5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019

In a matter of minutes, the lives of the Todd and Cora Wiirre family of Henning were turned upside down. However, 2 1/2 years after they rushed Teghan to the Children’s Hospital in the Twin Cities, the family can take a little bit of a deeper breath and a sigh of relief. Last Friday, Sept. 28, the family received the news they had been waiting to hear ever since Teghan’s initial diagnosis in 2017—Teghan could end his cancer treatment.

The fresh smell of dryer sheets and detergent spilling into the street on 2nd Street will soon come to an end. During its regularly scheduled meeting last week, the Henning City Council approved a recommendation from the Henning Economic Development Authority to allow Washateria owners Michelle Boeckers and Kelly Oswald to break their lease at the laundromat.

A resident of Leaf River Trail, north of Henning, reported a burglary on Oct. 2. A thief or thieves stole items from an unlocked cabin. Taken were high quality Leupold binoculars worth $150, a flat screen TV valued at $100, food, liquor and other items. The investigation was continuing as of Thursday morning, Oct. 3.

25 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 6, 1999

The Henning Advocate

New Owners of The Advocate—Beginning with this issue, the Henning Advocate has a new family of publishers. Kirk and Kristin Nosbish became the new publishers on September 29. Their family includes their four-year-old son, Max and eight-week-old Corinne Nosbish. The Nosbishes reside in Henning.

Time For the Harvest—Farmers were out in full force in the past week, harvesting this year’s crop and preparing for the winter ahead. With harvest time and fall upon us, many were also preparing for Henning’s Octoberfest this Saturday. The farmer’s market in the past years has given many an opportunity to showcase and sell award-winning pumpkins, squash, and other produce as well as baked goods, jams and jellies.

Henning residents and business owners received an extra visitor this week. These visitors were local volunteers, conducting door-to-door fund raising for this year’s Community Fund Drive. The Fund Drive is a community effort to coordinate donations to various local, state and national organizations. Donors are provided with a list of various groups to which they may wish to contribute. Donors are asked to list the amounts they wish to donate to their favorite charity or charities on the list.

50 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 11, 1974

The Henning Advocate

Mr. and Mrs. Art Frederick and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rortvedt of Morris were among those attending the Diane Welton-Greg Roberts wedding on Saturday.

The city council took action in installing landing lights along the airport runway, a lighted wind indicator and a beacon at the airport.

75 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 11, 1949

The Henning Advocate

Henning trips Deer Creek here Friday by 51-6.

The newly organized Henning bowling team have gone to Perham the last two Monday evenings, where they have entered a bowling league there. On the local team are Orris Johnson, Walt Dilly, Rollie Thiel, Stub Rudolph, Bob Shelley, Gareld From and Matt Hendrickson.

100 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 10, 1924

The Henning Advocate

Joe and John Suchy, two brothers residing on their mother’s farm in Leaf Mountain township, were placed under arrest and brought to this city today by Deputy J. W. Hazen. Joe Suchy was charged with selling liquor and maintaining a nuisance was also lodged with his brother, John. Both of them waived examination before Judge Barnes who set the date for their hearing Oct. 7 and required a bond of $500 from John and $300 from Joe. The men accused dug down in to their jeans and produced the money in greenbacks.

A squirrel climbed a pole of the Northern States Power Company and came in contact with a power line. A short circuit resulted and the wire was burned off and dropped on a fence wire. Four cows standing beside the fence were instantly electrocuted. The current then carried to another fence that connected with this one on a neighboring farm where several pigs and a calf were killed. Fence posts were set on fire and grain stacks took fire form the post. A Mrs. Beneke threw water on the posts, and the electric current was carried along the water and nearly killed her.

125 years ago

Thursday, Oct. 12, 1899

The Henning Advocate

New York, Oct. 1 – No Roman conqueror returned to his triumphs of barbaric splendor; no victor, chieftain or prince, coming home from a successful war, ever received such a magnificent ovation as overwhelmed Admiral Dewey as he stood on the bridge of Olympia at the head of a magnificent fleet of steel thunderers of the deep, followed by a thousand vessels of peace, each tiered and coated black with people, over the black waters of the upper bay, over the broad pathway of the sunlit river whose shores were covered with thousands of streamers and flags that waved in the breeze.

The wharves, piers, rock heights and grassy knolls were black with frantic, enthusiastic people, who strived weakly to make their shouts heard above the perfect bedlam of tooting whistles that accompanied the admiral, ashore and afloat.

As the tomb of Grant at Riverside Park was reached the fleet paid its tribute to the memory of the great warrior with a national salute of twenty-one roaring guns. The fleet then anchored and reviewed the almost endless procession of craft that steamed past, all so burdened with humanity that they look as if they would turn turtle before they got back to their piers.

Toward the end, the parade got disorganized and it took hours for the heterogenous fleet to get by. Darkness at last brought relief to the tired admiral, who had stood on the bridge for six hours bowing his acknowledgments to the stentorian expressions of homage.