Dear Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Whitney: Your letter received describing your trip to Pine City; how I would like to have been along. I am returning the picture of the fawn immediately, as it’s so easy to loose… Read More
Here are two letters addressed to Mr. Nelson regarding the death of his son, Charles Leroy Nelson. U.S.S. Oklahoma, Marine Detachment October 22, 1918 My dear Mr. Nelson: Please pardon the liberty we take in sending this letter… Read More
Somewhere in France, Sunday, Sept. 19, 1918 My dear mother, I will write a few lines to you and put it in my pocket as I don’t expect to get it mailed until after we go over the… Read More
Julius H. Jenson was born Jan. 9, 1892, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jenson. He was a graduate of the Franklin High School in 1910 and taught school a few years, one term being in… Read More
Letter from “Chic”: France a Beautiful Place But Wants Christmas Dinner at Home–Is Learning French Somewhere in France, Sept 25, 1918 Dear Folks, I think by today you will have received the card telling of my safe arrival,… Read More
A letter from Mrs. Melville Cummings of St. Paul contains the following news which will be of interest to many Hector people: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cummings and baby have returned to St. Paul and are living at… Read More
Word was received in Hector the past week that the “Sandstorm Division,” long stationed at Camp Cody, had at last arrived over seas and we’ll be they were a happy bunch. To this Division belongs seven Hector boys… Read More
July 29, 1918, Somewhere in FranceDear friends at home:I have received no letter from any of you lately but I know it is not your fault, and think maybe some of you may be interested to know I… Read More
Somewhere in France, Aug. 25, 1918 Dear Mr. Wisman & Members of the High School; Before leaving Hector for “Over There” I promised to write a letter from France, but I arrived too late for you to receive… Read More
An article of Sept. 9th, by a special Paris correspondent of the Minneapolis Tribune, contains the following information concerning a Hector soldier boy. “Mrs. E. J. Butler of Hector, Minn., whose son, E. M. Butler, a private of… Read More
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Last Updated: February 21, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Letter From Harry E McKibben, Hector Mirror, 11-28-1918
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Whitney: Your letter received describing your trip to Pine City; how I would like to have been along. I am returning the picture of the fawn immediately, as it’s so easy to loose… Read More
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Last Updated: February 21, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Hector Mirror November 14, 1918, Charles Leroy Nelson
Here are two letters addressed to Mr. Nelson regarding the death of his son, Charles Leroy Nelson. U.S.S. Oklahoma, Marine Detachment October 22, 1918 My dear Mr. Nelson: Please pardon the liberty we take in sending this letter… Read More
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Last Updated: February 19, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Letter From Carl Potter, Hector Mirror, 11-14-1918
Somewhere in France, Sunday, Sept. 19, 1918 My dear mother, I will write a few lines to you and put it in my pocket as I don’t expect to get it mailed until after we go over the… Read More
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Last Updated: February 19, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Julius H. Jenson, Hector Mirror, 11-14-1918
Julius H. Jenson was born Jan. 9, 1892, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jenson. He was a graduate of the Franklin High School in 1910 and taught school a few years, one term being in… Read More
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Posted: February 18, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Letter from Ernest Hagquist, Hector Mirror, 11-7-1918
Letter from “Chic”: France a Beautiful Place But Wants Christmas Dinner at Home–Is Learning French Somewhere in France, Sept 25, 1918 Dear Folks, I think by today you will have received the card telling of my safe arrival,… Read More
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Posted: February 18, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
A Letter from Mrs. Melville Cummings, Hector Mirror, 11-7-1918
A letter from Mrs. Melville Cummings of St. Paul contains the following news which will be of interest to many Hector people: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cummings and baby have returned to St. Paul and are living at… Read More
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Posted: January 17, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
“Sandstorm Division” Hector Mirror 10-31-1918
Word was received in Hector the past week that the “Sandstorm Division,” long stationed at Camp Cody, had at last arrived over seas and we’ll be they were a happy bunch. To this Division belongs seven Hector boys… Read More
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Posted: January 17, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Letter from Carl O. Potter from France Hector Mirror 09-19-1918
July 29, 1918, Somewhere in FranceDear friends at home:I have received no letter from any of you lately but I know it is not your fault, and think maybe some of you may be interested to know I… Read More
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Posted: January 17, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Letter from Ray Hirt, Hector Mirror, 10-24-1918
Somewhere in France, Aug. 25, 1918 Dear Mr. Wisman & Members of the High School; Before leaving Hector for “Over There” I promised to write a letter from France, but I arrived too late for you to receive… Read More
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Posted: January 16, 2019 by Renville County Historical Society
Soldier E M Butler Recovering From Wounds, Hector Mirror, 9-26-1918
An article of Sept. 9th, by a special Paris correspondent of the Minneapolis Tribune, contains the following information concerning a Hector soldier boy. “Mrs. E. J. Butler of Hector, Minn., whose son, E. M. Butler, a private of… Read More
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