On Friday evening, the Otter Tail County Historical Society presented
a Historical Pageant our at now famous Dalton Opera House.
What a fun evening it was! The sold-out event included narratives and
actors' portrayals of "famous" Daltonites of the past.
Coming back from the past were:
"Herbal specialist" Olava Wick,
who, in the late 1800's practiced some very unconventional
medical procedures with surprising success.
Olava told us about how she amputated the toes of a man
who had been frozen badly, and she told how her son-in-law, Borre Dahl made
the saw out of a corset stay and the bale from a pail.
Spencer Folkedahl and Bennie Rustad told about discovering a robbery
in progress on April 17, 1906. Shots were fired and the
robbers were apprehended!
Two women from the Temperance Union were on hand to
tell how they were going to get rid of all the moonshine.
They vowed to "smash every bottle in sight!
We were visited by a couple of skiers and were reminded
of the days when baseball was big....really big, in Dalton.
One of Dalton's most famous resident was Senator Ole Sageng.
Ole arrived, hot on the campaign trail and gave a speech. Much
to the delight of the audience, especially the women, Senator Sageng
vowed to give women (gasp!) the right to vote.
Today, two days after the event, people are still
talking about how much they enjoyed the evening.
Thanks Chris Schuelke and the OTCHS!!!
We do look forward to meeting others from Dalton's past.
