Snyder one of few company survivors Local man was injured in service during Korean conflict By Randy Roberts, Star-Gazette managing editor … “I had quit school like many of us did back then, and wanted the adventure,” (Nicholas) Snyder said…“We got to the Pusan on Aug. 29, boarded a train, and the next day I was in combat,” he said…“It was a rude awakening.”…“During the daytime, they’d put on a uniform, and at night, they’d be a farmer, so we couldn’t tell who the enemy was.”… (China enters the war, Snyder is injured and sent to Tokyo General for recovery)… “If you weren’t sent to the states within 24 hours, you pretty much knew you were going (to Korea) again. Nobody wanted to, but orders are orders, and you just do it.” (Snyder won a Purple Heart).

National Guard unit was activated in 1950 Almost 50 years ago, the Hastings unit was activated as the war in Korea neared 30 Years Ago Hastings Star-Gazette December 20, 1990 Snowmobilers Angry citizens and responsible snowmobilers work out compromise on plan to deal with reckless users of snowmobiles. Story on page 8A.

Eminent Domain, farmers, and a proposed Dakota County international airport: “I wouldn’t like to see it,” said Leo Bauer. “Not so much for me, but for the boys. I’m sure they would like to continue farming it.”

Earl Wagner: “I don’t want anyone taking my land away from me. Land that I’ve worked hard for, land that my ancestors worked hard for. I don’t want anyone buying my land unless I want to sell it. I think most every farmer out here will tell you that.”

Leo Bauer on urban sprawl: “They keep taking more and more of the land. Sometimes you just wonder when it’s ever going to

49 Years Ago HASTINGS GAZETTE February 11, 1971 Sewage Disposal Systems Explained For Wash. County At Forest Lake Thurs., Feb. 18 Design installation and maintenance of sewage disposal systems will be explained to county and village officials and contractors this week in Washington and Mille Lacs counties.

The meetings will be at 7:30 p.m. February 18 (Thursday) at Forest Lake High School and at 7:30 p.m. February 25 (Thursday) at Princeton High School.

Roger Machmeier, extension engineer at the University of Minnesota, will discuss on-site sewage disposal systems, such as septic tanks. Curt Klint, area extension soils agent, will explain a 1969…law which provides that counties must co-act controls over shoreland developments, such as zoning and sanitation codes, by July 1972.

The meetings are for planning and zoning commission members, county and town board officers, contractors, and plumbers.

The Forest Lake meeting is for Chisago, Isanti, Washington, Anoka, and Pine

ST. PAUL PARK locals Mrs. Mike Farris was guest of honor at a shower given for her and her new baby daughter on Saturday. Twenty-one ladies enjoyed lunch at the Mississippi Belle in Hastings.

Mrs. Art Nelson returned home from the hospital on Tuesday. We wish her a speedy recuperation.

District 833 schools were closed for the first time in over 4 years on Friday because of the bad weather.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McHattie, Mr. and Mrs. Hank Pommerening, and Mrs. and Mrs. Don Reynolds and Bob Williamson were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Arnfeit on Saturday

54 Years Ago HASTINGS GAZETTE December 31, 1964 8 Robberies Christmas Weekend Are Believed Related; One Suspect Held (photo) Five Hastings businesses and three in Cottage Grove were broken into and robbed over the long Christmas weekend.

Hastings police arrested one suspect and have been checking out his alibis, Chief Bon J. Laski told the Gazette.

December 24, 1964

box ad: DANCE to the Red Rambler’s NEW YEAR’S EVE Thursday, December 31st Cottage Grove Community Club 9 p.m., Donations $1.50 (Must be 21) Set-ups l— Free favors Win a Steer and Other Prizes, sponsored by Cottage Grove Volunteer Fire Department Tickets available from all firemen.

Bigger box ad: Country View Roller Rink Hwy. 56 South Grove — South St. Paul, Minn.

Phone 455-**** Students — Youth Groups Plan your private class or group parties now Low Special Rates — Mon., Tues., Wed.

Daytime or evenings Skating sessions: Thursday Night Adults, 18 or over.

Friday Night…8:00-10:00 Saturday Night…8:00 -11:30 Sunday Afternoons (children)… 2:00-4:30 Sunday Night..7:30-10:30 (Plastic Floor…Hammond Organ) 100 Years Ago WASHINGTON COUNTY POST November 11, 1920 Revenue Officers Raid Washington County Homes Conducted Raids at Valley Creek and North of Hugo—Moonshine Mash and stills are found at farm homes—the prisoners are brought to this City.

Late Monday afternoon revenue officers raided the farm home of Peter Kübauch at Valley Creek in the town of Afton and found a complete outfit for the manufacture of moonshine whiskey, together with 45 gallons of moonshine ready for market. The officers also found three hundred and twenty-five gallons of raisin, potato and vegetable mash in the process of fermentation, one 25-gallon still, one 50-gallon cooler, two hundred pounds of sugar, ten mash containers and one pint of coloring matter. The revenue men confiscated the outfit and brought the prisoner to Stillwater.

Kübauch appeared in municipal court Tuesday morning and pleaded guilty to the charge of maintaining a public nuisance and was fined $100.00 and costs, which the defendant paid. As soon as the fine was paid Kübauch was re-arrested and taken before a United States Commissioner at St. Paul where he will be prosecuted by the federal government for moonshining.

The revenue men also searched another residence in the same township occupied by Charles Roodel. They found some homemade wine and brew for beer. Roodel was brought to Stillwater and entered a plea of guilty in municipal court and was fined $50.00 During the examination of Roodel it was discovered that he had nothing to do with the manufacture of the home brews and that he was well thought of in his neighborhood where he has lived for…years. Nevertheless… the fine of $50.00…and was released.

Chisago North of Hugo On Tuesday afternoon… Forget It The election is over and it time that the farmers and merchants forget their election scraps and get down to work for the good and welfare of the county and various villages herein. We are all entitled to our own political views but let bygones be bygones, and let’s help each other to enjoy life among our neighbors and friends. 120 Years Ago WASHINGTON COUNTY JOURNAL December 7, 1900 There is a carpenter in Minneapolis who is surely protected and cared for by an ever watchful Providence. He was employed at putting up storm windows on a house on Tenth street south and as he raised a large sheet of glass in both hands and was about to put it into place his foot slipped and carpenter, glass, ladder and all were precipitated two stories to the pavement below.

It was thought at first that the man was killed, but he soon gave sign of animation, moving first the right foot and then the left with a rotary movement. The sash and glass lay in fragments on all sides of him.

After securing another ladder he resumed work as if nothing had happened.

Also 120 Years Ago THE MIRROR December 13, 1900 Published by the inmates of Stillwater Prison at Stillwater,

Motto: “It is never to late to mend.”

Total population: 474.

Males, 472; Females, 2.

Discharged during the past week: 0; Received, 5.

Grade standing as follows: first, 356, second, 115, third, 3.

Denied due process: It has come to be the case in several states of the Union that when persons who are poor and friendless are accused of a crime and many persons believe them guilty, no law, statutory or common, is necessary to be called into practice. The Constitution is related aside; the jury, trial, and presumption of innocence, become of no account.

Scarcely a month passes by without one of the southern states (but not only there) showing up some dastardly act, followed by another even more villainous, in which the “good” citizens acted openly and with impunity. Even public officials give up prisoners to the tender mercies of the mob with but a feint at resistance… Lynch law is never justifiable; it is a crime and disgrace to the community. No good purpose is effected, for it is as wrong in spirit as in deed. Under such practices no man is safe; the most upright citizen is as subject to the passion of a mob or the multitude as the real culprit.

Law to command the respect of the public should be enforced against the multitude as quickly and surely as against the individual.

Too many well-meaning people believe that the inmate of a prison is totally different intellectually from the general public; whereas the fact is, that we were once of the public, and many that are now enjoying social prestige and are passing condemnation upon us will ere long be taking our places in this house of detention. No man is immune from temptation, and even with the best resolve, in a sense of self-defense a man may so act as to cause his legal degradation.

NEWS IN BRIEF: Martha and Elise Wise are no longer star attractions at a Minneapolis dime museum. Mayor Gray advised the manager of the museum to discontinue the engagement, as public sentiment was strongly against the exhibition.

Also 120 Years Ago THE BROAD AXE Across the Mississippi River in West St. Paul December 20, 1900 LOCAL Chips The twenty employees of the health department, engaged in the collection and removal of garbage and rubbish, are to be togged out in uniform suite of canvas, with leggings to match. The men will wear uniform cape, on which will be a metal tag, and on their coats a shield with a number. Hereafter there will be no flies on the handsome employees of the health department Mrs. M. Wieman, of West Congress street, is confined to her house by sickness.

The citizens of the Sixth ward are tired of complaining about the outrageous street car service on the Mississippi and West St. Paul line. Daily between the hours of 5 and 7 o’clock p.m. people are crowded together in the most brutal manner in the cars going to the West side. A trailer run between those hours would greatly relieve the congested condition of travel on this line. The action of the street car company in this particular is disgraceful and deserves prompt and decisive treatment by the city council.

140 Years Ago THE STILLWATER LUMBERMAN December 10, 1880 Lumberman’s National Bank Stillwater, Minnesota Capital $150,000 Surplus $19,000 Isaac Staples, Pres. (more officers follow, hard to read) 152 Years Ago THE STILLWATER REPUBLICAN December 15, 1868 Published Every Tuesday by W. S. Whitmore, at two dollars a year.

President’s Message.

The President’s Message will be delivered to-morrow, and we will issue it in supplementary form Thursday.

Amending the Constitution A proposition to amend the United States Constitution so as to prevent states from placing restrictions upon the suffrage law, is now being agitated by the papers throughout the country and we believe some members of Congress contemplate introducing such a bill during the present session. The amendment will have for its object the prevention of any state prohibiting any class of citizen of the United States on account of either race or color, from voting.

From Statehood 162 Years Ago THE STILLWATER MESSENGER July 6, 1858 Motto: “Be just and fear not—Let all the ends thou aims’t at be thy Country’s, thy God’s, and Truths’” “No God,” a poem by Lydia H. Sigourney “No God!” “No God!” the simplest flower That on the wild is found, Shrinks, as it drinks its cup of dew, And trembles at the sound.

“No God!” astonished echo cries, From out her cavern hoar: And every wandering bird that flies reproves the Atheist lore.

The solemn forest lift their head The Almighty to proclaim, The brooklet on its crystal urn, Doth leap to grace his name (poem continues on)… THIRTY-FIVE, another poem O weary heart, thou art half-way home!

We stand on life’s meridian height— As far from childhood’s morning come, As to the grave’s forgetful night.

But stay, ‘twere a twilight star That sends its light across the wave, I see a brightening light from ‘far, Steal down a path beyond the grave: And now, bless God, its golden line Comes o’er and lights my shadowy way, And shows a dear hand clasped in mine— ‘Twill guide me to a happier day.

—Unattributed