpose of receiving instructions and advice before taking up their duties for the new year, will be held next Friday,…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyFebruary 22, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on February 8, 1924: PRICES OF GASOLINE GIVEN ANOTHER BOOST Standard and Independents Act in Unison in Boosting Prices 2 cents Throughout Northwest SECOND 2-CENT RAISE MADE IN LAST 30 DAYS Prices Now Near Peak in Minnesota—Rise In Price of Crude Oil Cited As Cause of Increase Cost of gasoline to users throughout the Northwest took…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyFebruary 02, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on December 28, 1923: SHORTAGE OF GOOD HOME GROWN SEED IS INDICATED County Agent Roske Seeks to Locate Good Local Grown Seed for Distribution In County In consideration of the great shortage this year of good, clean, home-grown seed of many varieties of farm grains, County Agent M. P. Roske is endeavoring to locate and get a distribution, in…
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