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125 YEARS AGO
June 29, 1900
A test has been made at the site of the new city wall north of town and water was found at a depth of 7 feet under a stratum of sand and gravel. Three wells are to be dug a short distance apart, and water pumped from the three at one station. 4500 feet of 6 inches in water mains was ordered today to conduct the water from the station to town. The council has high hopes that the new wells will furnish an abundance of water.
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Mrs. Pietke, a woman who has been living near Trosky was before the insanity board this morning. The examination showed that she is insane and she will accordingly be taken to St. Peter tonight.
100 YEARS AGO
July 3 1925
Although unknown to most of the inhabitants of Pipestone, this city was visited by a tornado cloud of threatening aspect Thursday morning. The cloud passed directly over the city, from southwest to northeast, a few minutes after 5 o’clock. The cloud capable of dealing death and destruction to anything in its path, did not lower however, in this vicinity.
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There was more rain during the month of June, 1925, in Pipestone than has been recorded here in June any year during the last twenty. The total rainfall during the last month amounted to 8.26 inches, and coming as it did, after the extremely dry months of March, April and May.
75 YEARS AGO
July 3, 1950
Tracy M. Hicks of this city had a very narrow escape from death about 5:30 Thursday afternoon when the end of a cable he was holding came into contact with a 7200-volt electric line and the charge passed through his body. Mr. Hicks and his son, Steve, were hoisting a switch into place at the REA sub-station when the truck moved ahead causing the top of the boom to touch the power line. Mr. Hicks was holding a steel cable which the hook at the end of the cable was on the ground, providing an electrical “ground,” and this fact is credited largely with saving the man’s life.
50 YEARS AGO
July 3, 1975
The Jaycees are holding an “Old Fashioned 4th of July” celebration Friday for all age groups and all types of bikes in the morning and a variety of races in the afternoon. Other contests will be pie eating, watermelon eating, horseshoe pitching, three-legged races, sack races, relays, wheelbarrow races and races for individuals at Harmon Park.
The Farmers Center surplus store at 701 2nd St. N.W. was broken into and burglarized sometime during the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 2. The thieves stole a transfer pump for chemical spray with a three horsepower Briggs and Stratton motor. Also $15.90 was taken from the till. Entrance was gained by breaking out a window on the door located on the west side of the building.
25 YEARS AGO
June 29, 2000
The Pipestone-Jasper School Board voted to combine third and fourth grade classes in Jasper Elementary School and reduce one section of fifth grade in Pipestone next year. Because of declining enrollment the third and fourth grades classes will be combined. The district will have one and one-half teaching positions to cover classes rather than two full time teachers. One section of fifth grade is being cut, so there will be four sections of fifth grade. Some sections will have 24 students and some sections will have 25.
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Pipestone-Jasper High School Principal Tom Bjorge, who came to Pipestone eight years ago from his high school alma mater, Little Falls, will be returning to that school district as assistant principal this August.