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April 8, 1926
HARTINGTON - Miss Beulah Forinash, a student in the Hartington High School, met with a painful accident Monday morning while at school. It seems that as she was coming down the steps of the high school building she slipped and fell, bruising her knees seriously and badly shaking her up. Her friends were glad the effects of her fall were no worse than they were.
April 8, 1926
HARTINGTON -In one of the most spectacular and closely contested city elections ever held in the history of Hartington, Rad H. Smith nosed out ahead of Anthony Hirschman in the mayoralty race by 27 votes.
Greater interest was taken in this election than that of any previous year, and a record breaking vote was recorded.
The numerous friends of Mayor Hirschman, who was candidate for reelection, having served one term, were zealous in their efforts in his behalf, and the friends of Rad H. Smith, opposing candidate, were equally determined to elect their candidate.
The vote polled was the largest vote ever known in the city and practically all the voters turned out to the polls.
A feature of the election was the fact that more women voted than men. Another peculiar feature was that each candidate for mayor was defeated in his own ward.
The other candidates for city office and the candidates for the school board were elected without any opposition worth mentioning.
Rad H. Smith, mayor-elect, and the other newly elected officers will take their seats on the first Tuesday in May.
Mayor-elect Smith, who defeated his opponent in Tuesday’s election by such a close margin, was born in Palmyra, Nebraska, and is a man in the prime of life. He was a traveling salesman for Tolerton & Warfield for 15 years, and three years ago, the 7th day of last February, he purchased the Fair Store in this city of C. B. Wingett. He is also president of the R. H. Smith & Co., Inc., of Fordyce, and owns half interest in the People’s Cash Store of Crofton.
His family consists of a wife and two children, a son, Robert, 10, and a daughter, Audrey Nina, eight.
Mayor-elect Smith is a vigorous and progressive citizen and will, no doubt, give Hartington a good administration.
Mayor Hirschman, who has been an efficient and conscientious official, will retire from office with the good will of the people of Hartington.
April 8, 1926
LAUREL - Ben Rath of north of Laurel was saved from what might have been a terrible accident one day last week. Mr. Rath was working in the field with five head of horses hitched to a disc. In some way or other, the animals became frightened and started to run away, and only by one of the horses falling, was a bad accident averted. The doubletree and some harness were destroyed, but otherwise little damage was done.
April 8, 1926
HARTINGTON — A full roster of instructors for public schools is announced this week.
Supt. W. H. Steinbach has announced the completion of the roster of teachers for the coming year. With three exceptions, the old teachers are returning for next year, and the places of those who are not returning have been filled by competent and experienced instructors.
Mr. Steinbach is very much pleased with the outlook and hopeful that the coming year may be the best in the history of the institution.
The following teachers have been reelected but did not sign contracts for the coming year: D. F. McSloy, instructor in history and forensics the past two years, who will continue his work in music; Miss Lund, junior high instructor for three years, has not given out her plans, but it is understood that she will change her work; Miss DesBrennier, who has taught here since the holidays, has been elected to a position in the city schools of Blair. Miss Scoville, senior principal, has been in the high school for eight years; Miss Carlton, junior principal, four years; Howard Nelson, of the science department, three years; Miss Scott, music supervisor, four years; Miss Buxton, home economics, two years; and the other teachers, except the three new ones, have all taught here the past year.
The new teachers are Elmer E. Huffman, who will teach history and forensics, comes from Doane College and is highly recommended; Miss Genevieve Lames comes from Hastings and Miss Marian Robinson is a Hartington girl who receives her degree from Yankton in June. She has taught with success for three years in the schools of Cedar County.
She is a musician and has taken special training in the Girl Scout work.
