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Dec. 2, 1915
HARTINGTON — A brief little news item in the Cedar County News last week stating that Sheriff McFadden had a warrant for Wm. C. Fox, Laurel, who is charged with wife desertion, came under the eye of Mr. Fox as he was reading his copy of the News last Friday.
He immediately phoned Sheriff McFadden asking when he should report.
Fox said he had work over in Dixon County and was going back and forth every morning and evening, but was always at Laurel otherwise. When the matter was brought to the attention of County Attorney O’Gara, the action was promptly dismissed.
Dec. 2, 1915
HARTINGTON — Roy Watson, a farm hand who was shot two weeks ago by Mrs. John Kneifl, wife of a farmer living near Ponca, has been returned to Ponca after being treated at the hospital in Sioux City.
No charge has been named against him, but he has been lodged in the County Jail. It is alleged Watson attacked Mrs. Kneifl while her husband was absent from home.
Dec. 2, 1915
HARTINGTON — An exciting meeting of the “Beef Steak Club,” was held the other evening to discuss plans for the coming season.
Dr. F.O. Robinson read the following dispatch to the members assembled and it brought joy to the hearts of those present.
The news report read: MONROE, Wisc. — Dr. Robert B. Clark, who has made a lifelong study of insanity and mental disease, declares that bald-headed persons are practically immune from mental troubles. Dr. Clark declares, “I have examined several hundred patients regarding their sanity. I have had the opportunity of studying many hundreds of others in the asylums of the country and in all my experience, I have yet, with one exception, to see an insane person who was bald headed.”
Although taken by surprise, the members of the club, led by C.B. Wingett, H.E. Burkett, and F.D. Stone, thundered forth their applause until Judge Bryant, who was presiding, had to call for assistance to maintain order.
On motion of Gilbert Mengshol, Dr. Clark was then unanimously elected to an honorary membership, and on further motion of George Champion, it was decided to send the doctor a box of cigars as a token of their appreciation.
Dec. 9, 1915
HARTINGTON—E.B. Hirschman, former Cedar County Treasurer and publisher of the Cedar County News for nearly a year, will become identified with the First National Bank in the very near future.
Dec. 9, 1915
HARTINGTON—George Siebert, aged 50, a prominent farmer east of Coleridge, is dead and John Burns, 35, a carpenter from Laurel, is suffering from a broken arm and several broken ribs, while Frank Faulk of Coleridge has a badly sprained hip as a result of the breaking of a scaffold Tuesday afternoon on the Siebert farm.
Dec. 9, 1915
HARTINGTON—A new parsonage is being planned by members of the St. Helena Catholic parish.
Dec. 10, 1925
HARTINGTON—At Wynot last week Will Smith’s dray team went on a rampage and crashed into two automobiles before stopping. Both cars were damaged somewhat.
