50 years ago THE WASHINGTON COUNTY BULLETIN November 9, 1972 Winning election to the District 51B legislative seat in South Washington County was Mike Sieben.

Leading challenger Ray Slater by 1,393 votes as of 3 a.m. the day after election some 50 years ago, Slater had carried two Woodbury districts by a two to one margin while Sieben had led in Cottage Grove, St. Paul Park, and Hastings, previously defeating primary challengers Carroll O’ Boyle and Mark Peek to advance to the November election.

As to local races, James Jensen had won a village council seat at Woodbury, while Peter Graske led Myra Lobeck for Oakdale Council as of 2:30 a.m. on election night. A recount was likely in Lake Elmo, as one council member had been reelected by just five votes. Some 85 percent of eligible Lake Elmo voters had turned out to cast their vote in the fall 1972 election.

Farming and rural life 120 years ago WASHINGTON COUNTY JOURNAL “Independent and Impartial” November 7, 1902 List of patents granted to Minnesota inventors this week. Reported by C. A. Snow & Co., Patent Attorneys, Washington, D.C.

F. J. Baker, St. Cloud, Fish-hook R. J. Boise, Pine Island, Poultry drinking fountain W. H. Brown, Minnesapolis, Feedwater heater, H. G. Dittbenner, Minneapolis, Gear cover and frame for live rolls J. Felton, Fertile, Hand dump shovel E. Hinderer, St. Paul, Heating drum S. Loe, Minneapolis, voting machine C. J. Miller, Minneapolis, Store service apparatus.

For copy of any of the above patents send ten cents in postage stamps with date of this paper to C. A. Snow & Co., Washington, D. C.

Territorial Dispatch 170 years ago THE WEEKLY MINNESOTIAN November 13, 1852 Facts and Fancies.

Thursday, Nov. 11—It has been snowing for the last eighteen hours, and sleighs are flying about this morning at a rapid rate. The river is quite full of slush ice formed by the falling snow, which makes it quite difficult for steamboats to get along. Some are fearful this morning, that we will have no more boats this season, but we confidently expect the Dr. Franklin here today or tomorrow.

Saturday morning.— Snowing again, the snow is now six to eight inches deep, and it will undoubtedly increase several inches before the present storm is over. It is filling up the river, rendering it almost impossible that there should be any more boats there this season. The Dr. Franklin was at Stillwater yesterday, but could not run the risk of coming to St. Paul, and we learn she put off her freight at Point Douglass.