1929
J. E. West & E.R. Salisbury, Publishers
Jan. 11 The old town pumps are very popular in Royalton right now as a result of the city water supply being out of order. The large vertical cast iron pipe leading to the tank froze then broke. Repair men are in town working on the problem. School will be closed until the water system is up and running.
Jan. 25 Elmer E. Crossley of St. Paul who took over the Royalton Hotel on January 4 has rearranged the interior and is now ready for business.
Jan. 25 Work is nearing completion on the city water tower which froze up some two weeks ago. The work has been more then usually difficult due to the extremely cold weather and certainly no one envies the workers on the tower.
Mar. 29 As J.E. West has found that the management of the Palace Theatre demanded too much of his time which should be devoted to the Royalton Banner, he has sold his interest back to William Gilmer. Mr. Gilmer has redecorated the interior of the Palace and will hold an Easter dance April 1. Cost 75 cents.
Apr. 5 Arrangements for a baseball diamond on the Wilson lots, on the other side of the creamery, will start to be worked on at once.
May 31 A small band of gypsies dropped in on Royalton with their usual line of bunk, telling of fortunes, etc. They dropped in on the Peter Kroll hardware store on Front Street where a female gypsy took Mr. Kroll’s hand and tried to tell his fortune. Mr. Kroll took his hand back and after words were exchanged the gypsies left. It was then that Mr. Kroll discovered a roll of twenty dollar bills amounting to $200 was stolen from his pocket. A chase was given but the gypsies could not be found.
May 31 To the strains of a processional played by the Royalton orchestra the 14 members of the class of 1929 march to receive their diplomas.
June 28 The Palace Theatre is now equipped as well as any of the largest theatres for summer use. A new Arctic- Air Cooling plant was installed this week and it works fine.
Sept. 9 Local businesses held a Labor Day Event, Sept. 2: The streets of Royalton were thronged with merrymakers Monday from start to finish the day was as nearly as perfect as one could wish. Events held were: Parade, doll buggy parade, horse and other races, a ball game and a street dance in the evening.
Oct. 11 Negotiations were completed this week where by the printing and publishing business, equipment and goodwill of the Royalton Banner were bought by E.R. Salisbury from J.E. West who has owned the paper for the last three years. Mr. Salisbury will be the tenth owner of the paper since its start in January 1887.
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Oct. 11 Between 600 to 700 meals were served at the annual bazaar and chicken supper of the Holy Trinity Church Sunday afternoon and evening which was one of the most successful bazaars ever.
Oct. 11 Boys and girls of the Royalton School band are anticipating with delight a trip to the University of Minnesota Saturday when they will play at the Vanderbilt- Minnesota football game at Memorial Stadium.
Oct. 11 The trustees of Riverside Cemetery Association have made improvements such as the erection of a concrete and iron fence on the street side of the cemetery 600 feet in length.
Oct. 18 Federal Prohibition officers paid another surprise visit to Royalton Wednesday when they descended upon the soft drink establishment of Mike Biros and confiscated some drinking material that was not soft. A tall 10 gallon ked and a gallon jug of moonshine were found on the premises and the proprietor was taken into custody. Two slot machines in the place were smashed and their contents confiscated by the officers. This is the second raid in several weeks on Mr. Biros.
Oct. 18 Robbers entered the Armstrong pool hall Sunday night by breaking a back window and carried away two slot machines.
Nov. 8 Cash in the amount of $21.35 was obtained by robbers who late Sunday or early Monday morning broke into the Royalton Cooperative Creamery and stole the contents of the cash box, which was locked in a refrigerator.