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May 14, 1925
HARTINGTON — Denouncing in emphatic terms the crowded condition of the record vaults in the court house and the careless manner in which the county records are handled almost like rubbish in the basement of the building, George Anthes, state examiner of county treasurers, representing the state auditor, criticized members of the board of county commissioners at a special meeting held at the court house this morning.
He was very caustic in calling the board for failing to take action to better the condition, maintaining that it was their duty to give all records adequate protection.
Protests that the taxpayers would object to paying for the necessary improvements only brought forth scathing criticisms from Mr. Anthes who informed the board that the citizens of the county would be glad to pay for needed improvements if they were thoroughly informed of the situation and that it was the duty of the board to give out this information.
Only an informed citizenship can give proper aid to county officials, said Mr. Anthes.
May 14, 1925
HARTINGTON — For every person that died in Cedar county during the past year there were four births, according to records made public this week by Miss Hattie Summers, state registrar of vital statistics, for in 1924 there were 411 births in the county and but 98 deaths.
With this ratio of 4 to 1, Cedar county takes its place among the leaders of the state for low mortality, especially in the counties, such as Banner, Grant and Perkins, had ratios as high as 10 births to one death, but such a ratio will not be found among the thickly settled communities.
Custer county has the best record for the more densely populated counties, the ratio there being 5¾ births to every death. Dixon and Pierce counties have a ratio of 3 births to 1 death.
The average for the state is 2½ births to every death, the high mortality rate in such counties as Lancaster and Douglas cutting down the average for the state. In Lincoln and Omaha the ratio of births to deaths was less than 2 to 1.
May 21, 1925
HARTINGTON — Announcement of the graduation of Miss Aurelia Lammers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Lammers from the nurses training school of St. Mary’s hospital, Rochester, Minn., have been received by local friends. The graduation exercises will be held on Tuesday, June 2. Although she has completed the three year course Miss Lammers will continue her work at the hospital until next fall, before making other plans.
May 21, 1925
HARTINGTON — Apparently not seriously injured after a fall last Sunday, Ervin Frerichs, 11-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Frerichs of near Coleridge, died suddenly at 1:30 o’clock Monday afternoon when he was being rushed to a Sioux City hospital.
The youngster had been playing around his home on Sunday, and had fallen from a manger in the barn, landing on his head. He apparently suffered no ill effects from the fall, and in fact, had helped his father do some work on Monday morning. Suddenly he became seriously ill, and it was decided to rush him to a hospital, but it was too late. It is believed that he had suffered a fractured skull in the fall.
Ervin was born in Cedar County Feb. 4, 1914, and was always a bright, likeable little chap. He is the fifth child in the family to die, his twin sister having passed away a little over a year ago. He is survived by his parents and two sisters.
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