Another look back at Ellsworth, Iowa in the 1950s
This photo is from 1952, looking east-northeast at
the Ellsworth Depot
after the second story had been removed.
| The Ellsworth Depot, built about
1877 in the early settlement known as Callanan, was brought to Ellsworth
(probably during the 1880 winter season) to become Ellsworth's railroad
Depot.
The depot was originally a two-story
building with the station agent and his family living on the second floor
until 1951, when the depot was remodeled and the second floor portion was
removed.
The article seen at right was published
in the Ellsworth News on July 4, 1951: - - -
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Northwesten Depot Is Being Remodeled
A crew of workmen started work Monday
morning remodeling and modernizing the C. & N. W. Railway company depot
in Ellsworth.
The second story of the present
two-story structure will be torn out and the roof lowered to fit over the
first floor, converting the building into a modern one-story railroad depot.
The freight room at the east of
the depot will be removed, and the freight department will be changed to
the west end of the depot. A wide door and a dock will be installed
in this portion of the building to handle freight loading and unloading
of the NorthWestern trucks, and for the convenience of the railroad's customers.
Agent W. H. Rash's office will occupy
the east portion of the modernized building.
New cement foundations, cement floors,
new siding, insulation, and a painting of the building in a neutral color
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This aerial view of Ellsworth (perhaps from the mid-1950)
looks northwest.
The railroad track and Iowa Highway 175 are both visible
at the bottom of this image.
The Ellsworth depot can be seen at the extreme left
front corner of this photo.
In January, 1952, the Ellsworth
Volunteer Fire Department is organized.
Twenty-seven men volunteered their services. This same year
the first Ellsworth Fire Truck was purchased and more fire hydrants were
installed.
1952 - EHS Basketball Team
In February of 1952,
the Hamilton County Boys Basketball Tournament was
held in the Ellsworth gym.
The team was playing hard.
The team was playing rather well, and Coach Art
Ollrich made a deal with the boys
that if they could win the tournament, they could
cut his hair.
And the team won!
So the boys gathered in the locker room to cut their
coach's hair.
From left to right:
Myrle Tjelta, Milford Knutson, Harold Heeren, Lyle Roberts,
Mons Teig Jr, Russel Nelson, Raymond Thompson, Mike Kuhfus, Norman Rundle,
Dick Rundle.
After the cutting, Art Ollrich headed to a real barber,
Arnt Egnes. Where to start?
Looking good, but my hair is much shorter.
(Pictures by Bayard Holt)
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