Early Files
100 years ago
Febraury 20, 1924
The Union Township Farm Bureau debating team, representing Worth County, consisting of C.J. Biedermann, C.A. Molesberry and Gus Heinsieman, were well repaid for their 60-mile drive to Cresco by being given the unanimous vote of the judges when they met the Howard...
100 years ago
Febraury 13, 1924
H.A. Barlett, Maurice Hovel, Glennys Cooper and Herbert Backhaus were in Ames last week attending the annual short course held at the college. H.C. Stendel, Northwood buttermaker, is one of the instructors.
H.H. Remore, Glen Thomson, Raymond Aurdal and a Mr. Kruse...
100 years ago
Febraury 6, 1924
At a special meeting of the board of directors of the Northwood Shipping Assn. Saturday, G.E. Gunderson was retained as manager.
Although you can’t hear John Gilbert when he sings his love songs in “A California Romance,” Estella Taylor, playing the feminine lead...
100 years ago
January 30, 1924
After suffering for 12 days with pneumonia, which gradually weakened her resistance, Mrs. John S. Hove, age 76, passed away at her home in Northwood yesterday morning. Her last days were greatly brightened by the presence of her children residing in Northwood, and...
100 years ago
January 23, 1924
Among those from Worth County attending the state convention were O.K. Storre, County Agent Lodwick, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rone, Harry Schneiter, Wm. Sheka, Wm. Braun, Mrs. Fred Aase and Glen Scott.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Northwood-Kensett...
100 years ago
January 16, 1924
The huge snowplow, owned by the Jefferson Highway Transportation Company, arrived in Albert Lea shortly after 11 o’clock Wednesday. The Jefferson Highway is now open from the Twin Cities to Albert Lea and it is expected that the company will start operating busses...
100 years ago
January 9, 1924
Miss Eleanor Rustad, who is here visiting her mother, will leave soon for Washington, D.C., to take up work in the agricultural department, presided over by Representative Haugen, of Northwood. She will be accompanied on the trip by Miss Alva Gaarder of Kensett, who...
100 years ago
January 2, 1924
Northwood people have many reasons for feeling proud of the town, the latest one being that the receipts of the post office from the sale of stamps, stamped envelopes and postal cards during 1923 has been sufficient in gross amount to entitle the establishment and...
100 years ago
December 26, 1923
The Northwood high school basketball team journeyed to Albert Lea Friday evening and met the high school team of that city in a combat that resulted in a score of 20-8 in favor of the Northwood boys. A number of well wishers and fans from this city accompanied the...
100 years ago
December 19, 1923
Ole H. Myli, Northwood, and Mrs. Sarah Bakken of Fargo, N.D., were united in marriage at the groom’s home in northwest Northwood Monday evening by the Rev. V.B. Ylvisaker.
Fred Raemond Jaspers and Glenore Larsen were married in Mason City on Monday afternoon at the...