Freddie Locken“Our Northwest Corner-1979” (tan book)Freddie Locken was born November 3, 1903 to John and Anna Locken in Thompson Township. He was...

100 Years Ago May 15, 1925Town of Pelan plans on making several important road improvements this year. I. 0. Folland, town clerk, was here this week and left copy for a...

By: Samantha Alme May is a month rich with various appreciation and recognition days that highlight the contributions of many professions. Among these, one of the most...

100 Years Ago May 8, 1925County Attorney Borneman has not been very popular with the border officials for some time. In fact, since that man Sutton pretty near killed a man...

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...

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...

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 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...