Throwback Thursday - 1925: Kathol is lucky to be alive after accident
July 30, 1925
FORDYCE — Frank Kathol, who was assisting G.H. Kohls with his haying last week, had a narrow escape from death when he became caught in the hay rake with which he was working and fell.
One wheel passed over his body but the rake just missed him. He escaped with some bad bruises and cuts, but was able to resume his work as usual the next day.
The team became frightened, however, when Mr. Kathol fell, and ran away but did not damage the rake
July 30, 1925
HARTINGTON — A national survey made of the farm population shows that there has been a reduction of 109,400 hired farm laborers during the past year. This is a decrease of 3.4 percent.
July 30, 1925
MENOMINEE — Frank Zavadill, living north of Menominee church, lost his house by a bad fire Tuesday. The origin of the fire is yet unknown.
July 30, 1925
FORDYCE — Fred Lammers, while putting up some fences around a stubble field, found the ground so dry and hard that he had to use dynamite to finish the job.
Area farmers are making arrangements to ship in a car load for post holes.
July 30, 1925
FORDYCE — Joe Bruening, the St. Helena thresherman, while threshing for his brother, Carl Bruening, in Little Bow Creek Valley, had the misfortune while cranking the tractor to get a backfire cutting a deep gash into his cheek and breaking several teeth.
He was taken to the hospital in Yankton.
July 30, 1925
HARTINGTON — A reunion of the Morten families was held at the home of Mrs. O.C. Olson in Sioux City on Sunday.
Present at the event were members of the family of the late Henry Morten, including Mrs. Morten of Sioux City, H.Bl. Morten and family of Spring Valley; Dr. C.H. Morten and family of Laurel; Mrs. Paul Wendt and family of Akron; Fred Morten, Long Beach, Calif.; and Mrs. O.C. Olson and family of Sioux City.
July 30, 1925
HARTINGTON — The project of developing electricity by utilizing the current of the Niobrara River has long been a dream of many folks, but it was not until a number of hard-headed financiers took the matter under consideration that any actual progress was made. It now looks like a practical proposition and men of wealth seem to be considering it a good investment. There are several stock holders in the plan from Hartington.
July 30, 1925
CROFTON — A fire of unknown origin broke out about 9 a.m. Tuesday in the basement of the Crofton Telephone office and destroyed a considerable amount of telephone equipment.
It then spread to the work room of the Crofton Journal newspaper, destroying a large quantity of paper stock and causing considerable inconvenience.
One line was entirely damaged in the telephone office and the Crofton operators had to “run” their tickets through the Hartington office.