30 years ago January 21, 1993

With eagles reportedly thriving along the river, a new mode of flight was in the cards, as the question of which one of seven potential sites to use for a new airport in the Dakota County Search Area was soon to be evaluated at a public meeting Jan. 21.

As to ground transportation, local officials ask that residents clear the streets for plow drivers, though without resorting to a mass ticketing and towing strategy, about as popular as a vacation in Iraq, staff writer Steve Eide notes. But while public works director Tom Montgomery understood that some citizens just don’t know (a state of “unknowledge”), others do but don’t move their vehicles.

“There’s no way to discern,” Montgomery relates as he and street department superintendent Cal Ruedy ask city motorists for their voluntary cooperation.

55 years ago

THE HASTINGS GAZETTE

January 18, 1968 Short briefs.

Injured in a hit and run while pulling his snowmobile home with a rope attached, Jerry Murtaugh survives, the car which struck him throwing him 10 feet in the 700 block of State Street.

Construction of the junior high is said to be on schedule.

Rev. Paul Borchardt receives a release from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran to answer a call to Calvary Lutheran in Sheyboygan, Wisconsin.

Lawrence Hagen, 30 years old and formerly of Hastings, is killed in a 45foot fall on Monday, Jan. 15 from the top of a beer vat at the Grain Belt Brewery at St. Paul. Changing light bulbs at the time of his accident, Hagen would be interred in Lakeside Cemetery.

North at Bayport, hot water from the newly opened Allen S. King Coal Plant will enter the St. Croix soon, leading to concerns of weakened ice as far south as

80 years ago THE HASTINGS GAZETTE January 15, 1943 Urging caution in winter driving, chief of police Math C. Karpen affirms a statement of the War Department and national chiefs of police, summarized below.

When dangerous conditions related to winter weather in the form of snow or sleet storms existed, itwais advised that drivers reduce their speed “even below 35” while maintaining vision with windshield wipers and defrosters and traction with anti-skid chains—“or else don’t drive.” Traffic snarls and accidents to “war essential vehicles” were to be avoided.

Just north: The Tire Department of the Ward Price and Rationing Board at South St. Paul issues a notice on the need to inspect small trucks. Those with an A Book are given an extension on the deadline until March 31, while B and C bookholders have until February 28 for their first inspection.

104 years ago THE HASTINGS GAZETTE January 19, 1918 From the Exchange papers Do not judge by appearances. The man who sings bass at church is not necessarily the boss at home.Galveston News “My fortune is made!” cried the inventor.

“What it is now?” “An alarm clock with a phonograph attachment that will reason with a man when it arouses him.”—Philadelphia Ledger Mercury’s Accident. “What’s the matter with your office boy?”

“He hurt himself while running when I sent him on an errand the other day.”

“Come off! You don’t mean to say?”

“I do. He never did the errand, but he found out why a horse had fallen down in the street.”—Cleveland Leader

The Senate bill introduced by Mr. Donelly extending the time for the redemption of land sold for taxes in the counties of Dakota and Sibley, came before the House on Friday. On motion of Mr. Sullivan, the rules were suspended and the bill passed. Good! Better! Best!

Local affairs. Accident. Last week, Mr. George Lake, of this city, met with a painful accident, from which he will be laid up for some time. He had been chopping wood a short distance from the city, and accidentally slipped, the ax striking him in the face, cutting a terrible gash on the cheek. The injured man was brought to the city, and medical aid promptly procured.

On the Hayes-Tilden affair: “On the 8th of January, large and enthusiastic meetings were held all over the country, to denounce the vile conspiracy by which the people are attempted to be cheated of their choice for President…The general feeling among all the speakers was a firm determination to stand by the right, and to see to it that the legally elected President shall be inaugurated.” (Hayes had the electoral but not popular vote and would be inaugurated after a deal was struck, bringing an end to Reconstruction).

Territorial Dispatch… 164 years ago HASTINGS INDEPENDENT Volume I, Number 3 August 6, 1857 The Charter of the City of Hastings (continued from last week) Chapter III Section 1. Every person elected or appointed to any office under this Act, shall before he enters upon the duties of his office, take and subscribe an oath of office, and file the same duly certified by the officers taking the same with the recorder of the city; and the Treasurer, and Marshal, and such other