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Dec. 2, 1920
HARTINGTON — The Moran Building just north of the old stone blacksmith shop, has been rented by the state and will be used for storage of road equipment and trucks.
Dec. 2, 1920
HARTINGTON — Thanksgiving Day 1920 will go down in the annals of the local high school as being the most momentous in the history of the school athletics, following the defeat of the Wakefield Eleven, which were touted as the gridiron champions of Northeast Nebraska. Hartington won the contest by the convincing score of 14 to 0.
The locals had suffered only one defeat this season by a Nebraska team. Since Wakefield entered the game undefeated, the locals entered the game with considerable apprehension.
The first quarter ended without a score and the locals began to take heart. The second quarter ended the same way and the boys then began to make up their minds to win the game instead of merely trying to hold down the score. Several line smashes worked well with one finally resulting in a score with the ball in Dale Miller’s possession. Ol’ Trusty Robinson was then called in for his good right toe, putting the Hartington team up 7 to 0 amid much cheering.
The final quarter was marked by aggressive playing by both teams, but the local bunch decided to make their lead a little stronger and Miller again went over the line for another touchdown.
Dec. 5, 1935
HARTINGTON—Former State lawmaker J.P. O’Furey of Hartington, and others, called on Gov. R.L Cochran Saturday Nov. 23 to see whether the state would aid in the purchase of the toll bridge across the Missouri River at Yankton, S.D. to make it a toll free crossing.
Yankton, the delegation said, is willing to raise $170,000 and South Dakota may provide $250,000, leaving Nebraska’s share at $250,000. The Governor had no solution.
Dec. 5, 1935
HARTINGTON—Dr. F. O. Robinson, secretary of the Hartington Building and Loan Association and pioneer businessman of this city, was honored at a surprise dinner at his home Saturday, the occasion being his 70th birthday.
The surprise was arranged by Mrs. Robinson, and their daughter, Miss Marian, and was so cleverly managed that he had not the slightest suspicion of their plans.
He was detained at his office by his son Atty. P.H. Robinson, on the pretext of looking up some obscure titles to property in his office and it was after six o’clock when he finally reached his home. Just then he heard suppressed laughter from an adjoining room and a company of his old associates emerged from hiding places and an evening of jolly good reminiscences was in progress.
Dec. 5, 1935
HARTINGTON — Willard Burney, Robert Elliot, Leon Carlson, Clifford Livermore and Miss Helen Willard returned to Lincoln Sunday after spending the Thanksgiving vacation at their homes in this city.
They are students at the University of Nebraska. The students were accompanied to the capitol by D.W. Burney.
