Locals from 1884The following are some local items appearing in the Rock County Herald on March 7, 1884:"Men who have had some experience in coal have examined the indications of coal found on Gov. Yale’s farm in Vienna Township and are thoroughly convinced that the chances of finding coal at a reasonable depth are excellent." "No better opportunity to make money has ever been or ever will be offered to the people of Rock County than that which will be offered by the special election to decide the railroad question. Every man who votes for the bonus votes money into his own pocket.""A foreign gentleman very much under the influence of stimulants got into the Herald office Monday night and entertained the ‘devil’ with a few drunken songs while he sat by the stove and warmed his feet. Attracted by the noise Marshal Maxwell came in and by the use of his ‘come-along’ persuaded the intruder to go with him." "Torkill Orne and Ole Oleson took on board more tangefoot than they could carry Friday night and called attention to the fact by making a boisterous exhibition of their disgrace on the streets. Marshal Maxwell accordingly gathered them under the shelter of the cooler and left them there until morning, when they were arraigned before Justice Click and were fined $1 each which, with the costs, amounted to $2.50.""The construction of the Burlington road through Luverne to Pipestone will undoubtedly give Rock County two more towns, one in the southwest part of the county and another in the northwestern part. This, of course, will largely enhance the valuation of the county, increase the population in the vicinity of the new towns and prove a general benefit. It is impossible at present to determine definitely what course the new road will take in case our county sees fit to secure it, but it must, of course, pass through Kanaranzi Township and the probabilities are that it will run for a considerable distance up the valley of the Rock before reaching Luverne. There is reason, also, to believe that it will strike the corner of Springwater and pass through a portion of Rose Dell.""Attorney P.E. Brown attended the meeting of the Clinton Literary Society Thursday evening of last week and participated in the debate on the railroad question.""A.E. Patterson sold his farm of 120 acres in section 7 of Luverne Township, last Tuesday, to H.W. Walters, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, for $3,200. Mr. Walters will take immediate possession, and as soon as spring opens will build a fine house and make other valuable improvements on the place."Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156. Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.
