By Rose Nyberg“Our Historic Northwest-1976” (red book)FROM SERFDOM TO LIBERTY…..This story began on a large farm in Södermanland, Sweden. Mr. and...

100 Years Ago May 1, 1925When we read Brother Hallgren's latest message of brotherly love and good cheer we were almost for a minute startled and almost interested. We are...

100 Years Ago April 17, 1925A report has recently come in that cattle near Karlstad are chewing wood and old bones. This habit is usually due to a lack of lime and...

By Ethel Glidden“Our Northwest Corner-1976” (red book)Harold Glidden, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. I.E. Glidden, came from one of Kittson...

100 Years Ago April 10, 1925F. H. Brown, former vice president of the National bank of Warroad, was sentenced by Judge W. A. Cant, this morning, to five years imprisonment...

100 Years Ago April 3, 1925Charles Smith, dining car conductor on the Soo Flyer was rested at Noyes last. Friday evening on a charge of attempted bribery of some U. S....

John Edwin Holm was born to Mr. and Mrs. Raffle Johnson in Norway, March 12, 1872. He immigrated to America with his parents when he was a young...

By AndrewOur Northwest Corner-1976” (red book)When a family of fourteen and nine are joined by marriage a large relationship for the children is...

100 Years Ago March 27, 1925Charles and Mr. and Mrs. T. H Hodne are leaving this week, the former for his home in Morris. Ill., and the latter for Minneapolis. Emma has a...

By Lillie and Don Nelson“Our Northwest Corner-1979” (tan book)Lars “Louie” Johnson was born in the Sogn region of Norway in 1852. In 1867, he...

100 Years Ago March 20, 1925F. E. Hunt, who has sold bananas and strawberries and Prince Albert and Copenhagen and other things for the Thief River Grocery Co. up this way...

100 Years Ago March 13, 1925Here’s How It Happened, By John A. Stahlberg: I can't remember it all. I don't know anything about it except by hearsay. And, tho it is...

 By Estelle Nordine“Our Northwest Corner-1979” (tan book)Nels Gustaf Ehrenstrom was born October 28, 1861 on the Island of Faro, Sweden. He was the...

Ella Erickson By Ella Erickson“Our Northwest Corner-1979 (tan book)When I was 19 years of age, I embarked on a great adventure. I left my homeland...

100 Years Ago March 6, 1925Kittel Aamodt and Roy Halvorson pleaded guilty to manufacturing moon, Tuesday evening in Judge Watts’ court and were given jail and fine...