New route to Willmar now available

From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, August 14, 1924

The Kiwanis club of Glenwood enjoyed one of their most interesting programs last Friday when J.P. Schmitz of Leven Township gave the Kiwanis a history of his dairy experience in Pope County. Mr. Schmitz stated that up to the time he was thirty years of age he knew nothing about dairying and that he took up farming because of his health. He stated that at first he tried small grains but like other farmers he found that he could not make a living that way. While he was raising small grains, he had two cows out of which he sold cream. The monthly check of $8.00 appealed to him, and he kept increasing his herd. The cream check kept on increasing in the same proportion. Last year Mr. Schmitz received $3000.00 in cream checks. The secret of this large cream checks from a small herd was explained by the care which Mr. Schmitz gives his herd. He makes it a business to give his herd the best possible care in every way. 

Although Mr. Schmitz’ talk was a dairy talk, it was a talk from which anyone could profit, regardless of occupation. He showed that the secret of success was to study the work that you were in and to do it the best possible way. Having a business or a farm and expecting the business or the farm to take care of itself will fail every time. 

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From the Glenwood Herald, Thursday, August 14, 1924

The distance to Willmar has been considerably shortened this summer and the new route is a very good one. At the present time, along the new route, the distance from Glenwood to Willmar is 50 miles. The new trail is called the Little Crow Trail and is well marked. The first marker is found at the top of the Soo Hill and after that it shows the way clear to Willmar. The mark is an L the picture of a crow on a white spearhead and a T. It goes through Terrace, Sunberg, and Norway Lake. It is graveled practically all the way. There is a small stretch this side of Terrace that has not been graveled. This stretch, just graded, goes diagonally and shortens the distance considerable. 

There is also another route, which at the present time is not quite so good for the reason that it is necessary to detour east of Glenwood. The follows the trunk road 28 east and because that is being worked on at the present time it is necessary to detour. As soon as the trunk road is finished, it will be just as good. It passes thru Sedan and a few miles south of Sedan follows the same route as the other road. It is marked with a large S. Following either one of the trails makes a very good route to the Twin Cities. 

Hereafter when anyone in Glenwood asks to be directed to Willmar, he should be told to follow either the L. T. or the S. Trail. It is not necessary to follow the trunk highway thru Starbuck and Benson anymore.   

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From the Starbuck Times, Friday, August 15, 1924

Ashley Schuetz, 14 year old son of A.R. Schuetz, for many years Northern Pacific agent here, was drowned in Lake Minnewaska Saturday afternoon about three o’clock.

In company with Clarence Friedman, a lad of 13 years, he went down to swim near the sand pit on the west shore of the lake. The boys waded out as far as they could and then started to swim. After they had swam a short distance, Ashley called for help. As his companion was not a good enough swimmer or large enough to give him any help, he rushed back to shore and attempted to stop a passing motorist. He was unable to get the car to stop and then ran over to John Hoien’s shack. John went out in a boat but could not locate the boy, and so immediately secured a car and came up town and notified Mr. Schuetz 

They immediately rushed back in the car to search for him. Sever Aaberg, seeing the car drive up rapidly to the depot thought that there was something seriously wrong and jumped into his car and followed them.

When he arrived there, he stripped off his clothing and began to assist them to locate the body. About 100 feet from the sand pit he located the body in five and a half feet of water and immediately brought it to the surface. 

As soon as they got his body into the waiting boat, they tried to revive him. After working more than an hour, the attempt was given up. He was in the water 35 minutes before the body was recovered, and it is seldom that a person can be revived after being in the water for that length of time.