10 years ago (2010)
•The Luverne girls made an everlasting mark on the state’s track and field landscape last weekend.
After winning a Minnesota State Track and Field Coaches Association True Team title in the middle of May, the Cardinals added another state title to their credit by taking top honors as a team during the Minnesota State High School League’s Track and Field Championships staged at Hamline University in St. Paul Friday and Saturday.
The Cardinals scored eight team points on Friday, sharing eighth place in the team competition that was led by Perham (24 points).
LHS stole the show on Saturday by scoring 46 points, which was good enough for the Cards to outscore second-place Kasson-Mantorville 54-56 in the final team standings.
Saturday’s scoring spree not only gave the Cardinal girls their first MSHSL state title, it nailed down their place in Minnesota track history.
25 years ago (1995)
•The Luverne Cardinals moved within two wins of a state championship Tuesday by downing St. Cloud Cathedral 6-4 in the quarterfinal round of the Minnesota State Class A Baseball Tournament at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud.
The win upped Luverne’s record to 21-6 and sent the Cardinals into the tournament’s semifinal round, which was played last night.
In that game, Luverne faced 20-5 Crookston, a 9-6 winner over Melrose Tuesday, in the semifinals. A win over the Pirates would put the Cardinals in tonight’s championship game at 7 p.m. A loss against Crookston would send Luverne to today’s (3 p.m.) third-place game.
50 years ago (1970)
•Open house will be held Friday and Saturday at Hoskins Electric Motor Repair, south on Highway 75, Friday and Saturday, marking the completion of their expansion and remodeling project.
A 24x36 ft. addition was built this past winter, giving the shop building a 60 foot east front, and nearly doubling the floor space for the machines used in rewinding and repairing electric motors and small appliances.
Elmer Hoskins, owner, came here in March, 1958, after starting in the motor repair business at Adrian. The firm has operated in the present location for the past 10 years. Hoskins is assisted by his wife, who does the bookkeeping, and three full-time employees.
75 years ago (1945)
•Purchase of the Exchange State Bank of Hills by S.O. Mithum, Steen business man, and S. R. Hammer, Luverne banker, was announced Wednesday.
The announcement stated that the new owners will take possession of the bank as of July 1. Purchase was made from Mrs. Mabel G. Edmonds, Marcus, Iowa. She is the widow of the former Ira C. Edmonds of Marcus, Iowa, who among his other properties owned the Hills bank and the Edmonds Lumber Yard at Steen.
The Hills bank had been owned and controlled by the Edmonds family for 40 years.
Mr. Mithum will replace Mrs. Edmonds as president of the bank. Mr. Hammer will be vice president and executive officer in charge. Art Johnson, formerly assistant cashier, has been named cashier. Art Rortvet is leaving the bank to become Veterans Service Officer for Rock County.
Negotiations for the purchase of the Hills bank by Mr. Hammer and Mr. Mithum have been carried on for several months. Mr. Hammer announced to the Luverne National Bank Wednesday that the purchase had been consummated. He came here in January, 1940, from Litchfield, Minn., and after J. L. Greene left for the navy. Mr. Hammer was in charge of the Luverne National until A. A. Anderson returned from the army.
100 years ago (1920)
•An addition to the police force of Luverne of special interest to automobile drivers was made the fore part of the week when Garret P. Gibbens, of Sioux City, was sworn in as a motorcycle officer charged with the special duty of enforcing the more important automobile traffic regulations. …
He came equipped with a high-power, speedy motorcycle that will enable him to overtake virtually any motorist who may think that he can outdistance him and he took up his duties late Tuesday afternoon. His hours will be from 12 o’clock noon until midnight, and he will likely be retained here during the summer and fall or until his services are no longer necessary.
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