From the Mascot Files: 100, 75, 50 or 25 Years Ago
100 Years Ago
(Dec. 21, 1920)
Band Club dance
earns $30 for uniforms
The Minneota Band Club proudly announced that it took in $30 in net proceeds from a dance that will be used for band uniforms. The club and those who patronized the dance are hereby thanked for their support of this project to help the band.
Mild weather allowing
farmers to plow fields
This has been one of the most ideal Decembers that we can recall. The weather has been so mild that many farmers have been plowing. The last two days have been a little colder and there seems to be an indication now of a chance to more winter-like weather.
Minneota counterfeiter
arrested in Mankato
A boy was arrested at Mankato last week and charged with passing raised currency. He had altered $5 bills to make them into $20 bills. He is charged with passing several of these bills in Mankato and also in other towns. The Mankato newspaper reported that the boy had passed four of the bills in Minneota.
Rock-throwing boys
damage ice beds
Honore Locy reported that some boys are giving him trouble by throwing stones and damaging his ice beds. This is a concern for the whole community and the man is trying his best to gather enough ice for the community to get what it needs of this important commodity during the hot season.
75 Years Ago
(Dec. 21, 1945)
Ain't no justice
here in Minneota
A young man who was locked in the local "cooler" last week for not behaving himself, had to be taken to a neighboring town to appear before a Justice of the Peace. The lack of a Justice here began when P.M. Berg, who held that position here for many years, moved to Marshall in early November. In the election in December, 33 different people got votes, but none of them would take the job.
Local REA planning
additional expansion
The local Rural Electric Association (REA) will be extending its service to additional farms during the next year, Oscar W. Swanson, Manager of the Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association announced. The co-op enters its eighth season of operation in 1946.
Locy's Variety Store
holding holiday sale
Locy's Photo and Variety Store in Minneota is holding a Christmas sale this coming week. They are selling red and white pointsettias for 39 cents each, as well as Christmas tree candles for 15 cents per box, and eight-inch decorative candles with three Christmas designs for 20 cents a pair.
50 Years Ago
(Dec. 17, 1970)
Santa to arrive
at local Legion
Santa Claus will take some time off from his busy schedule to be on hand at the American Legion building this weekend. Santa will be at the Legion at 2 p.m. on Saturday to visit with the kids and pass out treats to all good children.
Minneota to host
invitational debate
The Minneota High School will be the host of an invitational debate tournament on Saturday. As of Tuesday, seven schools indicated that they would have entries in the meet. Herbert Pagel, English and German instructor at the school, is the coach of Minneota's debate team. Other schools that will compete are Windom, Marshall, New Ulm, Worthington, Tracy, Madison and Montevideo.
Viking cagers add
two more victories
The Minneota boys basketball team won two games over the weekend to bring their season mark to 3-0. The Vikings defeated Hendricks 62-50 on Friday night, then beat Canby 63-61 on Saturday night. Against Hendricks, Ken Byrne had 25 points and 10 rebounds, while Chuck Dalager added 10 points. Byrne had 23 points and 13 rebounds against Canby. Doug Spanton had 15 points and Greg Claeys had 13 points and 12 rebounds.
25 Years Ago
(Dec. 20, 1995)
Local Police Chief's
resignation accepted
At a special City Council meeting, the Minneota City Council accepted the resignation submitted by Police Chief Lucien Krohling. Citing "family and personal" reasons, Krohling turned in his resignation to the City last week. The Council was about to name a new full-time police officer, but with Krohling's resignation, no action will be taken at this time. The Council will advertise for both a police chief and a police officer.
Six locals win
$100 in drawing
Santa Claus reached down into a large bucket and read off the names of six winners for the Minneota Area Chamber of Commerce drawing held last Saturday morning. The winners who each received $100 in Minneota Bucks that can be used in many local businesses were: Barb Myhre, Janet Summerfelt, Clarice Thostenson, Leon Kack, Donna Schreiber and Joe Johnson.
Students give to
three organizations
The Minneota Student Council generated $500 selling candy bars and decided to help other programs with some of the money. The high school students gave $100 to the Toys for Tots program, as well as $100 to Hope Lutheran Church to be used for its cap and mitten fund, and $100 to the Marshall Food Shelf.
On this day in Minnesota history....
1942 - The Elizabeth Kenny Institute for the treatment of infantile paralysis is dedicated in Minneapolis. Sister Kenny, an Australian nurse, came to the United States to promote her ideas about treating polio using physical therapy and hot packs rather than the traditional method of complete immobilization. Her work with a patient, Henry Haverstock, Jr., in his Minneapolis home brought her techniques increasing attention. Kenny would be the first woman other than a first lady to be declared the “Most Admired Woman” in a Gallup poll, and Congress would grant her free access to the United States without a passport, a rare honor. She died in Australia on Nov. 30, 1942.
1966 - Richard C. Lillehei and William Kelly of the University of Minnesota hospitals perform the world’s first successful kidney and pancreas transplant.