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  Information for 100, 75, 50 and 25  year news briefs was researched and gathered by Renee Geving and Cec McKeig from Cass County newspaper archives at the Cass County Historical Society.    

100 Years Ago

March 6, 1924

   C.M. Shoemaker was given the contract to deliver 75 cords of sixteen-inch wood for the Federal Dam school for the sum of $400.

   John Hrlichka and Valley Kotkie attended the dance at the Woman Lake school.

   Vensal Johnson had 7 new Fords shipped into Federal Dam the past week.

75 Years Ago

March 4, 1949

   Gloria Ford of Minneapolis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Ford, married Charles Larson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Larson of Hutchinson on February 13th.

   Lloyd Ahlstrom of Remer has been quite ill with pneumonia, and Mrs. George Wilde has been operating the Gambles store.

   Anna Haubrich married Gustave Zaske May 16, 1899, and they lived on their farm in Ponto Lake township from 1917 to 1939. They then purchased the Herder school and lived there until 1947.

50 Years Ago

March 7, 1974

   Gloria Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Remer, is a senior studying at Concordia College.

   Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith were honored on their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at Federal Dam and 25 silver dollars.

   Ruth Fowler was born July 29, 1894 at Grand Island, Nebraska and died March 2nd and is buried at the Wabedo cemetery.

25 Years Ago

March 9, 1999 

  Jerry Dilley is opening a custom woodworking shop at the junction of Highways 6 and 200 in Remer, Wooden Dreams Cabinet Shop.

   A new covered entryway and bell tower are nearly complete at the Salem Lutheran church in Longville.

   Crystal Chalich has a 4.0 grade average for the fall semester at Mankato State U. She is the daughter of Michael and Peggy Chalich of Sauk Centre. 

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