From the Mascot Files
100 Years Ago
(March 31, 1922
Maertens buys interest
in electrical firm here
Henry Maertens of Ghent has bought the interest of Bjorn Holm in the firm of Hanson and Holm, electricians here, and will be associated with that business here in the future. Mr. Maertens is an enterprising young man, and no doubt will do well in the electrical business. Mr. Hanson, the senior member of the firm, is an experienced workman and efficient electrician. Mr. Holm says he has not yet determined what he will do, but he will probably not follow the electrical trade.
Lerwick letter says
he'll be home soon
A letter from L.M. Lerwick informs us that he has left his winter quarters in Florida. Lerwick, like the birds, is gradually making his way northward as the spring sun warms the atmosphere. He will soon be in Minneota, we reckon, and the boys will be glad to see him once more. We are certain that he will have some "tall" lutefisk stories to tell when he comes back.
75 Years Ago
(April 4, 1947)
Gislason to open
dairy store here
Joe Gislason will open a dairy store here in the Snook building on Main Street, which he recently bought. Gislason will completely remodel the building, installing a new front and will sell ice cream and dairy products when the store is opened for business the first part of next month. Carl Christianson Jr. and his crew of men will begin work on remodeling the building in the next few days.
Foresters sponsoring
double feature at Joy
The Catholic Order of Foresters are sponsoring a double feature at the Joy Theatre next Tuesday evening, the first movie at 7:15 p.m. and the second at 9:15 p.m. Titles of the movies, which will provide two hours of entertainment, are "The Great Mike" and "Romance of the West." The latter picture is in technicolor.
$5,000 more donated
for hospital project
Donations and pledges for the erection of a hospital here totaled $5,000 during the past week, raising the total to $50,000. H.J. Tillemans, general chairman of the drive announced Wednesday afternoon. Tillemans said that the drive for funds in the various surrounding townships was progressing satisfactorily in spite of poor road conditions, which in some sections had slowed down the campaign.
Collection of garbage
starts here Saturday
Collection of garbage will start in Minneota for the first time on Saturday. The City Council warns residents and businesses that all garbage must be wrapped and placed in cans in a convenient place for the pick-up. If the garbage is not cared for in this matter, it will not be picked up, the council said.
50 Years Ago
(March 30, 1972)
Courtesy traffic ticket
boxes put in place
Minneota Police Chief Alphonse DePestel was on hand to watch city workmen put up two courtesy traffic tickets boxes in front of the Municipal Building on First Street Monday afternoon. These boxes were put up for the convenience of motorists caught wrongly parking and the charges levied the illegalities may be placed in envelopes on which the charges and costs are printed. Agnes Nomeland, clerk treasurer of the village, said local motorists are cooperating very well with the crackdown on illegal parking.
Two men re-elected
to Taunton Co-op
John Ahern and Knute Kompelien were re-elected to the board of directors of the Taunton Cooperative Elevator Company when stockholders of that firm met for their annual meeting at the Village Hall in Taunton on Monday evening. The entire board is to meet later and name its officers, Mrs. Alice Bertemes, manager, stated Tuesday morning. Financial statements handed out at the meeting revealed that the cooperative had net savings of $62,692 for the past year.
Four win honors
at piano contest
Pamela Bot, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Bot, became a state champion at the University of Minnesota Piano Contest in the Junior A Division on March 18 in Minneapolis. Bot qualified for the state contest after winning the district MMTA contest at Southwest State University in Marshall. She will now play at the student honors concert at Northrop Auditorium on June 18 in Minneapolis. Lois Bot, Suzie Janssen and Mary Rabaey, also district winners, received excellent scores at the state contest and were declared winners in the Junior B division.
25 Years Ago
(April 2, 1997)
Spring temps rise,
snow melting rapidly
Temperatures have finally arrived, with a high of 65 degrees melting snow rapidly on Thursday. Temperatures dipped on Good Friday, but were back up to 63 degrees Monday. Forecasters predict temperatures to remain in the 40-50 degree range under partly cloudy skies for the remainder of this week.
Mascot gets modern,
installs fax machine
The Minneota Mascot has a news flash for you. If you want to transmit a fax message to this office, we now have a new fax machine. This will automatically bring your message into our office and, in turn, into your newspaper.
High school students
get special recognition
High school students this week received word that they are the recipients of a special award based on their overall achievements this school year. The awards are from the National Consortium for Academics and Sports and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The award is called the "National Student-Athlete Day Award." Students who received this award include Kris Fier, wrestling; Travis Welsh, baseball; Shawna VanHecke, golf; Sara Johnson, volleyball; Ross Eischens, football; Nicole Anderson, cross country' Michyl Dalager, basketball; Joel Hagen, golf; and Amber Hennen, basketball.