125 YEARS AGO Nov. 9, 1900 The new Presbyterian church edifice was dedicated yesterday morning with the usual ceremonies. The pride which Pipestone people take in this handsome new place of worship was made manifest by the immense congregations which were present at both the morning and evening services. Its erection is more wonderful from the fact that seventeen years [โฆ]
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Days Gone By Week of November 2, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Nov. 2, 1900 The famous Summers orchestra, of Sioux Falls, is in the city today and will furnish music for a social hop at the Calumet dining room this evening. The event will be given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stevens. *** The Board of Health has taken cognizance of a number of children who [โฆ]
Church Directory for the Week of November 5-13, 2025
Ruthton Country Church, Full Gospel-Non-denominational church; Pastor Frank Vanderbush,ย 507-658-3917. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship service. Bible Studies Sundays at 9 a.m. Find us at countrychurch.co on Facebook and Youtube @ Country Church of Ruthton for online messages and events. ย St. Leo Catholic Church, Father Joshua Miller, 415 South Hiawatha Ave., Pipestone, 825-3152 Sundays: 10:30 a.m. Mass; 1 [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of Oct. 26, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Oct. 26,1900 About 8 oโclock last evening a fire got started in the restaurant back of Ed. Crookโs billiard hall and gained such rapid headway that an alarm was turned in. Before the engines reached the spot, however, the flames had been checked and they were sent back to the house unused. A portion of the wall [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of October 19-25, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Oct. 19,1900 The Great Northern water tank went dry last night and a freight train was left stranded here on the main track directly in front of the depot. As a result passenger and freight trains were compelled to load and unload at the street crossing south of the station this morning while the freight engine ran [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of October 12, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Oct. 12,1900 Every store window up-town today contains a big white and blue bill announcing the Pipestone and Luverne High School football game to be played here on Saturday. The two games played here last year had the effect of stirring up a great interest among our people in football and if the weather is favorable there [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of October 5, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Oct. 5,1900 The โTwo Merry Trampsโ Co., arrived this morning and at noon gave a highly creditable street parade, a feature of which was the trick bicycle riding exhibition of H. C. Lefever. The band discoursed some excellent music. The company will appear at the Ferris Grand tonight in one of the most amusing performances on the [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of September 29, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Sept. 28, 1900 This is pronounced by all to be one of the wettest seasons known here for years. It seems to rain every time a cloud comes into the sky. The weather man has repeatedly predicted that a clear up was at hand, but the prediction again and again failed to materialize. The mud and rain [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of September 21, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Sept. 21, 1900 The enrollment in the Public Schools which reached 570 by the close of the first week of the fall term, rose to 600 yesterday. So far as we can ascertain this is the highest attendance that our school has ever attained. *** During the wind storm yesterday morning a windmill was blown down on [โฆ]
Days Gone By Week of Sept. 14, 2025
125 YEARS AGO Sept. 14, 1900 The little 3 yearsโ old son of Wm. Ostermeyer, living 8 miles northwest of town got hold of a can of lie yesterday and drank quite a quantity of it. Believing that the little fellow had not swallowed any of the corrosive substance the parents neglected to bring him to town for medical attendance [โฆ]
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