Monday, November 24, 2014

Reminiscing: November 20, 2008

100 years ago - Thursday, November 19, 1908

The latest insurance news furnished by the Minnesota Department of Insurance.
Fire losses in Minnesota for September were $1,790,000 as compared with $95,000 for September, 1907.

Our new agricultural empire.
Special to The Union: The Government wants to know why intelligent well-to-do farmers from the Mississippi Valley continue to flock to the Canadian wilderness to take up homes under a foreign flag while inviting and attractive opportunities for settlers are still open on many of the reclamation projects in the West.


50 years ago - Thursday, November 20, 1958

Corn voting regulations are announced.  General regulations covering voting in the corn referendum to be held on November 23 were explained today by John F. Papenfuss, Chairman of the COunty Agricultural Stabilization and Coonservation Committee.

10 years ago - Thursday, November 19 1998

Dover-Eyota Eagle football team stuns fans and foes.  Sheer determination, heart and heavy pounding, both offensively and defensively, helped Dover-Eyota beat the No. 1 ranked Waterville-Elysian-Morristown in their Class AA state quarterfinal game last Friday night in Eyota.

5 years ago - Thursday, November 20, 2003

City's electric rates able to remain low despite $2.5 million price tag.  Included in the $2.5 million project was the cost of the 3.-acre parcel of land, construction of a 5,750 square foot building and four diesel generators (3,000 horsepower).

Collected by Nathan Campbell

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