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125 YEARS AGO
May 5, 1899
The Gem Restaurant in this city was sold today to Mrs. Anton Ness. The place will now be closed for a week during which time it will be thoroughly renovated and on May 8 it will be opened as a first-class restaurant and ice cream parlor.
It has been very quiet around town this afternoon on account of so many of our people out on a fishing expedition.
100 YEARS AGO
May 9, 1924
Midsummer heat prevailed here during a part of the day Monday, the temperatures rising as high as 94, but there was a sudden change from the condition late in the afternoon, when a severe storm swept over the east portion of this county.
In this city there was a high wind with rain and lightning, the storm continuing into the night. A small tornado is reported to have developed a few miles east of this city, but no great damage resulted. Hail fell in the southeast portion of the county.
It is reported that the J.W. Haubrich farm in Gray Township was struck by the twister, which picked up a 36×40 machine shed, carrying the building a distance of 50 feet and wrecking it.
75 YEARS AGO
May 2, 1949
Another year’s work is drawing to a close at the Pipestone Indian School and the program for the closing days has been announced.
The Baccalaureate service will be held at 7 o’clock Sunday evening, May 15. May 18 has been designated as “Class Night” and a program will be presented at 7 o’clock by members of the upper class. The class commencement exercises will be held Friday, May 20, at 2:30 p.m. That evening there will be a picnic supper.
50 YEARS AGO
May 2, 1974
The Wagon Wheel Steak House, Hatfield, will be celebrating their grand opening on Friday, May 3. The Kermit Olson band will provide music.
“Pudge” and Mary Ellen Miller, new owners of the Wagon Wheel, will be offering many free prizes throughout the evening.
25 YEARS AGO
May 6, 1999
The Pipestone County board of commissioners, concerned about burgeoning budgetary problems, Monday denied a request by Sheriff Lyle Landgren to add a chief deputy and a deputy sheriff.
The county board never brought the chief deputy issue to a vote, pointing to what commissioner Jack Keers said was first-quarter expenditures between 300% and 400% over the budget.
Keers said commissioners were not likely to consider the chief deputy issue until the department comes forward with a plan for a balanced budget. Overtime for deputies is a problem, Keers said.
