The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on September 28, 1923:
 
CHILD HEALTH CLINICS TO BE HELD OCT. 6-11
 
Specialist to Hold Clinics at Luverne, Ashcreek, Kenneth, Kanaranzi and Hardwick
 
Infant and children’s clinics, under the direction of the Rock County Public Health association, will be held at five different points in the county from October 6th to 11th. The first clinic will be held in Luverne on Saturday, October 6th; at Ashcreek on Monday, the 8th; Kenneth, Tuesday, the 9th; Kanaranzi, Wednesday, the 10th, and Hardwick on Thursday, the 11th.
Clinic will begin at nine o’clock in the morning and continue until four-thirty in the afternoon each day, and will be conducted by a doctor who specializes in children’s diseases. It is free to every one—all expense in connection with it will be paid from funds derived from the sale of Christmas seals.
The clinics are scientific in nature and the doctor will be there for the purpose of discovering physical imperfections and to give advice concerning them so that they can be corrected before they become permanent defects. The doctor will tell each mother the exact condition of her child, suggest the diet, make the diagnosis and leave to the parents the choice of any physician they may desire to do any prescribing or give the treatment necessary for the child.
Children of school age, if accompanied by their parents, will also be examined. The child’s weight for his height and age is the best index of his general health. If parents have boys or girls below the standard weight for their height and age, they are urged to bring them to the clinic and have the physician explain what each particular child must do to bring up his weight and grow to be strong and healthy. It will cost you nothing to find out what is troubling the child, and an examination in time may prevent a great deal of future trouble.
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The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on December 1, 1922:
 
600 POUNDS OF FISH TAKEN FROM RIVER WITH SPEARS
 
Two Luverne Fishermen Make Record Haul from Rock River in 2 ½ Hours—All Carp
 
Substituting spears for fish poles, two Rock county disciples of Isaac Walton pulled out of Rock river over six hundred pounds of fish on Friday of last week, within a period of two and a half hours.
This unusual harvest for Rock river fishing, was secured by the two fishermen within an area of about forty rods of river bed, and the fish taken ranged from four to ten pounds in weight.
The one big drawback to the haul was that they were all carp. But at any rate they filled eight grain sacks, and in the aggregate proved such a heavy load, that the axle of the Ford car in which they were loaded broke down on the way to town, and a motor truck was secured to complete the delivery.
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The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 17, 1923:
 
CITY’S POLICEMEN ARE NOW CHECKING UP MOTORISTS
 
Mayor Hinkly Orders Prosecution of Motorists Who Flagrantly Disregard Traffic Regulations
 
Convinced that violation of traffic regulations in this city are becoming daily too frequent by many motorists, Mayor R. B. Hinkly has instructed police officers to make a checking record of those guilty of violations, and thus make the city safer for both riders and pedestrians.
To carry out his purpose, the mayor has instructed Chief of Police Connell and Night Policeman Will Linville, to file reports of any cases of speeding or violation of traffic rules which may come to their attention. They have been provided with printed cards by which these gentlemen will be aided in securing all the necessary information for the prosecution of the law-breakers.
These cards when filled out will contain the name of the person driving, the number and make of his car, the time of the violation of the law, the street on which the car is traveling, the rate of speed at which it is traveling, and also information in regard to whether the head and tail lights were burning, whether lights were too bright, whether muffler was open, whether parking laws were violated, names of witnesses, and may other evidence which may be considered important.
Persons who find themselves confronted with more than one of these report cards may expect a summons to Judge N. R. Reynolds’ court, for the mayor feels that where motorists apparently refuse to observe the law through frequent violations, prosecutions must be made.
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The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 19, 1911:
 
After the first of next July first cousins cannot be united in marriage in the state of Minnesota, according to a law passed at the last session of the legislature, and for this reason there will be a considerable decrease in the number of marriage licenses issued in Rock county.
All the neighboring states have had such a law in force for years, and for this reason Luverne has been one of the favored places for people from those states who wished to evade the law, to come to Luverne to have the nuptial knot tied. Clerk of Court O. E. Ferguson estimates that this will result in decreasing the number of licenses issued by about one-eighth.
Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.
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Bits By Betty—November 19, 2015
 
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 20, 1923:
 
LUVERNE BUSINESS INTERESTS PLEDGE $5,000 TO A.Y.P. TRAIL
 
Many Give Financial Aid in Obtaining new Transcontinental Highway Thru This City
 
That the business and professional men of Luverne are strongly in favor of the movement to secure for Southern Minnesota the proposed Atlantic-Yellowstone-Pacific highway was disclosed the past week when memberships to the number of 188 in the association were secured in a few hours of canvassing. The goal set for Luverne is 200 memberships, and the few additional ones needed will be secured this week. The memberships are $25 each, and cover a period of five years, one-fifth of the membership fee being payable each year, providing the highway passes through Luverne.
At a meeting of a number of the business and professional men called hurriedly Friday morning the proposal that Luverne get behind the movement by an active campaign for memberships met with unanimous approval. Before the meeting closed nearly one half of the desired memberships had been subscribed. On the following morning the committee in charge made a canvass of the business district and in less than two hours had boosted the membership to within twelve of the two hundred mark.
The manner in which the project has been handled by the people of Luverne has attracted much favorable comment among the Sioux Falls promoters of the highway. The matter was brought to the attention of the Luverne Kiwanis club several weeks ago, at which time like attention was invited to similar clubs or other civic organizations in every town along the proposed four routes east from Sioux Falls.
A highway committee composed of A. O. Moreaux, chairman; A. D. LaDue, A. A. Anderson, Otto Bierkamp and H. H. Hagedorn, was appointed by the club to investigate the project and to take such steps as were deemed advisable. Following the appointment of this committee assurance was given the directors of the Sioux Falls association that the Luverne Kiwanis club stood ready to promote the highway through Southern Minnesota as soon as the committee was assured that the proposed Minnesota route stood an equal chance with the proposed three routes through Iowa in securing the highway.
Assurance to this effect was given two weeks ago yesterday. The Luverne committee then called a meeting of towns along the proposed route from Luverne to Albert Lea. This meeting was held at Fairmont on July 10th, and as a result another meeting was then called for the 14th at the same place.
The Luverne committee proposed that inasmuch as Luverne was promoting the Southern Minnesota route she ought to show her good faith by taking the initiative in the matter of securing memberships in the highway association, and that this work ought to be accomplished before the meeting at Fairmont Saturday night. The meeting Friday morning and the result above stated followed.
The proposed highway was originated by Sioux Falls business and professional men and a fund of $38,000 was raised by membership subscriptions to promote the road. Divided on a per capita basis this would represent approximately $1 for every man, women and child in Sioux Falls, granting Sioux Falls the population claimed. Luverne’s total exceeds this by about two-thirds on a per capita basis, crediting Luverne with a population of 3,000. It has been suggested that actual population figures would not show this per capita difference, but the figures used are those that have been quoted at the various meetings.
Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.
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The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on June 8, 1923:
 
MANY PHYSICAL DEFECTS FOUND AMONG PUPILS
 
Report of Luverne School Nurse Discloses 169 Out of 188 in High School Were Defective
 
Out of 188 pupils of the Luverne high school who were examined by School Nurse Clara Herm, 169 were found defective, according to a report submitted at a meeting of the executive board of the Rock county chapter of the Red Cross, held Monday afternoon. Of the 169 cases, 29 were defects of vision, 66 of teeth, 29 of the skin, 27 of the throat, 14 of the glands, 6 of the nose, 18 of hearing and 3 of eyes.
Four hundred thirty-nine children were examined in Central school, and only 15 of these had no defects. One hundred thirty-nine had defects of vision, 6 of the eyes, 82 of the ears, 280 of the teeth, 42 of the nose, 161 of the throat, 26 of the skin, and 119 of the glands. Of the total of 570 pupils who were weighed, 245 were normal, 164 slightly below normal, 133 7% underweight, and 28 were 20% overweight.
County Nurse J. B. Riecke also presented a report of her work during the month of May. She had made visits to the town of Hardwick, Kenneth, Kanaranzi, Hills, Magnolia, Ashcreek, and to the county Poor Farm. She reports that 124 defects in children of the county had been corrected, 108 of the teeth, 10 of the throat and 6 of the eyes, and that 247 pupils had gained in weight through the monthly weighing project.
 
 
 

 
The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 18, 1923:
 
REMAINS OF CHILD BURIED 53 YEARS UNCOVERED
A coffin containing what is supposed to be the remains of an infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Nason Estey, that had been buried fifty-three years, was found Saturday on the southwest quarter of section 24, Clinton township, owned by M. C. Hanson.
It was while excavating for a basement that the coffin was found at a depth of about four and a half feet. Only a few bones remained, and their size indicates that the body was that of a year-old child.
The Estey family was one of the first settlers in Clinton Township, and Ole Hanson of Ashcreek is authority for the explanation that the body is the remains of an infant child of Nason Estey, and that it was buried there fifty-three years ago. (Nason’s mother and his brothers are considered the first permanent settlers in Rock County.)
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The following appeared in the Rock County News March 12, 1896:
 
An Interesting Teacher’s Meeting
 
The Teachers’ association met in the High school room Saturday and was largely attended. Messrs. Guthrie and Crandle not being present, their parts were not taken up. The recitations, putting it mildly, were excellent. The paper on “Vertical Penmanship” by Miss Crane was highly instructive, and discussion of same was very interesting. The songs by 1st and 2nd grade pupils confer an honor upon themselves as well as on their teachers. A song by Miss Alice Olds deserves special mention. The music, both instrumental and vocal, by Clarence, Mamie and Maud Walters, was received with great applause. Mr. Headly gave a talk on current events and how to teach them, which was much appreciated by the association. Last, but not by any means the least of this report, was an address by Rev. McArthur. The term “Teacher” was explained to us in a way which was very creditable to the speaker. May the words which were spoken be well considered by every teacher present: may they help us to get nearer to our pupils, to make them feel that we are not in the school room as rulers, but that we have a deep interest in their welfare, and our teaching will be crowned with success.
On the whole the meeting was very interesting, and those who were not present missed a grand treat.
On motion, association adjourned to call of the president.
E. M. Chilcote, Sec.
 
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The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on April 6, 1923:
 
BEAVER CREEK LEADS IN ALFALFA ACREAGE
 
County Agent Roeke Finds That Acreage in County is 1560 Acres, With 350 Acres in Beaver Creek
 
“Rock county doubled its acreage in alfalfa the last two years. In 1920 there were but 850 acres in the county. In 1922 there were 1560 acres in the county,” contends county agent Roske.
“The largest acreage of alfalfa is in the southwest part of the county. Beaver Creek leads in this with 350 acres; Martin township follows with 255 acres and Springwater with 181 acres; Luverne township also has 181 acres and Clinton township has 160 acres. It is expected that this average will be doubled again by the end of this year.
“Farmers have left orders at the Farm Bureau office for 3000 pounds of this seed already this spring. This seed is being secured from farmers in other parts of the county that have state inspected fields and the seed is known to be pure as to the particular kind, either grim or South Dakoto No. 12.
“We would like very much to keep a check on the alfalfa planted this year so as to determine the increase in the county. We know that five acres of good alfalfa is the most valuable five acres in crop that can be planted. Five acres of alfalfa will take care of 100 swine from May through the season. If five acres will take care of 100 to 150 swine, one can readily figure up what that five acres is worth by comparing it to the amount of feed necessary to grow the above amount of swine out during the same period.
“Besides the feed item, the condition of hogs that are grown on alfalfa should never be lost sight of. It produces the bone and stretch and that thrifty condition of swine that the farmer most desires when he places his swine in the feed lot in the fall.”
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