Early Files
100 years ago
January 7, 1920
Some people said it was 30 below last Saturday morning, but when government observer Chas. H. Dwelle gave out his official figures it was learned that 15 below was the maximum. The day before registered eight below.
It is estimated that at least 1,800 automobiles are...
100 years ago
January 7, 1920
After serving the town of Northwood for 30 years as health officer, Dr. C.A. Hurd has tendered his resignation to Mayor Whitcomb and the city council. The resignation is to take effect at the option of the council, either at once or on April 1, when a new city...
100 years ago
December 17, 1919
Great Western passenger train No. 16, northbound and running several hours late, crashed into a string of box cars on the main line at Bolan last Friday evening. No one was injured.
At the Baptist church last Sunday, after church services, a union class of Baptist...
100 years ago
December 10, 1919
All fuel for use in Northwood is now under control of a committee elected by a mass meeting of citizens held at the court house. The committee is composed of fuel administrator J.O.E. Johnson and the mayor and city council. This means that all coal for release by...
100 years ago
December 3, 1919
Attorney Paul G. Thonn of Morehead, Minnesota, was in Northwood attending business matters with Senator T.A. Kingland. Mr. Thonn expects to return to Northwood about the first of the year and will enter the law office of Mr. Kingland.
Mr. Otto Weber and Mrs. Kate...
100 years ago
November 26, 1919
Miss Isabelle Stehman, history instructor in the Northwood schools, has organized a Council of Camp Fire Girls in Northwood and the young ladies hope to be soon working with all their paraphernalia. Miss Stehman will hold the position of Guardian. The organization...
100 years ago
November 19, 1919
Word has been received from Knut Bjorkka the new county agent for Worth County, that he will arrive in Northwood the latter part of this week ready to take up his duties on December 1. It will be remembered that Agent E.M. Torblaa resigned some time ago and will...
100 years ago
November 5, 1919
At the regular meeting of the Northwood council, a contract was made with the electric company to furnish light on the streets all night instead of until 12 o’clock only, as has been the arrangement heretofore.
Mr. Sever Haugerud and Miss Gena Nelson, two favorably...
100 years ago
October 29, 1919
Thirty-two thousand dollars worth of Liberty Bonds and other valuable government securities were stolen from the safety deposit boxes in the Citizens Savings Bank of Hanlontown by professional burglars who made their escape, presumably by auto.
Fire which started...
100 years ago
October 22, 1919
At the National Dairy Show in Chicago the Tenold Creamery was awarded the first prize for the state of Iowa in the cream class, scoring 95 in a big field of competitors. H.C. Stendel, butter maker at the Tenold Creamery, has carried away many honors for his...