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Emmet County Historical Museum volunteers Don Koons, left, and Wayne Peterson explain how an antique veterinary surgical table works. Photo by Amber Hovey
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mmet County has a rich histo‐ ry whether it be in agriculture or the businesses that use to occupy the county or even to the semi‐pro baseball team and field dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s, which use to sit where Iowa Lakes Electric now sits. Unique to Emmet County and fortunate for its resi‐ dents is that there is a local place that holds all this histo‐ ry, the Emmet County Historical Museum located in Estherville. Walking into each building of the museum, it is hard not to gasp at the vast array of items and the decades of his‐ tory that sit within such a small area. Whether a person
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interested in military, household items, ag equipment or something else, there is some‐ thing for everyone. The museum also houses research and records of Estherville and sur‐ rounding communities such as school year books, city directories, old newspapers and many, many pictures. There is even informa‐
tion on towns that no longer exist in Emmet County. Two rare items that volunteers of the muse‐ um discovered in their possession was a vet‐ erinary surgical table and what is called a horse power. “We had a couple things here for a long time and now just realized we had something dif‐ ferent,” said volunteer and board member for
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the museum Mildred Bryan. “One was manufactured here in Estherville,” said Bryan about the veterinary surgical table. “The build‐ ing still exists down on South 6th Street, across from where the old lumber‐ yard use to be. But it wasn’t in business here a long time. It did move up to Fairmont.” If surgery had to be done, the sides would slide in and a bar would slide down to hold the hog in place explained Don Koons, another volunteer and board member for the Emmet County Historical Museum. The second item, which is referred to horse power. (see photo). “Years ago, we didn’t have steam engines, we didn’t have gasoline engines, so they had this horse power,” said Koons. Used often for threshing, it was driven by four horses that would go around and around it. The horse power would then have a rod that runs down to what is called a speed jack, which would be belted up to a thresh machine. “It wasn’t a big thresh machine; it was a wooden one,” explained Koons. Horse power was also used for other jobs such as well drilling, said volunteer and board member Don Valen. “It was the transferring from doing it by hand to with a horse pulling it,”
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MUSEUM, Continued from Page 7 said Valen. “They didn’t go from one to suddenly a big steam engine to thresh everything; they made little steps and this is one of those steps between beating the grain with a club to run‐ ning a thresh machine,” said Valen. “Those (horse powers) were a big life saver,” said Koons. “They helped thresh and they could hook them up to grinders and burr mills.” Today’s equivalent to a horse power would be a self‐propelled combine. What makes this item so unique is that many did not survive past World War II. “When WWII started, there was a big drive to clean out your groves and bring in your metal,” said Koons. “I can remember in Swea City, we had a pile of iron 400 to 500 feet long and 30 feet high. People just brought everything in.” From there the metal was loaded onto coal cars and shipped to refineries to make weapons or equipment for the war, explained Koons. These are just two of the unique and interest‐ ing antiques that the museum offers visitors. “Any given day we are out here, we see some‐ thing new every time,” said volunteer and
board member Wayne Peterson. “I have been helping here for 15 years or longer and the other day I was going through the museum and I noticed four or five things that I had never seen,” said Koons. “Something we are really proud of is that we have something about each community and we continue to add to it,” said Koons. “There is every kind of a variety of things,” said Bryan. “There are businesses and things that none use even knew existed.” What the museum’s volunteers hope visi‐ tors take away from the museum is an appreciation for their ancestors. “And to learn some‐ thing about the past,” said Koons. “And how it involves all modern tractors,” said volunteer and board member Jan Greig. “We wouldn’t have those without the past.” The museum opens June 1 and tours are available all year long by contacting one of the museum’s board members. “We have a lot of peo‐ ple come through here and they say, ‘this is the best museum for a town this size that they have ever been in,” said Koons.
The Bolstad School has long been one of the main attractions at the Emmet County Historical Society Museum.
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She called Kenin, “and I was scream‐ ing,” she said. “He couldn’t under‐ stand me.” When she finally got the words out they made plans to move back to Estherville. Miller worked with Fiala until 2001 when she bought the practice. In 2006 they purchased their current build‐ ing on West Central Ave. “Our kids appreciate the opportunities of living here,” Miller said. Not only have they grown up with both sets of
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eggs, a pork roast, grilled pork chops, sausages; any of that will have me pushing my way through to the table. I really wanted to get Lauri’s tenderloin take. It was one of those that’s twice as big as the bun and it looked like it had a good, golden scald on it. She declared it excel‐ lent, one of the best
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CHEW, Continued from Page 18 mashed potato soft on the inside. Perfection. Lauri, the baker, of Lauri’s Cakes and More, and former‐ ly of Estherville, called up her Pinterest account and showed our server her pies and graduation cupcakes and other creations. We agree that after such culinary indul‐ Anyway. gence, it seems remiss to not The burger was fantastic, the tomatoes fresh, the may‐ have dessert at all. We did have drinks. I had a onnaise in a packet, but that cola and Lauri had a raspber‐ might be just as well, because ry iced tea, which she said if you’re a little more self‐dis‐ was very refreshing and ciplined than I am, you could tasty. Because of the rules, I choose to not use it. The fries! I saw fries on a nearby could not imbibe at work nor table before we ordered, and review the alcoholic mixes available at Softail, but they I knew I had to have them. appeared to have a wide Sizzled to a crisp outside, selection of beer and liquor, including some of the new, trendy things. Speaking of tall drinks, the restrooms are lined with corrugated metal, which is a theme in their rustic décor. There are two and they are a one‐ person deal where you go in, lock the door, get it done and leave without someone coming in to use sink or stall. If reading about all the deep and pan fried good‐ ness leaves you calculat‐ ing whether the effort of working it all off will 418 Central Avenue make your Fitbit explode, Estherville IA 51334 might I suggest coming at 712-362-7272 night when the salad bar A full service agency with an experienced is open. Softail does care about those who are and qualified staff for all your insurance watching their health and weight. You can also and real estate needs. order a side salad instead www.blumandleonard.com • www.blumandleonardrealestate.com of fried sides. ment, but fortunately cheese, tomatoes and mayonnaise were an easy choice for me (ketchup and mustard are on the table along with your menus and barbecue sauce.). The burger was nicely rubbed with what tasted like a mix of peppercorn, minced onion and Worcestershire sauce and probably some Kosher salt. The bun was stable with‐ out being too tough. If there’s one thing I can’t stand for, it’s a wimpy bun. There’s this place in the Lakes I won’t name, that’s supposed to be so great, but their buns tear and fall apart at the slightest gustatory provocation. I just can’t.
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Blessings to you Sister Pat “I love this community!” —Sister Patrick BY AMY H. PETERSON APETERSON@ESTHERVILLENEWS.NET
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SISTER, Continued from Page 21 hospice if they’re given six months or less of life. They’re dying, but we help them live,” Sister Patrick said. “We break our backs getting the family and the patient what they want during the time they have. We ask them, ‘what do you want? Tell us, please,’ and if it’s attainable (and at times it seems even if it’s not) we get it to them. Death can be beautiful, and the hope of the eternal life afterward is really beautiful. We can give the family hope and bring life to a time that doesn’t need to be tragic, but can be holy and beautiful.” Sister Patrick said, “and some‐ times people graduate from hos‐ Turn to SISTER, Page 24
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SISTER, Continued from Page 23 near Watertown. pice.” Sometimes a Sister Patrick fol‐ patient diagnosed as lowed two of her terminal with a few revered older cousins months to live, and into the convent. they begin to recover. In Estherville and “I had to talk to a the surrounding area, patient the other day, Sister Patrick dove and the patient said, into the lives of peo‐ ‘I’m going to miss ple in all stages. Sister those gals so much!’” —Sister Patrick Patrick will be moving Sister Patrick said on to Prince of Peace she would miss the in Sioux Falls, which rural community. A approached when the hospital has apartments, assisted liv‐ native of Henry, S.D., near “really needed a hospice pro‐ ing, memory care and a hos‐ Watertown, Sister Patrick gram.” They went through pice unit. taught for 39 years before training and started it, the “I’ll be volunteering,” she moving into hospital work. whole team as beginners. said, “but for a maximum of She taught at what she Sister Patrick experienced 20 hours per week. That’s thought was a “huge school” her own family loss in late in Aberdeen, South Dakota. April when her older brother, written in stone.” Saturday, May 21, Sister She started her hospital career Patrick, died. The family came Patrick held her “estate sale” in Montana where she was from Henry, South Dakota, marking the end of her Estherville Chapter. “It was marvelous,” she said. “Everyone pitched in and I had so many helpers, and so many people came by, too. It couldn’t have PLUMBING HEATING gone off better.” AIR CONDITIONING When we signed off, Sister RADIANT EQUIPMENT WATER HEATERS Patrick was headed to the Avera Holy Family ER to pro‐ GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS vide compassion and mercy to a patient there. “Bless We offer repair, remodeling, you,” she said.
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