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On the Porch

The social news or gossip columns in the old newspapers are always fascinating to read. A special section in the newspaper was devoted to the social media of the day. The whereabouts of local people and events were often featured in these columns. Here are a few from The News Messenger of Lyon County on Feb. 3, 1922:

Attorney Charles L. DeRue was transaction business in Mankato and Wells on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

Miss Marjorie Maxson entertained her Sunday School class at a sleigh ride party and lunch at her home on Tuesday evening.

Miss Clara Boudreau left on Thursday for the cities to buy a stock of millinery for the coming season for the Boudreau Sisters store.

Gust Baert, who has been living on the Lawrence farm east of town will move onto his farm on the Lynd road where his brother has been living.

Carl Swanson had an unfortunate accident Saturday when a horse kicked him, striking him in the face. He was hurried to the Marshall hospital but it was found necessary to remove one of his eyes, it being so badly injured. His nose was also broken.

Haugen Bros. purchased a new Melotte cream separator at Ghent on Monday.

The Ghent Band, under the leadership of A. Gruenfelder of Marshall, gave its first concert in the hall on Sunday, January 29. Their playing was pronounced fine by all who heard them as it was only after the seventh rehearsal. They are progressing more rapidly than was ever expected and we hope that they shall soon play again.

The Burton Sanderson family is quarantined for scarlet fever, little Gladys having contracted the disease.

A large crowd attended the program in District 75 Friday evening. The sale of the baskets brought $32.15.

Balaton High School basketball team played Russell Friday night. Our girls lost and the boys won. Both the teams played a good lively game.

Miss Jennie Frost of Minneota was in Marshall between trains on Wednesday. She came down for a “Child Welfare Work” meeting that was to have been held at the Methodist church parlors on Wednesday evening but on account of the bad weather the meeting was postpone until a later date.

The photograph featured this week from the Lyon County Museum’s collection was taken in November 1957 of March of Dimes officers. Seated in the middle is Jennie Frost. The others in the photograph are John Suedbeck, A. H. (Bud) Sartre, Bob Wilson, Sharon Locy, and Sheila Dandurand. Jennie Frost was a teacher in country schools in Lyon County before becoming superintendent of schools. She served as superintendent of schools from June 6, 1927 to Dec. 31, 1959. The Lyon County Board of Commissioners presented Jennie with a silver tray and trophy when she retired. The tray and trophy were donated to the Lyon County Historical Society Museum in 2016.

We are working on updating our school exhibit at the museum. If you attended a one room schoolhouse in Lyon County and would like to be interviewed, please give the museum a call at 507-537-6580. LCHS board of directors president, Bill Palmer, is interested in interviewing people who attended a one room schoolhouse in Lyon County. Also, if you have items from one room schoolhouses in Lyon County to donate or loan for the exhibit, please let us know. Example of items include: photographs, souvenir cards, awards, or items from the buildings.

The Lyon County Historical Society (LCHS) is a nonprofit, member-supported organization. LCHS operates the Lyon County Museum at 301 West Lyon Street in Marshall. The Lyon County Museum is open year-round to visitors. To contact us, visit our website: www.lyoncomuseum.org, call: 507-537-6580, email: director@lyoncomuseum.org, or on our Facebook page.

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