Kane County Standard | 1947-08-01 | Page 7 | Cook Stove of 1876 Still is in Use

cook stove of 1876 still Is in uso use ZUMBROTA MIN i another remnant of the good gdud old days 5 atul till is in use here the cook stove which her parents purchased when they began housek housekeeping beeping here in 1876 still is being used by miss Sec eillie howe furthermore the original stovepipe which has a right angle elbow instead oi of the curved elbow of today also Is still iti in service O OV the stove has sogrates no grates wood is 11 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 placed on ridges built into a flat piece of 0 iron fron there is a draft in the front of the stove and in the hearth which has a door for removal of ashes the stove has fias had no repairs in its 71 years of service although hooks books were welded on the stove lids to permit easier lifting miss howes father brought his wife to zumbrota Zum brota from norway in april 1878 1870 ai as a bride I 1 f I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1