10 years ago

THE PRESCOTT JOURNAL

Oct. 16, 2008

Comparing incidents and tactics with their British counterparts, Officers Robert Funk and David Grass played host to Trevor Keenan, a British police sergeant from across the ocean.

25 years ago

THE PRESCOTT JOURNAL

Oct. 15, 1998

Up in the air from October 1998, was whether there would be a Prescott Daze 1999. Staff writer R. E. Herman informed readers that the city council had brought the matter up and denied it as rumor.

“It’s hard finding good clean carnivals,” member Diane House said in support of the annual celebration, while rumors of cancelling were considered to have been made by unhappy members of the celebration committee.

Down in Letters to the Editor, was another report: Y2K could affect farmers. The letter writer was a U.S. Senator, ostensibly looking to inform constituents on legislation he supported.

50 years ago

PIERCE COUNTY HERALD

Oct. 11, 1973

Showing increased use, the county Manpower office matched applicants with jobs.

Down at Washington, Vice President Spiro Agnew requests an impeachment investigation from Congress over allegations of kickbacks, later resigning after he was denied.

85 years ago

THE RIVER FALLS JOURNAL

Oct. 13, 1938

Defeating Hudson 13-6 on Friday, the “Orange and White” players of Coach Manion had won the football game.

Community News Notes

PRESCOTT

Mrs. Hattie Ives Hickok sold her home to Alfred Harwell, while Harwell sold his home to Henry Thom of Oake Grove.

Obituary

Peter Jansen, age 19 of Baldwin, from an accidental gunshot wound.

Sept. 1, 1938

With 13 deaths reported statewide over Labor Day weekend, drivers were admonished to choose between “reckless celebration that may end in disaster” and “sane celebration that will save grief, misery, and suffering” a collision would bring.

130 years ago

THE WEEKLY PRESS

Maiden Rock

Sept. 30, 1893

It is only for the last 500 years o4 so that the English language has been used for letter writing. Earlier than that French was the language of correspondence; and before the reign of Edward the First all letters were written in Latin.

155 years ago

PRESCOTT JOURNAL

Sept. 18, 1868

The first of a series of “National Games” was played in Vermont on Tuesday between the “first nines” of the Grand and Colfax and Seymour and Blair Clubs.—Through the game the Seymours muffined badly, owing to too stiff a breeze from the North. The next game will be played in Maine.*

*This appears to be a reference to the Election of 1868, featuring Ulysses S. Grant and Schulyer Colfax for the Republican side and Horatio Seymour and Francis Blair Jr. for the Democrats. Grant was the hero of Appomattox and took 78.57 percent of the Vermont vote, along with all of its electoral votes. Seymour got 21.43 percent and no electoral votes.