Frank M. Eddy (1856-1929) was the first native Minnesotan to represent our state in Congress. Eddy was Pope County clerk of court for ten years, Seventh District Representative to Congress (1895-1903), publisher of the Sauk Centre Herald (1916), and worked in the Minnesota Secretary of State's office (1918-1929). This image is a half tone campaign poster.
Peaceful March For Justice Flyer, printed one side only on goldenrod color paper as a poster. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
Request Moratorium poster. Printed one side on legal size paper. Intended to encourage participation in a Capital rally, lobbying legislators and continue protesting. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.
This December 1977 "Special Edition" of the Hold That Line newsletter is titled "Powerline News, Elrosa, MN." Articles encourage a moratorium on construction and a "science court" evaluation. Other articles address size of powerlines and encourage continued protest. Printed one side on oversize paper. Names mentioned include: Fischer, Randy; Tripp, John; Pederson, Steffen; Perpich, Rudy; Emmons, Ira. Hold That Line was the newsletter of the local movement to protest the construction of an 800 kilovolt direct current powerline across rural Minnesota by the United Power Association (UPA) and the Cooperative Power Association (CPA). The newsletter is known to be published from August 1978 to June 1983.