[Hodgeden home as it looked in the early 20th century. Photo courtesy of Aitkin County Historical Society.]
By Connie Pettersen
Do you recognize this house in Aitkin? It is a Victorian Picaresque, three-story Queen Anne frame with turret, irregular roofline, scrollwork and patterned shingles. (Hint: It’s across from the old Carnegie Library).
The residence was built about 1895 for Samuel and Catherine Hodgeden...
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In the end, the crime didn’t pay, Part II — On the Run
[Charles Sherman Ross holding in front of him the Oct. 2, 1937, football edition of a Chicago newspaper apparently proof of the victim’s well-being.]
By Philip Neese
John Henry fought with Charles Ross, his kidnapping victim and James Gray, his partner in crime and killed them both and buried them in a pit.
John Henry left the murder scene and came back to Minnesota. He drove north of Emily to a remote location and there he buried $32,625 in the typewriter box...
Samuel Hodgeden — A continuation of the Sesquicentennial tour
The Bluebird of happiness I am sure that everyone has heard the expression “the bluebird of happiness”. For those who may not know, for hundreds of years throughout Europe the color blue was always considered to be magical, even mystical. To them, blue was the color of good, of Heaven and even the color of the robe of the Virgin Mary... |
City wide Clean-up Day for CrosbyCity Clean-up Day will be May 17. Nelson reminded the Council the League Annual Meeting will be held in Rochester on June 11-13 and the League Regional Meeting will be held Oct. 8 in Wadena. A motion was carried allowing the Clerk to purchase a module for utility payments. A motion was also carried to hire one full-time and one part-time Clerk for the DMV... |
| McGrath 100 year history of schoolsMcGrath became a town as a result of all the efforts made by logging men, women, homesteaders and businessmen, alike. Children from the Schipansky school, south of McGrath were moved to McGrath in 1910. The classes were held in the upstairs of the Torson Store until the new school was completed... | Public water access conditions vary due to late ice outMinnesota boaters will find a variety of conditions at public water accesses for the May 10 fishing opener, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). |
| GoGreenRead about ways homeowners can do their part to help the environment... | AADA’s 4th Annual ‘Frolic for Hope’Advocates Against Domestic Abuse (AADA) is hosting a game show night during the 4th Annual Frolic For Hope. This fun filled event will be held on Fri., June 20, at the 40 Club Banquet Convention Center in Aitkin. |
