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The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 24, 1892.   The Old Settlers   The Annual Meeting Held at the Court House Last Saturday   Pursuant to the call published in these columns, the annual meeting of the Old Settlers’ association of Rock county was held at the court room last Saturday afternoon. E. L. Grout, president of the association, called the meeting to order, and the…

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on June 24, 1892.   Death and Disaster   One Death in the County and Serious Injuries to Buildings and Crops Occasioned by the Storm Monday Evening   Between four and five o’clock last Monday afternoon one of the severest storms of wind and hail ever known in this section swept over a narrow strip of country in the southern part of the county and…

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Sept. 16, 1932.   Highway Dept. Shows Interesting Figures   Assorted Activities of State Highway Patrol Summarized for August; 100 Cars Taken Into Custody   The report of activities of the state highway patrol for the month of August, as summarized by a recent highway bulletin, shows that in addition to giving directions and other information to…

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Aug. 26, 1932.   Burial Association Buys Long Residence Property   Commodious Dwelling on West Main Street Will be Converted into Modern Funeral Home            Through the purchase of the L. D. Long residence property on West Main street, known as the Wright place, the latter part of last week, the Rock County Co-Operative Burial association…

The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Septmeber 18, 1931.   Luverne Lagoon Will Be Recreation Center   Excellent Swimming and Skating Facilities for Grading; Bridge Nears Completion             An excellent opportunity for swimming and skating will be afforded the people of Luverne and Rock county when the new lagoon now under construction north of the Luverne public park is…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 02-18-20 edition of the Star Herald)   Other Places          Warner is the name given to a grain station, three miles east of Luverne, on section 7, Magnolia township, on the Worthington-Mitchell branch of the Omaha railroad. It has never advanced beyond the condition originally intended. Late in July, 1877…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 02-11-20 edition of the Star Herald)            At this early stage of Manley’s development an invitation was extended to both Beaver Creek and Valley Springs to join forces with the new town, before circumstances should force such a procedure.18 The boom that was expected to eventuate in 1890 did not…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 02-04-20 edition of the Star Herald)            No sooner was the town-to-be laid out than activity in its promotion became evident. The first to build on the site was A. E. Patterson, who completed a grain warehouse about the first of September, 1885. Ezra Rice put up the second grain house later in the…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 01-28-20 edition of the Star Herald)            But Bruce refused to entirely forfeit its lease of life. There were few signs of activity during 1890, but none of a nature that assured a regeneration. J. N. Jacobson, upon moving to Hills, resigned as postmaster of Bruce, and was succeeded in May by F. T.…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 01-21-20 edition of the Star Herald)   Bruce          On section 30, Martin township, two miles west of Hills, is located the Illinois Central station of Bruce. In addition to the depot the business houses of the unpretentious hamlet are confined to a general store and two elevators. Bruce has known better…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village ( from 01-14-20 edition of the Star Herald)            In the fall of 1880 a side track was constructed, and a correspondent predicted that Ashcreek was about to shape itself into a metropolis. The extent of the subsequent building operations, however, was the erection of a second grain warehouse, 16x30 feet in size, put by…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 01-07-20 edition of the Star Herald)   Ashcreek          The little village of Ashcreek, the first  station south of Luverne on the Doon extension of the Omaha railway, is one of the two Rock county hamlets in Clinton township. The platted town is on section 23 of that precinct. Though it has never assumed…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 12-31-20 edition of the Star Herald)            For several years following its founding, Virginia was at a standstill so far as any material growth was concerned. It proved its advantage as a grain market from the start, but it was not until the early nineties that development along broader lines commenced…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 12-24-20 edition of the Star Herald)   Steen          In the list of Rock county’s unincorporated villages Steen ranks among the foremost, both in size and importance. It is located on the northwest quarter of section 32, Clinton township, near the southern boundary of the county, and is a station on the…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 12-17-20 edition of the Star Herald)            The matter was brought to a conclusion at the meeting of the commissioners on January 8, 1903, when a request signed by twelve of those interested in the proposed incorporation, asking for a withdrawal of their original petition, was presented. Although no…

The following appeared in The Rose History in 1911.   Rock County Village (continued from 12-10-20 edition of the Star Herald)            The year 1901 was one of substantial improvement. The town’s first blacksmith, E. M. Newell, came from Edgerton in February, erected a shop and was ready to serve his patrons by the twentieth of the month. Thomte & Johnson were on the ground in March and…