Early Files
100 years ago
November 9, 1921
A husking bee, which included 23 men and 16 teams, took just 5 1/2 hours last Saturday to get all the corn out of the 25-acre field of the Knudtson brothers, Iver and Knudt, southeast of town. The workers consisted of neighbors and friends of the boys, who gladly...
100 years ago
November 2, 1921
One-fourth of the counties in Iowa have been supplied with automobile license plates for 1922, according to an announcement by W.M. Collady, superintendent of the state motor vehicle department. Worth County has an allotment of 2,500 plates, which are expected almost...
100 years ago
October 26, 1921
Irvin Brown, one of Worth County’s enterprising young farmers, and Miss Thea Throne, of Northwood, were married in Albert Lea. They returned to Northwood and are making their home for the present in the Brown farm home west of Northwood. Both young folks are well and...
100 years ago
October 12, 1921
Last Friday the high school football team came to life and romped over Nora Springs, 27 6. The local team showed considerable improvement over their first game and give promise of worrying several opponents before the season is over. Between halves the high school...
100 years ago
October 5, 1921
Knudt Bjorka, Worth County’s popular Farm Bureau agent who resigned on October 1, was the guest of honor at a party given on Friday afternoon by county officials and other courthouse employees. A beautiful fountain pen was presented him with the compliments and best...
100 years ago
September 28, 1921
A large congregation was present on Sunday, September 25, when Rev. Rosenquist Taylor came to get the presentist with appropriate and impressive ceremony, commemorated the laying of the corner stone of the new Sion church, 10 miles west of Northwood, which will...
100 years ago
September 21, 1921
The Farmers Exchange Bank at Grafton did not open for business and many rumors have since been afloat as to the reasons for the action. An assignment has been made in favor of the First National Bank at Mason City and it is said this action followed an inability to...
100 years ago
September 14, 1921
Mr. and Mrs. Orlandus Vold, who were married recently in Minneapolis, were given a surprise last Thursday evening when about 20 friends dropped in at their home on east Main Street. Mrs. Vold was formerly Miss Sadie Boyson, of the local high school faculty.
A...
100 years ago
September 7, 1921
Dan White, who has been visiting the past two weeks in Northwood, has constructed a wireless telegraph outfit in the windmill tower in the rear of the C.H. Dwelle home and has adjusted it with such accuracy that he was able last week to pick up a message from an...
100 years ago
August 31, 1921
Dr. L.G. Gewitt, president, and N.T. Christiansen, secretary, of the Worth County Fair drove over to Osage to visit the Mitchell County Fair and see what the program offered. They were accompanied by James Seater and Dr. G.A. Dodge.
After 24 years of business in...