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100 Years Ago
May 20, 1926
HARTINGTON- Last Thursday at noon, when John B. Hoesing was working on the Harry Covert farm west of town, his team ran away, throwing him from the corn planter and breaking his hip.
Mr. Hoesing had finished planting the field where he had been at work during the morning and was returning to the house through a pasture. It was a chilly morning, and three young animals, two colts and one mule, were standing with their backs to the wind, apparently not noticing the passing of the planter at all. But after Mr. Hoesing had gone a few rods past, they came tearing after him, frightening his team, which was made up of a mule and a bronco, and they jumped forward and started to run.
Mr. Hoesing either jumped from the planter or fell from it in such a way as to roll down an incline about 30 feet, and he found when he tried to rise that his hip was broken.
Doubly unfortunate was the accident in that the leg now broken is the same one that was almost torn off in a tractor accident a few years ago.
Dr. J. M. Johnson, who did marvelous work in saving the leg before, was called at once, and as soon as the man could be brought home he reduced the fracture, and Mr. Hoesing was made as comfortable as possible. He suffers terribly but his family and friends hope that he may permanently recover.
The team was not injured, and after running a short distance the lines became entangled in a wire fence and the animals were stopped, with only two straps on the harness broken. The planter was not damaged.
May 20, 1926
HARTINGTON -Everybodys Dime Store, the new variety store which has been established in the north room of the Krause building on Broadway, opened its doors to the public last Saturday morning at nine o’clock, and a large number of people were on hand at the hour of opening. The store was filled with people all day, and the proprietor, P. W. Liewer, says the opening fully came up to expectations.
Everybodys Dime Store carries a complete assortment of variety goods which are arranged neatly on shelves, tables and trays, and the new store is a very attractive place. The store also carries a complete stock of candy.
P. W. Liewer is a progressive business man, and he has come to stay permanently in this city and give the people of this territory an up-to-date variety store. The store will always carry a complete stock of merchandise and will give first class service.
Mr. Liewer has rented the E. F. Morris residence, and as soon as it is repainted and redecorated, the family will move here from Randolph and make their home.
May 20, 1926
HARTINGTON- The building committee of Trinity Lutheran church will present the plans for the new building to the congregation at a meeting on Friday evening, May 28, and at that time it is hoped a definite course of action may be outlined.
Some changes had to be made in the plans submitted by the architect, and these will have been made before the meeting next week.
The probable cost of the structure and the method of raising the funds will also be discussed at this meeting.
May 20, 1926
BELDEN -The Belden merchants are a progressive and wide-awake lot of men. They are very liberal in their use of printer’s ink and do much advertising for the town and community in general. The latest thing they have set out to do is to furnish free movies.
The business men have purchased a movie picture outfit and will give free moving pictures Saturday nights. The pictures will be given in the open air as long as the weather will permit.
This arrangement will make it a greater pleasure to witness a screen production than to sit in a small, stuffy theatre.
May 20, 1926
FORDYCE - The Mallott brothers are moving into their fine building this week and plan to host a dance.
The fine new Fordyce garage, just completed by Dale and Purl Mallatt, sons of W. H. Mallatt, is ready for occupancy and the boys are moving in this week.
The garage is a neat tile structure 48x60 feet and will give the boys ample room for display rooms for their new cars, storage and an up-to-date repair department. The Mallatt boys are both expert mechanics and will maintain complete repair and service departments. Fred Tramp, a contractor of Fordyce, built the garage.
Mallatt Bros. will handle the Chevrolet cars, of which they have some on display at the present time.
The Mallatt Bros. will give a big opening dance in their new garage soon. They had hoped to open with a dance but as there will be a dance in the community hall they will hold theirs at a later date.
May 20, 1926
HARTINGTON - Art Giles, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Giles, has written to his parents he has joined the army at Omaha.
During the World War, Art served for 18 months with the U.S. Army.
May 20, 1926
HARTINGTON - Julius Kramer, who is farming north of Hartington, experimented this year by planting barley. He sowed 18 bushels of barley seed on his farm and has one of the best looking pieces of barley in this section.
