5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019

Ellie Smith knew she wanted to do something for  Henning area children as part of her Stars and Stripes project—just what that project all entailed was a bit of a mystery. That was until her mom Laura and her began brainstorming about how they could provide a worthwhile project to help area students grow and have fun outdoors. They recently installed a new outdoor classroom at the Henning School. 

Water may be the key to life, but it is also the source of a small tiff between the cities of Henning and Ottertail. A tiff both communities hope will either get solved soon, or quite simply just go away for the next nine years.  Just over 20 years into a 30-year agreement between the two community, the City of Ottertail received a request from the City of Henning earlier this year to renegotiate the current water agreement. Under the current agreement, the City of Ottertail is not required to pay for the debt of the treatment plant, something the City of Henning is hoping to address with a renegotiated deal.

Youth students at Trinity Lutheran Church in Evansville took a trip to Glendive, Mont., to dig for dinosaur fossils. They were under the direction of the Rev. Ed Borchardt of Henning and his daughter Rachel.

25 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 8, 1999

The Henning Advocate

As cooler weather approaches and you begin to pack away your summer clothes, just keep in mind that you could be swimming in a new community pool by next July. That’s what the newly formed community pool committee is hoping for. The committee gathered for their first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 2 and began to compile a list of desires for the pool and a completion date to strive for. Nine community members attended the meeting, with Bill Goepferd receiving word from at least six more residents who were interested in helping with the pool project.

“I’d like to do something very unusual.” That was Verle Blaha’s comment to the Ottertail City Council at their meeting Thursday, Sept. 2. Blaha attended the meeting to pay Thumper Pond’s bill to the city for reimbursement of tax increment finance (TIF) district expenses within the 30 days they were accrued. The amount included expenses up to $6,000.

As of press time for this edition, only three of six incumbents had filed for re-election for city and school posts to be decided in the November 2 election. Qualifying residents had until Tuesday, Sept. 7, to file affidavits of candidacy for posts in local government, including those on the Henning City Council and Henning School Board.

50 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 13, 1974

The Henning Advocate

Pickl Factory Closes for the Year—Trucks lining up along Railway Avenue to unload cucumbers is finished for the summer. In an interview the Advocate learned that in reality, nothing is manufactured here. Rather, it is just a receiving station. The Henning plant has been in operation since the 1920s.

75 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 13, 1949

The Henning Advocate

Kay Albright and Carleton Moen were the girl and boy who won new bicycles in the Advocate subscription contest. Kay sold 33, Arlene Brutlag sold 28 and Carleton sold 15 new subscriptions.

100 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 12, 1924

The Henning Advocate

The Misses Mary and Ida Belmont let the contract for the excavating and concrete for the work for their new building on the lot they recently bought. The mercantile building will be 44×45 in dimensions, full basement and two stories. The ground floor will be storerooms and upper floors will be leased for offices and living rooms.

Clarence Mackay, cable millionaire, gave a truly royal party in honor of the Prince of Wales at his 600 acre estate, Harbor Hill. Long Island called it a quarter of a million dollar dinner, and while the cost probably ran well below that figure, it is certain that thousands of dollars were spent in the elaborate floral and electric decorations. Truckloads of flowers and potted plants rolled up the long drive to the palatial Mackay home all day, while a force of 100 men had worked three days preparing the grounds.

Mrs. Peter Kane, wife of the American writer, and Mr. Kane’s secretary, Miss Ruth Ohlsom narrowly escaped death from shrapnel fire while in the village of Liuhe, about 20 miles from Shanghai. Mr. Kane and his wife and secretary arrived in Shanghai a few days ago on a trop around the world. Not knowing that there was a war in the village, they took a motor trip that landed them in the midst of a serious fight for possession of the village by two batteries.