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June 30, 1921
HARTINGTON — Charlie Samelson now has a new job.
This is only No. 3 on his list, being already County Commissioner and County Highway Commissioner, but he expects to keep busy at it for the summer months at least.
The urbane and accomplished county commissioner is also a state deputy sheriff, receiving his appointment to this office last week from Governor McKelvie. Charlie insists that his appointment as a member of the boy governor’s official family has no political significance, but that he was instructed to bring all law violators to justice.
Governor McKelvie has issued instructions to all mayors and peace officials of counties and to all deputy state sheriffs to rigidly enforce the state automobile laws, particularly the new laws which go into effect next month. Failure to carry the license and number plate, violation of the dimmer lens law and speeding will be punished by heavy fines and jail sentences where possible, the governor insisting that the laws must be obeyed. Operating an automobile with only one light burning is illegal according to the officers, and offenders are liable to prosecution.
Another reason for the interest and activity of Commissioner Samelson in enforcing the auto law is that several hundred less auto licenses have been issued in Cedar County this year than last and the county is short several thousands of dollars as a result of the failure of the owners to get official permits to operate their cars. Mr. Samelson is planning to check the personal tax assessment schedules against the auto license permits in the county treasurer’s office and see that those who have licenses but whose cars are not listed for taxation are placed on the schedules and those with cars on the schedules but who have failed to take out licenses do so. Where boxes are placed on Ford chassis, Mr. Samelson says, licenses must be secured.
Clothed in additional dignity and a brand new badge Mr. Samelson is sure to be dreaded by auto law violators.
June 24, 1926
HARTINGTON — At the annual school meeting held in the various districts of Cedar county on Monday, June 14, the following officers were elected for the coming year: District 5—Lewis Riibe, director; F. W. Muck, moderator; Emil Riibe, treasurer.
District 6—Paul P. Goeden, director; Geo. Kast, moderator; Theo. Kleinschmitt, treasurer.
District 10—A. Jno. Pick, director; Elizabeth Collins, moderator; Mrs. Frances Keegan, treasurer.
District 11—Albert Tramp, director; Frank Goeden, moderator; George Meyer, treasurer.
District 12—E. C. Joslin, director; P. J. Stortz, moderator; Elmer Thompson, treasurer.
District 14—J. Hahn, director; Edward Lentz, moderator; J. L. Wohlman, treasurer.
District 17—Frank McCoy, director; H. Neilson, moderator; N. C. Rasmussen, treasurer.
District 18—D. W. Burney, director; Chas Erickson, moderator; Aug. Grandt, treasurer.
District 19—F. H. Arens, director; Peter A. Peterson, moderator; Joe Arens, treasurer.
District 21—Mrs. W. D. Newton, director; Chris Neilson, moderator; O. F. Berg, treasurer.
District 23—R. S. Frerichs, director; E. J. Dirks, moderator; Eugene Peck, treasurer.
District 24—Ed McGregor, director; Mrs. J. M. Olson, moderator; Fred Olson, treasurer.
District 25—Mrs. Ada Strivens, director; Henry Schindler, moderator; Geo. Thomas, treasurer.
June 24, 1926
HARTINGTON — Homewood Park will hold a big celebration July 4-5 at which a large number of very interesting features will be staged.
There will be three big baseball games played on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday Hartington will cross bats with Bloomfield; Monday the Menominee and Wynot clubs will play and on the same day, Newcastle will play the winners.
One highly interesting feature of the celebration will be high, fancy and trick diving by experts and there will also be roller skating, swimming and boating. Provision has been made for concessions of all kinds.
