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1942: Rollags recall journey to Rock County
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
March 11, 2026
The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on March 19, 1942. The Rollag story continues from last week. Their faith in Rock county farm land then began to bear fruit. Crops and prices became better, and each year, they managed to improve their farms and “salt” away just a little for future use. Winters were hard, but in those days, the settlers planned in advance for them and managed…
In 1942 Bertha Martin left Norway at age 4
By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
February 18, 2026
(continued from Feb. 12) The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on March. 5, 1942. Mrs. Bertha Martin’s story continues from last week. The pioneer settlers were hardened to all types of conditions and were not easily frightened. Mrs. Martin, however, remembers one scare which she and her mother experienced that proved to be as frightening as perhaps all of her other life…
1958: Lowest City Taxes
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical Society
June 11, 2019
Only 15 cities with more than 2,500 population in the State of Minnesota have a lower tax rate than Luverne. Only one of them is in southwestern Minnesota. According to an announcement by the Minnesota Taxpayers Association, Luverne’s tax rate for 1957, payable in 1958, is 180.36 mills, which is lower than its neighboring cities. Nearby cities that have a higher tax rate include…