Minnesota Family History Research: 5/29/16

Saturday, June 4, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 4

June 4, 1920 – Appearing in Minneapolis this evening as a platform proxy for her father, Frank O. Lowden, presidential candidate and current governor of Ill., Florence Lowden insisted on discussing not the political possibilities of her distinguished father, but the prosaic topic of the Holstein cow. She spoke before 300 members of the Holstein-Friesan Association at a dinner given at the farm of John B. Irwin in Richfield.

Florence Lowden¹

The coming of the governors daughter was due to two causes, first because the chief executive of Ill. found it impossible to leave Chicago, and second, because she herself is an authority on the bovine subject.

Frank O. Lowden²

Miss Lowden, it became known, had learned all about the Holstein cow on Sinnissippi farm near Oregon, Ill., owned by her father. There the family owns one of the most valuable herds of Holsteins in the world.

Miss Lowden was accompanied on her trip here by Mrs. F. M. Scott of Chicago. She stayed at the Radisson Hotel and will return to Chicago tomorrow night. She is one of four children of the governor.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Miss Lowden Talks on Cows as Dad’s Proxy”; June 5, 1920; p. 1.

¹http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/602f715b-ef65-412a-96a6-aa2361a80da8/1866178/-1547632878

²http://illinoisstatesoceity.typepad.com/photos/1917_1930_illinois_state_/gov-frank-o-lowden.html

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Friday, June 3, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 3

June 3, 1902 – Vessel interests in Duluth, Minn., say they will petition for a fog signal station and other protection at Knife Island, 20 miles [up] the North Shore from Duluth. Every year, vessels go aground there, suffering great loss. So far this year, there have been four vessels stranded at that place.

The last of these was the $300,000 steel ship Mataafa, which got off today, only to find that 35-steel plates on her hull were smashed by contact with the rocks. The Mataafa had also been grounded on Knife Island due to fog on June 2, 1901.

The SS Mataafa¹

The great danger lies from the magnetic attraction that draws the needle. In foggy weather, this is quite likely to land a ship on the point east of Knife Island, which is a mass of bare rocks.

Knife Island, Lake Superior near Silver Bay, Minn.²

The Minneapolis Journal; “Fog Signal at Knife Island”; June 04, 1902; Page 3.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Mataafa

¹http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WI/data/images/GreatLakes/Superior/Batch03/large/mf4g011l.jpg

²http://www.mnbeaches.org/beaches/lksuperior/images/map_B035.jpg

Thursday, June 2, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 2

June 2, 1944 – “Former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate” Roger Moe was born in Crookston, Minn., on this date.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Moe

Roger Moe

http://agrigrowth.org/pages/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-speakers/roger-moe/

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: June 1

June 1, 1854 – “Isaac Staples begins to construct his first mill on the south end of Main Street in Stillwater. He organizes the Hersey, Staples, and Company with partners S. F. Hersey, Dudley C. Hall, George A. Whitney, and John Brooks Fenno. Once the mill is completed, it contains one muley saw, three sash saws, one live gang saw, and one small circular saw.”

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/construction-isaac-staples-mill/

Isaac Staples Sawmill
Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain June 1, 2016,
as long as acknowledgement included.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 31

May 31, 1910 – Captain Timothy Murphy, recently of the Volunteers of America, who claimed that he was kidnapped and robbed of $1,250 belonging to the organization on March 17 last, was found guilty by a jury of grand larceny in the first degree this evening. The offense carries with it the punishment of one to ten years in the penitentiary.

The money Murphy is alleged to have stolen was collected during Tag Day, the funds being raised to build a girls’ rescue home.

Murphy disappeared and several days later returned claiming that he had been confined in a cave by robbers who took the money.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Timothy Murphy Is Guilty. Man Who Absconded With $1,250 of Volunteers Funds Is Convicted.”; June 1, 1910; p. 1.

http://files.ctctcdn.com/3c5e54ab001/9f9e9f97-eedb-4f34-a0ea-d841ff6f2ec5.jpg

Monday, May 30, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 30

May 30, 1913 – A Civil War monument located at 2^nd St. and Clark Ave. in White Bear Lake, Minn., was dedicated on this date. “The monument lists the names of committee members responsible for the monument; they represent the Grand Army of the Republic, The Sons of Veterans and the local community. The names of the living and deceased GAR Post members are inscribed on another side. Around the base of the monument are the names of major Civil War battles, including Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Chickamauga.”¹

¹http://www.pioneerphotography.com/History/Civil-War-Monuments/i-zWHsSrP

Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain May 30, 2016,
as long as acknowledgement included.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

On This Date in Minnesota History: May 29

May 29, 1911 – One of the weirdest stunts ever pulled off by a baseball fan in this area came to light tonight at Nicollet Park. When the watchman made his rounds late in the evening, he discovered two men wrapped up in blankets, sleeping in the grandstand. The men explained that they were from Eden Valley and that last year they came in for the Memorial Day game and could not get a seat. They told the Tribune reporter who went out to interview them, that they were determined to get good seats this time. They refused to give their names but said that they would be on the job, rooting for the Millers tomorrow afternoon.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Fans Sleep at Nicollet Park to Save Good Seats”; May 30, 1911; p. 1.

Nicollet Baseball Park

http://stewthornley.net/nicollet.jpg