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| Do You Remember? (12/09) |
By: MAGGIE LEE, Staff Writer
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Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 11:33 pm
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100 Years Ago — Dec. 11, 1909:
Two youths have been arrested for the break-in at the J.F. Bailey Grocery Store and the theft of nearly $10 from the cash register. They have been taken to Red Wing for incarceration. … A petition has been filed with the county auditor by Albert Meinke for the right to open a saloon in the village of Webster. Already there is a storm of protests. It is pointed out that there would be no police protection whatsoever. … Alderman Gull of the City Council Light Committee moved at a council meeting that electric street lights be placed on Madison street one block north of Forest Avenue and on Fourth and Fifth streets at their junctions with Prairie avenue. Alderman Wyman objected to this large expense. He said if the council approved these lights, he would demand a light on Union in front of the A.A. Abbott home. When a roll call was taken, the Gull motion lost, 5 to 4.
75 Years Ago — Dec. 14, 1934:
Northfield stores will be open evenings next week, but will close at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The post office windows, normally closed on Saturday afternoons, will be open the afternoons of Dec. 15 and 22. … Christmas concerts scheduled include Sunday evening, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m., pageant and choral concert at Carleton College, at 8 p.m., concert at St. Olaf College; Wednesday evening, Dec. 19, school children’s Christmas program in Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton College, at 7:30; Thursday, Dec. 20, Christmas frolic at Rosary School, at 8 p.m. … About 600 people visited the new Bierman Funeral Home at Fifth and Division during the formal opening. Each guest was given a carnation or a rose. Among the many messages of congratulation received was one from Charles S. Norton of Gladstone, Mich. He was employed by the furniture and undertaking company when it first started in business 30 years ago. … Some country roads in the vicinity of Northfield have been badly drifted during the past week although several of them were opened by a group of farmers or by the Twin City Milk Producers Association snowplow. An effort to obtain the services of the Rice County snowplow on roads in this vicinity was made by the Northfield City Council, a resolution sent to the county board.
50 Years Ago —Dec. 10 News, Dec. 14 Independent, 1959:
Sponsored by the Northfield Arts Guild Little Theater, a children’s drama, “Why the Chimes Rang,” is being presented in the Northfield High School auditorium, directed by Mrs, Tor Faxvog. … Markers have been placed along TH 19, designating the road as Colville Memorial Highway. It was way back in 1933 that the Minnesota legislature approved the designation as a memorial to the hero of the Battle of Gettysburg whose remains rest on a knoll in the Cannon Falls cemetery. A monument is erected there in his honor. … The Northfield High School Christmas program will be based on a Christmas story written by Patricia Errington, NHS senior. The story concerns two angels, a big angel portrayed by Paul Quist and a little angel played by Mick Lindberg. Also featured will be arrangements of Christmas carols by senior boys, Tim Fossum and Peter Basquin. Other students with special roles will be Suzanne Pollock as Mary, Kendall Larson as Joseph, Sharon Koester and Brigid Pollock as Hungarian girl and English girl.
25 Years Ago — Dec. 13, 1984:
Don Kuehnast was named president of First Bank-Northfield (now Community Resource Bank). He is finishing his duties as vice-president of First Bank-Edina. … St. Olaf College and East China Normal University of Shanghai have signed a formal agreement to establish a series of study programs and student/faculty exchanges beginning in 1985. … Orval Perman, Northfield businessman, was honored at a ceremony on the St. Olaf College campus for his 14 years of service on the St. Olaf Board of Regents. … Thumbing through a card catalogue to locate a book at the Northfield city library will soon be a thing of the past. That is because the computer will soon give Northfield access to the data base of Southeastern Libraries in Cooperation.
10 Years Ago — Dec. 15, 17, 1999:
St. Olaf College which had 608 students studying abroad in 1997-98, had more students studying abroad than any other doctoral, masters or baccalaureate college or university in the nation. … Care Tenders, a transportation and service business, is off to a good start after being established by Barbara Gentling in October. The company runs airport shuttles and non-medical home care such as light cleaning, laundry, cooking, shopping, bill paying, pet care and more. Transportation to the Mayo Clinic is also offered.
— Reach Maggie Lee at 507-645-1119. |
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