5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Just two years after starting an intervention program to give elementary students some extra help in reading, the Henning School Board approved a plan to implement a similar plan for math next fall. During its regularly scheduled meeting last Monday night, the Henning School Board approved the hiring of a .5 FTE math interventionist. The position will be added to a half-time reading interventionist to create the new full-time position.  

For just the 15th time in Henning Boy Scouts history, two local teens have achieved the honor of Eagle Scout. On Saturday afternoon, Ian Froslee and Vincent Rose were honored at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor. It was the first time the Henning Boy Scouts Troop 397 has recognized an Eagle Scout since 2016.

25 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 21, 1999

End of an Era—the Trites family including Jeff, Jim, Jessica and Fillmore, who brought Henning Hatchery into the family 49 years ago, sold its turkey hatching operation to Jennie-O earlier this month. The transaction ensures the retention of the 100-year-old business and its 40 or so employees in town, but brings to an end a long history of family ownership.

Soon to Reopen—Kimber Auto should be open for business as usual by the end of this week, owner Lester Kimber reported Tuesday, now that three new 1,000-gallon underground fuel storage tanks have been installed. Kimber explained that because the station’s old tank did not meet the state requirements that went into effect in December, he had been selling fuel from a state-approved portable tank for much of the winter until the excavation season came with the warmer weather. With the new tanks in the ground, Kimber Auto will be selling the various unleaded fuels, plus diesel fuel will be added to the menu, Kimber said.

The process of installing county road addressing signs could start soon following the Otter Tail County Commissioners project bid award to H&R Construction. The Dalton-based company was the low bidder at $76,500 which was almost half of the engineer’s estimate at $125,000 and was twice as low as the high bidder at $168,266.

50 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 25, 1974

The body of Otto Sorenson, 76, who has been missing since November 4, was found on a farm west of Wadena on Monday by a farmer. Sorenson, a brother of the late Pete Sorenson of Henning, was an inmate of the rest home in Wadena.

75 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 20, 1949

The Blood Drive in Henning collected 65 pints of blood. Receiving gallon pins were Mrs. Ernie Deckert and Web Messer their four gallon pins, Art Bolland three gallon; Aloys Bjorklund two gallon and Wilfred Estes on gallon.

100 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 25, 1924

The heaviest rainfall since last June covered this section last night. It was an hour and a half of steady rain, accompanied by thunder, lightning and wind. This moisture was very timely as the ground was exceedingly dry.

At Hackensack a week ago Saturday two men riding in a car gave chase to a wolf. They ran along side of it and threw a hammer at it but missed their mark and failing in this way one of the men grabbed the animal by the tail and killed him by beating him against the side of the ice. Result was a $15 bounty and the price of a pelt.

To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. -Theodore Roosevelt

125 years ago

The Henning Advocate

Thursday, April 26, 1899

One of the first fishing parties of the season was composed of Pete Klementson, J. Zuehlsdorf, Fred Zeigler and Lewis Benzinger. The party was out Sunday as far as Gourd and Rush lakes and secured a string of 50 fish between them.

Last Wednesday evening Sheriff Billings arrived and the following morning drove out to the school house in Inman and arrested Miss LaPaul on the charge of disturbing the school in session there. The trial was to be heard before Justice Warden at Fergus Falls, but a change of venue was taken to Justice Cowing. The case was called at 9 a.m. Friday morning and the evidence for the state had at hand and that for defendant was gone before a jury of 12 men.

The jury in the case of Bad Elk, charged with shooting and killing John Killsback, an Indian policeman, brought in a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment, which means that the prisoner will be hung. Bad Elk is a desperate Indian. After the verdict he asked to be permitted to speak to Eagle Face, an Indian woman for whom he deserted his white wife. An Indian policeman was placed in the room with them who overheard Bad Elk ask that Eagle Face procure a sharp knife for him, evidently for the purpose of suicide. He will be watched very closely.