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March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — Cold weather is not over yet in this vicinity, according to present indications.
Enough snow lies on the streets at present to make fairly good sleighing, and on Thursday morning, March 2, the mercury registered 12 degrees below zero. The average temperature in February this year was 21 degrees. The warmest day in this past month was a toasty 63 degrees, a mark attained on both Feb. 19 and Feb. 21. The coldest day here was registered on Feb. 2.
The greatest daily temperature range for the month was 36 degrees on Feb. 14.
March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — Claude Morten returned to the Spring Valley School this week after being absent for a few weeks on account of sickness.
March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — C.E. Shields, representing the Discount Savings Company of Davenport, Iowa, was in town this week working up a plan among the merchants, the purpose is which to stimulate business in general and cultivate the savings habit among the children of the community. March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — The Nebraska Printer, published at Edgar, Nebr., contains in its last issue, the following complimentary reference to the Cedar County News and the Hartington Herald of this city.
“The Cedar County News at Hartington, edited and published by J.P. O’Furey, puts out a crackerjack of a good six-column paper. It is a welcome visitor to our desk. The Hartington Herald is a six-column, eight-page, all home print newspaper, printed on a good grade of news stock. The make up on the front page is good. The ad composition and display make for a good example for others to follow.
March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — Joseph Kaiser of Bow Valley, one of the oldest and most respected old settlers of Cedar County, whose death was reported in last week’s newspaper, was laid to rest on Monday in the Bow Valley cemetery.
March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — Another big deal in Cedar County soil was pulled off at Laurel this week when 140 acres of land adjoining the town were sold for $165 an acre for a total of $18,150. The land was sold by A.W. Coleman to A.T. Warren.
March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — Martin Nelson, our old reliable and genial implement dealer, was distributing the cigars with such a broad smile on his face that many of his fellow citizens Tuesday morning asked “Is it a girl or a boy?” Further inquiry, however, revealed the fact that it was not a visit from the stork that had Martin passing around the cigars, but his own birthday. The thing about Mr. Nelson’s birthday that makes it so noteworthy is that it occurs so seldom.
Up to date, Mr. Nelson has had just nine birthdays and he is not quite that young, either. He is, to be exact, 40 years old last Tuesday, Feb. 29. In that long and strenuous period of 40 years - fighting fire and selling manure spreaders, he has had just nine birthdays. In other words, Martin Nelson was a Leap Year Baby and consequently his birthday cakes have been few and far between.
March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — The evening passenger train, which was several hours late Tuesday, brought to this city, the news of one of the most distressing accidents to have ever occurred in this vicinity.
Floyd Hult, a brakeman on the passenger that makes the daily run between Crofton and Wakefield, was the victim of the accident. He was engaged in the act of coupling up two coaches in the Wakefield yard, preparing to pull out for this city when some way he lost his footing and fell under the wheels of the moving cars.
March 3, 1916
HARTINGTON — M.V. Lewis of Pierson, Iowa, has recently purchased the Isrealson blacksmith and repair shop in this city and was here on Monday to close the deal and make arrangements to move to Hartington with his family. He expects to open his shop for business about the middle of March. Mr. Lewis is said to be a skilled and experienced blacksmith and mechanic and will no doubt enjoy his share of patronage in this line after he gets located.
