1921: School Board votes to put up new building

Jan. 17, 1911

HARTINGTON — A.W. Powers of Ponca has announced he will establish an implement business in St. James and has moved his family to that town.

Jan. 13, 1916

HARTINGTON — Local records show some interesting figures from the weather here last year. The coldest day in 1915 was Jan. 28 when it was 21 degrees below zero. The coldest weather in the history of the local weather bureau was Friday, Jan. 12, 1912 when the thermometer stood at 38 degrees below zero.

Jan. 20, 1921

HARTINGTON — Feb. 8, is the day set by the Dixon County Board of Supervisors for a special election in Dixon County to vote on removing the county seat to Allen. This question has been raised several times before in the past but, was never allowed to come to a vote. Ponca, the present county seat, is in the northeastern part of the county.

It is thought by many that this will be the last opportunity to move the county seat, for the old court house is becoming so dilapidated it is only a matter of a very short time until it will be impracticable to further repair it.

In case the present election loses and Ponca retains her title to the county seat, the Nebraska law will not allow the question to again be brought up for 10 years, and long before that time a new court house would be built in Ponca and another effort for removal would thus be out of the question.

Ponca champions state the removal of the county seat would cause a heavy burden upon the taxpayers to erect a court house in Allen, but Allen constituents assert that a suitable building can be obtained there for use as a court house.

Jan. 20, 1921

HARTINGTON — Alphonse Lammers is the new manager of the Cedar County Fair Association. Henry Hoese has been named Secrtary and J.M. Lammers has been named President.

Jan. 20, 1921

HARTINGTON — Nineteen boys were suspended from classes at Hartington High by Supt. A.M. Nelson after they attempted to enter the school through the basement to make away with refreshments prepared for the party following freshmen initiation.

Jan. 27, 1921

HARTINGTON — The Newcastle School Board has voted and is now preparing to erect a new $75,000 school building.