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Nov. 12, 1914
HARTINGTON — Henry Stuckenhoff has received the contract to build the new Library.
He was awarded the job at the Thursday meeting of the Board. Under the contract, the building will include everything the Board hoped they might put into it, a tile roof, stell furniture and other desirable features.
Mr. Stuckenhoff does not expect to complete the building this winter, but to go no farther than the foundation, if that far.
Martin Nelson, who bought the church building, has until the first of December to remove it.
After that, excavating for the foundation will take some time and by the time the foundations are completed, it will most likely be pretty cold weather to risk running the concrete floors. Freezing is practically fatal to concrete work, and so this part of the work at least will no doubt wait until spring.
Nov. 12, 1914
HARTINGTON — Voting by mail proved to be a great convenience for a number of voters in Cedar County last week. Several who wished to be away from home on election day, went on their trips and voted just before leaving for their destinations.
A.W Crellin of Belden and Chas. F. Thompson of Laurel voted at Thurston. Fred Lubeley voted in Knox County. F.E. Vickery, O.S. Swanson and J.G. McClure, Magnet, voted in South Sioux City.
Nov. 12, 1914
HARTINGTON — Hartington plays Wakefield on the local gridiron Friday at 3:30.
The Hartington team will go into this game for revenge and to win. They beat us 13 to 0 last year. Wakefield has nothing on Hartington for a line this year and the Hartington backfield is working like clockwork.
With the exception of fullback, Hartington has the same backfield as last year. Should there be any need of change in the backfield, Lynde, Mengshol, H. Lammers and Jenny are fitted to put in.
This is Hartington’s seventh game, being defeated in the first one. Hartington High School, in turn, defeated the team that did it. Since the first game, four shut-outs have been administered and our goal line has been crossed but once. Now that we face a hard game, let everyone come out to help hold up the record.
Nov. 13, 1919
HARTINGTON — The organization of the Meridian Highway Bridge Company will be completed at the first annual meeting of the subscribers to the stock in the company, which will be held in the Yankton Chamber of Commerce rooms on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Two directors will be elected for one year, two for two years and three for three years.
The directors elected must hold their annual meeting immediately after the stockholders meeting.
Officers will be elected at this time and plans made for completing all of the preliminary work so the actual work of erecting the bridge may be started as soon as the weather will permit next spring.
It is believed the bridge can be completed and opened for traffic by June 1, 1921.
Following the usual custom, a proxy blank was sent to each stock subscriber with the notice of the meeting, but Cedar County subscribers are urged not to send or give their proxies to anyone until a meeting of the stock subscribers in this county can be held for the purpose of selecting a representative on the board of directors. Over $100,000 worth of stock has been subscribed for in this county, including nearly $12,000 in Hartington.
Notice of the meeting of the Cedar County stock subscribers will be mailed to each subscriber as soon as the complete list can be secured. By acting in unison, Cedar County stockholders will accomplish more for themselves as relieve others from any embarrassment that might be caused by individual action; Those who were overlooked by the stock subscription soliciting committee may still subscribe for stock in the company, either direct or through the local committee.
Nov. 13, 1919
HARTINGTON — Ninety-two couples started out on life’s journey together in Cedar County during the year which ended Armistice Day as against only 65 couples being married here during the last year of the war, according to the records in the office of County Judge Bryant.
It is generally believed that the number of marriages during the next year will show a much greater increase, however, as it was several months after the armistice was signed before the boys started to arrive home. And naturally, they would have to get a few samples of mother’s cooking before they could make up their minds that they wished to have a home of their own.
The number of boys still in the service is very small so those who profess to know are firm in the opinion that next year will be the banner year in this section for worshippers at the altar of Cupid, god of love. The fact that next year will be Leap Year will not have any effect whatsoever on the number of marriages which will be performed in the opinion of a prominent local club woman, who also expressed the opinion that the fact that women are now permitted to vote will have no effect whatsoever in the question of marriages.
