bits by betty
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJuly 19, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 18, 1924: Continued from last week: ROCK COUNTY AS IT WAS FIFTY ODD YEARS AGO During the Autumn of 1866, Nathan C Estey and James Johnson, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, visited the county for the purpose of selecting claims on the un-surveyed lands for themselves and for Mr. Estey’s younger brothers, also having a few goods to barter with the…
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historical Society PresidentJuly 11, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 18, 1924: ROCK COUNTY AS IT WAS FIFTY ODD YEARS AGO Being a Paper on Pioneer Life as Read by Representative J.N. Jacobson at Hills Old Settler’s Re-Union Permanent settlement began in the southwest corner of the county in 1876. A few years before that time, trappers had operated in the county, visiting streams for the taking of pelts…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJuly 04, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 24, 1924: COUNTY SCHOOLS RECEIVE STATE AID APPROPRIATION County Auditor Olaf Skyberg this week received notice from State Auditor Chase as to the amount of state appropriation as school aid which Rock county will receive. This sum is $11,113.20 which makes $4 for each of the 2,640 pupils in Rock county schools. In addition to this, the…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJune 27, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 17, 1924: MANY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PUBLIC CHEST CLINIC Total of Thirty-Nine Persons Undergo Examination by Drs. Slater and Britt A total of thirty-nine people took advantage of the opportunity for examination at the chest clinic held Wednesday at the Armory under the direction of Drs. Slater and Britt, of the Southwestern Minnesota…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJune 20, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 3, 1924: POPULAR ENTERTAINERS TO BE HERE FOR ONE WEEK Clint and Bessie Robbins and company Coming to Palace Theatre Monday Evening With New Repertoire Clint and Bessie Robbins and their company, longtime favorites of Rock county theatre goers, will open a week’s engagement at the Palace Theatre next Monday, October 6th. The opening…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJune 14, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on September 12, 1924: LUVERNE PLANS FOR DEFENSE TEST DAY Local Committee Completes Arrangements for Fitting Observance of Day This Afternoon CO. H TO BE RECRUITED TO FULL WAR STRENGTH Parade at 3 0’Clock will be Followed by Speech, Music and Exhibition Drill at Fair Grounds Today is Defense Day, and it will be observed in Luverne this…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyJune 07, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 29, 1924: ROCK COUNTY USED 1,223,002 GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN 1923 Report of State Oil Inspection Department Shows Rock County Generous Buyer of Gas Rock county used 1,223,002 gallons of gasoline during 1923, according to the annual report of the division of oil inspection of the Dairy and Ford Department. In addition to this quantity…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 31, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 22, 1924: (Continued from last week) OLE-TIMER RECALLS THE DAYS OF THE EARLY ’70s Collin Estey had the first pre-emption along the Rock river valley in Rock county. Mrs. Deborah Estey, her six sons, Amos, Collin, Orville, Al and Byron and two daughters. Ruth Estey Ferguson and Hulda, came here from time to time during the years…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 23, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 22, 1924: OLE-TIMER RECALLS THE DAYS OF THE EARLY ‘70S George DeForce Returns here After Absence of Forty-Eight Years — And, Becomes Reminiscent. George DeForce, who first came to Rock county with his parents fifty-two years ago, returned here last week after an absence of forty-eight years, and expects to again make his home here.…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 16, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on August 12, 1924: BUILDING FOR HEALTH EXHIBIT REST ROOM AT COUNTY FAIR Three Organizations Unite for Construction of Exhibit Building and Rest Room at Fair Grounds Under arrangements completed this week, the Rock County Chapter of American Red Cross, the Rock County Public Health association and the Rock County Agricultural society will…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyMay 02, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on July 11, 1924: HARDWICK’S TWO BANKING INSTITUTIONS CONSOLIDATE Farmers State Bank Takes Over Business of Security State Bank and Stockholders Pool Interests The consolidation of Hardwick’s two banking institutions, which had been under consideration for sometime, was fully agreed upon at a joint meeting of the stockholders held Saturday…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 25, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 30, 1924: THREE ARE ARRESTED FOR ASHCREEK BANK ROBBERY Members of Notorious Gang Are Apprehended and Positively Identified at Sioux Falls Largely through clever work on the part of C. D. Brown, of St. Paul, who has been the directing head of the criminal detection department of the Minnesota Bankers’ association for many years, three…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 19, 2016(The following is the last half of the article from last week’s “Bits by Betty.”) The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 23, 1924: BANDITS ROB ASHCREEK STATE BANK Secure $700.00 in Currency and Few Liberty Bonds in Daring Day-Light Hold Up GEO. M. LaDUE FORCED INTO BANK’S VAULT Robbers Consist of Four Men Who Come and Disappear in New Buick Automobile Shortly before two…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 11, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 23, 1924: BANDITS ROB ASHCREEK STATE BANK Secure $700.00 in Currency and Few Liberty Bonds in Daring Day-Light Hold Up GEO. M. LaDUE FORCED INTO BANK’S VAULT Robbers Consist of Four Men Who Come and Disappear in New Buick Automobile About $700 in currency and several Liberty bonds were obtained in a daring day-light robbery of the…
By Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical SocietyApril 04, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on May 16, 1924: OLD CO. A BOYS TO HOLD RE-UNION HERE MAY 27 Committee in Charge of Arrangements Wants Every Member to be Here for a Day of Pleasure Plans are being made for a re-union of the members of the old Company A. 136th Infantry, which is to be held in this city on Tuesday, May 27th. A committee of George M. LaDue, P. K. Myers and…
March 28, 2016The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on April 18, 1924: DRIVE FOR SALVATION ARMY FUND UNDERWAY Annual Campaign to Raise funds for Support of Mercy Workers Started Wednesday LOCAL COMMITTEE OF FOUR PLACED IN CHARGE Receipts to Go Into General Fund of Organization to Aid the Homeless and Unfortunate The annual Salvation Army drive in this county commenced Wednesday, and is under…
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