Remember When July 27, 2023

10 years ago (2013)
•More than 60 area children participated in the Missoula Children’s Theatre performance of “The Secret Garden” Saturday. Drama students tried out for parts on Monday, practiced Monday through Saturday morning and presented a full-length musical Saturday afternoon. In 2013, Missoula Children’s Theatre will work with 65,000 children in more than 1,200 communities in 50 states and 17 countries. Among cast members who received major parts were Makayla Bakken, Ashlee Boltjes, Jordan Winter, Naomi Vonkeman, Jonah Louwagie, Paul Witte, Hannah Ehlers, Megan Rogers, Aidan Bartels, Knute Oldre, and Anna Warntjes. …
Josie Golla attended the Missoula Children’s Theater makeup workshop last week and spent the rest of her day as a tiger. She is the daughter of Luverne’s Nate and Molly Golla.
 
25 years ago (1998)
•The Manitou Hotel has stood on the southwest corner of Freeman and Main since 1901. Alex Frick purchased the hotel from Inga Bolte in 1987 and started his business, Manitou Carpets. He said the red brick building was built by the Luverne Hotel Corporation.
According to the Rock County Herald of 1900 and 1901, a group of civic-minded people joined together to raise money and build the hotel. They had about four locations to choose from, including the spot where the United Methodist Church is located, but 34 of 37 stockholders approved the purchase of the site across the street from the church from F.N. Laugharn, Col. Harrison White’s implement business was located on the spot. The lot cost $3,000.
Luverne architect W.E.E. Greene drew up the plans for the building and supervised its construction. It opened for business Nov. 29, 1901, before a formal banquet and dance for 151 ticketholders officially kicked things off on Dec. 11. The writers at the Rock County Herald pronounced, “Hotel Manitou is the pride of our town.”
The first managing proprietors of the hotel were Grant and Martha Bronson, Owatonna.
 
50 years ago (1973)
•Joleen Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Davis, Magnolia, has been selected to receive the Merit Achievement Award and to have her biography published in the seventh annual edition of “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.”
Joleen was selected for the honorary award on the basis of academic achievement and school activities.
In addition to having her biography published in the book, she will compete for one of ten $1,000 scholarship awards funded by the publishers and will be invited to participate in the firm’s annual, “Survey of High Achievers,” later in the academic year.
Students from over 18,000 public, private and parochial high schools throughout the country are recognized for their leadership in academics, athletics, activities or community service in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.”
 
75 years ago (1948)
•The Cozy Rest Motel has been completed by its owner, Kenneth Beelman, on South Kniss avenue, about a half block south of Main street. The new brick structure has five single rooms and two double rooms, each complete with hot and cold showers and toilet facilities.
Mr. and Mrs. Beelman plan to operate the Cozy Rest Motel on a year-round basis. The cabins will have steam heat.
 
100 years ago (1923)
•Not much can be said of the baseball game between Luverne and Lismore Sunday afternoon, except that Luverne suffered its worst drubbing of the season, losing out by a 14 to 3 score.
Petersen, pitching for Luverne, was hit in the right hand by a batted ball in the first inning, which partially disabled him for the remainder of the game. The other men of the team also seemed to be all out of form, while the Lismore players were up on their toes all the time.
Lismore brought in three runs in the first inning and then did not score again until the fifth. Luverne, getting in one run in each of the first three innings, tied the score at 3 to 3 at the end of the third inning. After that Luverne’s teamwork gave way entirely, and Lismore scored heavily in each succeeding inning, with the exception of the eighth.
In the eighth and last innings, Petersen gave up the mound to Hettinger, and Finke was succeeded by Hammond. Petersen and Hettinger struck out eight, allowed two hits, and hit three batters. Dieters, pitching for Lismore, struck out eight, allowed five hits, and hit two batters.
A consultation held immediately after the game resulted in the disbanding of Luverne baseball team for the season. Out of the twelve games played this season the Luverne team won five and lost seven.