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No miracles in sight as city elm campaign opens April 18, 1977 In 1969, four cases of Dutch elm disease were documented in Mankato. By 1977, City Parks and Forestry Director Davis Sears expected 2,000 to 3,000 trees in Mankato proper to show signs of the disease. That number is despite the fact that a remarkably cold winter killed off an expected 95% of the fungus-bearing insects. “That’s not enough” to make a difference, Sears said. About 65% of the shade trees in Mankato were elm trees in 1977. Infected trees were removed and trucked to West Sibley Park (now Land of Memories) to be burned. Meanwhile, the city more than doubled its tree planting budget to replace elms with ash, maple, locust, linden and hackberry saplings. April marked the beginning of the scouting for Dutch elm diseased trees in Mankato. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Compiled by Jean Lundquist No miracles in sight as city elm campaign opens April 18, 1977 In 1969, four cases of Dutch elm disease were documented in Mankato. By 1977, City Parks and Forestry Director Davis Sears expected 2,000 to 3,000 trees in Mankato proper to show signs of the disease. That number is despite the fact that a remarkably cold winter killed off an expected 95% of the fungus-bearing insects. “That’s not enough” to make a difference, Sears said. About 65% of the shade trees in Mankato were elm trees in 1977. Infected trees were removed and trucked to West Sibley Park (now Land of Memories) to be burned. Meanwhile, the city more than doubled its tree planting budget to replace elms with ash, maple, locust, linden and hackberry saplings. April marked the beginning of the scouting for Dutch elm diseased trees in Mankato. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Compiled by Jean Lundquist No miracles in sight as city elm campaign opens April 18, 1977 In 1969, four cases of Dutch elm disease were documented in Mankato. By 1977, City Parks and Forestry Director Davis Sears expected 2,000 to 3,000 trees in Mankato proper to show signs of the disease. That number is despite the fact that a remarkably cold winter killed off an expected 95% of the fungus-bearing insects. “That’s not enough” to make a difference, Sears said. About 65% of the shade trees in Mankato were elm trees in 1977. Infected trees were removed and trucked to West Sibley Park (now Land of Memories) to be burned. Meanwhile, the city more than doubled its tree planting budget to replace elms with ash, maple, locust, linden and hackberry saplings. April marked the beginning of the scouting for Dutch elm diseased trees in Mankato. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Compiled by Jean Lundquist

Farmers show keen interest in rural lighting project April 1, 1936 Bringing electricity to the countryside was seen as a great modernizing improvement by farmers in St. James when 100 of them attended a meeting to learn more about the Rural Electrification Administration and plans to bring current to the local rural area. The University of Minnesota Extension agent from Waseca, L. P. Zimmerman, told the crowd they carried no individual liability to join. While city residents and those nearby faced a cost of 1.75 cents per kilowatt hour, farmers farther away would pay 5 to 6 cents per kilowatt hour. Utilities in the area were telling farmers it would cost $1,000 per mile to string farm lines. Farmers in Butterfield, Madelia, St. James and the eastern part of Cottonwood County near Mountain Lake were in the planning area for electricity. Farmers show keen interest in rural lighting project April 1, 1936 Bringing electricity to the countryside was seen as a great modernizing improvement by farmers in St. James when 100 of them attended a meeting to learn more about the Rural Electrification Administration and plans to bring current to the local rural area. The University of Minnesota Extension agent from Waseca, L. P. Zimmerman, told the crowd they carried no individual liability to join. While city residents and those nearby faced a cost of 1.75 cents per kilowatt hour, farmers farther away would pay 5 to 6 cents per kilowatt hour. Utilities in the area were telling farmers it would cost $1,000 per mile to string farm lines. Farmers in Butterfield, Madelia, St. James and the eastern part of Cottonwood County near Mountain Lake were in the planning area for electricity. Farmers show keen interest in rural lighting project April 1, 1936 Bringing electricity to the countryside was seen as a great modernizing improvement by farmers in St. James when 100 of them attended a meeting to learn more about the Rural Electrification Administration and plans to bring current to the local rural area. The University of Minnesota Extension agent from Waseca, L. P. Zimmerman, told the crowd they carried no individual liability to join. While city residents and those nearby faced a cost of 1.75 cents per kilowatt hour, farmers farther away would pay 5 to 6 cents per kilowatt hour. Utilities in the area were telling farmers it would cost $1,000 per mile to string farm lines. Farmers in Butterfield, Madelia, St. James and the eastern part of Cottonwood County near Mountain Lake were in the planning area for electricity.

Peacock strays from home to find companions April 23, 1953 The Carl Peterman family east of Sleepy Eye noticed a colorful visitor in their yard when a male peacock took up residence among their chickens and other livestock one day. They were in a quandary trying to figure out from where the bird had come, but they enjoyed its multicolored feathers glistening in the sun. They thought perhaps it had escaped from the zoo in Mankato and had wandered westward. Turns out Pershing Snow had purchased a pair of the birds a few years back. His female died, and Snow assumed “Mr. Peacock” had wandered off in search of love. Snow reported the bird was busy readjusting to his surroundings without the company of the Peterman chickens and sows. There was no mention of how far away Pershing Snow and his peacock lived. Dealer Area Got water? Peacock strays from home to find companions April 23, 1953 The Carl Peterman family east of Sleepy Eye noticed a colorful visitor in their yard when a male peacock took up residence among their chickens and other livestock one day. They were in a quandary trying to figure out from where the bird had come, but they enjoyed its multicolored feathers glistening in the sun. They thought perhaps it had escaped from the zoo in Mankato and had wandered westward. Turns out Pershing Snow had purchased a pair of the birds a few years back. His female died, and Snow assumed “Mr. Peacock” had wandered off in search of love. Snow reported the bird was busy readjusting to his surroundings without the company of the Peterman chickens and sows. There was no mention of how far away Pershing Snow and his peacock lived. Dealer Area Got water? Peacock strays from home to find companions April 23, 1953 The Carl Peterman family east of Sleepy Eye noticed a colorful visitor in their yard when a male peacock took up residence among their chickens and other livestock one day. They were in a quandary trying to figure out from where the bird had come, but they enjoyed its multicolored feathers glistening in the sun. They thought perhaps it had escaped from the zoo in Mankato and had wandered westward. Turns out Pershing Snow had purchased a pair of the birds a few years back. His female died, and Snow assumed “Mr. Peacock” had wandered off in search of love. Snow reported the bird was busy readjusting to his surroundings without the company of the Peterman chickens and sows. There was no mention of how far away Pershing Snow and his peacock lived. Dealer Area Got water?

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