History of New Rockford: Dec. 7, 2020

On Sept. 7, 1903, rain caused “a throng of farmers and threshermen” on the streets of New Rockford. John Von Almen and A.H. Crawford went to Elizabeth, Minnesota, to attend the wedding of one of Von Almen’s sisters; Von Almen returned on Sept. 11, accompanied by his brother Fred, who would remain for a while. Miss Blanche Brownell went to Jamestown to continue her studies at St. Joseph’s Academy;...