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Days Gone By Week of March 11, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO March 17, 1899 An adjourned meeting of the City Council was held last evening and the matter of granting a liquor license to James O’Leary was taken up. As no one appeared before the council to protest against the issuance of the license it was granted, and the bond presented by Mr. O’Leary was accepted. *** Edgerton […]

Days Gone By Week of March 4, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO March 10, 1899 William Timm and Charlie Kreisher, the Pipestone County prisoners en-route to Stillwater, spent last night in the jail at Willmar. It seems that yesterday morning Sheriff Shepherd had to hurry up a little in order to get to the depot on time and he forgot that the commitment papers for the two prisoners’ were […]

Days Gone By Week of Feb. 26, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO March 3, 1899 William Timm and Charlie Kreisher, the Pipestone County prisoners en-route to Stillwater, spent last night in the jail at Willmar. It seems that yesterday morning Sheriff Shepherd had to hurry up a little in order to get to the depot on time and he forgot that the commitment papers for the two prisoners were […]

Days Gone By Week of Feb. 19, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO Feb. 24, 1899 At four o’clock this morning word was sent to Judge Brown that the jury in the case of Minnesota vs. William Timm had reached a verdict. The judge immediately went to the court room and the verdict was opened and read. The jury was out about 12 hours. But little of the proceedings of […]

Days Gone By Week of Feb. 12, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO Feb. 17, 1899 At ten o’clock this morning the referee’s sale of lot No. 21, Block 15, of the original plat of the village of Pipestone, was held at the front door of the post office and the lot was sold by referee Edgar Shepherd to the highest bidder for cash. There were only two bidders but […]

Days Gone By Week of Feb. 4, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO Feb. 1, 1899 A petition is now being circulated and liberally signed by our citizens asking the council to allow the people to vote on the question of the establishment of a public library and free reading room at the coming village election, and from appearances the proposition will have no trouble in carrying. Upon receiving a […]

Days Gone By Week of Jan. 29, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO Feb. 3, 1899 A letter was received from the depot quartermaster at San Francisco, relative to the return of deceased soldiers in Manila, stating that the remains of James E. Link, of this city, will be among the first to be brought home. 100 YEARS AGO Jan. 25, 1924 The death of Col. Warren Mc’Carter, well known […]

Days Gone By Week of Jan. 22, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO Jan. 27, 1899 Judge Churchhill heard the case of Minnesota vs. John Stevens this afternoon. It seems that Stevens has been working for Mr. Ogden, in Troy township, for some time past. He got up a dance and did not take in money enough to pay expenses so he wrote to Mr. Ogden, who was away from […]

Days Gone By Week of January 15, 2024

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125 YEARS AGO Jan. 20, 1899 A bold attempt to steal twenty-one cars of wheat has just been nipped in the bud by clever detective work and prompt and decisive action on the part of the officials of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, at LaCrosse. The grain was mostly the property of the S.Y. Hyde Elevator company of […]

Days Gone By Week of Jan. 8, 2024

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125 YEARS  AGO Jan. 13, 1899 The Hills Crescent of today says: The latest talk among railroad men is that in the event that the Northwestern secures possession of the Sioux City & Northern, a very important change will be made. Rumors are afloat to the effect that a new road would be built form Hills through Beaver Creek village […]


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