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- By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianNovember 12, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Nov. 27, 1941. “To get the fullest enjoyment provided by the modern conveniences of this day and age, it is necessary that you have experienced life in an earlier era.” This is the contention of Mrs. Marit Sundem, 90, of Hills, this week’s Diamond club member. “What the younger generation takes for granted today—the speedy automobiles, the…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianNovember 05, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Nov. 20, 1941. Fred A. Baker, Magnolia, recalls “roaring west” Days when this part of the country was part of the “roaring west” are vividly recalled by Fred A. Baker, Magnolia pioneer. Mr. Baker came to the middle west from Canton, N.Y., at the age of seven. Living in Illinois two years, the family moved to Sioux City in 1868 in a covered…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianOctober 22, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Nov. 6, 1941. One of the most familiar sights on the Luverne streets now, and for almost 60 years, is one of Clarence M. LaDue and his horse drawn milk wagon. At the age of 86, he is hale, hearty and agile, and getting down from the seat of the wagon and getting back up on it is no trick at all for him. That he still uses the horse drawn…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianOctober 15, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Oct. 30, 1941. “I guess I’ve been what they call ‘Jack of all trades’,” says William Iserman, Luverne, this week’s member of The Star’s Diamond Club. Mr. Iserman, who lives alone in the home he built for himself just back of the Presbyterian parsonage, is healthy and active, and thrives on his own cooking. As a matter of fact, cooking was one…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianOctober 08, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Oct. 23, 1941. Enjoying the distinction of being the only living charter members of the Luverne chapter of the Order of Eastern Star are Mr. and Mrs. Mark Swedberg, this week’s Diamond Club members. Active in lodge work, Mr. and Mrs. Swedberg helped organize the Eastern Star and have continued to maintain their memberships until the present…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianOctober 01, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Oct. 16, 1941. An interesting story of how Rock county gained much of its early day Norwegian population is told by Martin O. Wold, Luverne, this week’s Diamond Club member. Mr. Wold knows the story well because he experienced…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianSeptember 24, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Oct. 9, 1941. Did you ever try to herd a bunch of hogs – or even try to chase one into an open door or thru a gate? If so, you have somewhat of an idea how hard Henry J. Lauck, Steen, had to work at the age of eight to get…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianSeptember 17, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Sept. 25, 1941. (Robert Norton continues his story with almost being caught in a blizzard.) The storm was so bad that they could not see the buildings, and although they walked in the general direction of them, missed them…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianSeptember 03, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Sept. 18, 1941. Twins, who came to Rock county to break the prairie in 1884, are this week’s Diamond Club members. They are Carl and Julius Wiese, above, the former a resident of Luverne, and the latter of Crookston. Julius,…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianAugust 27, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Sept. 11, 1941. Because there was not enough to do on an eight acre farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, for 11 children, James Horne, 79, of Luverne decided the thing for him to do was to find work and support himself. A visit…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianAugust 20, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Sept. 4, 1941. Holding an Australian cavalryman’s horse, hearing the whine of bullets and watching four powerful horses slip and slide on an icy road in an attempt to move a heavy cannon sounds like story book stuff. But in…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianAugust 13, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Aug. 28, 1941. Ask John Oye, retired Mound township farmer who lives here, where he was born, he’ll tell you frankly he isn’t sure. At the time when he came into the world, the part of Europe where his parents lived was…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianAugust 06, 2025The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group. Members of this group consist of persons age 75 and older. This article appeared in The Rock County Star on Aug. 21, 1941. From the standpoint of years, it is doubtful if there is a public official in Minnesota today who has held an elective office as long as O. E. Ferguson, former county clerk of court and present judge of…
By Lori SorensonJuly 16, 2025Rock County Historian Betty Mann threw out the opening pitch ahead of Friday night’s game between the Luverne Redbirds and the Brandon Belugas. For the casual “Nutcracker Base Race” game during Luverne’s Nutcracker Fest weekend, the Redbirds became the “Luverne Nutcrackers,” donning special nutcracker-themed jerseys. Luverne ended up beating Brandon 5-2 at Redbird Field, but for a moment, 95-…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJuly 16, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Feb. 14, 1963. Council votes to increase hospital rates The Luverne city council last Tuesday night gave the Community Hospital board the go-ahead to raise the room rate at the hospital here. The raise in rates approval came following a recommendation by Howard Nelson of the hospital board. The new rates, effective March 1, are as follows…
By Betty Mann, Rock County HistorianJuly 09, 2025The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Feb. 7, 1963. Sportsmen plan fox hunt here on Sunday The Rock county sportsmen’s club is sponsoring a fox hunt this Sunday, it was announced by Louis Shelby, president of the club. The hunt is slated to begin at 1 p.m. sharp. Anyone wishing to participate may do so by being at the sportsmen’s club by 1, according to Shelby. Only shotguns…
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