110 YEARS AGO

From September 27, 1912

Carl Amundson, one of the progressive farmers of Blue Mounds was around looking for a hired girl. Mr. and Mrs. Amundson have our best for the new comer that arrived at their home recently. 

If Mr. Roosevelt had not entered into the third term office, he would have gone down as the greatest citizen America has produced- but now he will go down as “hot air.”

A record breaker – Snow on the 25th of September! 

Oscar Carlson has the best yield of wheat reported so far. He threshed 1700 from 90 acres. 

100 YEARS AGO

From September 15, 1922

The Indherred choir and other friends tendered Louise Finstad a surprise Thursday evening. Louise has been an inmate of the Battle Lakes Sanitarium the past two years and was home for a visit. 

Miss Georgia Oie, who recently resigned her position at the Farmers Store, left Wyndmere, N.D. this week, where she will work in a general store. Miss Clara Dahl will take her place as saleslady at the Farmers Store. 

Old timers claim this is the driest season they ever saw, and we think it is also the hottest. The mercury has been close to the 100 mark. 

Mrs. Oline Lorvig passed away at her farm home on Sept. 9. Her husband died in 1892. She is survived by two daughters, Brook and Mrs. T.A. Thronson of Foston; and two sons,  Peder and Ole Lorvig. Funeral services were held at the Indherred church, Rev. G. O. Forde officiating. 

90 YEARS AGO

From September 22, 1932

Miss Marion J. Gandrud, Glenwood ,and Harry Tweeten Barnesville, were married Monday night at the Barsness  parsonage by the Rev.  E.O. Barsness.

The Pope County Bankers Association held a banquet Friday night at the Sunset Beach Hotel, Glenwood. Mr. and Mrs. Edw. S. Olson, Oliver Kyvig and Borghild Brenden attended from Starbuck. Entertainment was furnished largely by the Thoen Sisters of Glenwood. 

Mr. Frank Vyzralek, Lidgerwood, N.D. has been secured to take charge of Mr. Engebretson’s classes during the principal’s illness. 

80 YEARS AGO

From September 17, 1942

Dorvan Skoglund got a birdseye view of Starbuck during his hours of solo flying over town on Wednesday. On Friday, the class in which he is a student at Alexandria, left for Rosewell, New Mexico, to continue their studies.  

Martin Brevig, 52, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Brevig, Starbuck, was found dead in his car Tuesday near Watertown, S.D. His car, which has gone off the road, was only slightly damaged. Mr. Brevig, who is deputy sheriff, and lives in Watertown, had gone out on a case on Monday evening and was not found until the following morning. 

An 8-3/4 lb. girl, Irene Beatrice, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stadsvold Sept. 11. She is their third child and second daughter. 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Engh had their infant son, Karl Magnus, baptized Sunday afternoon at the Hans Skaret home. Sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. John Evjen and Mr. and Mrs. Thorlief Landaas. 

70 YEARS AGO

From September 13, 1952

Arthur Anderson, 34, son of Adolph Anderson died at the Elizabeth Kenny Institute of bulbar polio Saturday. Funeral services were held at Immanuel on Tuesday.

Harvey Sylvester, 19, is in an isolation ward at the Minnewaska Hospital suffering from encephalitis. 

Mrs. Bernice Farley, Kathy, Karen and Lyle of Sisseton, S. D. moved into the basement apartment of Anton Berge’s  last week. 

Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Kleven are visiting at Glasgow, Montana, Black Hills and Yellowstone National Park this week. 

60 YEARS AGO

From September 6, 1962

Herb Jellum, owner of Lakeland Garden Center, has  purchased the Madison Nursery and Greenhouse at Madison, Minn. The new location consists of 40 acres of nursery stock and three greenhouses. 

Th Reverend E. R. Youngquist, who has accepted the call to the Rolling Forks-St. Paul Lutheran parish, arrived from Astoria, S. Dak. last week to begin his ministry in the community. 

Mrs. Perry Dullum proudly brought the seven-pound walleye pike into the Times office Monday morning. She said she caught it on a frog while casting from their dock at 9:30 Sunday evening. She was also  shown on KCMT, Channel 7, the same evening. She said she has been getting pike casting several evenings, but none as large as this one. 

50 YEARS AGO

From September 14, 1972

The first of several hundered trees to be planted at the Starbuck Marina have found their permanent home. Under the supervision of Milton Carlson, forty Colorado Spruces, forty-four clump birch and thirteen seedless ash were planted. The Colorado Spruce are from North Dakota and are twelve years old. They are scattered throughout the marina. 

City Tractor is damaged in a rather unusual accident, the tractor, owned by the village of Starbuck, was hit by a railroad car loaded with grain. The city matinance crew was repairing a culvert behind Nelson’s Our Own Hardware and had the tractor parked next to the tracks. 

Four officers of the Starbuck Lions Club attended a seminar training session for new club officers at Benson  last Thursday evening. In attendance were Charles Wahlquist, Don Staples, Corbin Corson and Ted Samuelson. Past district Gov. Charles Ring, Willmar, was on hand to lead the leadership training session. 

40 YEARS AGO

From September 15, 1982

Jeanne Hansen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hansen, was crowned queen at the Cyrus Centennial Pageant Saturday evening.  Attendants named were Brenda Sayre and Cindy Meixel. Named Cyrus Centennial Senior King and Queen were Cliff Olson and Mrs. Mary bright. 

In honor of Charles Branch, who was killed in the Vietnam Conflict on October 1, 1968, the softball diamond will be dedicated and named in his honor on Saturday, Sept. 19. 

Funeral services for Mrs. Allan Nygaard, 44, was held from the Indherred Lutheran Church Sept. 6. She is survived by her husband, Allan; children: Keith, Karen and Kyle, Mrs. Thomas (Marlene) Millerbernd, and Mrs. David (Janell) Nilles; her mother Myrtle Jackson and two brothers  and two sisters. 

30 YEARS AGO

From September 16, 1992

Deb Gorder an employee at the Minnewaska District  Hospital was present at the regular monthly meeting of the Starbuck city council Monday evening and showed members the video the hospital had recently produced promoting the hospital and Starbuck area, in an effort to recruit physicians to Starbuck, and at the same time, could very well attract new businesses to town. After the presentation, council members agreed that a wonderful job had been done on the video, and they were very well pleased with what they saw. 

A 12-year-old Starbuck boy, accidentally buried in a grain gravity box last Saturday, is reported in serious but stable condition as of press time. 

Taking the opening day enrollment numbers, the figures show that a total of 1,945 children in grades K-12 attend classes in  all five Pope County schools. This is an increase of 56 more students attending classes  in all of the five districts that comprise the Joint Powers District and the Cyrus Magnet School. 

20 YEARS AGO

From September 11, 2002

The price of crime in Pope County just went up — by $20 a day, to be exact. At their regular board meeting Wednesday, county commissioners approved, at the recommendations of Sheriff Tom Larson, a plan to charge county inmates a $20 per diem for the duration of their sentence. 

Residents of Lowry received some good news last week thanks to the recently enacted 2002 Farm Bill. Sen. Paul Wellstone announced the city would be receiving $768,000 in funding from the United States Department of Agriculture. 

Elementary music programs will officially mark their start with some upcoming instrumental displays. Glenwood Elementary will hold its display in the lunch room on Sept. 16 from 3-6 p.m, while Starbuck’s will be held in the SES Band Room  on Sept. 17 from 6-8:30 p.m. 

10 YEARS AGO

From September 19, 2012

On Sunday September 9, 2012 25 motorcyclists from the area joined in a  fundraising ride for from Starbuck to Inspiration Peak to purchase motorcycles for missionaries in India. Nineteen motorcycles are needed for the ministry of Compelled, led by former Glenwood resident Aby Vargis Kallimel, as their team of native missionaries  travel in remote jungle areas of Northern India, encouraging and overseeing churches and orphanages they have organized. The motorcycles Compelled would like to purchase are 125cc bikes costing about $980 a piece. So far $11,600 has been contributed. 

At the Cyrus City Council meeting on September 11, Pat Conroy of Widseth Smith and Nolting addressed the council about possibly applying for grant money through the small cities development program to get additional grant money for the water system improvement project besides the grant the city is already looking at through the Rural Development Agency (RAD).