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—— RICE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Rice Conny. Mins 408 Divisom Street, Noetild, MN $3057 Website: ricecoxs blogspot.com 2018 Spring ‘The Rice County Genealogical Suciely RCGS) usually meets 2:00 on the 3° Tuesday of the month shternating location between the Rice County Historical Society Museum (ROHS), 1814 NW 2" Avenue, in Facibaul and various focetions in North eld. NOTE: we aus aling meetings over the summer Viestinys may be caeled dus tn inclement weater. MENTING DATES 2018 tentative: refer to wchsite rieacogs.blogspotseom for updates May 15-2088- changed to the Proiicville Cemevery Memorial Service May 20: soe . and p.2 May 20, 2018 Sunday... Prairieville Cemetery 2:(0) Memorial Service Old Praizicville y Highway 61), 2.5 miles east of Faribault ume 19, 2018. Nomthtietd Tibrary 21K) ‘Topi: Northfield Mistory Collaborative ‘Guest speuher: Stephanuc Hess July 18, 2018 Wednesday... Varibault RCHS. -no0u-8:00 Presence at tae Rice County Fair, RCGS volunteers August 21, 2018, ve Chiistdala Church 2:00 ‘Tour: of Christdala Chiweh: Jotun and Jen Dalby Millersburg Located 2 miles west of Millersburg om County Ral 1 (1795 Millersburg Till September 18, 2018..........Norlield Library._...2:00 Topic: U of MN John K. Rorehert May Library Guest speaker: October 16, 2018. arial RCS. 2:0) Tope: Dalby datubase Joba Dalby Novomber-20, 2018, SLOlaf Library 2:00 Tour: St. Ola College Rolvaag Library for Nomtifiela ‘Norwegian research Devember 18, 2018. LLocatiom smd time to be determined Anmal Deceraber Lunch & Election of OfFicers OFVICERS: President: Macy Za anv. Program CoChnit: Sue Garwood « sgarood iehistory.ory™ Kathy Ness < kilness(auemail com also website Treasurer: Noreen Gioler = [email protected]: Nevesloner: Harriet Heng <habersmngia.netoom.coms AN TMS ISSUE: 2 Prairieville Cemetery Memorial Service Sue and Linn Hoya 2 Cand Pie Cabinet phuoty by John Dalhy 3-4 Treasurers are Troo Treasures Whan They ace Shared — Mary Zabel 9 Sarah Arabla Goodhue and why she gave up being an artist — Hartiet Berg 6-7 Cyclone al Morristown — Jolin Palby Rice Gleanings sue a8 Spring 2038 Old Prairieville Cemetery website <oldprairievillecem.org> MEMORIAL SERVICE Partha ag ee yay all un san oF rae burs in the comet SET FOR SUNDAY MAY Sirctnecomensy ty Seelyes ea Lyd 20 AT 2PM. Sottn Ge hineas Hoabrea! Sony Begs Once again ions of Ot Pieite Cemetery il gather honor these bassin te Oia Praieile Gemetry Sunday May 20,2016 a 246. Toe ‘Amaia Legon Post £3 wl again go tha S aun ‘Sati fo ponor War af 7812 Veter "wae ac, (Ca War veteran Eavand Cone. Note: Mary is ordering 0 chairs. Park on the grass if tis dry olhurwise along the highway, ‘This card file cabinet belonged to the RCGS. It was no longer needed and due to space limitations at NHS it was moved ta the home of Jan and John Dalby. They had no use for it and have found a new home for it at the ‘Rice County Historical Society Museum where it will be used to store small archive items. Rice Gleanin asus 4 Spring 2018 Treasurers are True Treasurers When They are Shared Grandma’s Beautiful Stemware by Mary Zabs] ‘Back inthe caely 1950s, Tremember my surrmer vacation at ty Gnmdmother's. My Grandpacats lived om a 16-3 pol just ont of Ovation Bt ye ust isd he city ths, They hid soared ths lem fom ny Grunmothe'’s purents in 1917. ‘There was a bam, two sheds, small garage, outhouse and thicken coop which had a lovely stand of grapes fa climbed the fence surroundig 1° athe ullings. “Le hnune ys Pood sire, oe bill heing wo stories andthe other single story witha ge ving room an single hedroote. ‘The cloutreiy throughout was inited. ‘The kilchen was mouc like just serving ktchea with two small aks of cupboards a single old pink and anage wou! humming stove atthe orth eal with which she cooked in he ‘winter bat on hot days use n ingle clocuic bumer. The anly “rang” water was ftom the pump jack ouside the house which we nsca to fl the drinking water pail nd Fil the stove reserve for hat dishwater Uverything was economy oF scale aud resources. Tews simple ul best ‘rads Vieioria (Nowak? Tlincheski and srancldauyhler Mary (Hinshesk:) Zabel bet them grandma's cog Feary who always proreied her ‘Grandma would have me set the table with her F. W. Wuulwarth dishes but my eyes always met the icasare that lived on the cop shel of the cuphnsn; the beautifully engraved fine get of stemware that were never used. | sever hur tho rerve to ask her ifwe could se it, Ihe story vas thal it was her wodding gia Irom her parents ‘who were mors sltiuent than her. My Grandmother aad Grandfather wore wed inI86 90 the stemware lasses ‘ce suporb aatiques. What shaune tn never use something so hemuful. Bul [loved wiping the dishes just so 1 ould get another took at then as we had no such Iuxury. Well my Grandmother died in 1960 and an sunt and Jhsz hushand came to live with Grandpa but there were no ojare opportunities for mac to stay there. Grandpa di and my aimt and her husbunel moved, dhe lund was sold and the house desnlshes! fo make way for w new housing addition. The stemware was gore. ied fice Gleanings Issue 4 Spring 2018 Roman Hincheski and Victoria Nowak (1870-1988) Us:9.1960) sm 3 Oct 1896 Steole County, Minnesorz About £9 years later, che aunt died and my other unt was elesning ou! the suas apavtinent and found a box mariced Gradius glasses. twas the beautiful stemware! My other aunt, having hovn rnised sloply sen ‘her Rls and with no childvea ase! me iF T wanted them. Oh yes, Tbabbled! Oh yes? They were now mine! ‘Dedommined not Tet amything happen ts thera, I kept them isthe hox up in my closet anal never tald anyone they were thers, ‘Does this story have» Gimiliar ring? Being 70 pow it ivally dawyned on me, that I have the “toasuee™ an iT dlido’t share it with my family, they could be diseurded for nuisance as te itaportance af sienverare tothe ‘cunrent generation is not the sanie mine, After attending 8 presentation by our historical society doctor shout the importance of shaving these things, | have decided! L will give thers lw my ehildrea aad niece and ‘oe with tis story Unis Christmas co the steraware wall stay heautifil forever, Rice Gleanings isur a8 Spring 2018 Sarah Arabells "alla (Bigelow) Goodhue sand Wy She Gave Up Beng an Artist Seteresuein ue karty Rare a Sorah rats Rigel assborn 8 Sep 196m yop, Vermont de deughteral John Slo exh Bigelow (2828 +200} ane Mary, Thmpaon (791-85) ‘Skewas ried an 1 iy 2873 in yegete, ert ‘to Forace Goodhue (184-9973), She moved a North Masala whee Horace rs erployed a areton Colege ‘Belle and Herzen hres eran ‘late (1a72ue3}, fajpsn. (aeaa60) ‘ary K (128 2058), ected 28 Aj £957 in Noctis, ice County, tne, ‘aftr ne destin 1957 ur von Ralph od his wife ily foun « ewes davirg te oll Goodhue hanes 308 2 2"St, NoreK, Mites, To hit Sure wn icy Suned i oor areas le a Ralph ore hte mathe. “oer tan me i sep fl ay ee SEhocegmeny ger ea ye toma wine oii i lg ene . ali torte Je 0186 een se weet oy 3 ze (nas? mo ad eae hen al ice Gleanings tse 48 Spring 2008 CYCLONE AT MORRISTOWN from John Dalby CYLCONE AT MORRISTOWN. Eight Killed Outright and Four seriously injured is the record! of the Storm al Morristown last Monday Afternoon. Frank Pittman one of the killed, The dead are: FRANK PITTMAN, farmer, age 49; ELMER BROOKS, age 18 yr., laborer; OTTO GATZKE, age 19 yr., son of PAUL GATZKE; HENRY S. WAITE, farmer, and candidate for representative on the Republican ticket; JOHN ROHRER, age 27, laborer; JAKE MILLER, farmer, age 19 years; JOHN WEAVER, farmer, age 28; POOLSFOSS, was killed by flying timbers, 2 1/2 miles south of town. Injured: LOUIE PITTMAN, age 12, probably fatally, injured internally by falling brick. PAUL GATZKE, superficial and internal injuries. PORTERR WHITE, cut over temple, required 16 stitches, broken limb. FRANK WILDER, three ribs broken, cut over eye. The building, where the casualities occurred was occupied by Paul Galzke as a saloon. There were eleven people in the saloon when the storm struck, and seven were killed outright, one the 12 year old boy of Frank Pittman will not live, the othor three were all more or less injured. The wonder is that any escaped, as the building flew to pieces without an instants waming and in the pile of bricks there is probably not two that remained fastened togother by the mortar. Many of the men had gathered in the saloon to get out of the rain. Frank Pittmans was the first body discovered in the debris. He had gone down to Morristown with a load of wheat and had, we understand, paid the last of a mortgage and purchased a cow, His litle twelve year old boy was found near his father, he had been struck in the stomach by a failing brick and was badly injured. He was taken toa nearby house and all that skill and kindness could do, was done for him. John Rohrer was the son of Bentley Rohrer, who formerly resided three miles east of this cily. He was a fine young man and well known in this city and vicinity. Henry S. Waile, was a prosperous young farmer, living a few miles east of Morristown. He had just retuned from the funeral of Mr. John Gibson. He leaves a wife and five small children, his wife was formerly Miss Girtie Breed, of this city. THF STORM. When first scon the storm cloud was a fow miles Southeast of this place where it barely missed Mr. Brophys family, as they were coring home from the funeral. It is described, by those who saw it, as a great funnel shaped mass, with a long lwisting, rope-ike concern hanging nearly lo the ground. It made frequent leaps toward the ground and wherever it struck took everything in its path, It traveled in a northeasterly direction, siriking Mr. Olsons Alce Gleanings sue as Spring 2028 farm about two and a half miles south of Morristown village. Mr. Olsons barn was totally destroyed, and Poolesfoss, his hired man was killed by flying timbers. In Morristown it again dipped down and picking up Mr. Dargavels barn cartied it several rods and dropped it. A few rods farther on, with diabolical accuracy il swopped down on Galzkes saloon, and in the fraction of a second crushed the life out of seven human beings. It again rose in the air and passed over several buildings, and about thirty rods farther on it demolished several barns. No farther damage has thus far been reported. it was a storm of terrible strength and had it remained olose to the earth would have left a path of devestation equal to the New Richmond disaster a year ago. Quite a number of queer pranks of the giant twister are reported. Pitirnans team was tied directly in front of the saloon, the wind carried the wagon away and stripped off the hamess leaving the team standing. One man was blown across the street and landed in the telephone wires twenty feet from the ground. Notice was received here about six oclock, and Doctors Chamberlain, Rankin and Couplin immediately responded and assisted in the work of rescue. The alarm soon spread and the road between this place and Morristown was lined with teams until a tate hour Monday night. The building that was destroyed gives evidence of having been very poorly constructed, the mortar being of a poor quality and sparingly used. Perhaps if the building had been stronger its unfortunate occupants might have escaped. The body of Frank Pillman was moved to Worleins undertaking rooms in this city and prepared for burial. For the third time within a year the little village of Morristown is wrapped in mouming and the eamest sympathy of our people go out to the afflicted. Fortunately the property loss was light with the exception of the brick building referred to, the only damage was barns and out buildings blown down, and now and thon a roof or chimney gone. Waterville Advance Newspaper Sep 24,1900. ‘One of the saddest teatures of the cyclone Monday at Morristown was the death of Frank Pittman, and the injury of his little son, who at present wriling is hanging between life and death, Frank was a hard worker and had a reputation for honesty that any man could be proud of. He leaves a wife and large family of young children. The funcral occurred this forenoon from the Catholic church and the remains laid to rest in the Catholic cametery east of town. ice Gleanings howe 48 Spring 2018 Rice County Genealogical Society 408 Division Street Northfield, MN 55057 MFMBERSIUP APPLICATION : RENEWAL ‘Membership is yeaely January through Dsesmber Namie “Address City Zip Paoxe Email Type of Member ‘Individual $10 per year Family $12 per year ‘Send applicalion with check payable to Rice County Genealogical S Rice County Genealogical Soviciy 408 Division Street Novihliele, MN’ 55089 Rice Gleanings sue 48 Spring 2018 Stamp