5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019

As Ashley Ladwig, Maggie Cronk and Madisyn Johnson head into their final months at Henning School, school librarian Pam Wiese found a special surprise for three of the most frequent patrons of the library over the past 13 years—a copy of the first book they ever checked out at the school. Each of the three seniors have checked out over 300 books during their time at Henning School. 

Two Henning students are not only leaving their mark on the court, but in the classroom as well. Grace Weller and Max Naddy have been nominated as the Henning School Arts, Academics and Athletics (AAA) award winners.

The boys basketball team has clinched at least a share of the Park Region Conference title with a commanding 75-24 win over Verndale on Friday night. The seventh ranked Hornets are 20-0 and 11-0 in the Park Region Conference. Both New York Mills and Pillager are 7-3 in the conference and would need to win out, while Henning loses its last three games in the conference, in order to tie the Hornets in the standings. 

25 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Feb. 10, 1999

Clues for the Chamber’s annual Medallion Hunt are being posted this week in participating businesses, many of which are having winter crazy days sales this week as well. The promotion runs though Saturday, Feb. 13. Whoever turns up with the Medallion will take home a prize of $500 in Henning Lucky Bucks. Also a highlight of the week is the Medallion Days Party, which is to get underway at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at the Hollow across from the Henning school building. The party is to feature sledding, skating, free food, a bonfire and a Kiddie Medallion Hunt which always promises plenty of prizes for the kids.

A work session is set up for the Ottertail Business Association’s (OBA) annual Radar Run has been set for 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 to prepare for the event the following day. Site of the event is again the Riviera Beach public access on the north side of Otter Tail Lake, west of the city of Ottertail.

50 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Feb. 14, 1974

Members of the cast of “Comin’ Round the Mountain” to be staged during the banquet sponsored by Henning Commercial Club on Saturday. Cast members include Janice Olson, Sue Helander, Kim Peterson, Mark Soutor, Colleen Estes, Dave Koppe, Mary Tennison, and Vince Whitley. The Drama Club’s one act plays will also be presented at a matinee on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the schoo. Those included are Kevin Gutknecht, Dave Iverson, Deb Taylor, Roxanne Bjorklund, Bobbi Johnson, Wanda Kenyon and Darrel Eggers.

75 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Feb. 17, 1949

Warden O.B. Olson had talked with Robert Sigfrid of Parkers Prairie, who has been hunting fox with winter by plane and the latter disclosed that the fox population is on decrease. So far this year Sigfrid has taken 115 fox and one wolf, but the fox are not nearly as numerous as they were last year.

Arnold Volden has received three new contracts to build elevators in Minnesota and Iowa.

100 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Feb. 14, 1924

Just as last week’s paper was out Wednesday evening came a message from Minneapolis announcing the death of Dr. Hoffmann. The report struck like a bolt from a clear sky among his friends and neighbors in this community. The doctor has been a sick man for a month or two, but his indomitable spirit and sense of duty kept him going among his patients, when he should have been under a physician’s care himself. Dr. Jacob Hoffmann was born in the province of Trondhjem, Norway on June 2, 1865. His father was a physician and he sent Jacob at an early age to the Christiania medical college. He is survived by a wife and three children.

125 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, Feb. 16, 1899

When Julia Ward Howe was a young girl her first literary venture was favorably noticed in the local newspaper. “This is my little girl who knows about books,” said a favorite uncle, “and writes an article and has it printed; but I wish she knew more about housekeeping” – a sentiment which in after years Mrs. Howe had occasion to echo with fervor. Few women reach adult life without finding themselves so circumstanced that a domestic training is invaluable to them.

An alarm of fire was given Monday night at 12:30 and flames were discovered issuing from the dwelling house of A. B. Barney located near the Park Hotel. On account of the hour of night few people were up, but Marshal Hanson assisted by a few others got the hose to the burning building. After steam was up the suction pipe refused to work for some unaccountable reason and not a drop of water was placed on the fire through this source. The fire burned leisurely until it died out from lack of combustable material. Mr. And Mrs. Barney and little daughter had a thrilling and very narrow escape from the flames. An Advocate reporter saw Mr. Barney and he said: We have not been physically well for some time, and I have been accustomed to getting up about midnight to put wood in the stove. It was cold and I did this last night and went to bed. I had not been in bed long before I heard a crackling sound overhead, but thinking it was the noise of rats, I paid no attention to it. I was in a doze when my wife awoke me and saw then that the house was on fire. The room through which we had to pass was ablaze and I grabbed the little girl and the three of us got out safely. We had not time to save an article of our goods and we were thankful to get out in our night clothes with out lives.” Mr. Barney had no insurance on his house or household goods. He values his house at between $200 and $300; the household goods at between $300 and $400. There were many things the family lost which Monet cannot buy or replace, such as heirlooms, paintings, etc.