Tooele County Chronicle | 1947-08-01 | Page 2 | Cook Stove of 1876 Still is in Use

cock cook stove of 05 1876 still Is in use ZUMBROTA MINN another remnant of the good old days still Is in use here the cook stove which her parents purchased when they began housekeeping here in 1876 still Is being used by miss Secell Sec eillie lle howe furthermore the original stovepipe stoye pipe which has a right angle elbow instead of the curved elbow of today also is still in service the stove has no gretes wood te Is placed on ridges built into a flat piece of iron there is a draft in the front of the stove and in the hearth which has a door tor for removal of ashes the stove has had ho no repairs in its 71 years of service although hooks were welded on the stove lids to permit easier lifting miss howe s father brought his wife to zumbrota Zum brota from norway in april 1876 as a bride i I 1