History of New Rockford: Oct. 3, 2022

The May 26, 1905, “Transcript” said that several very large pickerel had recently been taken from the James River.

The previous week H.W. Hastings, a musician who had played with the New Rockford Orchestra in 1903 and 1904, died at his home in Oberon. Also that week several New Rockford businessmen worked on the race track and ball park west of town to get them in shape.

On May 26, Herman Olson ca...