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July 2, 1915
HARTINGTON — Diplomas of honor for a perfect record of attendance and punctuality for one school year were issued to Dora and Martha Pick, Hugo Stappert, Louis, Anna and Anthony Stevens of Dist. No. 9.
The only teachers’ examination announced that will be held before the beginning of school is the last Thursday and the following Friday of July.
All those whose certificates expire before May 1, 1916 should avail themselves of this opportunity.
July 2, 1915
HARTINGTON — Fred Tack, employed by John Miller, living a mile southeast of this place, was struck by lightning Wednesday afternoon during the heavy electrical storm which visited this vicinity and was seriously injured.
He was returning from the field, riding a cultivator, and the team of pure bred mares he was driving was instantly killed.
The lightning struck Mr. Tack on the shoulder and ran down his watch chain, melting the chain and burning out his watch. While the shock is said to have been very serious, it is reported by the physician that he will recover.
A large number of telephones in the city were burnt out. Rain began falling about 3 o’clock and by 4:15 2.63 inches of water had fallen. The lower part of the city was flooded and considerable damage is reported. Farmers report serious damage to crops on low lands.
July 2, 1915
HARTINGTON — During the first six months of the present year, from Jan. 1 to June 30, 24.31 inches of rain is reported by government weather observer D.E. Ewing.
July 2, 1915
HARTINGTON — William Flege of Dixon County was ordered to serve a term in the penitentiary for the murder of his sister, Louise.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judgement of the lower court, which found Flege guilty of manslaughter. The penalty is from one to ten years in the penitentiary.
This is the third time the case has been before the Supreme Court. The first trial resulted in a verdict of murder in the second degree and imprisonment for life. This was then reversed by the Supreme Court and the litigation was continued year after year until it now terminates in an affirmation of a verdict of manslaughter.
Flege was a farmer and has two wealthy brothers. His sister was living with him alone on a farm when she was found dead on the ground near the house June 30, 1910. She had been killed by a revolver shot.
A young German boy, the son of a neighbor, Eichtencamp, was working on the Flege farm at the time. Flege tried to shift the responsibility of the crime, but each jury that he faced found him guilty.
