YESTERYEAR
100 Years Ago
(September 15, 1923)
Eidsvold Township property owners ordered to cut weeds
Property owners of the township of Eidsvold are hereby notified to cut all weeds adjoining their land before October 1 by order of the town board.
Taunton to host outdoor entertainment for families
Come to Taunton Friday evening and see the big outdoor entertainment. Twenty-five cents will admit the whole family. This entertainment will be a regular feature from now on until the first week in October. Fine show.
Groezinger takes several dogs to meet in Clontarf
Herman Groezinger, the well-known Minneota dog breeder, took several of his best kennel to the "Dog Meet" held outside of Clontarf. He was accompanied by Ernest Knoop, who has been rendering Mr. Groezinger some valuable service in the line of training the output of the former's kennel. Dogs from all over Minnesota and several surrounding states gather for this meet for the purpose of having their qualities judged. The dogs will all be of the hunting variety and it is expected that this will be the finest display of this kind of talent ever seen in Minnesota.
Minneota Public School opens with enrollment of 286
The Minneota Public School opened the school year on Monday with a total enrollment of 286. There will be a faculty of 14 in charge,
75 Years Ago
(September 17, 1948)
Roller skating sessions set to begin this week at Legion Hall
Roller skating addicts will be glad to know that sessions will begin again at the Legion Hall here this Friday evening. On Sunday evening, there will be two other sessions, one from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and the other from 8 to 10:30 p.m. The first session will be limited to children 12 years of age and younger. For this, there will be a 25 cents admission charge. Admission to the other two sessions will be 35 cents.
Three hurt in 2-vehicle crash north of Minneota
A highway accident which involved August Josephson, and Leonard and Raymond Traen occurred three and one-half miles north of Minneota on Tuesday morning. Josephson was traveling north in his automobile and the Traen brothers, driving a pickup truck with a trailer, were coming from the west when the two vehicles collided. Josephson's vehicle rolled over once. All three men were injured. Raymond Traen received a serious injury to his right arm with all the tendons and muscles cut. Leonard Traen suffered from shock and had a neck injury. Josephson was treated for cuts and bruises on the right side of his face and chin, and suffered a broken jaw.
Rikkedahl died from injuries in road construction accident
Orvin Rikkedahl, a native of Swede Township, died Saturday evening from injuries suffered while working with an Ivanhoe road construction crew south of Worthington. He was living in Canby at the time of his death. Rikkedahl was injured while working on a bulldozer. He was adjusting a part of the mechanism of the machine when the wrench he was using caught in the flywheel and was thrown against his abdomen. He was taken to the hospital in Marshall where he died.
50 Years Ago
(September 13, 1973)
St. Leo Legion purchases Green Door Supper Club
It was announced this week that the American Legion Post No. 524 of St. Leo has purchased the Green Door Supper Club and took over the business on Monday of this week. Members of the Legion Post said that the business would be operated in the same manner as in the past.
Rehkamp wins championship flight at Countryside Golf Club
Jack Rehkamp won the championship flight of the men's club tournament at Countryside Golf Club in Minneota on Sunday. Wynston Boe was runner-up in the championship flight. Other flight winners were: Robert Nelson, first flight; A.J. Christianson, second flight; Eric Heggeseth, third flight; Dean Jorgenson, fourth flight; Bob Sussner, fifth flight; Ed Buysse, sixth flight; Gary Swensrud, seventh flight; Gerald Boerboom, eighth; and Dan Wambeke, ninth.
Minneota gridders overcome Cottonwood with late rally, 18-8
Overcoming an 8-0 halftime deficit, the Minneota Vikings football team defeated the Cottonwood Raiders 18-8 on the latter's field Friday night. After a listless first half that featured penalties and turnovers, the Vikings caught fire in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns. The first score came on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Brian Boe to Ken Noyes, and the second came when Steve Buysse intercepted a pass and ran it back for a score. The Vikings added two-point conversion on each TD. Minneota also had a safety in the third quarter.
25 Years Ago
(September 16, 1998)
'Olaf' finally discovered by local children Saturday
It took until Saturday morning for "Olaf", the wandering Boxelder Bug, to be found during Boxelder Bug Days festivities. The clues were quite difficult this year, which made it more of a challenge to find Olaf. Saturday's clue was the clincher. Haley Christensen and Alisha Schultz found Olaf on the inside lid (duct-taped) on the trash can in Christianson Park on the south side of Minneota. Another child had taken off the lid to look for Olaf and placed it on the ground when the two girls discovered the bug in its hiding place. Loralee Miller offered the daily clues and Darlene Muhl selected the hiding place.
Sunshine made for a great Boxelder Bug Days weekend
Temperatures soared into the mid 90-degree range despite forecasts of the threat of scattered thunderstorms that could have dampened Boxelder Bug Days weekend. Fortunately, the rain held off so that the annual events were able to continue despite the heat. Rain showers arrived later Sunday afternoon and into the late night and Monday morning.
Tillemans is Bug Days queen, Laleman, Heggeseth princesses
Julie Tillemans was selected Boxelder Bug Days queen during a coronation ceremony Saturday. Angela Laleman was named First Princess and Beth Heggeseth was selected Second Princess at the coronation.
Senior golf tourney held at Countryside Golf Club
The annual 18-hole Senior Golf Tournament was played on Monday at the Countryside Golf Club. The winning team of the four-person best ball event was Lawrence Fox, Peter Verdeck, Tom Swedzinski and Regina Fox.