5 years ago

Citizen’s Advocate

Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019

Henning’s first-ever National Night Out event took off on Tuesday—literally for part of the night. Mike Helle, who helped organize the event, estimated there were over 400 people who attended the event. In fact, volunteers served 350 hot dogs for a free-will donation and ran out of hot dogs with 45 minutes to go. Among the highlights of the night was a Life Flight helicopter that landed and took off on the baseball field as part of National Night Out.

While most of his friends were taking their senior pictures and getting ready for their last first day of school in Henning, Patrick Morstad was calling his new roommates and packing his bags for college. Just months after wrapping up his junior year of high school, Morstad was getting ready for his freshman year of college after graduating from high school a year early.

A rural Vining house, southeast of town near Highway 40, was destroyed by fire late Tuesday morning, Aug. 6. The home owner, Jeffery Bjugan, was outside his residence when he noticed the fire. Firefighters from Henning, Vining and Parkers Prairie responded to the scene but were not able to save the house.

25 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 18, 1999

The Henning Advocate

Fun-seekers of all ages were well-rewarded last Saturday when they turned out in good numbers under sunny skies for the annual OtterFest celebration in Ottertail.

Many people may have read in last week’s paper about how the local VFW Ladies Auxiliary donated a number of books to the school and nursing home. Those donations will be the last official activity of the Auxiliary, member Sharon Vin reports, unless additional membership is brought in immediately. Vik reports that the 56-year-old Auxiliary currently does not have enough members to legally hold an election. Flyers have been left around town for some time, urging eligible women to join, but so far the need for new members goes unmet.

Work began last week on the new Henning municipal gas system, which is to bring natural gas service to approximately 300 homes and businesses in and near Henning. The project is expected to take about 10 weeks, with the system to be in service around November 1. Residents are asked to not disturb the flags, spray paint and other marking that may be found around town as they mark other utilities so they are not harmed during construction.

50 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 16, 1974

The Henning Advocate

The Gene Seaver home was hit by lighting Tuesday morning. Although the Henning Fire Department responded, Mr. Seaver brought the fire under control himself with a garden hose. Cynthia Perreten Axell, daughter of Dr. And Mrs. E. C. Perreten of Henning received her Master’s degree in speech pathology and audiology.

75 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 16, 1949

The Henning Advocate

John Brandt, president of Land of Lakes Creameries, will be the guest speaker at Henning’s 12th Centennial-Harvest Festival.

100 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 15, 1924

The Henning Advocate

The delayed southbound Soo passenger yesterday ran into and killed two people at a crossing at Detroit. The victims were Mr. and Mrs. Gus Grinnell of Milbank, S.D. According to the story of the engineer, Grinnell, who had stopped his car before reaching the crossing and then started up again, the engine struck the machine squarely. The two killings bring the season’s rail crossing fatalities to 8 people near Detroit.

Quite a delegation from here who are interested in the petition filed with the county commissioners, which would detach seven farms from the village, were in Fergus Monday, to learn what action the board would take. Owing to some points of law in the matter, the hearing on the petition was postponed until the regular meeting.

You can smell the town of Grasse in France miles away for here a large proportion of the world’s supply of scent is made from the violet, the jasmine and mimosa.

125 years ago

Thursday, Aug. 17, 1894

The Alliance Advocate

The Advocate is authorized to state that there is no foundation for the report that there is a new bank to be incorporated at Perham with M.J. Daly as one of the chief promoters.

The Northern Pacific is planting trees along its right-of-way through Dakota. The trees when they attain a respectable size will serve as a snow break and beautify the prairie through which the road runs.

The drugstore at Eagle Bend owned by A.B. Chalmers and the general store owned by J. McRae, were totally destroyed by fire Wednesday morning. Origin of the fire is unknown. Th drug store was valued at $4,000, with $3,000 insurance. The general store was valued at $2,000, no insurance.