Museum Notes

From the Starbuck Times, February 19, 1909

Grand Success! Ski Tournament Witnessed By Over One Thousand Spectators.

Perfect weather, good roads, good skiers and an appreciative crowd contributed to make the tournament a success in every way. From 10 til 2 o'clock crowds kept pouring in from all directions thronging the streets and business places. All the neighboring towns turned out loyally and swelled the procession to the ski hill where they all took their positions along the alley and in the sheltered natural amphitheater below the hill.

Everything ran smoothly owing to the excellent work of the different committees. John Skoglund acting as marshal of the day took up his stand at the 50 foot line and shouted in a stentorian voice the decisions of markers, Ludwig Anderson and Larson Bros., and judges O.A. Johnson and Martin Eldberg.

At 2:37 ½ the first skier, National Champion, John Evanson of Duluth went over the jump landing gracefully on his feet and shot out on the lake below the slide. Then followed in rapid succession Feiring of Duluth; Jonnum, our one time Starbuck boy; National Champion Larson of the Twin Cities; Melgaard, also a former Starbuck resident, now of the Twin Cities; and Deisen of Superior.

The prizes awarded were as follows: Deisen and Melgaard tie on first prize. Jonnum – second, Evenson – third, Ole Larson – fifth and Feiring – sixth. The last named would have been higher up on the list had he not, in avoiding a collision with the crowd, broken his skis and debarred from further running as he did not have an extra pair.

Harold Landing of Glenwood showed spirit of his ancestry by making a 55 foot jump after the professionals were off the slide and captured $5.00. He was followed by Romstad of Glenwood who nearly duplicated the jump.

The skiers mingled with the terpsichorean worshippers at the hall in the evening and it was 4 o'clock before the last couple left the hall with a "Hurray for Starbuck!"

The committee reports a Herculean amount of work and 2 cents on the credit side of the balance sheet. The admission being purposely low to give everyone a good time and no surplus funds in the treasury.

The slide on the ski hill was not quite satisfactory owing to being newly erected and not tested by the jumpers. However the committee contemplates the erection of a 50 ft. tower farther back, in this way adding considerable height and length to the jumps for the next annual tournament here.

Several from Barsness attended the ski tournament at Starbuck. They say they enjoyed it immensely, and claim they never saw anything more interesting for a quarter.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, February 12, 1909

The post office department is issuing a special issue of 2-cents postage stamps commemorating the 100th birth of Abraham Lincoln. These stamps will be placed on sale in every post office in the country today, only for a short time.

Eighty-five Essays on Life of Lincoln Written by School Children of the County. The Herald was more than pleased with the results of the Lincoln contest. Eighty-five essays were received. They are all good and we should have been pleased to publish all of them, if that were possible. In awarding the prizes for the compositions we take into consideration the subject matter, clearness, construction and neatness. We find that the following are entitled to the prizes offered: Edwin J. Sanvig, Gennette Johnson, Irene Lee, Clara Knutson, Regina Aslakson, Mary M. Timmesch, Dena Aslakson and Carl Opheim. Following is the winning essay by Edwin Sanvig, age 15, 8th grade, Dist. No. 82:

Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, Feb. 12th 1809. When he was seven years old his parents moved to Indiana, where he helped his father to clear the land for a farm.

As a young man he did any kind of work such as splitting rails, making log cabins, and helping to build flat boats. He was a clerk in a store, then joined a volunteer company of which he was made captain in the Black Hawk War in 1832.

In 1834 he went to the legislature and two years afterwards began to practice law. In 1846 he was elected a member of Congress.

He was elected president by the Republicans in 1860. As the Republicans were opposed to slavery the South threatened to leave the Union if Lincoln was elected. As he was elected the South at once began to secede.

He was inaugurated March 4th, 1861 just before the beginning of the Civil War. In 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation which declared the slaves free seceded states.

He was elected for a second term in 1865, but lived only a few weeks afterwards being assassinated in a theater at Washington April 14th 1865.

Glenwood Won Both Games. The basket ball game played between the Elbow Lake and Glenwood high school teams last Saturday evening resulted in decided victories for the Glenwood boys and girls. Previous to the game, great interest had been manifested in the contest, and a full house was present to see it. The G.H.S. rooting corps occupied the stage of the opera house with the G.H.S. Band, and the vigorous rooting of the former relieved at times by the excellent music of the later, made a pleasant diversion to the waiting audience.

The Girls' game was called at 8:30 and with a rush the home team began to take and increase their lead. This game was, with the exception of a few minutes of play in the second half, very one sided. Elbow played a loose, careless game, evincing no teamwork nor speed. The Glenwood girls played a cool, heady game, clearly outpointing their opponents in field work. The free throws of Elbow were sensationally successful, five baskets being made out of five attempted. Score, Glenwood, 22; Elbow Lake, 7.

The boys' game proved even more one sided, tho some fear was entertained for the home boys as they were shorter than Elbow at every position but center. Elbow had little team work and did no guarding. However, the game was fast and clean, showing at times a proficiency in the teamwork of the home boys not to be expected in the first game of a team with as little practice as they have had. The work of the guards was especially good: as one of the Elbow players said after the game, "it was worth a man's life to get that ball past the guards."

In the second half Elbow began to rush, but the home team responded and the game ended in Glenwood's favor, 57 to 7. These scores, however, do not show the true worth of the Glenwood teams as they, in neither game, had any systematic team work to oppose them.

The Elbow players were given a royal good time in our city. A reception committee of 30 G.H.S. rooters met them at the depot, and entertained them during the afternoon. In the evening, after the games, a reception was tendered them at the High School building, and this successful culmination to a day of Glenwood victories – entirely due to the efficient management of the chairman of the entertaining committee – was promised by the Elbow players to be repaid with interest when Glenwood plays its return game with them.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, February 5, 1909

Lowry Farmers Form Company. The farmers in Lowry's territory have organized and purchased the Lowry Creamery. The organization is called the Lowry Cooperative Creamery Company. Under the former arrangement one of Lowry's merchants rented the creamery. Cream was also purchased and shipped by two other merchants. The farmers have come to the conclusion however that it is time for them to handle their own products. The result is that they have brought from Mr. Simpson the creamery. The price paid is $1000. The merchants of Lowry have agreed to quit buying cream and will cooperate with the farmers. Resolutions have been adopted that the stock holders shall not patronize any merchant who attempts to buy cream or "buck" the creamery in any way. The company will be ready to do business at once. The Lowry Cooperative Creamery Company has organized to stay organized and will not be put out of business by the centralizer or by local jealousy.

The Northwest magazine is the title of a new publication issued at St. Paul. Through the courtesy of A.G. Englund the Herald was given an opportunity to read the first copy of this magazine sent out. The promoters of the magazine are W.E. Cowles and E.B. Linsley, former editor of the Starbuck Times. The magazine will according to the promises of the publishers be educational in tone, fearless in expression, a symposium of the best thoughts of the leading men of the Northwest. Special contributors to the magazine are Frank M. Eddy, Carlos Avery, W.E. Cowles and E.B. Linsley.

Julius Syverson (Rolling Forks) had the misfortune of breaking his leg some time ago while at his brother, Ed's in Gilchrist. He was doing chores when he slipped on the barn floor. Dr. Skinner set the broken part and he is rapidly recovering.

Two games of basket ball will be played at the McCauley opera house tomorrow evening. Both games will be played by teams from Elbow Lake and Glenwood High Schools. The girls' teams are contestants in one game while the boys will fight for supremacy in the second game. Only one admission, thirty-five cents, will be charged for the two games. The contests promise to be interesting and will undoubtedly bring a large attendance.

C.C. Westergaard has secured the contract to do the painting and paper hanging for Nels Nelson, of Lake Johanna, who has constructed a handsome and large brick residence, perhaps the largest and best equipped farm residence in the county. Mr. Westergaard will commence work for Mr. Nelson soon and will be away from Glenwood a few weeks until the job is completed.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, January 29, 1909

The new ice house of the Soo Railway Company is completed and ready to receive a year's supply of ice. It is a large building 110 feet and by 40 feet with 24 foot posts. G.T. Boyer has the contract for supplying the ice for the company. He has already completed filling his ice house downtown and will commence as soon as possible to haul for the company. He will also furnish the ice for the cold storage plants and for the Sam Parker House. By the use of a steam engine and a hoisting machine he has simplified to a large extent the work of loading the ice.

Prof. D.J. Olson of the Starbuck schools was a Glenwood visitor Saturday. The main object of his visit was to consult Superintendent Torguson in regard to the advisability of starting a movement to consolidate the school districts bordering Starbuck on the north, west and east with the Starbuck schools. The professor is very much interested in the plan and intends to do all in his power to put the plan into effect. He realizes that he will meet with some opposition, but has full confidence in the merits of the undertaking and hopes to be able to convince the patrons of the districts that consolidation will be of so great a benefit to them that it will be worth their while to support his plan.

The Glenwood Spring Water Co. is remodeling the building formerly occupied by the Norlien Feed Mill and will move their works to these quarters in the near future.

Edwin Kaldahl has built an ice-house in connection with his ice cream plant and is filling the house with ice.

When C.A. Brenden, manager of the Stewart elevator at Starbuck, came to his place of business last Friday morning he discovered to his dismay that the elevator was short about twelve hundred pounds of flour. Someone had broken the door during the night and removed this amount of flour from the building. Wagon tracks were found near the elevator, but on account of the slush it was impossible to trace these for any distance. At last accounts no clue had been discovered which would lead to the apprehension of the culprits.

The following order was on January 9 issued by the postmaster general: "Cards bearing particles of glass, metal, mica, sand, tinsel, or other similar substance, are unmailable, except when enclosed in envelopes tightly sealed to prevent the escape of such particles, or when treated in such manner as will prevent the objectionable substances from being rubbed off or injuring persons handling the mail." Be sure to seal envelopes enclosing such cards and pay first class postage thereon or the same will be returned to the dead letter office.

Theodore Ogdahl has recently purchased Mrs. Gandrud's farm by Camp Lake. This farm adjoins his former property there and will increase his holdings near Camp Lake to some three hundred seventy acres. It is Mr. Ogdahl's purpose to move onto the Camp Lake farm next fall.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, January 22, 1909

Gets Patent on Box Car Door. J.H. Furtney has recently received a patent on a car door which is thought will supply a real need in railroading and which promises to bring good financial returns to the investor. The invention aims to provide a door for grain or box cars which may be easily operated both to close the opening in the die of the car and to expose the same. The main door is slidable, it is formed of plate metal preferably, although it may be constructed of any suitable material either of metal or wood, or of a composition of such materials. The main door is arranged to slide in a pocket or space formed between the wall and the framework of the car. Being of sheet metal it occupies a very small space and will not diminish the capacity of the car. It is opened and closed by means of a gear and no amount of pressure against the door will check or impede the movement of the door.

The invention also includes a supplemental door which is adapted to close the space above the main door when the latter is closed and is adapted to rest upon the upper edge of said grain door. Provision is made to operate the two doors from the top of the car in order to obviate the necessity for the brakeman of climbing up and down from the car.

Mr. Furtney is very hopeful that his invention will prove successful and that it will be adopted by the railroad companies. He has patented his invention both in this country and Canada.

The village council had its regular meeting on Wednesday evening. One matter of vital importance acted upon was a petition by H.G. Hall and B.D. Templeman to secure the rights and privileges of using the streets and alleys of the village for construction of a telephone system. The conditions set forth in the resolution passed are that the location of the poles and fixtures are to be designated by the council; that the rates charged by this company shall not exceed two dollars for business phones and one dollar for residence phones until 500 subscribers have been secured.

We would call your attention to the article on the first page announcing special Lincoln services at the Congregational Church on Sunday, February 14, under the auspices of the local G.A.R. post. This is the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of our great martyred president and it is eminently proper that his illustrious life and deeds should be commemorated.

Museum Notes

From the Glenwood Herald, January 8 & 15, 2009

Omer Bagley and Carl Rone attended the ski exhibition near Starbuck on Sunday by Olaf Jonnum and O.A. Melgaard. (On the Anton Anderson hills north of Starbuck.) Several good jumps were made, the longest distance being about seventy feet. We understand that several of the citizens of Starbuck are making arrangement for a ski tournament to be held some time in February. The hill will be put in first class shape and several good prizes offered. The prizes offered will be so large that they will attract a number of the best professional skiers in the country.

Dorn Brothers opened their motion picture show in the Ten Cent Arcade, the Herald building, Wednesday evening. The motion pictures, including "An Arizona Wooing," "How Simpkins Discovered the North Pole" and many others were excellent, as were also all the stereopticon views. The machine which throws the scenes on the screen, the motiograph, is a new kind and does splendid work. The hall was well filled the opening evening and those present have all expressed themselves as highly pleased with the entertainment offered. The pictures are all first class and the entertainment is clean and interesting throughout. The proprietors have concluded to remain here permanently and extend a cordial invitation to the public in general to spend an evening with them. There will be a change of program three times a week and each new set of pictures promises to be better, funnier and more interesting than the preceding.

In politics as in all other vocations temporary victories may be gained through underhandedness and chicanery, but in the long run the politician who adheres to truth and right will win.

Frank Nimocks of Minneapolis wants the governor's salary raised to $10,000, and that of the attorney general to $5,500 and that of the auditor, treasurer and secretary of state to $5000 each.

Iver J. Lee will serve as a member of the following committees: agriculture, binding twine, crimes and punishment, education, engrossment, grain and warehouse, reapportionment and state Normal schools.

Governor J.A. Johnson concluded his message to a joint convention of the Minnesota Legislature as follows: "Finally, gentleman of the legislature, we live in and owe allegiance to one of the greatest commonwealths in the American Union, and we approach our respective duties at the period of the state's highest development and prosperity, and therefore at the period of the state's greatest legislative and executive responsibility and opportunity. Whatever may be our respective personal and political affiliations and ideas, our duties and our purposes, I am sure, are one; namely the protection and advancement of the highest public interests of our commonwealth. Elected to our respective positions by the same people and to serve the one common cause, our mission here is one and the same, to give the best service there is in us to the state as a whole… When we have fulfilled our highest duty to the whole, we have met our obligations to each part; and therefore, in our great co-operative mission, legislative on your part and executive on mine, there should be and I have faith to believe there are no differences or allurements of party, class or section to divert us from the great highway of public duty – the moral educational, financial and industrial development of our commonwealth."