1923: Divorces are on the District Court docket

June 28, 1923

HARTINGTON — The editor of the Cedar County News now answers to the name of ‘Iron Face’ since an impressive ceremony of adoption by Santee Indians.

Gov. C.W, Bryan, A.E.Sheldon and JP O’Furey and Mrs. Marie Weekes were formally adopted by the Santee Indians at Niobrara June 28, 1923

HARTINGTON — Five divorces were granted, one divorce case was dismissed, and one is still pending in the special session of District Court, which began Monday with Judgre Guy T. Graves in charge.

The Mackey divorce case, in which wide interest was manifested, was dismissed by Judge Graves, who advised the parties to live apart from relatives, expressing the belief that if they did so, thet could get along together.

The indications are that the Herman Rolfs case may also be settled by the parties.

The Mrsny divorce case is attracting most attention as relatives from both parties from Schuyler, their former home, as well as from Randolph, where the shooting occurred, crowding the court room during the hearing. Also during court, the Meridian Bridge Company was awarded a verdict of $2,000 in the suit against the estate of Elizabeth Schulte.

Mrs. Schulte had agreed to purchase stock in the company but failed to complete the deal before her death.

June 28, 1923

HARTINGTON — Floods of the Platte and Elkhorn rivers had nothing on the one at the D.E. Ewing home Friday when a heavy bread box fell accidentally, and broke the faucet off the lower end of the hot water tank in the kitchen. The box fell with considerable force and broke the tap off cleanly. Immediately, a jet of water spurted from the tank against the opposite wall, and the stream flowed steadily for some time before the water could be shut off. Most of the water immediately sought its way to a lower level in the basement and nearly a foot of water accumulated in the coal bin.

June 21, 1928 HARTINGTON — August Lubeley, the last surviving member of the group which laid out the village of Hartington, died at his home.

June 21, 1928

HARTINGTON — Cars can now travel at speeds close to 50 miles per hour when a few years ago, folks were startled when drivers went 30 miles per hour.

June 21, 1928

HARTINGTON — Louis Sudbeck, director of the school board in District 56, was the first of anyone in the district to file his annual report of the school census and annual meeting.

June 21, 1928

HARTINGTON —A Wiscott & Sons Produce Company, Sioux City, will open a branch in Hartington in the Lammers building.