MMS STUDENTS DEDICATE AND PLACE CORNERSTONE
Menomonie Middle School eighth grade student council members put a copper-clad time capsule into place prior to the official setting of the building’s cornerstone. From left to right, they are Emma Kolden, Heather Gagner, Tyler Hastings, Megan Hackbarth and Molly Lynch. Barbara Lyon/Dunn County News. November 26, 2000 Dunn County News
DRIVER TRAINING FOR TOWNSPEOPLE
A driver trainer-trainee course is being conducted this month at Stout Institute to teach students and townspeople the fundamentals of good driving and to provide driver training certificates to graduates of the college. Under the direction or R.F. Kranzusch, member of the Stout faculty, 10 driver trainers and 20 learners are enrolled in the course. The project is one of several driver education classes offered each year at Stout. November 1, 1950 Dunn County News
FEW HALLOWE’EN PRANKS
Overturning horse blocks, ringing church bells and tallow writing on Main Street and Broadway windows were the limit of boyish pranks Wednesday night. Marshal Tilleson reports little damage done. The business men will experience some little trouble in wiping the decorations from their windows. About two o’clock Thursday morning boys rang the Congregational Church bell, but the prompt response of police put a quick stop to this prank. Many a house-wife swept corn from the porch the morning after. November 2, 1906 Dunn County News
LOCAL COMPOSER MAKES A HIT
A.L. Curtis, talented musician of this city, has scored a hit in the music composing world. His production is a vocal selection, words and music his own. “Watching at the Window for Me” is the title of this delightful ballad, with a charm to both words and music. The piece is having a great run in Chicago. Mr. Curtis has received much encouragement from the music publishers, who praise his effort highly. He has another selection that will be issued soon. S.H. Metcalf of the Cable Company will have Mr. Curtis’ selection for sale at 25 cents a copy. November 8, 1906 Dunn County News
COUNTERFEITER RECAPTURED
The west-hound passenger train was stopped, Thursday night, near Wilson, by a large rock that had fallen on the track. During the delay a convicted counterfeiter, whom United States Marshal Sheehan was taking to Stillwater, made his escape. Information was at once sent to the surrounding towns, including the authorities of Menomonie. Wednesday morning ex-Sheriff Geo. Thum, who had been notified, observed a man studying the signboard at the cross-roads near his house, and from a description given him concluded he was the man wanted. On the plea of giving him work Mr. Thum induced the man to come into the house, when be covered him with a gun and told him to throw up his bands. The prisoner was brought to Menomonie and again taken in charge this morning by the United States marshal. November 4, 1898 Dunn County News
WITH BUOYANT HOPE
They say it is a dead certainty that at least two Menomonie young men will, on Thanksgiving Day, launch their boats amidst plaudits of assembled crowds, and with sparkling eye, flushed cheek and buoyant hope, boldly strike out into a sea upon which neither has yet navigated before — that is, they get married. November 18, 1898 Dunn County News
DANGER ON OUR STREETS
The dangerous use of fire-arms in inexperienced hands, was rather forcibly illustrated on our streets last Wednesday. Messr. S.C. Putnam and Jurgen Young were passing along the sidewalk near The News office, when they passed a couple of youngsters eight or ten years old playing with a gun. As Putnam and Young passed them the boys fired the piece, the charge going between the two gentlemen and within six inches of either. To prevent further risks, the gun was taken from the boys and they were allowed to go their way. Of course the boys were innocent of any criminal intent, and the got the guns without their parents knowledge but it will serve as a lesson they will not soon forget. November 14, 1874 Dunn County News
MERCURY MOVEMENT
Jack Frost and several other polar “bears” came down last Wednesday, and too a hand in the weather market at the opening of the early Morning Board. The excitement was mainly in quicksilver, which the “bears” succeeded in forcing down to 21 degrees below zero. When Old Sol appeared on ‘Change in the morning he went for J.F. and his cubs, who had come down under cover of night, to meddle with his favorite stocks, and before the afternoon Board closed he had “bulled” the mercury up to 15 above zero. The market is now quiet and comfortable, and the world jogs on as usual. November 30, 1872 Dunn County News
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