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June 17, 1926
HARTINGTON - Final preparations for the drive for funds for the erection of the new Trinity Lutheran church building at the corner of Center and Summit streets are being made, according to members of the commit- tee, and actual work of soliciting will be started within a week.
This has been delayed because of the condition of the crops but the copious rains of the past week have so brightened the outlook the committee now feels they can proceed.
In discussing the system to be used Martin Nelson, committee member, said subscriptions would probably be solicited which could be paid on the installment plan lasting over a period of three years.
The first installment will probably be due this fall when they begin the building.
Pencil sketches of the building have been drawn by members of the committee. They will be gone over and revised by the committee before they are submitted to architects.
The committee is composed of Andrew Lorenson, chairman, the Rev. A. M. Peterson, Stephen Seim, N. J. Olson, H. A. Schager and Martin Nelson.
June 17, 1926
HARTINGTON - With the installa tion of the very best modern equip- ment George Goetz expects the new slaughter house which he is erecting on the bank of Bow Creek north of town will be one of the best in this section.
The building is large and roomy, and the cattle to be butchered will be driven into a small enclosure where they will be shot. They will then be raised to an overhead track just as they are in the big city plants so the carcass can be given the best of care.
A well has been drilled and a force pump installed so the most sanitary conditions can be maintained. A boiler will provide hot water when needed. The new building is located adjacent to the Goetz feed lots and the creek and will be so arranged that there will be no unpleasant surroundings.
June 17, 1926
HARTINGTON - A neighborhood quarrel which happened in Hartington June 1 resulted in an assault and bat- tery charge which was tried in the local police court Saturday. The defendant, Mrs. Genevieve Brockman, was found not guilty. Mrs. Jennie Johnston was the plainti. Another similar case was tried the preceding Friday in which Joseph Her filed complaint against Harry Woods. The defendant plead guilty and was fined $5 and costs by city police court judge Otto Emerson.
June 17, 1926
HARTINGTON - Numerous badly needed repairs on the public school grade building are being planned by the committees of the Board of Educa- tion having charge of that work which will add much to the safety and com fort of the students enrolled therein.
New seats will be provided for two of the lower rooms in one of which the seats have been in constant use for 32 years. New treads will be placed on two flights of stairs which have been in use since the building was erected. New stairs to the basement will also be provided, the stairs given additional supports and a number of minor im- provements made after which several of the rooms will be painted.
The exterior of both buildings will also be painted this summer.
A break in the water main several feet down under the high school build - ing will be repaired by laying a new pipe outside of the building, making it easier to reach should it be necessary to do so at any time in the future.
June 17, 1926
HARTINGTON - The Land Clas- sification Board of Knox County completed field work classification of 673,836 acres of land by 40 acre tracts in Knox County on June 4, consuming approximately 8 months of work.
During that time much of the transcribing of field notes to perma nent records has been done and the remainder will be perfected by today or tomorrow. The assessment thereon will, it is anticipated, be fully com puted and complete by Tuesday, June 15, much of the clerical work being already accomplished.
To the prejudiced onlooker the work of classification has been a mere incident while in actuality it has been a huge task. Members of the Board express considerable satisfaction in being relieved from the long grind.
The greater di$culties encountered were the many almost inaccessible tracts to classify which impeded the process. In many places all vestige of survey were obscured, requiring much time being spent finding divisional lines. Tracts smaller than 40 acres in gave additional reason for searching scrutiny for survey lines.
It is probable that Knox county is the first in many states to have autho - rized classification by 40-acre tracts or less for assessment purposes.
