From the Eckelson News Column of the March 1,1900 edition of the Times-Record:
"A number of people in this vicinity were startled at the sight of a luminous body to the west of the village last week. The light was seen between nine and ten o'clock. It appeared to be a short distance from the ground and seemed to travel westward. Was it the "ignus fafous" or "willo'-the wisp?" Will some person explain the cause of such a body?
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 331