Looking Back

10 Years Ago Items from the Tribune, August 24, 2000

Bree Dalager, daughter of Bob and Vicki Dalager of Morris, Senior Girl Scout of Troop 61, will be awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award at a ceremony on Saturday, August 26 at First Lutheran Church of Morris. Refreshment (Girls Scout cookies, of course) will be served. The Girl Scout Gold is the highest award in Girl Scouts. Only one percent of all Girl Scouts earn this honor. Bree spent over 150 hours creating a webpage for the Girl Scouts-Land of Lakes Council.

Interim 4-H coordinator Chris Staebler presented Corrine Larson of Donnelly with the Extra Mile Award during the 4-H awards program held during the county fair. Corrine is known to all in 4-H for her willingness and dedication in various activities and events. Dr. Gene Anderson presented the 2000 Jory Anderson Memorial Scholarship to Brooke Johnson of the Scott 4-H Club at the same awards ceremony.

25 Years Ago Items taken from the Tribune of August 22, 1985

The Freeman name continues to be synonymous with golfing success in Morris. Stefan Freeman emerged as Club Champion in the annual Men’s Club Tournament at Pomme de Terre Golf Course last Sunday. A large turnout of golfers enjoyed cooperative weather-neither too hot nor too cold, throughout the exciting day. An abundance of food was available at the conclusion. Behind Freeman in the championship flight were Mark McCollar (second), Tom Eidsvold (third), and Steve Schroeder (fourth).

Limousin cattle from the Leonard Wulf and Sons herd at Morris captured six grand and reserve championships during a recent Minnesota Junior Limousin Heifer Show and Minnesota State Open Limousin Show at the Pipestone County Fair. The shows are held annually and for the first time were conducted at the Pipestone County Fair.

50 Years Ago Items from the Tribune of September 2, 1960

Seven Stevens County winners of 4-H livestock trips to the state fair will go to St. Paul Friday morning. Clay Van Horn of the Rensdville 4-H Club will show his Holstein cow and John Stock of the Swan Lake 4-H Club will show his dairy calf in the dairy show at the Hippodrome. Donald Wille of the Rendsville Club will show his Angus heifer in the beef show. Dennis Solvie of the Hodges 4-H Club will show a purebred Spotted Poland China gilt and Glen Kruize of the Rendsville Club will show a Chester White-Landrace crossbred gilt in the hog and sheep barn show ring. William Kruize of the Rendsville Club will show his Southdown ewe lamb. In the poultry division Peter Hartman of the Everglade Club will show Leghorn pullets in the poultry show.

The remodeled building at 407 Atlantic Avenue, owned by E. A. Kellenberger, in which street-level offices will be future office headquarters for James Martin, attorney, and D. F. (Bud) Rentz, insurance representative. Among the improvements on the Kellenberger building are an attractive new brick front and a new marquee. From the marquee the building will take a new name. Henceforth it will be known as the “Marquee Building.”

Mr. and Mrs. Al Hollenhorst and daughter Jean and son Jim moved to Morris Monday from Sauk Centre and are now residing in an apartment in the Westwood apartment building. Mr. Hollenhorst, new manager of the J. C. Penney Co. store in Morris, assumed his duties here several weeks ago but until this week had commuted between Morris and Sauk Center, where he formerly managed the Penney store.

90 Years Ago Items from the Tribune of September 3, 1920

Last Saturday was the day of official rejoicing at the passing of the federal suffrage amendment, giving to the women of the United States, equal voting rights with the men. Many of the business firms of Morris hung out their flags, and red, white, and blue bunting, and at noon, the whistle was blown for five minutes, to announce the victory of the suffrage workers. Miss Elsa Klipstein, teacher of history and social science in the Morris High School said: “This is just the beginning! The Suffrage Victory only marks the entrance thru which American women will pass into larger and larger fields of usefulness and service.”

“Fair Lucy,” as she was named in a prophetic moment by C. W. Nash, county agent, is going to live up to her name, and leaves tonight for the Minnesota State Fair, where she is to be exhibited. “Fair Lucy,” is the prize pig of Stevens County, and her owner, G. Jessen Cudrio, is the winner in the Boys’ and Girls’ Pig Club Contest for the county. The boy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Cudrio of Alberta, and is a student in the Frog Lake School. He is only eleven years old.

Forty-one of the sixty-five youngsters examined at the baby clinic held at the high school under the auspices of the Stevens County Public Health Association on Tuesday afternoon, were pronounced “perfect” by Dr. Edward Dyer Anderson of Minneapolis, who was in charge of the clinic. The children were weighed and measured by the women assisting Dr. Anderson, and then given a thro examination by the physician himself. The most prevalent defects found were diseased tonsils and undernourishment.

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