Early Files
100 years ago
April 8, 1926
Fire completely destroyed the frame dwelling house on the county poor farm three miles west and one mile north of Kensett. There were nine inmates at the home at the time and all were taken to places of safety and without injury. Arrangements have been made for the...
100 years ago
April 1, 1926
Mayor E.M. Sabin was elected to succeed himself in the municipal election Monday. C.H. Dwelle, candidate for treasurer to succeed himself, was elected without opposition. K.O. Vold was re-elected assessor and councilmen J.K. Ofsthus, A.O. Rye, L.J. Thompson, E.N. Love...
100 years ago
March 25, 1926
Twenty-four fiddlers of old-time music met in a friendly contest Wednesday night in the Dwelle and Odd Fellow halls in Northwood to pick the best old-time fiddler in this section and to compete for more than $200 in cash and other prizes. The contest was sponsored by...
100 years ago
March 18, 1926
Marion Dwelle, seventh grade pupil in the Northwood school, will represent Worth County at the Register’s state spelling contest in Des Moines. With 21 contestants, 5 from Fertile, 6 from Hanlontown and 10 from Northwood and it took 2 hours and 15 minutes for Marion to...
100 years ago
March 11, 1926
Rudolph and Walter Nystuen, of the Lake Mills vicinity, drove over Tuesday to do some buying and attend to business in Northwood.
Miss Martha Bell, of Glidden, is again with the Mrs. Littlefield millinery this season. Miss Bell has many friends in Northwood who...
100 years ago
March 4, 1926
F. Van Hooser, of near Kensett, for the second time this winter, is under arrest and lodged in the county jail, charged with having intoxicating liquor in his possession. His arrest was the only one made as a result of a series of raids made Saturday night by local and...
100 years ago
February 25, 1926
Zane Grey’s “The Vanishing American,” an epic of the red man, was scheduled to be shown at the Northwood Theatre. Manager Haight predicted good houses each evening of the show.
Emilio Macios, a Mason City Mexican, was arrested at Manly Tuesday evening, he had just...
100 years ago
February 18, 1926
The Poultry Show and Institute attracted 37 exhibitors and 200 birds. Barred Plymouth Rocks outpointed any other breed in show. A cock shown by Ed Flatness was named grand champion. A Farmers Institute and Grain Show was staged in connection with the poultry show....
100 years ago
February 11, 1926
Two timber wolves have been shot by Northwood hunters in the past few days. Last week Frank Stremlow was successful in bringing down a large wolf in the timber north of St. Ansgar and this week Ira Linter got its mate along the river south of that town after a long...
100 years ago
February 4, 1926
The billiard players of Northwood had a chance to see an expert with the cue and billiard balls give an exhibition the like of which is seldom seen. The “Masked Marvel X” was the attraction at the Johansen billiard parlors Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Prof....