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July 20, 1950
HARTINGTON- Joint installation of ocers was held Friday evening when the Hartington I.O.O.F lodge members were guests of the Rebekah lodge at a meeting held at the lodge hall. Everett Robins was installed as noble grand and Joy Smith, vice grand, for the Odd Fellows, and Nellie Dale, noble grand and Laura Nelson, vice grand for the Rebekahs.
Other ocers installed by the Odd Fellows were Otto Wiley and Lafe Fiscus, right and left support to the noble grand; Eugene Peck and Olaf Olson, right and left support to the vice grand; Ray Smith, warden; John Rahn, conductor; Floyd Spangengerg, outside guardian; Louis Riibe, inside guardian; Lloyd Pedersen, chaplain; Melvin Baker, right scene supporter, and Joe Gunderson, left scene supporter. H. H. Johnson is secretary and R. E. Clements, treasurer.
Rebekah ocers installed included Ada Trummann and Ingeborg Carlson, right and left support to the noble grand; Hazel Morten and Della Erickson, right and left support to the vice grand; Marjorie Smith, warden; Doris Nelson, conductor; Mildred Connelley, inside guardian; Margaret Barnes, outside guardian, and Myrtle Nelson, chaplain. Ina Depue is secretary, Emma Booth, treasurer, and Hildur Berglund, musician.
Members of the Belden lodge assisted with the Odd Fellow installation, with R. S. Frerichs of Hartington as installing ocer. Fred Swanson of Magnet, district deputy president, was head installing ocer for the Rebekahs, with members of the Coleridge and Belden lodges assisting.
July 20, 1950
WYNOT—An interesting bit of history about an antique car has to do with a 1909 Moline "Dreadnaught" owned by Frank Leise, resident of this community for 60 years.
The 41-year-old car has been in storage in the Leise barn since about 1918.
Mr. Leise went to the factory at Moline, Ill., in 1909 after this car. He took George Scholl, former Wynot garage man, along to drive the car back for him. At the factory they told him that it was the first Moline car to come to the state of Nebraska. After using the car for several years, Mr. Leise traded it to a Hartington car dealer on a new Paige car. He says that he was allowed $500 for the Moline and the same day, before the Moline was taken o the place, he bought it back for $300.
Recently Mr. Leise gave his consent for the car to be taken out of storage and hauled to Ponca for the "Days of '56." It was taken there on a truck and three men worked all night to get the car started and in shape to be put in the parade. The old tires which came with the car were still on but flat. Two unused tires were mounted but all were too old and blew up—or out, so the car went into the parade on flat tires, carrying five adult passengers and a baby. Mr. Leise was one of the passengers. Mr. Leise has had oers for the car but will not sell it.
July 20, 1950
HARTINGTON - The park board has had gates installed at the entrances to Felber Park and these will be locked each night at 10 o’clock. The exception will be on baseball game nights when the park will remain open until after the game.
The park board here did not like to take this step, but they were forced to do so to prevent vandalism to park property. Most other larger towns with parks of a similar kind lock them up during the night.
There is very little use made of the park after 10 o’clock but it is during the night when much of the property damage has taken place in the past.
July 20, 1950
HARTINGTON- More people are turning to air conditioners in order to keep cool during the summer months. In order to eciently serve the needs of its customers who are purchasing air conditioning units, Consumers Public Power District, requests that the purchase of these units be reported to its local oce here.
It is a distinct advantage of the air conditioning customer to report the purchase of his unit, Consumers ocials said. Operating personnel of the district can then make any necessary provision in service facilities to assure the customer of an ample supply of power, at the proper voltage, up to the electrical service entrance.
It was also pointed out that a proper circuit connection within the home is also essential to ecient operation of air conditioning units. Many units use separate circuits with some units requiring 220-volt service. Customers should inquire about these requirements from the dealer from whom the purchase is made.
July 27, 1950
HARTINGTON — A deal was completed last week whereby Leonard Wachter became the owner of Chet’s Cafe, owned and operated by Chester L. Peters. Mr. Wachter took possession of the cafe Monday, and it will be operated in the future as the Cedar Cafe.
Mr. Wachter is not new to the cafe business in Hartington. He originally owned the F & L Cafe here, which he sold to Mr. Peters in the spring of 1944. For the past several years Mr. Wachter has been employed by Art Arens and was in charge of Star Hybrid seed corn sales.
Mr. Peters told The News that he would continue to make his home here for the present at least. He has purchased the Schwartz Locker Plant in Crofton, and he assumed the management of his new business this week.
The modern plant has 400 lockers and Mr. Peters said that he may possibly add a meat market later on.
