Last Sunday, here on the “Years of Yore” page, the early life and baseball career of Archibald Graham was shared with readers. Today and next Sunday his story continues as
âSmall towns make up for their lack of people by having everyone be more interesting,â American political activist Doris âGranny D.â Haddock once said. My Motherâs hometown of Keewatin, five miles west of Hibbing, is a case in point. There are so many interesting people with interesting stories that emerged through the years in little Keewatin.
One example of this is the Damjanovich Triplets. Not every town has triplets, but Keewatin did! The doctor who delivered them, and looked after them throughout their growing-up years, was Dr. E.H. Loofbourrow, beloved doctor to many Keewatinites from 1914 until his retirement in the 1940s.