Yesteryear
100 Years Ago
(Feb. 2, 1923)
Camp Fire Girls to hold food sale at Gislason's
There will be coffee and doughnuts sold for 10 cents at Gislason's Hardware on Saturday afternoon, while the Camp Fire Girls of Minneota will holding a food sale there at the same time.
109 couples attend dance at Opera Hall last Friday
There were 109 couples that attended the dance last Friday evening at the Opera Hall in Minneota. There was good music and a fine time was reported. The same management will give another dance, the last before Lent, on Thursday, Feb. 8.
Benson has been appointed Lyon County Deputy Sheriff
George Benson was appointed deputy sheriff for Lyon County by Sheriff Christianson last week. Mr. Benson will be assigned to this commissioner's district, principally, although he will be authorized to serve in any part of the county, or wherever the sheriff may see fit to send him. Benson has been constable for many years and he has also been on the local police force, so he comes to the office of deputy sheriff with a lot of valuable experience. The sheriff could hardly have found a better deputy for this district.
75 Years Ago
(Feb. 6, 1948)
Mrs. Roberg to take over as new Minneota librarian
Mrs. Claron Roberg is the new librarian at the Minneota Public Library, succeeding Mrs. P.H. Geiwitz, who recently resigned after serving in that capacity for the past six years. Mrs. Halli Rafnson has been acting as substitute librarian since last autumn when Mrs. Geiwitz became a member of the local high school faculty. In announcing the appointment of Mrs. The library is open on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from 2-5 p.m.
Masquerade Dance to be held in Porter Hall tonight
Porter Legionnaires are staging their annual Masquerade Dance at the Porter Hall there this Friday evening with music being furnished by Ralph Victor and his orchestra. Businessmen of the town are donating a total of $38 in cash prizes to be awarded for costumed dancers attending the event.
Dr. Merritt purchases Canby beverage distributing company
Dr. William W. Merritt of Minneota and C.J. Dietz of Marshall, formerly of Porter, have purchased a soft drink and beer distributing business from Mrs. Lawrence Kack of Canby. The business has been operating by Mrs. Kack since the death of her husband last fall. The new owners will continue to operate the business out of Canby. Frank Ahern, a former resident of Taunton who has been managing the business, will be retained by the new owners as business manager. Mission soft drinks, Gleuk's, Blatz, Fitgers and Rex beer are handled by the firm.
50 Years Ago
(Feb. 1, 1973)
Porter farmer escapes corn drying bin blast
Selmer Jeremiason, a rural Porter farmer, literally had a corn drying bin blow up in his face around 11 a.m. Friday morning. Jeremiason came away without any injuries. The Jeremiason farm is located about four miles southeast of Porter. The bin which blew up had a capacity of 10,000 bushels and was almost filled with corn, it is reported. The blast occurred after a fan had been set in motion inside the building and Jeremiason had climbed a ladder to open some small doors on the roof. Jeremiason was thrown to the ground in the explosion, the bin wrecked, and corn spilled to the ground. It is unknown exactly what caused the blast.
First robin was sighted last week in Minneota
A robin, which evidently thought that spring was here during last week's warm weather spell, was sighted flitting among the trees in the backyard home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Magnuson by Mrs. Magnuson. The following day, neighbors also confirmed the sighting as they, too, saw the red-breasted bird.
Golfers take advantage of warm weather at golf course
There were several golfers seen on the Countryside Golf Club course last week as the unseasonably warm weather and sunny skies cleared the course of snow. The golfers said they had never played the course in January before. The temperature reached 50 degrees on Jan. 25 and stayed in the mid 40's throughout last week.
25 Years Ago
(Feb. 4, 1998)
Minneota recycling efforts called "indifferent" lately
Minneota, whose residents at one time had the reputation of being one of the best recycling communities in the area, have become quite "lax" in their recycling endeavors. Tim DeVlaeminck and Randy Schmitz, who are in charge of this community's recycling program, said efforts here are "indifferent" as residents are putting jist about everything into the green recycling containers, from garbage to pet waste.
Local pianists compete at Southwest State University
Over 250 young pianists gathered at Southwest State University for the 1998 Minnesota Music Teachers Association Preliminary Contest on Saturday. Among local participants, Carmen Bot was the winner in the Primary Division, while Chelsey Gossen was the winner in the Junior A Division and Abigail Koppien was a winner in the Junior B Division. The winners in each age division are eligible to compete in the Final Contest on March 15 at the University of Minnesota.
City Council approves purchase of new fire truck
The Minneota City Council approved the purchase of a new fire truck at a meeting on Monday night. Two bids were received for the chassis, with only one being tendered for the equipment. The low bid was from Olson and Johnson in the amount of $47,500 for the chassis was approved, as was the single bed for the apparatus, from Heiman's for $89,952. The total price of the new fire truck us $137,452 with funds from both the City of Minneota and the Minneota Fire Department having budgeted for the purchase. The council also discussed the sale of liquor here on Sunday at the request of Ron and Bobbi Jo Kimpe, owners of C.J.'s Restaurant. Sunday liquor requires voter approval at a general or special election.