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50 years ago

From the Feb. 22, 1962

edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

“Fluff” party to

feature Casey Jones, Rosemount

”Fluff and Puff” Party is being sponsored at Rosemount, Feb. 23 and 24 by the St. Joseph’s Rosary Society.

The party will feature every kid’s friend, “Casey Jones,” who will be on hand at the Rosemount Cleaners from 3 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 24.

80 at Rosemount fire banquet

Eighty persons attended the Rosemount Fire Department annual banquet Saturday evening, February 10, at the fire hall.

Dinner was served at 8 o’clock by Krings catering service, and consisted of roast turkey, baked ham, all the trimmings, and strawberry shortcake and ice cream.

Organ music was enjoyed during the dinner and after for those who enjoyed dancing.

Special guests were former firemen Ben Moeller, Al Wiederhold and Elmer Rechtzigel, their wives, Safety Engineer Jim Payne of Great Northern Oil Refinery and wife, and Fire Chief Rony Rundgish of West St. Paul Fire Department and wife.

Women’s Club, Rosemount to hear Joan Friberg

It may be cold and wintry in Rosemount next Tuesday evening, but members of the Rosemount Women’s club will be enjoying a make-believe visit to the beautiful beaches of the French and Italian Rivieras.

Miss Joan Friberg of the Rosemount High School faculty will take the members of the Women’s Club, along with her on a one long holiday as she recounts by narration and slides her exciting trip to Europe last summer. She sailed on the liner Ivernia from Montreal to LeHavre, France, accompanied by their mother, sister and brother. They visited several interesting countries and returned by way of the British Isles to Montreal again. Miss Friberg arrived just in time for the opening of school in Rosemount. . . .

“Careless” case against school bus driver dropped

The “careless driving” complaint against school bus driver Milton Stauffer, signed by Paul Liebelt of Rosemount has been dismissed in West St. Paul municipal court.

Dave Grannis, of So. St. Paul, attorney for Stauffer, made the motion for dismissal on grounds the complaint was faulty, in that two separate instances were charged.

County Attorney Jerome Kluck, who drafted the complaint for Liebert, agreed it was faulty – an addition of a second allegation had been made with another typewriter. He therefore agreed to the dismissal.

Kluck said it is a basic rule of criminal prosecution to make only one charge at a time. He originally drafted the complaint, and sent it to Liebelt, who took it to the West St. Paul clerk, and the warrant was made up.

Best spellers at Rosemount Elementary School

The best spellers in the Rosemount elementary school have been listed after a series of written and oral examinations.

Grade 4: Herbert Nivala, Kathleen Strese, Jacqueline Jensen, Glen Wetterlund, Wayne Frey, Gerald Flint.

Grade 5: Deborah Nivala, Paulette Sagor, Jerene Wollum, Joan Swoboda, Donald Kirchner, Gary Bombeck.

Grade 6: Ann Franklin, Brenda Sagor, Ann Frey, Randee Willis, Dorothy Ward, Janet Ludwig, David Carmen.

Dog notice

Some restraint must be used on your dogs in Rosemount village, as they are becoming a public nuisance. Beginning February 26, all dogs not wearing a license will be picked up. – By order of the village police. Rosemount

75 years ago

From the Feb. 26, 1937

edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

Rosemount News

Earl Corcoran is attending the hardware dealers convention in St. Paul this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ewing made a trip to New Prague Wednesday.

Father Carey called on Father Mead at the hospital Tuesday.

Mrs. Marguerite Parish, a nurse from Northfield, caring for Mrs. Francis Stelter and baby returned to her home on Saturday. She is nursing in Randolph now.

Rudolph Rechtzigel was a business visitor in Farmington Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. O.F. Moeller left Weslaco, Texas, Feb. 10 and arrived at Long Beach, Calif., where they will spend the balance of the winter.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moeller called on a specialist in the city Tuesday for treatment for her throat. For a month of more she was unable to talk above a whisper, but her voice is coming back now.

Ed King of Monticello called at the Ralph Gilman home Wednesday and visited other friends here.

Coates and Rich Valley

Reinhardt Brummond was ill a few days last week.

Mrs. Charles Parr of St. Paul assisted with butchering at the John Franzmeier home on Thursday.

Mrs. Edwin Groth of St. Paul visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Boche, Jr., on Monday and Tuesday.

Mrs. Fred Wachter and son, Fred Jr., made a trip to St. Peter to visit the former’s mother, the occasion being the birthday of Mrs. Wachter’s mother.

Miss Linda Moll, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Moll, was taken to the Community Hospital at Farmington on Wednesday evening. On Thursday morning she underwent an operation for appendicitis. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery to health.

100 years ago

From the Feb. 23, 1912

edition of the

Dakota County Tribune

Rosemount Page

Some day last week a head brakeman on the Rock Island freight, named Frank Eddy, made himself busy by going into our depot office, opened the cash drawer and took out twelve dollars and a half in silver.

The assistant agent Eddie Morearity, noticed the man in front of the cash drawer, and told Mr. S. Parker, and then Mr. Parker went to the cash drawer and found the money gone. He just had time to notify the conductor of what had happened before the train left Rosemount.

The conductor told Mr. Parker that the man was dead broke. When there was no report from Farmington, Mr. S. Parker notified the police at Northfield to arrest Mr. Frank Eddy.

The Northfield police arrested Eddy when the train arrived at that place, and by searching him found the twelve dollars and a half in his pocket. Mr. R.S. Parker, agent at Rosemount swore to a complaint before Peter Heinen, who then made out a warrant and gave it to constable Dennis Gibson for service.

Mr. Gibson went to Northfield after the man and brought him back the same day. The prisoner was brought in to court and pleaded guilty to taking the money while drunk and asked the court to let him off by his paying all the costs and repaying the money to the company. Justice Heinen gave him a ninety days suspension sentence, he to pay all costs and return the money to the company.

The prisoner paid all costs and paid the money to the company and was discharged by the court as well as by the company.

Only for the assistant Eddy Morearity, being quick in his detection some innocent man might have been blamed for the work.

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