First mixed jury drawn in Pope Co.

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, November 1, 1923.

Twenty-six Holstein heifers were added to the fast growing Holstein herds of Pope County last week, when that number was shipped in from near Annandale, Minn. Those that secured heifers out of this herd were P.D. Gilbertson, A.G. Anderson, Carl Lingen, Ole Kvalhiem, Gustav Gandrud, Wm. Cooley, Dr. Greaves and the Glenwood State Bank.

Ed Baumgartner, Gene Sather and Brady Benson bagged three of the first geese secured in this vicinity Sunday. The three men were going out duck hunting when they saw the geese in a field near Gandrud’s farm south of town. The birds rose upon their approach, but they were fortunate enough to secure one a piece.

Ten cents a line for first insertion, and five cents a line for every insertion thereafter. Allow seven words to a line.

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, November 1, 1923. 

An attempt will be made to removed the rough fish from lakes Pelican and Minnewaska this winter. The Kiwanis and commercial clubs of Glenwood have been advocating that this be done and they have made pressure to bear on the fish and game department in this direction. Last week Frank Hill received a communication from the department stating that plans were being laid for doing this work. A contract has been let to Mr. N. Tankenoff to fish Lake Minnewaska and another contract let to S.C. Sorenson to fish Lake Pelican. 

The first mixed jury to be drawn in Pope County served last Thursday on a case before Justice Griffith. It was a case of McCauley vs. Perkins. There were five women and five men on the jury. The members of this first mixed jury in the county were Mrs. A. Dalquist, Mrs. T. Callaghan, Mrs. G.H. Moen, Miss Josie Flaten and Miss Pearl Voss. The men on the jury were Ed Barsness, C.O. Ettesvold, J.L. McLaury, B.K. Savre and Geo. Hershman. They took supper together at the Rogers Hotel and were in charge of A.H. Olson and Cora Gilbertson as bailiffs. The next morning the members went to the Voss Studio and had their pictures taken together.

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, November 2, 1923. 

Mr. Kirkpatrick, county agent of Hennepin county, and Mr. Waldron, representing the Farm Bureau association of the same county, met with about fifteen of the Grimm alfalfa seed growers of the territory tributary to Starbuck to contract to sell the seed grown in this vicinity to the Hennepin County Farm Bureau Cooperation exchange. 

A local pure seed growers association was organized with A.L. Brevig as president, C.T. Kirkwold, vice president, and Edward Engebretson, secretary and treasurer. 

Another meeting for perfecting the organization, adopting a name, bylaws, etc. and for further consideration of the proposition of the Hennepin County Farm Bureau representatives will be held on Nov. 15. 

During the past season 22 farmers in this vicinity had their fields inspected by Professor Scott of the University farm and will raise certified Grimm alfalfa seed next year.

Wednesday night was a big night for the boys and girls of the village. They were out in strong force to play the usual Halloween pranks. Earlier in the evening the little people were out with their jack o’ lanterns, but the curfew sent them scurrying home. Young men kept up a lively scene on the main street until late in the evening dragging carts, water tanks and everything else they could manage to roll to the accompaniment of much laughing and shouting. In the morning the street was filled with all kinds of old wagons, carts, old trucks, pieces of farm machinery etc., that had been dragged onto it during the night. Apparently the boys confined themselves to having fun and did little damage, so far as has been reported.