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A Look Back
Sept. 24, 1914
HARTINGTON —Since school started in this city, half a dozen cases of absence from school have been reported by truant officer F.D. Stone.
Stone says that while he has taken no action on the notifications as of yet, he proposes to do so at an early date and to enforce the letter of the law requiring the attendance of children at school. It is to be hoped that the officer will this year take immediate action on each notification he receives.
It must be remembered that in this town not over a year ago, two children died of exposure and lack of food before anyone knew of the existence of such a case. The probation officer, by taking immediate steps to investigate each case can be of great service to the community.
Sept. 24, 1914
HARTINGTON —J.G. Beste’s new Hartington Drug Store on Broadway is now complete.
The building is fireproof, being constructed of concrete and steel, tile and glass. It is 105 feet in length with a full basement and a gallery in the rear 45 feet in length. The ceilings are 17 feet in height. In the rear room is a new prescription case of the latest and most convenient make. A freight elevator makes it convenient to unload heavy boxes of goods on either of the three floors.
The gallery is used for the paints, wallpapers and school books. A skylight over the prescription case, plenty of windows in the rear and prism glass in the front make the building remarkably light.
Beste’s Drug Store, with its new, modern fixtures and its clean, light and beautiful interior, is one of the showcases of Hartington.
Sept. 24, 1914
HARTINGTON —The Cedar County Courthouse is being treated to a new coat of paint inside and out. The roof was repaired recently and the inside of the court room decorated. The window sash and other exposed woodwork is being painted now and the interior of the halls and rooms is soon to receive a coat of paint. The building has been in serious need of painting and repairs for two or three years.
Sept. 24, 1914
HARTINGTON —F.W. Meier, who will be remembered as a plasterer and cement worker for Henry Stuckenhoff this past year, is now a prisoner of war in England. He was on his way to Germany when the war broke out and was a reservist in the German army. So to prevent the necessity of shooting at him later, and being shot at by him, the English army just made him a prisoner right then and there.
A communication from him reached Mr. Stuckenhoff recently in which he said he had not a cent and that it was impossible for him to communicate with his wife in Germany.
So, Mr. Stuckenhoff went to the Post Office to get a money order to send to him. But on account of the war, the Post Office people had been notified not to issue money orders to European countries “for large amounts of speculative purposes.” Several amounts of small sums had come back to New York instead of being forwarded to countries that were not even at war, such as Holland, Norway and Sweden. They sent an order for $5 anyway. Maybe Mr. Meier will get it, and maybe not.
Sept. 24, 1914
HARTINGTON —The German Landwehr Verein of Cedar County met in this city on Saturday and a contribution of $35 was taken up for the relief of suffering among the wounded soldiers of Germany and among the widows and orphans.
Half of the fund will go to the Red Cross society and half will go to an organization pledged to use it for the relief of women and children.
The Landwehr Verein is an organization made up entirely of soldiers who have served in the German army. Treasurer M.A. Becker has forwarded the funds.
Sept. 24, 1914
HARTINGTON —Mary D and Alonzo Lydick got $150 in damages from the Isrealson Brothers as a result of a lawsuit completed in District Court last week.
They were sued by the Israelsons, who levied an attachment on some of their property to collect the judgement.
The court held that the Lydicks were entitled to damages on this as it took their goods away from them and injured their business unnecessarily.
