At one point in the county’s history, villages and townships would frequently vote on whether or not to ban the sale of alcohol within…
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To Spend Your Summer in Morrison County
My life in Morrison County began in May 1943 when I was born in St Gabriel’s hospital. Dr. GM Fortier delivered me. I have no…
View More To Spend Your Summer in Morrison CountyBert Rudie – Part X
Horses We had this one white horse – kind of speckled gray — dirty looking gray. He was getting to be an old horse, and…
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Partying I remember whenever there was celebration like for somebody’s wedding, they had parties and they’d wind up at the dances in Elmdale. They had…
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Larry Litchy’s Chrysler I vaguely remember when I was around seven, maybe eight years old, Lawrence Litchy used to cook moonshine. I remember he came…
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The Happy Farmer On the farm we had horses to do all of the field work. I used to have to cultivate and plow everything…
View More Bert Rudie – Part VIIBert Rudie – Part VI
In 1932, the Dort I remember when I was just a little guy – I must have been maybe five- or six-years old and my…
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Free Movies It was a big treat for youngsters when in the Bowlus Park, every Friday night during the summer they would have free movies.…
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Eggs and Cream When we milked the cattle, we didn’t have any place to keep the cream that they separated. So they had to put…
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Building the New Farm House It was around 1938 or 1939 when my parents decided to replace or build a new house on the farm.…
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