5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

  It was nearly 70 years ago in the same school that his expansive music collection now calls home that David Holmgren’s life changed. As a student at Henning School, Holmgren took an introduction to music class from Victor Hardt, a music teacher that was only in Henning for a short period of time, but his piano playing and affection for classical music rubbed off on a 16-year-old Holmgren at the time. Holmgren recently donated a vast collection of CDs and DVDs of music that can be checked out by students at the school.

Seven Otter Tail Central wrestlers competed at the state wrestling tournament last week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. While several wrestlers won a match at state, heavyweight Cian Buehler was the lone Bulldog to reach the podium at state. The sophomore finished in fourth place after he lost by injury default in the third place match.

25 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 3, 1999

Three beauticians recently set up shop in Shear Style Salon, located on Douglas Avenue in Henning. Tanya Zerr, Shaun Quick and Karlene Doll opened for business on March 1 and are open every day, but Wednesday and Sunday.

Three Bulldogs wrestlers represented the towns of Battle Lake, Underwood and Henning at the Minnesota State High School League Wrestling Tournament at the Target Center and all three wrestlers came home with medals. Over 58,000 wrestling fans came to watch the three-day tournament. Jacob Volkmann placed first at 152 lbs.; Ben Anderson placed fourth at 189 lbs. and Walter Zelinsky placed fifth at 125 lbs.

50 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 7, 1974

Leslie Smith, Debbie Cloeter and Kim Bodas rehearse with their flutes for a performance in the District 22 solo-ensemble instrumental contest. They will be playing “Dainty Miss.”

75 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 9, 1949

Kenneth Brutlag took over the Brutlag General Merchandise and Grocery Store in Ottertail, which he purchased from Walter Brutlag. The new owner is a World War II veteran. Walter, an uncle to Kenneth, has been with the store for 36 years.

100 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 7, 1924

The shrill shriek of the fire siren at about 4 a.m. Thursday morning brought half of Henning’s population out of their beds. The firemen led the way to P.D. Sorrenson’s residence in the outskirts of town, which was hopelessly in the grip of fire when they arrived. There was nothing to do except to stand idly by and watch the fire fiend destroy the house, which it did very effectively in 15 minutes. Mr. Sorrenson says, in regard to the origin of the fire, that he got up about 4—his usual time of making the chores—made the chores, and when he came out of the barn he saw the interior of the house in about a lapse of 20 minutes was all ablaze. His first impulse was to get the $40 cash that was inside the house, but he found it impossible to get in. Mr. Sorrenson carried $600 insurance on the house and contents. A check for this amount was delivered the same day.

125 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, March 8, 1899

The majority of women, those interested in athletic sports, those advocating dress reform and the many who are simply sensible without being faddish, have adopted the new style of walking shoes copies so closely after those fashionable for men, says the New York Mills Herald. Yet, for all that, there are women who insist upon being dainty, lace-be trimmed and thinly shod in the street, who still wear, and will doubtless always wear, paper soles, low-cut patent leathers and thin lisle stockings, even in winter. A prominent physicians speaking on the subject, said to me only the other day: “A woman came to me one windy day last week complaining of a terrible pain in her lungs. As she sat telling me her ills I happened to glance at her feet. They were crossed, and just displayed the prettiest, daintiest, patent leather Oxford tie and soupçon of a lace-patterned silk stocking. In a boudoir she would have been irresistible, in my office and in the street she was a suicide. ‘But doctor!’ she exclaimed in reply to my expostulation as to the enormity of her crime against health in being so shod, ‘I cannot wear those awful men’s shoes and I wear times in the evening all winter to the theaters and places of amusement.’ ‘Then dear lady,’ I replied, ‘you are only wasting your money in coming to me for advice, for I can never cure you while you dress like that.’” Many women would save themselves much money, suffering and nauseous doses of medicine if they would only take the doctor’s words to heart.

We have heard of the adventures of a guinea. The story of a painting brought to Rome by Queen Christina of Sweden is not less interesting. The subject is Leda and her attendant nymphs attacked in a bath by swans. It was painted 367 years ago for the Duke of Mantua, and given by him to the Emperor Charles Phillips II took it from Italy to Spain. It was brought there by the sculptor Leone Leoni, who sold it to a picture dealer for the collection of the Emperor Rudolph II. The Swedes took it, with other spoils of the Seven year’s War, to Stockholm, where Christina took a fancy to it, and with other treasurers transported it to Rome. She left it to Cardinal Azzolino, who died a few months after it was handed over to him. It passed on to his nephew, and was sold by him to Prince Livio Odescalchi, who left it to a cousin, Prince Bardassone Odescalchi, who sold it to the Du d”Orleans, Regent of France. His son, Louis, a pious prince, thought the head of Leda too pagan, and had it cut out. Coypel bought the painting and painted in a head from memory. He sold it to Pasquin, a collector, who sold it at a large profit to Frederick the Great. Marshal Davoust took it from a Prussian palace and brought it back to Paris. It as there restored and given back to the King of Prussia in 1815. The head fell of the canvas on the way, and a new head was inserted by Schlesinger. The picture is now in the possession of the German emperor who is fascinated by the swans. As he likes to think himself a Lohengrin, this is that the artist’s name has not gone down to posterity, though the picture has been famous for so many centuries.