Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

From Our Files

1971: Snowmobile club helps out during blizzard

• March 28, 1946

Little Miss Karen Liedtke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Liedtke, received one dollar which was a contest prize given by the “Children’s Activity Magazine” for coloring a picture of “Noma Toys.” There were a number of other prizes. Karen was 6 years old.

The entire incumbent ticket, which ran unopposed in the Hartley town election, was re-elected. The vote was light as was to be expected and the only opposition of any unified nature was for the office of mayor, where Mike Collins received the credible number of 44 write-in votes.

Henry Baumeister, prominent Hartley Township fa...