5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019

There was always something missing for Mel Borg of rural Henning. Adopted at birth, Borg always wondered if there were more siblings out there, and if so, what they were like. Well, for the second time in the past 13 years, Borg received some of the answers she was looking for as her new sister Debbie Flynn came to visit Borg after the two were found as a match on ancestry websites at the end of July. 

A woman, 87, who was a passenger in a 2010 Lincoln MKX, died in a traffic accident east of Henning on Sept. 25. The accident took place with another vehicle at 1:34 p.m. at the intersection of Highways 210 and 73. The person who lost her life was identified as Gloria Mae Larson, address not immediately known.

It doesn’t really matter how you look at it. That’s a bunch of deer. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources divides the state into 130 deer hunting areas. The overwhelming majority of local hunters reside in area 241. In 2018, according to DNR data, 241 ranked third highest for total deer harvest, registering over eight deer per square mile.

25 years ago

Thursday, Sept. 29, 1999

The Henning Advocate

Crowned King & Queen at Henning High School Monday was Bess Ellenson and Matt Fredrick. They will reign over Homecoming Week activities this week along with Royal Court members Julie Bergland, Kristy Trana, Andy Bode and John Weller. Crown Bearers this year are Melissa Hammer and Cody Grasswick.

As Barry Bailey enthusiastically explains the various options available on the seven-by-ten-foot fish house he is building, the phone rings in the background. It’s another customer, one of the many who are seeking out a Five Star Fish House for themselves. Many area residents—whether they’re seasonal or year-round—may place the scene described above at the small fish house manufacturing company located in Ottertail, at the corner of highways 108 and 78. It is there that Bailey, who recently became a full-time resident of the Ottertail area, took over operation of the company from its owners of the past five years, Randy and Sandy Penke.

50 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 4, 1974

The Henning Advocate

Henning Community Fund is now in progress.

Henning third graders attending Vining School will take part in a dental program. Each child will be given a fluoride treatment.

75 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 4, 1949

The Henning Advocate

Pelion Funds for the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis are depleted. Emergencies are still arising, please give any donations to Ken Anderson.

An oil burner exploded early Friday at the George Thompson home. There was considerable smoke, but no damage.

100 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 3, 1924

The Henning Advocate

School Enrollment

1st Grade: 25

2nd Grade: 25

3rd Grade: 25

4th Grade: 29

5th Grade: 30

6th Grade: 24

7th Grade: 9

8th Grade: 10

High School: 83

Total enrollment form out of district in High School: 83

Any two piece suit $25 at C. M. Anderson Co. Henning Minn.

125 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 5, 1899

The Henning Advocate

Baby Carried in a Valise—“Carrying a baby in a grip is a new wrinkle on me,” remarked an old-time palace car conductor at a downtown hotel the other night. “It was way out in western Iowa,” he continued, “that the incident I am about to relate happened. I had two porters in my car. One was the regular porter, who is familiar with the traveling public and the other darker was just being broken in. He was on the first run and wanted to catch on to the business. Well, somewhere west of Marshalltown an elderly man climbed on the sleeper. He had two grips, one fat one, the other a mere hand grip. He remarked to the porter to handle the bags very carefully and to keep them upright. The man went into the smoking apartment and ordered his grips placed in his berth. It so happened that the new porter got hold of him, and I can Neve understand how it happened that there wasn’t a tragedy on the car, for he took the flat grip and gave it a big toss, handing it up to the top berth. There wasn’t a sound. Pretty soon the man came out and proceeded to retire. He made considerable fuss about the rough way in which his grips had been handled and the finding of the large one upstairs. In the night some time a baby’s voice was heard. The little noise cried several times, but always quieted down. The sound was traced to the berth of the man who had been fussy about his grips. Next morning he did not get up and remained in the berth until the train reached Chicago. When he left the car the big grip was as heavy as ever and the porter received the same precautions about careful handling. I managed to get around for of him and asked if the baby was alright. He looked a little puzzled and then answered in the most indifferent way that, it was all right.

(Transcriber’s note: a valise and a grip were terms for traveling bags/suitcases)