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The McLeod County Chronicle, www.glencoenews.com, Wednesday, August 7, 2013, page 6
History
From the Brownton Bulletin archives
100 Years Ago
Aug. 8, 1913
O.C. Conrad, Editor
Grain cutting is finished and
stacking is the general of the day.
The hum of the threshing machine
will soon be heard abroad
in the land.
The concrete abutments and
center pier for the railroad crossing
across Buffalo Creek were
completed yesterday. The contractor
and crew left immediately
for Manilla, Iowa, to do work of
a like nature.
In our item in last week’s Bulletin
regarding the accidental
death of the little Schmitz girl
being run over by an automobile,
it should have read P.L. Schmitz
instead of E.N. Schmitz. We
were misinformed in this respect
and gladly make the correction.
The big steam shovel working
across Lake Addie was forced to
cease operations Tuesday on account
of a lack of help. Bigger
wages are drawing men who
want to work to the harvest
fields, while the professional
hobo cannot be induced to work
at any price.
75 Years Ago
Aug. 4, 1938
Percy L. Hakes, Editor
Augusta (Grewe) Rolfs died
Friday evening, July 29, at the
100 Years Ago
Aug. 8, 1913
A.F. Avery, Editor
The annual meeting of the
qualified voters of School District
33 was held at the high
school Saturday evening. Incumbents
Fred Rehse and M.B. July
were re-elected to the board with
70 and 51 votes respectively,
while the Rev. C.H. Kowalske
received 34 votes.
Hitching posts were installed
along the west side of Busse
Bros.’ store this week.
R.F. Mittlestadt has fitted up
his saloon with a Blau-gas lighting
plant, with a hot plate for
cooking. Fred Rehse also has a
plant partly installed in his residence.
Blau-gas has been introduced
to the west and many excellent
features are claimed for
it.
E. Lonset, formerly of Gibbon
but for the last three years a resident
of St. Paul, has opened a
photo studio in the Hassan building.
He will move his family to
Stewart later on.
Tuesday was a day of accidents.
Gus Rehse was trimming
trees when a branch struck him
in the head back of the right ear,
causing an ugly wound which required
a doctor’s care. Ludwig
Becke fell from a haystack at
Emil Pagel’s and fractured his
collar bone. Mrs. A.F. Bulau of
Round Grove broke the large
bone in her right ankle when her
foot turned as she stepped off a
platform at her home. The accident
“jinx” was right on the job
Tuesday.
age of 80. A native of Prussia,
she and her husband, Jacob
Rolfs, were among the early settlers
of Brownton.
Julius Schlink, who had been
a resident of this community the
past 41 years, passed to his heavenly
home here last Friday at the
age of 93 years. A native of Germany,
he came to America in
1893 and he and his wife,
Bertha, settled in Brownton,
where he did masonry work for
many years.
One of Henry Engelsmeier’s
yearling colts strayed into town
last Friday evening during the
heavy rain and was hit by the
fast flyer, which passes through
here about 8:45 p.m. The horse
was hit just east of the crossing
by the Albert Gehrke home. The
animal was mangled to bits by
the train wheels and parts of the
body were found along the tracks
for nearly a mile. The head of the
horse was found near the Albert
Dennin farm.
A business deal was completed
the latter part of last week in
which William Torrey sold his
Road House near the south shore
of Lake Marion to Duell Cayott
of Stewart.
50 Years Ago
Aug. 8, 1963
Charles H. Warner, Editor
W.D. “Bob” Smith, former
75 Years Ago
Aug. 5, 1938
Harry Koeppen, Editor
Fred Brede of Round Grove
reported last Saturday that his
Thatcher wheat from a sevenacre
field had yielded 149
bushels, and that the wheat
weighed 56 pounds to the
bushel. A large field of oats
yielded over 46 bushels to the
acre, but the grain was lightweight,
according to Mr. Brede.
A.M. “Tony” Ewert, prominent
Collins farmer, received
$10.10 per hundredweight, the
day’s top price, at South St. Paul,
on a shipment of 172-pound
butcher hogs that he made on
Tuesday, July 26. Tony is rather
proud of the price he received
for his porkers, as he should be.
The sounding of the fire siren
last Friday morning caused the
local department to start on a run
to the Fahse place, but the boys
were met on the way and told
that the blaze had been extinguished
by prompt action. A
skittish team tipped a load of
bushels on top of a tractor, heat
from which started them on fire.
The burning bundles were near a
large barn, which created a dangerous
situation, but the blaze
was put out before the barn
caught fire.
50 Years Ago
Aug. 8, 1963
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schuelke
will be honored Sunday, Aug.
11, on the occasion of their golden
wedding anniversary with an
open house at the St. Boniface
station agent at Brownton from
1912 to 1920, was buried Tuesday,
July 30, at Sunset Memorial
Cemetery, Minneapolis. After
working at Brownton, Mr. Smith
went to Hopkins and later to
Montevideo in employment with
the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound railway. He retired
and had lived in Minneapolis the
past few years.
Once again this year, the
Western Mounted Paraders Saddle
Club will take part in the
Minnesota State Fair as one of
four clubs selected to perform
for fair goers.
20 Years Ago
Aug. 4, 1993
Lori Copler, Editor
The Brownton community
will have a new manufacturing
business as the Brownton City
Council approved selling, for $1,
the former city hall building to
Buffalo Creek Specialities, Inc.,
a manufacturer of specialty seasonings.
The new company is
owned by John and Lynn Otteson
of Hutchinson and Tom Larson
of Jackson.
Lawton and Lucas
Burgstahler, with their parents,
Reed and Lynae Burgstahler, announce
the arrival of their brother
and son, Riley John, born July
28, 1993.
From the Stewart Tribune archives
From The Chronicle archives
30 Years Ago
Aug. 10, 1983
Bill Ramige, Editor
Friday, Aug. 5, soybean prices
hit $7.17 a bushel in Glencoe on
news of additional sales to the
Soviet Union and the continued
drought in the Midwest.
The McLeod County 4-H
Fashion Review, Glencoe-area
winners were Donna Dose,
daughter of Mel and Ruth Dose,
state fair winner in purchased
garment category, and Julie Klitzke,
daughter of Arden and
Shirley Klitzke, state fair winner
in constructed garment.
Records in the McLeod County
recorder’s office will soon be
on microfilm. County commissioners
approved the purchase of
$21,734 in microfilming services
from United Micrographics, Inc.
in St. Paul to preserve the
records. Work is expected to
begin by Sept. 1.
20 Years Ago
Aug. 11, 1993
Rich Glennie, Editor
John Mons of Brownton will
have a dual role as broadcaster
and operations manager at the
state’s newest FM radio station-
KARP with studios in Glencoe
and Hutchinson. The station will
be located at 96.1 on the FM
dial. Minnesota Valley Broadcasting
owns KARP. The station’s
tower is nearing completion
just east of Silver Lake.
Movies showing this week at
the Waconia Theater are “The
Firm,” “Sleepless in Seattle,”
“Free Willy,” “Snow White,”
“Rookie of the Year,” “The Fugitive”
and “In the Line of Fire.”
10 Years Ago
Aug. 6, 2003
Rich Glennie, Editor
Glencoe VFW Post 5102
Commander Larry Gutknecht
and Quartermaster Dennis Eggersgluess
were named to the
School auditorium from 2 p.m.
to 5 p.m.
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at St. Boniface Catholic
Church in Stewart when Miss
Patricia Schmidt, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schmidt of
Stewart, became the bride of
Keith Richards, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Warren T. Richards of
Hutchinson.
Mrs. Leo (Selma) Grams, 81,
died Wednesday, July 31, at the
Renville County Hospital in
Olivia. Leo and Selma Grams
farmed a few miles southwest of
Stewart, on the farm now occupied
by her son, Lester.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ludowese
(Genevieve Lang) announce
the birth of a baby girl,
Carol Jean, on Thursday, Aug. 1.
A baby girl was born to Mr.
and Mrs. John D. Renner (Mavis
Fenske) on Aug. 4. She is named
Wendy Jean. She joins a sister,
Wanda, age 2.
35 Years Ago
Aug. 10, 1978
Kermit T. Hubin, Editor
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hahn
(Darcee Lade) announce the arrival
of a baby girl, Amanda
Beth. She has a sister, Nicole, 2 1 ⁄2
years old.
After being closed nearly a
year, Ma’s Cafe was opened for
business last Friday, Aug. 4. Taking
over the operation of the cafe
are Dallas and Sue Smith of St.
Paul.
Brenda Karg of the Stewart
Troopers and Dori Dummer of
the Plato Go-Getters were selected
to represent McLeod County
at the State Fair 4-H Fashion
Revue.
All-State Team of Post Commanders
and Quartermasters at
the state VFW convention held
in Moorhead. To become members
of the team, both Gutknecht
and Eggersgluess had to meet
strict criteria as set forth by the
VFW Minnesota State Department.
Hutchinson has been chosen
as one of the University of Minnesota
Extension’s regional centers.
Where the office will be set
up and how many educators will
be in the office is still unknown.
The locations for the 18 regional
offices across the state are to be
chosen, staffed and operational
by Jan. 1. Each of the regional
offices will house five to 10 educators,
who will be part of the
statewide system that provides
educational programs and services
addressing critical issues in
Minnesota.
The regional centers are not
intended to take care of day-today
stuff the local Extension office
handles. The regional office
will be more involved with program
development and program
implementation.
BARK activities day set
for Saturday, Aug. 10
Brownton Area Resources
for Kids (BARK) will host its
fifth annual kickball and
beanbag tournament Saturday,
Aug. 10, at the Brownton
softball field.
The day starts at 8 a.m.
with a 5K fun run/walk, with
a kids’ dash immediately following.
The kickball tournament
starts at 9 a.m., and will pay
out $300 to the first-place
team, with prizes going to the
top three teams (based on an
eight-team tournament).
Team members must be at
least 16 years old, and there
is an entry fee of $130 per
team. Registration deadline is
The new Brownton Area
Civic Center will be officially
dedicated on Sunday,
Aug. 11, at 1 p.m., in
the Brownton Area Civic
Center gym.
The Brownton Area
Civic Center was constructed
from the former
Brownton school building
Guadalupe Paredes Ruelas,
43, of Lester Prairie, was
killed in a July 26 accident in
Young America Township,
Carver County.
According to Carver County
Sheriff Jim Olson, deputies
responded, along with Norwood
Young America Fire
and Rescue, the Minnesota
State Patrol and Ridgeview
Ambulance, to a three-car
motor vehicle crash on
CSAH 33 at CSAH 34 in
Young America Township at
approximately 5 p.m.
A vehicle traveling westbound
on CSAH 34 failed to
stop at the intersection of
CSAH 33 and struck the rear
of a vehicle traveling northbound
on CSAH 33.
After being struck, the
northbound vehicle spun into
the southbound traffic lane
and was struck in the driver’s
door by a southbound vehicle.
The damage to the spinning
vehicle was severe, and
the driver, Ruelas, died as a
result of injuries sustained in
the crash.
Olson said there were no
obvious signs of trauma or
Aug. 8. To register and to get
the official rules, contact
Shannon Jerabek at 320-328-
4239.
The beanbag tournament
will have a 90 percent payback,
with $350 slated for the
first-place team. Payouts will
be to the top six teams, based
on a 32-team tournament.
There is an entry fee of $30
per team.
The tournament starts at 10
a.m. at the softball fields (it
will be moved indoors to the
Brownton Area Civic Center
in the event of rain). Registration
deadline is today
(Wednesday, Aug. 7). To register
and to get the official
Dedication ceremony
set Sunday for new
Brownton Civic Center
and now houses the city
offices, the public library,
gymnasium and memorabilia
room.
Following the dedication
ceremony, at 1:30
p.m., there will be an ice
cream social hosted by the
civic center committee.
Everyone is invited.
3-car accident claims life
of Lester Prairie woman
Cancer Society
receives July
memorial gifts
In July, the American Cancer
Society received memorials
from family and friends
remembering Glen Mills.
According to Jeanne Ray,
memorial chairperson for the
society’s McLeod County
chapter, the American Cancer
Society received memorial
gifts in memory of the deceased
and honor gifts as
tributes ot the living.
To make a memorial gift,
Ray said the donor need only
contact her with their name
and address, name of the person
remembered and the
name and address of the person
to whom the gift should
be sent.
Requests should be sent to
Ray at 809 Lindy Lane NE,
Hutchinson, MN 55350-
1911.
People also may call the
American Cancer Society
toll free at 800-227-2345 or
Ray at 320-587-2838.
Highway 212 resurfacing project starts Aug. 8
Westbound motorists traveling
on Highway 212, from
the junction with Highway 5
to Glencoe, can expect delays
as crews begin building
crossovers in the median in
preparation for resurfacing
that portion of the roadway.
Traffic will be shifted to
the eastbound lanes on Thursday,
Aug. 8, weather permitting,
resulting in a single lane
of traffic in each direction.
Motorists should enter the
work zone with caution and
expect brief delays until the
project is complete in late
September.
Knife River Corporation
North Central of Sauk Rapids
is the contractor on this mill
and overlay project. The
nearly $3.4 million project
will provide a smoother ride
for motorists when completed.
For statewide travel conditions,
visit www.511mn.org.
severe injury to any of the
other motorists involved in
the crash, and all were transported
to Ridgeview Medical
Center for evaluation.
There was no evidence or
signs of impairment of the
drivers involved in this incident,
Olson said.
The Minnesota State Patrol
is reconstructing the crash
and will be investigating the
incident for review and possible
charges by the Carver
County Attorney’s Office,
Olson said.
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Other activities include a
kids scavenger hunt for food
shelf items from 10 a.m. to 11
a.m.; pony rides, 2 p.m. to 4
p.m.; an exhibition kickball
game for kids, noon; and
“Clown Town,” 1 p.m. to 4
p.m.
The day will conclude with
a street dance, for those 21
and older, in front of the
Brownton Bar & Grill from 8
p.m. to midnight, featuring
Papa Shaw.
All proceeds from the day
help fund activities for
Brownton-area youth.
20 Brownton
seniors met
on Monday
Twenty Brownton senior
citizens met Monday, Aug. 5,
at the community center.
Cards were played after
the meeting with the following
winners: 500, Norma Albrecht,
first, and Carol Brelje,
second; pinochle, Leone
Kujas, first, and Ruby Streich,
second; and sheephead,
Lowell Brelje, first, and
Elmer Maass, second.
Archie Diehn served refreshments.
Harriett Bergs
won the door prize.
The next meeting will be
Monday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m.
All area senior citizens are
welcome.
Thurs., Aug. 8 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in
Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
Fri., Aug. 9 — Brownton Lions annual Brownton Corn
Feed, Brownton Community Center, 5-7 p.m., Kids Pedal
Pull, 7 p.m.; Panther Association 9th annual Golf Tournament,
Glencoe Country Club, 1:30 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 11 — 2014 Glencoe-Silver Lake After Prom
committee meeting, at the McLeod County North Complex, 7
p.m.
Mon., Aug. 12 — Tops Weigh-In mtg., 5-5:30 p.m.; Brownton
Senior Citizens Club, Brownton Community Center, 1
p.m.; Stewart City Council, 7 p.m.; Edward Ewald Post 143
of Brownton & Auxiliary, Brownton Community Center, 7:30
p.m.
Tues., Aug. 13 — Narcotics Anonymous, Brownton Community
Center, 7 p.m.
Thurs., Aug. 15 — AA Group mtg. next to Post Office in
Stewart, 8 p.m., call 320-212-5290 for info.
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