5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Authorities have identified the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run collision over the weekend just outside of Ottertail. Tyler Wohlers, age 21 of Wahpeton, N.D., was killed in a collission about 1 a.m. on Saturday, July 6. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Wohlers and two other men were walking on the northbound shoulder of Highway 78 heading south. Wohlers reportedly tripped and fell into the northbound traffic land and was fatally hit by a passing vehicle. 

Four candidates will be competing for the title of 2019-2020 Miss Henning Queen. The candidates include: Abi Eckhoff, Sydney Eckhoff, Brigitte Froslee and Abbigail Moran. Little Miss Henning candidates include: Ivy Witt, Kendall Koenen, Ava Rousu, Jolene Fosse, Klare Thalmann, Stella Iliff, and Lena Hansen.

25 years ago

Thursday, July 7, 1999

The Henning Advocate

Area corn growers are watching their crops proceed under mostly favorable conditions these days, which so far have brought timely sun and rain, but few storms locally. Corn in local fields was indeed knee-high by the Fourth of July. Drying winds early this week are expected to give way to another slug of moisture-laden air from the south, which is expected to clear in time for the weekend. Or so says the weather forecasters.

With the annual Phelps Mill Festival taking center stage this weekend, everyone is reminded that the Henning Area Festival will be held the following weekend, July 16-18. More than 100 entries are expected in this year’s Henning Area Festival Parade at 7 p.m. Friday, July 16, reports Festival Coordinator Karen Steve. Stueve says late entries will still be accepted but will now be placed at the end of the line-up. Among those featured in the parade this year will be the Henning and Sakis high school band, the Carlisle Band, Shrine patrols, Kitchen Klatter Band, Gourd Lake Marching Band, plus many assorted floats, classic cars and the like.

50 years ago

Thursday, July 5, 1974

The Henning Advocate

Guy Clement retired from the First National Bank after 41 years. “To me,” he said “with people like I had to deal with for 41 years, it’s a sad feeling to leave. And, you know, you can’t leave without a tear or two trickling down your cheek.”

75 years ago

Thursday, July 5, 1949

The Henning Advocate

A tragedy occurred at Middle Leaf Lake Sunday afternoon when a local boy, James Adams, 23, drowned after jumping from a boat after he said he was going for a swim.

100 years ago

Thursday, July 4, 1924

The Henning Advocate

Arthur Brisbane says, “Each of the five Paris newspapers has a million or more circulation because all parts of France look to Paris for news, while in this country only one daily circulates a million copies, because Americans feel the real newspaper is the one in their own neighborhood. That is good for America…”

“Buddy” John Poulson, six year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Poulson, broke both bones of his right arm on July 4. Following a picnic dinner on the Poulson lawn the lad, with other children, was enjoying themselves jumping from the table. They enjoyed themselves at this for some time without apparently any danger. When the accident happened the body evidently fell and got his arm double in such a way as to fracture it.

Aug. Bjorklund is up from Minneapolis to spend a few days. He says Minneapolis is beginning to feel the pinch of hard times. Factories are closing down and many people are jobless.

125 years ago

Thursday, July 6, 1894

The Alliance Advocate

The Laverne Herald, of which State Senator H. J. Miller is the editor and proprietor, has led the Republican criticism against Governor Lind for his veto of the Miller bill, being Senate file No. 24, to make findings of fact in proceedings before the Railroad and Warehouse Commission official court records in such cases. In a recent issue Senator Miller charged unworthy motives on the part of the governor and that he had been governed in his action by certain railway influence. Thereupon governor Lind addressed to Senator Miller an explicit denial and demand for retraction of his charged coupled with a full statement regarding the bill and reason for the veto.