5 years ago

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021

Citizen’s Advocate

With no new loan requests, and a growing revolving loan fund account, the Henning EDA brainstormed different ways the group could help attract new and existing businesses to the community. During its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday morning, the Henning EDA said money is available for businesses in need, for expansion and relocation to Henning. The revolving-loan fund totals just under $122,489, and includes $46,239 in cash, as well as just under $76,250 in savings.

To say the Olson family in rural Henning was busy this fall would be an understatement. The family trapped 32 beavers, seven otters, 10 raccoons, eight coyotes and 62 muskrats across the greater Otter Tail County area. Most of the trapping took place in the Henning and Deer Creek Township area, but also included Henning Township, the Stewart Lake area and Parkers Prairie where muskrats were plugging the spillway by a lake.

25 years ago

January 30, 2001

The Henning Advocate

New Year’s Baby—Jack Bradley, son of Sonya and Scott Grabe, is Henning’s first baby of 2001. Jack, who was born January 17, will receive a $50 savings bond from the Henning Women of Today.

A stiff drink was on the minds of the Ottertail Councilmembers at their recent monthly meeting. The topic of discussion centered around liquor licenses in the town and the request by Brewster’s Coffeehouse owner Clay Montella for one of the three liquor licenses available.

A mistake by a software program has resulted in a $200,000 error by the Henning School District. The mistake resulted in the state paying more money to the district in the last few years, and now the state wants the money back. They also want the district to make some drastic changes, including making enough budget cuts and increasing tax revenue immediately.

50 years ago

Thursday, Jan. 25, 1976

The Henning Advocate

Harvey Klever of Henning and Dennis Sonnenberg of Vergas caught huge sailfish 25 miles off the coast near Acapulco, Mexico, last Wednesday while there for a Vigortone convention. One weighed 125 pounds and measured eight feet in length, while the other was 133 pounds and measured eight feet and eight inches.

Senior Deb Cloeter has been named H.H.S.’s 1975-76 Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow, having won the honor by competing with other seniors in a written knowledge and attitude examination on Dec. 2. Miss Cloeter will receive a certificate from General Mills, sponsor of the annual educational scholarship program, and becomes eligible for state and national honors.

Winners in the Henning Club Scout pinewood derby Monday night in car design were: Jim Jorud, first; Danny Wheeler, second; Alan Haugdahl, third; Gregory Sundberg, fourth; and Dale Anderson, fifth. In the pinewood derby races, winners were Haugdahl, first; Sundberg, second; Wheeler, third; and Anderson, fourth. Nineteen cars were entered by local scouts.

75 years ago

Thursday, Jan. 26, 1951

The Henning Advocate

The municipal liquor store showed a net profit of $9,515.22 from sales of $63,517.05. In the general fund the total receipts were $20,470.57 and disbursements $20,261.23. The electric light fund showed a profit of $1,995.72, and meter deposit fund of $72.00 and the general fund $209.34. The water fund had a loss of $1,026.47 and the sewer fund was in the red $760.52. This statement covers a full year ending December 31, 1950.

She’s sure cold outside! Monday morning the thermometer took the biggest dip of the year by getting down to a winter’s record of 38 below. It remained cold Tuesday and Wednesday getting up to only a minus five at noon both days. This Wednesday morning the reading was 18 below.

Mrs. Harry james, 33, of Minneapolis, but formerly of Henning, died Sunday, January 28, at the Catholic Cancer Center in St. Paul where she had been a patient since last fall. Alice Leona Hosna was born November 18, 917 at Adams, N.D. She moved with her mother to Henning in about 1932 and was graduated from the local high school, class of ’34. Soon after graduated she went to Minneapolis where she was employed. Besides her husband and two children she is survived by her mother and eight brothers and sisters.

100 years ago

Thursday, Jan. 28, 1926

The Henning Advocate

According to our files of 30 years ago, eggs were three dozen for 25 cents, butter 10 cents a pound, milk five cents a quart, the butcher gave away liver and treated the kids to bologna, the hired girls received three dollars a week and did the washing. Women did not powder and paint (in public), smoke, play poker, wear knickers and shake the shimmy.

Men wore boots and whickers, chewed tobacco, spit on the sidewalk and cussed. Beer was five cents and the lunch was free. Laborers worked ten hours and never went on a strike. No tips were given to waiters and the hat check-grafters were unknown. A kerosene handing lamp and a steroscope in the parlor were luxuries.

Today everyone spins over good roads in automobiles, or flies; plays golf, shoots craps, plays the piano with their feet, goes to the movies nightly, smokes cigarettes, drinks Runkis Juice, blames the high cost of living on the Democrats, never goes to bed the same day you get up, and think you are having a wonderful time.