Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, December 29, 1905

Brick Ice Cream for the Holidays. We are in position to deliver Crushed Fruit Brick Ice Cream, in three flavors, strawberry, chocolate and vanilla, to any part of the city any day between December twentieth and January eighth, at 45 cents per quart brick. Each brick will serve from six to ten dishes. Order through your dealer or phone direct to Glenwood Ice Cream Co.

Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Peterson entertained at supper on Christmas eve a few of their many friends, among whom was numbered ye Herald scribe and better half. It was not alone on account of it being Christmas eve that they invited these friends, it was also to participate in the absorption of a bottle of Palmetto Rye which Mr. W. Hammerstein of St. Louis, Mo., had deposited with Mr. Peterson when here last fall with instructions that the same be opened on this particular evening because some fifty-odd years ago on Christmas eve this gentleman first entered this vale of tears. Mr. Hammerstein, it will be remembered, is the banker who spent some time here last fall together with his family. It goes without saying that the bottle was properly disposed of to the health of the owner, although the writer could give no other assistance than that of wishing for Mr. Hammerstein many happy returns of the day.

Ye Herald scribe attended church at Starbuck on Christmas day, the first time in many moons that we have frequented a church. The attendance was very large because the weather was simply excellent. Rev. Koefod delivered a masterly sermon and that it was appreciated was shown by the way the dollars were deposited in the contribution box. The Starbuck saloon men are entitled to much credit for closing their places of business on account of respect and reverence for the day.

Our friend Theo. Aune is a fervent lover of music, yes and he also loves everything that is beautiful with the possible exception perhaps of beautiful women. His several sisters are all accomplished musicians and a fine piano graces his home, but the sisters are seldom at home and therefore Theodore’s yearnings for music have been ungratified. Knowing of no other or more felicitous way to fill his long felt musical want he recently went to the cities and bought one of these newly patented machines which are attached to the piano and which will accurately play any kind of music that is put before it. This arrangement is never out of practice and is ready to play at any time. It goes without saying that Mr. Aune now can have all the music he wants and of the very best at that. He procured with this machine no less than five dozen different compositions with which he has found the most pleasant pastime during the pending holiday season.

The painting of the drop curtain and stage scenery of the new opera house is now in progress. The work so far appears exceptionally good. James Christenson is the artist and judging by the work he is doing here he certainly is entitled to a place among the best.

Arthur Johnson is back from a several weeks trip to various eastern cities where he went to obtain a few pointers on the most up-to-date methods of making ice cream. Being the manager of the Glenwood Ice Cream factory he naturally felt interested in finding out all he could along this line. Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland were the principal places where he went and it is to be expected that he will put to practical usefulness what he saw and learned when the ice cream season opens up again.

The Christmas tree at the Norwegian school house Tuesday evening was a great success, and the children done their part well, the only trouble was that the building was not large enough to accommodate the crowd that turned out.

The entertainment given by Miss Minnie Olson and her pupils in school Dist. No. 9, on last Friday evening was very well attended. At the close of the program the baskets were sold, L.K. Moe acting as auctioneer, in which capacity he acquitted himself most creditably. The proceeds realized from this sale will be applied to the purchase of a suitable bell for the school house.

Howard Thacker, of the firm of Thacker Bros., leaves next week for Chicago and other eastern cities to purchase a stock of clothing and dry goods preparatory to moving into their new quarters in the McCauley block. He expects to be gone a couple of weeks.

We see by the Starbuck Times that the mercantile firm of Tharaldson Bros. at that village has dissolved partnership, the business hereafter will be conducted by the younger brother, Ole Tharaldson.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, December 22, 1905

Game Warden Quam captured a half dozen fishermen on the lake yesterday, who were not following the directions of the law in the matter of the number of hooks and lines to be used when fishing. On account of the absence of the county attorney their prosecution was deferred.

A whole train load of farm implements from the John Deere works at Moline, Ill., passed over the Soo Line last Sunday afternoon consigned to Fairchild & Co., implement dealers at Winnipeg, Manitoba. The train consisted of no less than forty-nine cars. It would seem that there is nothing done on a small scale in Canada. Forty-nine carloads of farm implements in one shipment to one firm is certainly doing business on a large scale. The freight bill on this shipment according to the conductor in charge of this train is no less than five thousand dollars.

Carl Helgeson has stepped down and out as manager of the Fremad lumber yard and with his family has taken up his abode on the farm he owns in Chippewa Falls township. Mr. Helgeson has been in charge of this yard for a period of ten years or longer and had been singularly successful in giving satisfaction alike to his employers and the patrons of the yard. Honesty and untiring industry is what he has always practiced during the time he had charge of this business and these attributes never fail to win and maintain the confidence and appreciation of all. Oscar Wollan is the new manager of this business and it is confidently predicted that he will be equally successful as was his predecessor.

Dr. Skinner says a little shooting affray took place the other day at Erick Mattson’s place in Gilchrist. A young man, John Ojer by name had bought a new gun. In fooling around with this weapon it was accidentally discharged, the bullet striking his friend Martinus Olson in the arm, and glancing off into his shoulder. The doctor removed the bullet and the young man will fully recover.

Halvor Hagen whose home is located in close proximity to this village, has leased his farm to his brother-in-law, John Benson who took possession of the same this week. Halvor is not retiring from the activities of the management of his farm on account of age or physical infirmities but just because he has no wife or housekeeper. It is probable that he will devote at least a part of his time during the coming year to the matter of looking up and negotiating with some lady to take charge of his culinary department when Mr. Benson’s lease expires.

Nic Anondson is expecting the appointment of mail carrier on route No. 4, and is therefore negotiating with a renter to assume charge of his farm. If he receives the appointment as expected, he will most likely move with his family to Starbuck where he probably will be obliged to build a house, because there are few houses for rent that are large enough to accommodate his family. He is offering for sale his stock of cattle with the exception of a couple of cows which he will take with him to Starbuck.

Gilbert Braaten, a book agent, stopped at a farm house the other day to solicit orders and left his horse standing untied in the road. The horse did not appreciate being left alone so long and proceeded to take a little run on his own account. When Gilbert came out to look for his faithful animal it was nowhere to be seen. He immediately began searching for him and was fortunate enough to find him stalled among a clump of trees. Fortunately nothing was injured.

Tharald G. Tharalson has invested in a piano. When he sits down to practice on this instrument he strikes the keys with such force that it causes the rabbits in the nearby woods to fall in a swoon. It will prove a bonanza for the hunters who happen to be out shortly after he is done with his daily practice. They will not be obliged to waste powder and lead on the rabbits, they can simply pick them up and put them in their hunting sack and depart for home.

Posters are out announcing the regular annual ball of the Lowry Fire Department to be given in the local opera house Monday evening, January 1st. The committee having the matter in charge are putting forth every effort to make the event a grand success. Costumes are being ordered by D.W. Hume for those who wish to rent them. Supper will be served at Mrs. Bennett’s new and popular restaurant.

Your Walden correspondent wishes to extend to the Herald and its many readers a Merry Christmas greeting, trusting that the approaching holiday season may be one of good cheer in every home and that health and happiness may abide with you all while these festive seasons come and go.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, December 15, 1905

Fred Porter wishes us to state that his new picture gallery is now ready for business. That it is not alone his building that is new, but his cameras and other material are also new and of the latest and most approved patterns. Being thusly equipped he promises the very best kind of work at the lowest living prices. His gallery is located on the same lot occupied by the Minton Hotel. Be sure to look him up when you wish to have your picture taken.

Chas. James is spending his spare time out of school at learning the art of typesetting in the Herald office. He seems very much different from the average schoolboy in that he is trying to learn something useful during the time he has to spare from his books and papers. The average boy would find more pleasure just now with a pair of skates than he would with a stick and rule.

Johannes Ronnei of New Prairie was here Monday, the first time in many months. He says that since he last was here he has been blessed with an increase in his family—the first in fifteen years. It is a daughter and a handsome one at that. Mr. R. appears very proud over this increase and thinks there are few men if any who can boast of such an acquisition after having reached the seventieth year of their age like he. We imagine our friend John Winslow will feel a trifle jealous when he reads this item.

Sandy Richmond is wearing a pair of crutches these days instead of being up in the lumber woods as he expected, trading horses and otherwise familiarizing himself with the ways of the wily lumber-jack. While engaged in loading his horses into a car at the Soo one day last week he was given a jolt by the switch engine which resulted in a badly sprained ankle and the aforesaid crutches became a painful necessity. His trip to the woods has therefore been indefinitely postponed.

T.R. Bryce, who is the owner of the best wood-sawing outfit in this part of the country has proven himself to be a detective of no mean ability. When he owned the Lowry dray line about a year ago, he was the proud possessor of a chestnut team, declared by everyone that saw it to be the finest in town. He could not have been more lavish in his attentions on his best girl than he was in the feed and care of this team. He fitted out the chestnuts in the best brass-trimmed harness that money could buy. To protect their necks from the cold of winter and the dust of summer, he procured a pair of housings for which he paid no less than $18. And by these housings hangs the tale. They caught the eye of a stranger who happened to pass thru Lowry about a year ago. Charmed by their beauty and tempted by their worth, and without the formality of securing permission from the owner, he quietly transferred them into his own possession. The state of mind of Mr. Bryce when he discovered the loss can be better imagined than described. However, his justified anger subsided into a firm and patient determination to find the guilty party whoever he might be. His patient and Pinkerton-like efforts were rewarded last Friday, when he nabbed the culprit and hauled him up before the bar of justice. Judge Hume, with solemnity and dignity befitting the occasion, found the prisoner guilty of larceny and sentenced him to a fine of $30 and costs. The housings were returned to the rightful owner, who in addition, received $7.50 for wear and tear of said housings.

Simon Melom is very busy at trapping muskrats in Langhei. He is at work both day and night like a miner who has struck a rich find. What he will do with the skins of the thousands of rats that he is capturing is a matter of speculation. He has given no one any intimation as to what he intends to do with them. The rumor to the effect that he will take them to some Indian camp and swap them for a young squaw is generally discredited, because no one thinks that Simon is that foolish, because he has positively stated that he will have no other than a handsome, white-faced maiden from Langhei.

On Saturday, December 9, there congregated at the home of Bj. Bjornaraa a number of kind and good-natured farmers for the purpose of hauling home for him a quantity of hay. Their hay rigs were driven at a speed similar to that of the express trains in England and by nightfall Mr. Bjornaraa had a generous supply of excellent hay and that he was more than thankful is an admitted fact. In almost every community the people as a rule are exceptionally kind to teachers, but we believe that seldom is found a neighborhood where people are as thoroughly kind and generous as here in Langhei. Those who participated in this hay hauling convention were Tom and Osmund Paulson, Osmond Johnson, John and Knut Aaslakson, Igv. Ingvaldson, Ingebret Gulbranson and Carl Knutson.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, December 8, 1905

We had the pleasure the other evening of listening to a very pretty musical selection rendered by Miss Selma Ranum on the new piano her father bought for her the other day. The music was transmitted over the telephone from their home in White Bear Lake to the Herald office and could be heard as distinctly as though the player and the instrument were in an adjoining room. Miss Ranum is a very fine musician both vocal and instrumental, and that she is very happy on account of her father having provided her with such a splendid instrument upon which to exercise her talent, goes without saying.

Chris. Barsness was one of the jurors at the term of court held this week. Chris is a man who is blessed with a good sound judgment and is therefore well qualified to give assistance in the adjudication of matters pertaining to rights and wrongs between men.

Peter Gilbertson says that he took a couple loads of second growth clover the other day to the Sawyer farm to have it threshed. His neighbors made fun of him and said it would not pay. They have a different opinion now, after having learned that the two loads produced four and one-fourth bushels of seed, worth $9 per bushel or about $38 for the two loads. Where is the man who thinks that diversified farming does not pay?

That the job of mail carrier has its troubles was evidenced last week when the local carrier returned late, and it takes a well controlled temper not to use hard words after breaking their own road for twenty miles or more in a blizzard, and see their patrons keeping on the sunny side and not try to open the roads. It should not be thus! The patrons of rural routes should know that the carrier is not expected to, nor is it his duty, to break roads. The patrons should also know that the mail carrier will make an effort to drive every day he is to make a trip, and if every patron would drive to his neighbor and back just before he knows the carrier will come it would be a great help to the carrier, and the patrons would get his everlasting thanks. Try it next time we have a storm.

Last Monday afternoon Supt. Torguson gave a very interesting talk to the prospective teachers up here at the Academy. He discussed methods of teaching and reading, laying special emphasis on the value of reading and becoming thoroughly acquainted with the best books in English literature and memorizing some of the most beautiful parts.

School report for November, District No. 45.

Number enrolled, 29; number of days attendance, 21; pupils who have been perfect in attendance: Olive Christianson, Thilda Christianson and Alma Billehus. Those who have attended 19 days: Carl Anderson, Ivar Bagstad, Amanda Barsness and Gerhard Pederson. Tina Midthun, Teacher.

Porter Ordained. Geo. E. Porter was ordained a minister of the Congregational Church here on last Tuesday, Dec. 5. The clergymen participating in the ceremony were Rev E.K. Heromance of Mankato, Rev. Holmes of Minneapolis, Re. Wallon of Little Falls, Rev. Oehler of Sauk Centre and Rev. Ruddock of this village. In the short time that Mr. Porter has been in charge of the church here he has won the highest esteem of its members as well as that of others. He is a young man of marked ability and appears to have the happy faculty of making and retaining friends. We trust his work here may result in much good.

Halvor G. of Barness called the other day to quietly enter a protest against the misstatements contained in the account of the drowning of his horses in a slough while returning from Starbuck a couple of weeks ago. He said he delivered no cattle at Starbuck on that particular day, neither did he remain in town until night. That it was not dark when he started for home and not very dark when he run his team into the slough, that he was not very drunk at the time, that on several occasions he has been far more intoxicated than he was at this particular time. That the week or two before this accident when he slept alongside an overturned load of wood from some time in the evening until the next day he was very much more under the influence of liquor than he was when his poor horses plunged to their death in the slough. We are heartily glad that he called our attention to this matter so that it can be properly corrected.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, November 25, 1905

The Storm: Last Monday Night and Tuesday the Worst in Many Years.

The snow storm which started in this section last Monday evening is reported as the worst that has been known since the year 1872. Several ships on the big lakes are reported lost, but fortunately the crews which manned them were saved. In many places business is at a standstill on account of the storm and snow which accompanied it. Railway traffic was greatly impeded at the greater number of places and it will probably require several days to bring about a resumption of regularity of railway trains and other traffic.

Main street Lowry presented a very active appearance on Tuesday morning, the business men being out in force with snow shovels. It seemed as if there was a contest to see who could get thru first. John Hagstrom got thru last.

Agent Castle reports that at present writing there are sixty-seven car loads of grain and flax on the side track at Lowry awaiting shipment.

School commenced in the new building at Lowry on Monday of this week, and as a result the faces of the teachers and pupils have been wreathed in “smiles that won’t come off.” The new school house is a solid brick, two-story, four room structure and is heated throughout with steam. The heating and ventilating systems are of the latest and most approved kinds. The interior is finished in fir and oak, and the floors are of maple. The building is complete and up-to-date in every respect and will be fully adequate for the requirements of the district for many years to come. The people of this community may well feel proud of having such a building in their midst. Congratulations and thanks are due the directors for their wise choice of plans and for their careful supervision when the building was in process of construction. The directors are also to be congratulated on having secured such an efficient corps of instructors for this year, the first in the new building. With such splendid facilities and with such excellent teachers, a most successful school year is an assured fact.

We are reliably informed that Andrew Kopperud has sold the controlling interest in the Farmers State Bank at Starbuck to Harald Thorson of Elbow Lake, the man who has the reputation of being the richest Scandinavian in America if not the whole world. We understand that Mr. K. will not sever his connection with this bank until about the first of the year when he goes to his home town in Dakota to enter upon a position in a larger banking institution. Under the management of Messrs. Kopperud and Hughes the Starbuck bank has had a wonderful progress. At the time these gentlemen assumed its management the total deposits amounted to only $48,863.03. According to the latest published statement the amount of its present deposits is $80,766.83. This speaks volumes of the efficiency of these men and it also reveals the rapid increase of prosperity among the people of the western section of Pope County. Mr. Kopperud’s ever genial and gentlemanly presence will be greatly missed among the business fraternity of our sister city. He is certainly a young man whom it is a genuine pleasure to meet whether it be in a social or a business way.

Glenwood Council Proceedings. Nov. 25, 1905.

Members present: O.J. Johnson, president; J.H. Christlaw, E. Koefod, and J.H. Stinson, trustees; G.S. Blood, recorder.

Minutes of the previous meeting were read and on motion approved.

Bill of Wm. Fraser contractor on sewer, for balance due, $41.40, was on motion allowed in full.

Bill of Wm. C. Fraser for balance due on water extension contract, was on motion allowed in full at $1414.75.

Roy Porter, balance due for work at cemetery, $1.50.

Application of V.L. Booth to connect with city water mains, was on motion granted.

The meeting then on motion adjourned.

G.S. Blood, Recorder.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, November, 1905

Thanksgiving Proclamation. Gov. Johnson last Wednesday issued his proclamation setting aside Thursday, Nov. 30, as a day of thanksgiving. The executive says:

“The past year has been one of great prosperity. The nation is at peace with the world. Throughout the entire country there is an awakening of the people and a quickening of the public conscience, which is making for better citizenship and better government. In our own state we have abundant cause for rejoicing and general thanksgiving. Never have our fields and mines been so bountiful in their products, and in all that tends to material wealth our people have been enriched in greater degree than ever before.

“Labor in all departments of human endeavor has been generously rewarded, and its efforts have been crowned with deserved success.

“For all these bounties I would earnestly recommend that on Thanksgiving day our people abstain from their usual avocations and meeting in their usual places of worship, join in general thanksgiving to the Divine Author of all our blessings and invoke the continuance of His favor.”

The Norwegian Storting has decided to allow the people to vote on the proposition of calling Charles of Denmark to be king. Prince Charles is a grandson of King Christian of Denmark and his wife is the youngest daughter of King Edward of England. He is only 33 years old and his wife is 35. It is believed he will be known as King Hakon VII when he ascends the throne of Norway, because the latest independent king that Norway has was King Hakon VI. Norway has always been friendly to England and Denmark and this closer relationship with these countries it is believed will redound to its best interests. No bitter feeling is harbored against Sweden and the people of Norway it is stated, are anxious to maintain the close and friendly relations which has existed between the majority of people of these sister countries.

Soo Line Thanksgiving Day Rates: One fare and one-third for the round trip between all stations. Tickets on sale November 29th and 30th, good to return until December 14th, 1905.

Eight million dollars in five minutes was the amount made by Joseph Hoadly of New York the other day when the price of cotton advanced eight dollars per bale. There are many who do not make half that amount all day.

“I’m very thankful I’m not a turkey,” simpered Miss Elder, as Mrs. Small’s boarders gathered around the table. “And no one ever takes you for a spring chicken,” replied Miss Flypp.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, November 25, 1905

ROUSING CAMPFIRE

Grand Army Veterans Again Spend a Joyous Evening In Annual Reunion.

The Comrades of Jas. Canfield Post, G.A.R., gave another of their time honored camp fires at the Fremad hall on Thursday evening, Nov. 16. Public interest seems to gather in these camp fires as each succeeding year brings the time nearer when the few remaining survivors of that mighty struggle of 61-65 shall fold their martial cloak about him and lie down to dreamless sleep. The program with the merry fife and drum awakened the echoes and brought back to the memory of the patriots and patriarchs of the civil war, those soul stirring and heart breaking days. Commander McDonald and Past Commander Searles of St. Cloud, delivered short but appropriate and very interesting addresses as also did Mrs. Hoyt, of the Woman’s Relief Corps.

One of the most interesting features of the evening was the military drill by nine little girls who performed like veterans under the command and instruction of Comrade Jeffers. G.C. Torguson and Barney Hitchcock entertained the large audience with recitations. Of course a camp fire would not be complete without a few stories from “the old boys,” that for truthfulness no one who hears them would ever dare to doubt and especially the one Comrade Jeffers told on Commander McDonald. Not unlikely it was from this story that Rudyard Kipling got his cue when he wrote “The Whiteman’s Burden.” But the Commander was not to be out done for he knew something about Jeffers that no one would ever expect, and when told brot tears of joy and surprise to everyone in the house.

A fitting close came when Comrade Simmons asked the audience to arise and sing America, and the half circle of bowed and whitened heads that number about all that is left in this vicinity arose with the audience to give evidence once more of their loyalty and love for old glory, that which so many of their number laid down their lives to defend.

LOST HIS HORSES

Haldor G. of Barsness Drowns In Slough a Valuable Pair of Horses.

A Too Liberal Use of “John Barleycorn” Given as Cause of the Accident.

On Monday of last week Haldor G. of Barsness delivered at Starbuck a number of cattle which he had sold to a local buyer. It was stated that he tarried a trifle longer than was absolutely necessary for the proper transaction of his business. It is even hinted that he had visited one or more of the booze dispensaries locate in that village and did not start for home until some time after the day had vanished into the darkness of the night. On the road between the farms of John Anderson and Hans Hagen in the town of Barsness there is a fill through a slough which he had to cross. It is presumed that he was a trifle unsteady in handling the reins and that he had first guided the team to one side of this fill or embankment and noticing that something was going wrong he jerked them back and over the other side resulting in the landing of both animals in the miry depths of the slough from where there was no chance for escape. It is considered a miracle that he escaped a fate similar to that which befell the poor horses. The team was a valuable one, considered reasonably worth not less than $250. About ten years ago he also lost a team in the lake between this place and his home. Only a couple weeks ago, we understand he was returning from Starbuck with a load of wood which he overturned not far from where his horses were drowned last week. He remained out in the cold alongside his team and wagon for nearly twenty-four hours before someone came to his rescue.

Mr. G. is an honest, industrious and well disposed man, but like so many others he is inclined to look upon the wine when it is red and often imbibes too freely for his own good, for the good of his family and for the community in which he lives. It is to be hoped that his recent and very hazardous experiences will result in his forever abandoning the flowing bowl and hereafter lead a life of sobriety – such as will command the respect and admiration of his family, his neighbors and his friends.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, November 10, 1905

Robert L. Fraser, the civil engineer who has charge of the work on the sewer and waterworks extensions now in progress, ran the levels between the lakeshore and the Soo depot the other day and found the elevation of the said depot above the lakeshore to be no less than 253 feet.

Chris Sanvig of Gilchrist was here Saturday, the first time he claims in the last three years. Chris has one of the largest and most productive farms in the county and it naturally keeps him pretty busy to attend to it.

Olaus Fossen of Gilchrist called yesterday to have published an order from the probate court. He said he took a load of grain to Brooten yesterday morning, loaded his wagon with lumber, had his dinner and came here on the afternoon train. Train 108 was sufficiently late to give him plenty of time to attend to his business here, return to Brooten and drive home with his load of lumber by the light of the moon.

Fred Porter purchased the lumber and had it hauled the other day to the lot where formerly stood John Aune’s furniture store, with the view of erecting for himself a picture gallery. When he had part of the frame raised he received orders from the village council that nothing but fire-proof buildings can be erected in this particular locality. It was quite a disappointment as well as a damage to Mr. Porter, because he had most of the lumber cut and framed for his proposed building.

G.T. Boyer, the ice man, gave his ice chariot a little rest this week while he made a flying visit to the twin cities. He and the said chariot have been kept pretty busy all summer.

Jason Love and Theo. Thompson have worked like Trojans in raising money on subscription for the aid of Mrs. Kemp in her late misfortune. According to last reports they had over $300 with which to help her in paying the necessary expenses connected with the funeral of her child and the balance will be applied to the mortgage on her home.

Our esteemed friend W.J. Martin of Bangor had occasion to visit the county hub last Saturday and he did not forget at the same time to call at Herald headquarters. He was accompanied by his friend and neighbor, H.C. Hoy, who by the way, is quite an elderly gentleman although he does not appear to be much over fifty. The fact that he used to be a schoolmate of our venerable friend John Winslow back in Pennsylvania some seventy years ago would indicate that he is no spring chicken. He says he came to this county from Illinois about four years ago and he claims he is very well pleased with the change, because his health has been so much better since he came here to what it was in Illinois.

Dr. Skinner was over from Terrace last Monday attending to sundry business affairs. He informs us that he recently had a letter from his son who is located near Saskatoon, Canada. He says that the young man seems to be on the highway of prosperity. That he recently finished his threshing and had no less than 1,400 bushels of wheat from one quarter section that he owns. He now has 460 acres of land worth from $10 to $12 per acre and in the course of a few years will be worth at least double the amount of its present value. It will be remembered that this young man departed from here a few years ago without giving any notice of where he was going or what he intended to do and nothing was heard from him during the first six months after his departure.

John and Will Hammond and Pete Gaffaney were busy hauling grain last week.

Miss Lulu Ewing assisted Mrs. J.K. Elsey with her cooking for the threshers last week.

Miss Ethel Townsend helped Mrs. Will Ewing this week while they had the threshers.

Earnest Klingler and wife have moved over to Lake Mary where he has rented a farm for next year.

Tom Dobbin is firing John Ewing’s threshing engine til the close of threshing, as his first man left to attend home duties.

The new high school building at Starbuck was on Monday of last week formally dedicated for the uses and purposes it is intended. State Supt. Olson of St. Paul and Prof. Shoemaker, president of the St. Cloud Normal, were the most distinguished personages in attendance at this dedication. Both these gentlemen delivered addresses as did also Supt’s Torguson and McIntyre from Glenwood. The program of exercises for the occasion was well arranged and equally as well and successfully carried out. The board of education of Starbuck, composed of Messrs. Christenson, Ward and Cornell are entitled to much credit not alone in being instrumental in procuring the erection and completion in that village of one of the handsomest and best school buildings in this section of the state but also for their efforts in making the dedication of this building such a signal of success.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, November 3, 1905

The work on McCauley’s building has been progressing rather slowly of late on account of the chilly weather. If another week or ten days of pleasant weather can be had it will be under roof and the interior work can then be prosecuted without any hindrance on account of the elements.

An open switch at the Soo Depot the other day caused a collision between a passenger and a freight train, a demolished caboose and coach, both of which afterward burned, a number of bruises about the head and face of Conductor Coleman. Engineer Furtney was in charge of the engine of the passenger train but jumped and saved himself from injury. Upon whom rests the blame for this accident we have not learned.

Sophus Dalager, our Barsness photographer, will soon leave for North Dakota.

Severin Pederson has his new barn completed and gave it a coat of red paint last week. On his good farm he has now very good buildings – as good as any in this locality, of which he may justly feel proud.

The Cyrus Telephone Co. intend to extend their telephone line through Nora township and into Kensington this fall.

The Nora church choir met at the place of P. Norlund last Sunday and practiced singing. A $175 church organ has recently been bought by the Young Peoples Society and installed in our new church.

Emil Olson accompanied by his friend Davidson of Langhei and his neighbor, Albert Anderson, inflicted a heavy loss to the ducks and chickens one day last week. According to reports they brot home no less than fifty ducks and twenty-five chickens. That is very good considering the fat that these are very scarce this year.

Albert Barsness says he has been offered a position as assistant grain buyer at Thief River Falls, but thinks that it is cold enough here where he is. If he goes any place it will be where it is warmer.

Erick Haldorson enjoyed an exceedingly swift trip from Lake Emily to the county seat one day last week concerning the purchase of a tract of land.

Manager Wollan has been fortunate in securing Miss Laura Frankenfield and her company for Nov. 6, in “Her Double Life.” Miss Frankenfield played an Ibsen play here last season – “Ghosts,” and was said to be the best we ever had. She played to a large audience at that time. The attraction comes from St. Cloud. All special scenery is used and elaborate costumes. Ten people are in the cast. The play is bright with comedy and full of dramatic scenes and climaxes.

Prof. A.O. Aaberg sends a collection of souvenir postals from Seattle, Wash., showing a number of its tall buildings and other matters of interest. He states that he is well pleased with his situation in the schools of that city, that the faculty of the schools there is composed of no less than sixty-nine persons, of whom he is the only one that can read the plays of Henrik Ibsen in their original language, that on account of possessing this ability he is more or less envied by the others, because all are great admirers of the above mentioned distinguished playwright.

She was standing in front of the mirror divesting herself preparatory to retiring. “My hair,” she soliloquized to herself, “is my crowning glory. But,” she continued, “uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” And then she took it off and hung it tenderly on a chair.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, October 27, 1905

Formal Dedication. The dedication of the new school building at Starbuck will take place on next Monday, Oct. 30. Sup’t. Olson of the state department of education will be there, as will also Prof. Shoemaker, president of the St. Cloud Normal school. Both these gentlemen will deliver lectures, Mr. Olson in the afternoon and Mr. Shoemaker in the evening. This will afford the teachers of the county an excellent opportunity to see and meet these eminent educators, as well as to inspect one of the finest and best school buildings in this section of the state. If the day is a favorable one a large gathering of people will no doubt be there. The teachers of the various schools of the county should take a vacation on that day and attend this dedication.

Jacob Gorder from the Starbuck neighborhood was here the other day attending to sundry business errands. He informed us that he and Mrs. Gorder recently returned from a several weeks visit among their many friends and relatives in Bottineau County, N.D. He says the crops are fine in that section of Dakota. As an example of the yield of grain alone on a 160 acre farm owned by one of his former neighbors, he gave the following figures: Wheat 2,592 bushels, oats 1,032 bushels, flax 760 bushels. No wonder the farmers of Dakota are fast becoming wealthy when a grain yield like this can be realized from a farm of only 160 acres.

Peter Barsness has been busy these days at hauling cement blocks from Osmund Tharaldson’s factory at Starbuck to this place, the same to be used on the building improvements that his daughter, Mrs. Ofsthun, has under way on her property in the Prospect Park addition.

Andrew Kittleson of Lake Johanna was here early Monday morning to give his order for posters for an auction he will have at his farm on Saturday, Nov. 4. He will sell a number of good horses and colts, cattle, farm tools and machinery also the timber from twenty one-acre lots in section 18 in the above mentioned township. This will be a good chance for farmers in that vicinity to secure a timber lot at their own price.

Gilman Lien has lately been acting as overseer or manager of the Lake Emily fishing contest.

Say, boys, the next time you take a lumber wagon to a dance we hope you will hunt up a few girls and bring them with you. A well regulated lumber wagon with top box etc., ought to afford room for more than two boys.

What time did you return from the dance, Alfred? Kind of late, wasn’t it?

Harris Baukol has written a friend here to the effect that he was admitted to the Pharmacy department at the state university on the strength of his class certificates from the Glenwood Academy. Martin Tolstad was also admitted to the Engineering department on the certificates from the same institution, being obliged to take examination in but one of the subjects prescribed for entrance. This speaks volumes for the high standard of efficiency of the institution in the estimation of the faculty at the “U.”

According to The Citizen, the Cyrus Mill is about to change hands, or at least the management will be changed. Arne Arneson, who was employed in this mill some six years ago, is the man who will soon assume its management by virtue of a lease from the owners. He is reported to be a man who well understands his business and it is confidently expected that the mill will be well patronized under his guiding hand.

O.R. Signalness and his son Richard returned last Saturday morning from Chicago where they had taken a few carloads of cattle from their ranch in North Dakota. Richard is spending a few days among his many friends here before returning to his cattle plantation in the Flickertail state.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, October 20, 1905

It is safe to assume that Webster’s new automobile can go considerably swifter than the famous Dan Patch. The other day he made a run from Sauk Centre here in just 1 hour and 16 minutes, the distance by wagon road being no less than thirty miles. O.J. Johnson was one of his passengers and he says the machine ran so fast that he was unable to light a cigar. He simply was obliged to hang onto his hat and say nothing while the machine swept along the road like a Kansas cyclone.

J.H. McCauley received from Chicago the other day a sample seat or chair of the kind he expects to put in his new opera house. It is a very handsome as well as durable piece of furniture. Mack wants nothing but the best that money can buy, and we are confident that the opera hall in his new building will be a good one.

Last Saturday was a wet and chilly day but just the same Skak Barsness came to town bringing with him a dull plow and an aching tooth. The former he left at McDougall’s shop and the latter at Dr. Jeffers. He said that his neighbor and relative, Nels Barsness, is quite sick with an ailment of the kidneys. That his daughter, Dr. Nellie Barsness of St. Paul is at his bedside to give him her skilled and filial assistance.

A.J. Gates who has been operating Mrs. Noble’s farm the last couple of years is in more or less of a study as what he better do – buy or rent a farm here, or go to Canada and embrace the offers made in Mr. Gardner’s advertisement published in the Herald last week. For our part we would like to see him buy a farm and settle down in close proximity to this village, because he is a good and pleasant gentleman to meet and withal an excellent citizen.

Luke Simmons has sold his gasoline engine and wood-sawing machine to Geo. Thompson who is having it mounted on trucks and will soon be able to oblige his customers by sawing their wood. The wood consumers are becoming too numerous for one wood outfit to take care of them all.

P. Forbord and son, Casper, spent a day this week visiting among Lake Emily friends. Mr. F. is one of the most prosperous farmers of this county.

Nels L. Nelson of Brooten stopped here between trains last Saturday while on his return from a visit to Canada. He had gone as far northwest in the Saskatchewan country as the present terminus of the Canadian Northern railway, some four hundred miles from Winnipeg. He says there is lots of good land in the country through which he traveled, but that he has no particular desire to go there to live.

Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the president is at San Francisco being on her return from a trip to the Philippines, China, Japan and Korea. The people of these countries have bestowed upon her a large number of handsome and valuable presents. The valuation upon these gifts is placed at $100,000. The custom officers at the port of San Francisco feel it is their duty to collect the regulation import duty on these gifts, amounting to about $60,000. Secretary Shaw has brought the matter to the attention of the president and the latter has advised the officers that the duty will be paid. It seems that he wants no discrimination in favor of his daughter, but it would probably been better if the people of these foreign lands had been less lavish in bestowing gifts upon her. She will probably never have any particular use for any of them while the $60,000 might have come in quite handy on most any rainy day.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, October 13, 1905

School News. A certain young lady employed as a teacher in one of the departments of our high school received not long since a very handsome chair for her own individual use in the school room. It is a finely upholstered piece of furniture and her fellow teachers who happened to see it were all anxious to know where she got it. Although not in the least given to telling anything but the naked truth under all ordinary circumstances, she did in this particular instance, on account of reasons best known to herself, deviate from the path of veracity and stated that the chair was furnished her by the board of education. The others having failed to receive any such elaborate piece of furniture for their school room were on the point of registering a kick against the board for showing a discrimination almost worse than some railway corporation. Ascertaining what they were about to do, the lady having the said aforementioned chair frankly told them that it had not been furnished by the school board but by a very dear friend who happens to hold the position of county coroner and is better known as Dr. Eberlin. Instead of directing to the school board a long and empathic protest, the several other schoolmarms joined in a prayerful and tearful petition in writing directed to the above mentioned county official that he also furnish to each of the other ten or a dozen teachers a chair similar to the one he had seen fit to bestow upon their friend and co-worker.

The magnanimity of the doctor was visibly moved when he finished reading their prayerful appeal and he immediately set about to gratify their hope and desire for a chair.

A few mornings afterward when they entered their respective departments in the building they were pleasantly surprised at finding in front of their desks a very handsome chair of the most popular design but a trifle small to properly hold and accommodate any schoolmam whose size and avoirdupois exceeds that of a doll-baby. In fact the chairs they found were built and designed for doll-babies, and were therefore of no practical use for the schoolmarms. Their old chairs had been removed and stored away when these new ones had been placed at their desks and the question now arose where to find them. The building was searched from basement to garret and in the latter place they were found and placed back in their former positions while each of the said teachers have a doll chair by which to kindly remember the generosity and originality of the ever popular Dr. Eberlin.

That the Starbuck Hospital and the physicians therewith connected enjoy more than a local reputation for the excellence of its work on behalf of the sick, is evidenced by the fact that a patient came last week all the way from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to undergo an operation. The operation has already been performed and he is now rapidly recovering. It is to be regretted that this hospital is not located at Glenwood.

In a brief conversation with Mr. Hanstrom, manager as well as one of the proprietors of the Starbuck mill, he stated that this mill is at present in active operation no less than twenty-four hours each day, except Sundays, when it is given a few hours rest in order to cool off. This mill is doing excellent work and its flour is everywhere in demand. Two carloads were ground and shipped last week to certain points where the merits of its flour have been fully established.

About 50 people, old and young, gave Mr. and Mrs. Christian Borstad a grand old house warming last Sunday. It was a warm day informally at Four Corners. Mrs. I. Knudson presided at the coffee boiler and kept her husband busy carrying wood and preventing dog fights. The other women who had no encumbrances she put to care for the children and size up the wind which was blowing pitch forks and gattling guns. At sun down the party broke up after presenting to the worthy couple a purse of $25 with good wishes for their future health and prosperity.

E.M. Webster has an automobile, or more properly a touring car. It is beautiful to look at and travels like an express train. It is called a Jackson and Mr. W. has already learned how to handle it. He has promised us a ride one of these days in his new machine, when we will probably be better prepared to say more about it.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, September 22, 1905

We never knew until the other day that right here in Pope Count lives a man who was present and an eye witness to the frightful raid upon the village of Lawrence, Kansas, about the time of the outbreak of the Civil War. The man is F.J. Hewitt of Grove Lake, and he does not know to this day how he managed to escape with his life from that terrible onslaught. Four of the six men, we think he said, who lived in the same house with him, were killed, the fifth was seriously injured and Mr. Hewitt escaped unharmed. There were no less than about a hundred and twenty five people killed and practically the whole town was burned. The participants in the raid were people from Missouri who were upholding slavery. The people of Kansas voted against the extension of slavery in that territory. This outrage marked the beginning of the civil war.

John Cooley has purchased the W.E. Rowland’s residence property on Court Street and will make some changes so that it can be rented out for the use of two families. We understand that Mr. Rowland has purchased Robert Wilson’s dwelling house property on West Minnesota Avenue., where he will make his home after surrendering possession of his present property.

John Dyrstad of Minnewaska made an addition to his land holdings the first of the week by closing a deal for the 160-acre farm of his neighbor, John Overholt. The price paid for this tract is $3900, which is considered a very reasonable price inasmuch as there is a new barn on the place which is probably worth about a thousand dollars. The land is of excellent quality and is located conveniently to Mr. Dyrstad’s former farm. Mr. Overholt expects to go to Williams County, N.D. to begin anew the vocation of a farmer.

County surveyor Kinney has taken a vacation from his surveying duties in White Bear Lake this week. He has been engaged the last couple of weeks in surveying the proposed county ditch in the townships of Blue Mounds, White Bear Lake and New Prairie. The job is a larger and more strenuous one than he had expected it to be, owing to the large quantities of water and the tall growth of grass. They are working west and reached as far as to P.J. Brendal’s place last week. It will take two weeks and possibly longer before the job is finished.

An event of great interest to the Presbyterians of Sedan was the installation on last Thursday evening of a new pastor in the person of Rev. Walter F. Finch of Villard. The ceremony was one of more than usual interest to the members of that religious denomination, and as a result there were present a large number of visitors besides the regular members of the church. Rev. Finch is no stranger to the people of Sedan, hence needs no introduction. He is by nature and training a gifted speaker, a thoro scholar and an ideal gentleman, which together with his untiring industry and ever solicitous care for the welfare of those under his charge, is an assurance that the Sedan Presbyterians chose wisely when they called him as their pastor.

Gilchrist Post office Discontinued. By the introduction of the rural mail delivery service in the township of Gilchrist, the country post office has been discontinued. The rural routes from Sedan and Terrace cover the territory, and service commenced last Friday. The new route from Terrace went into operation the same day with Mr. Erickson as carrier. The extension of the rural free delivery system into this territory is a great benefit and convenience to the farmers, many of whom have formerly had several miles to the nearest post office. Now most of them will have the mail delivered at their very doors.

Glenwood Bass Ponds. Tuesday’s issue of the St. Paul Pioneer Press states that the game and fish commission opened bids Monday morning for the construction of the new bass ponds at the Glenwood fish hatchery. Three bids were received. No award was made, but it was stated that it would probably go to the lowest bidder, Tanner & Bros. of St. Paul, their bid being $12,200. These bass ponds will have a capacity for hatching 5,000,000 bass, and will be of the latest pattern, with different ponds for winter quarters for the females and for the time when they deposit their eggs.

Notice: Taken up at my place one mile east of Terrace, five calves. Four of them are red and white, while one is red and black. Owner can have same by paying charges and taking property away. Ben Everson, Terrace, Minn.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, September 15, 1905

That Pope County is possessed of an able and deficient corps of officials is an undisguised fact. Merit always will challenge attention, and the latest evidence of this is shown in the election of our popular judge of probate, E.T. Thorson, to the secretaryship of the state organization of judges. The honor came to him entirely unexpected and without any solicitation on his part. It did not come to him as the result of any political pull, but as an evidence of the esteem in which he is held and the confidence reposed in him by his colleagues.

That he will make an efficient secretary will be readily conceded by everyone familiar with his superior ability in this line of work. For a number of years he has held the office of secretary of the Pope County Agricultural Society, and his work as such has elicited the most favorable commendation. He is also clerk of the local camp of the M.W.A., and recorder of the Glenwood lodge A.O.U.W.

The state organization of judges of probate at their meeting in Minneapolis during fair week, decided to inaugurate a campaign this year for the raising of the standard and dignity of the probate office thru-out the state, and a goodly portion of this extra work will devolve upon the secretary. Judge Thorson’s wide acquaintance and extensive experience in work of this nature will stand him in good stead, and we have no doubts but what he will make good.

The Bank of Sedan is evidently prospering right royally these republican times. The latest evidence of the fact is that the management is contemplating the erection of a new building. Contractors and brick manufacturers are figuring on the plans and for the building which is to be a modern structure, built of brick. The Bank of Sedan is owned by O.H. Havill, G.R. Whitney and A.H. Reinhard, and is a successful private banking institution of which Robert Curry is cashier. It is intended to have the building ready this fall, and St. Cloud workmen expect to do the work.

Jim Whittemore, the local wireman, has been engaged this week extending the electric light service along State Street as far as to Mr. Burn’s residence property at the foot of the N.P. hill. This extension is the result of the property owners along this street, who have evidently grown tired of living in Egyptian darkness, when their fellowmen have light and plenty of it.

The signs of the times among the high school boys is the foot ball regalia. Light practice work was commenced this week although no consistent training has been attempted as yet. Some heavy material is available, but the lack of a coach may be a serious hindrance in the way of turning out a creditable team. Nevertheless, the boys should not be discouraged, but bestir themselves in a manner that will reflect credit alike upon themselves and reflect credit alike upon themselves and the school which they represent.

Ole Hoff and Tory Belgum escorted a number of other prominent Valders gentlemen from the town of Nora to the fair last week, where they went not alone to see the fair but to attend a meeting and banquet on the part of a state association composed of men hailing from the particular Norwegian parish called Valders. That they had a good time is a matter not to be disputed.

Monday morning Casper Johnshoy and Olaf Gorder departed for Decorah, Iowa, where they will attend Luther College. Casper graduated from the Glenwood Academy last spring, while Olaf holds a diploma from the Willmar Seminary. Both will be members of this year’s freshman class. Magnus Kalness left Tuesday morning for the same institution. He will be a member of the senior class. Gerhard Forde will also help swell Starbuck’s colony at Luther College.

The removal of J.R. Holten and family will be a distinct loss to social and business circles of our town. They expect to be located in their new home at Grand Forks by the first of next month. The change is not because of any predilection for Grand Forks as a residence place; but because Mr. Holten’s business interests in that section demand nearly all his time, and it is therefore a positive inconvenience to have his family residence here. They will be accompanied to their new home by his stenographer, and Miss Annie Mickelson, who will make her home with them while attending the high school. While we all feel a pang of regret to see so estimable a family leave our town, we trust that good health, much happiness, and the best of success may attend them in their new home.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, September 8, 1905

Supt. Torguson is one of the busiest officials at the courthouse at the present time. The work of distributing the teachers among the districts of the county, remove the “kinks” and set the great educational machinery running smoothly, is by no means a sinecure. Gus, however, is fully equal to the occasion and by the application of a little diplomacy he invariably succeeds in smoothing out the “ruffles.”

Miss Lena Otteson was a Glenwood visitor on Sunday last. She was at the head of the public schools at Cyrus last year, and met with such unqualified success that the board of education has again elected her to the principalship. She is one of the most experienced and successful teachers in the county, and the patrons of the Cyrus schools are to be congratulated upon being able to retain her services during another year.

The people will have an opportunity to hear the Schubert Concert Co., of Chicago, on the evening of Sept. 12, when that splendid musical organization will appear here under the auspices of the ladies of the Congregational Church. The company has previously visited this town, and have given such perfect satisfaction, that a large audience of the best people in Glenwood is assured.

A grand social dance will be given this evening at the town hall. The well known orchestra, comprising the following gifted musicians: Arnold Benson, Charley Councilman, Edmund Miller and Bertha Wallen will furnish the music for the occasion. This will in all probability be the last time this orchestra as a whole, will play at a social hop in this town, as some of the members will shortly betake themselves to new fields.

A party of summer visitors from St. Louis, Mo., including Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hammerstein, and their daughter Edna, Dr. and Mrs. W. Jackson Miller, and their son W. Chester Miller, are enjoying the delights of our town and lake. Mr. Hammerstein is connected with the National Bank of Commerce, and is prominent both in the social and business life of that city. Dr. Miller is a physician of note and enjoys a large and lucrative practice. While here they make their home with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson at Eagle Point.

If Viggo Johnson, at the time of accepting the position as gate keeper at the fair, shared the popular belief that the job is a sinecure, he has had abundant opportunity to change his mind on that score during the past week. The visitors at the fair from here state that gate keepers have been the most sorely tried officials on the grounds, as the jam of humanity has been so great even the police force has experienced difficulty in maintaining a semblance of peace and order. One day alone, Viggo collected nearly 20,000 tickets.

Miss Martina Hatling betook herself to Minneapolis Monday morning for a week’s sight-seeing at the state fair. She was alone from Starbuck, but expected to be joined at Glenwood by her relative, Miss Marie Troen.

Anton Trana and Tillman Smedstad are among those from here sojourning at the state fair. In our mind’s eye we can see them gazing with open-mouthed astonishment at the big pumpkins and things. They expect to be back to the old town tomorrow.

The lake last Snday was the roughest that we have seen it for many moons, but this fact did not deter a trio of our young people from enjoying the delights of a sail in the afternoon. Misses Ella Oberby and Hilma Tostenson, with John Ingverson as pilot, comprised the trio of hardy, courageous spirits who dared the angry waves. It was near the south shore the waves roll the highest and fiercest, and at times they threatened to engulf the jaunty craft. When they reached the pier again, all three were fit subjects for the clothes line, but that made but little difference as they had the most delightful ride of their life.

Dame Rumor, that garrulous lady whose tongue is always wagging, is authority for the report that the wedding bells will soon be pealing in this vicinity. As we are without any specific information from “headquarters” we are unable to couch for the verity of the rumor.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, September 1, 1905

Miss Ruby Shear was over from Villard Wednesday afternoon to renew Glenwood acquaintances. She is now holding a position as “Hello” girl in the telephone central at Villard.

Miss Clara S. Larson, a student of Mrs. Cheny of New York City, and Mr. Chapman of Cambridge Mass., have been secured as teachers of voice culture and elocution at the Glenwood Academy for the coming year.

Julius Grove had the grain on one of his farms in the township of Barsness threshed the fore part of the week, and reports an average yield. The wheat yielded about fourteen bushels to the acre and tested No. 2 at the local market. The reports from the country place this as about the average yield, the minimum so far being eight bushels to the acre and the maximum twenty-one bushels.

Today the hunting season opens and many of our devotees of the sport are turning longing glances countryward, indicating that there will shortly be something doing among the ducks and chickens. Reports from the country bring the discouraging news that chickens are almost an unknown quantity this fall, and if the present dry weather continues ducks will also be very little in evidence. “No Hunting” signs occupy conspicuous places on many of the farms along the roads.

At the meeting of the city fathers Saturday evening the bid of D.W. Rowe for the construction of a sewer on Green and Pearl Streets was on motion accepted. The president and the recorder of the village were authorized to enter into a contract with Mr. Rowe for the construction of the sewer at the prices set forth in the bid. The work is to be finished on or before the third day of May, 1906. The contractor will be required to give a bond to the village, which together with Mr. Rowe’s well known ability in this line of work, is an assurance that the job will be done in a satisfactory manner.

Ed. Tharaldson has let the contract for the construction of a dwelling house, the work to commence immediately. The foundation will be 28 x 32 ft., and built of concrete blocks. When completed it will be one of the most substantial and handsome residence properties in Starbuck.

Postmaster Holte spent Thursday and Friday in the country assisting Mr. Guilling in the work of stacking the grain. According to reports he has lost none of his old-time dexterity with the pitchfork notwithstanding his long and faithful service as one of Uncle Sam’s employees.

Iver Revling will fire Syver Syverson’s threshing engine this season, and in return for his services will receive $2.50 per day.

The ladies aid society of the Lutheran church was delightfully entertained last Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lars Koppang. The attendance was quite large, and Mrs. Koppang amply sustained her reputation as a hostess.

H.W. Bishop has secured the services of Henry Amundson to assist him in putting in the stock of goods in his new store at Westport. It is possible that Henry may decide to locate there permanently, provided business comes up to his expectations.

The work of putting in the phones that were subscribed for is nearing completion at Bluffside. The phones are kept particularly busy at night when the young folks have ample time to talk.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, August 25, 1905

Annual Fair of Pope County Agricultural Society to be held Sept 21 and 22.

The Pope County agricultural society has recently issued a booklet containing the premium list and rules and regulations of the 1905 fair to be held in Glenwood Sept. 21 and 22. While most of the counties have a fair lasting an entire week, the management here have found it inadvisable to attempt to extend it over more than two days owing to a lack of patronage.

During the last two years the Association has expended about $1000 in improvements upon the grounds and now have ample buildings and barns, and exhibitors can be assured that all exhibits will be well displayed and carefully taken care of. The society will make a special endeavor this year toward a splendid agricultural display and to obtain and advance the best and latest ideas in scientific farming. The premium list has been considerably increased and the regulations governing exhibitors have been rearranged to fit the best interests of the exhibitors. The fair is for the direct benefit of the farming interests of the county and the society earnestly requests the cooperation of all who are interested in agricultural pursuits.

Nor will attractions at the fair be limited solely to the exhibits. During the two days every effort will be made to entertain those in attendance, noted speakers, horse racing, ball games, and a variety of other amusements having been arranged for.

H.E. Ward’s barber shop has been closed part of the time this week owing to the fact that he has been assisting with the work of painting the Monarch elevator. Mr. Ward is a man of many professions, being a barber, shoe maker, blacksmith and painter, and he seems to be equally skillful in them all. In fact he is a standing denial of the verity of that old chestnut, “jack of all trades and master of none.”

Dan Booth returned to Starbuck Monday from Willmar to complete the plumbing work on the school house and the new bank. He says he has been too busy working during the last few weeks to do much in the line of ball playing. His work here will take about three weeks.

Misses Ella Overby and Hilma Tostenson, with Olger Smedstad as coachman, drove out to Walden Sunday morning where they attended services at the Immanuel church and spent the balance of the day visiting with relatives and friends.

Henry Kittelson drove over from Cyrus Saturday afternoon and remained here until Tuesday afternoon visiting with his relatives and friends in town. He said that he is at present engaged in painting and renovating the interior of the building recently vacated by Peter Fjelstad. Maurice Hanson, the druggist, has leased the building and will occupy it with his stock of goods as soon as it has been put in shape.

The local sportsmen are beginning to show unmistakable signs of restlessness, indicating that the hunting season is approaching. According to reports from those in position to know chickens are scarce this year, due no doubt to the fact that the heavy rains of the early part of the summer played havoc with the little “chicks.” Ducks, however, will be plentiful, large flocks of them having already put in appearance.

Bro. West, of the Villard Grit, is authority for the statement that our friend Dad Welker, of that town, recently caught a fish weighing over 200 pounds. In the scrimmage that attended the catching of the fish, Mr. Welker was injured to such an extent that he has since been laid up for repairs. That sounds somewhat “fishy” but as we are not in the habit of questioning Hiel’s reputation for truth and veracity, we shall just simply believe that it is the truth and nothing but the truth, and never make a disparaging remark about it.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, August 18, 1905

A new hydrant was put in at the corner of Green and Franklin streets this week to replace the old one which was damaged during the recent fire. The new one is of the latest design and calculated to withstand the ravages of time more effectually than the one that formerly answered the purpose.

Carl Nordgaard, a theological student from Hamline Seminary, will conduct services in English at the Lutheran church next Sunday morning at the usual hour.

Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Peterson spent a couple days this week at Alexandria. They report that city and the lake resorts tributary to it as simply swarming with summer tourists. It behooves the people of Glenwood to be up and doing something in the matter of providing accommodations for a few more of the visitors who would like to come here.

The Thorntons are this week entertaining at their “Sunnyside” cottage, Miss Niesen, of Porto Rico. She is in the employ of the American Steamship Co., in a clerical capacity, but usually spends her annual vacation with relatives in the states. She is well pleased with Glenwood and its environs, hence not sorry that she came here to spend her outing.

George R. Wheeler, the postmaster-merchant at Terrace, had occasion to visit the metropolis yesterday. He says his son Austin is in Canada this summer where he has invested in no less than 480 acres of land. In addition to take p a homestead claim which altogether will make him a garden patch of 640 acres. He is located near the north-east corner of Assiniboia.

Syver Runnie, one of the bonanza farmers of New Prairie, was in town on some business errands Monday morning. He said he had five binders going on his farm last week when he was cutting timothy. He will thresh it this fall and dispose of the seed to the farmers in this neighborhood.

A crew of men has been at work the last couple of weeks in making some greatly needed repairs on Starbuck’s Monarch Elevator. The company has again engaged the services of Martin Edberg as manager of the elevator for the ensuing year, which is an assurance of the same uniformly satisfactory service which the patrons have received in the past.

The irrepressible trio, Anton Trana, Henry Amundson and Paul Stenson, spent several days last week camping on the south shore of the lake. They had grown somewhat tires and jaded from the constant grind, worry and intensity of life in town and they resorted to “camping out” as a means of getting away from the crowd. A tent served as sleeping quarters, while the cooking was done in “Indian style.” Anton was appointed culinary artist by virtue of his previous experience in this line, and his comrades are very lavish in their praises of his dexterity in handling the ladle and other cooking utensils. They broke camp Saturday, feeling very much improved both in health and spirits from the few days’ outing.

Dedrick Maanum has decided to enter the ranks of the local threshermen. He is at present the owner of a rebuilt Advance separator, a second hand Huber separator, and a Gear Scott engine, recently purchased for $175. The out-fit is certainly a moneymaker if properly managed.

Martin Pederson, the bonanza farmer of Peever, South Dakota, arrived here the other day. We understand that he has accepted a position as manager of one of Dedrick Maanum’s threshing outfits the coming season.

E.O. Braaten called on his friend, Miss Emma Haldorson, last Sunday.

It is announced that a social hop will be held at Ole Gerde’s new dwelling house next Saturday evening. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, Friday, August 11, 1905

  Finding that work in the store did not take up their entire time, Ole and Edwin Tharldson have decided to take up the buying of live stock, for shipment to the twin city markets as a side line. They have already shipped several carloads, and express themselves as well pleased with the venture.

  Albert Olson is this week taking a vacation from his duties as salesman in his father’s store at Cyrus and together with a number of his friends has been enjoying himself to his heart’s content camping out at the Y.M.C.A. grounds.

  Henry Kittleson, the Cyrus painter, was the guest of relatives here over Sunday. He said business had been very brisk in his line this season, and he had been obliged to have two assistants most of the time in order to dispose of the jobs. At present he is engaged in painting P.W. Sylvester’s dwelling house, which, by the way, is one of the handsomest and most commodious in that section of the county.

  Hans Dalager wishes us to note the fact that another daughter was born in his home a few weeks ago. This makes child No. 20, of whom he is the proud papa, 15 of which number are living. He thinks he will apply to President Roosevelt for a pension.

  The telegraph instrument at the N.P. Station is resting quiescent, the company having been unable to secure an operator to take charge of the office. The telephone is used for directing the trains, and the innovation seems to work alright.

  Theo. Ogdahl, we understand, is making preparations to begin the erection of a brick building on the lot he owns in the row of buildings destroyed by the fire. John Aune will also rebuild this fall if possible. It will not be long when fine brick buildings will grace the ruins of the burned district.

  Henry Andrews returned last Saturday from a trip to the northern part of the state where he went to look over the field for a business location. He says he found or saw nothing which suited him as well as Glenwood and from what we learn he has decided to erect a new building upon the site now covered with debris from the fire, and will re-establish himself in business as soon as possible.

  Boyd Stinson informs us that he expects to conclude the vacation which he has delightfully spent with his family in this city at the end of this month when he will again return to the sunny climes of South America to look after the interests of the Advance Thresher Co., of Battle Creek, Mich. His headquarters the ensuing year will be at Buenos Ayres. In addition to pushing the sale of threshing outfits he will also use his best endeavors in the matter of introducing among the bonanza farmers of that country the modern steam plow such as are at present in use in the Red River Valley.

  Sup’t G.C. Torguson went to St. Paul Tuesday morning in response to an appointment tendered him by Sup’t Olson of the department of public instruction, to work in conjunction with him and others in reading and grading the papers of teachers who have been taking state examinations the last couple of weeks. This appointment came as a complete surprise to Mr. Torguson, he having no intimation or had made no effort to secure such an appointment. It is clearly a case of recognition on the part of the state superintendent, of his ability and talent as an educator.

  Sather’s Drug Store, since the fire, has been removed and established on the main floor of the Herald building, corner of Green and Court Streets. Our old customers and new ones as well are cordially invited to call. Dr. Eberlin’s office is now located in Carson’s building, two doors north.

  Hay, pitchforks and hot sunshine seem to have lost their charms to Jos. Brendal and he therefore has returned to the Herald office to lend his scholarly assistance to the reading matter department of this household publication.

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