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Dec. 3, 1914
HARTINGTON — Frederick Wilhelm Meier, who worked last season for Henry Stuckenhoff of this city as a plaster and mason, has finally been heard from.
He is in a military prison at Aldershot, England. Several weeks ago he wrote Mr. Stuckenhoff that he was out of money and Mr. Stuckenhoff sent him $5. The money reached him alright, but now he writes that he is in pretty bad shape. He has no clothes, except those he wore in August, which are now full of vermin. The food is inadequate, he says, and he is now a shadow of his former portly self. Mr. Stuckenhoff sent him another $5 and Judge Bryant has interested himself in the case to the extent of writing to our senator and representative asking that they attempt to make arrangements through the State Department for his return under parole to this country. Mr. Meier was technically a member of the German reserves and his capture and imprisonment by England was perfectly justifiable. He had not declared his intention of becoming an American citizen, but had returned to Europe only for the purpose of closing out his property and bringing his wife to America, where it was his intention to become a permanent resident.
It is Judge Bryant’s hope that when this is explained to the War Department of England — if Meier is willing to accept a parole that the British will be glad to set him aboard ship for America.
Naturally, he complains of his condition in the English prison. But it is no worse than that of soldiers in all the nations in the field.
The pomp and panopoly of ‘glorious war’ according to the correspondants who are writing home, means that a man goes out clean, fresh and vigorous and in a few weeks comes back — if he comes at all — dirty, lousy, worn out, half starved, bewhiskered and caked with mud and perhaps with blood.
Dec. 3, 1919
HARTINGTON — Fuel is so scarce that school will be forced to close soon.
Dec. 3, 1919
HARTINGTON — The Trinity Lutheran congregation of this city is now making plans to enlarge their church.
Dec. 4, 1924
HARTINGTON — Hartington High School lost the final game of the season to the Creighton Ti-ep School of Omaha by a score of 11 to 0, The game was played at the Fair Grounds before the largest group of people that have ever attended a football game in Hartington.
The cold undoubtedly kept a great number of people at home who would have otherwise attended the game.
Creighton’s first score came at the beginning of the second quarter after they had blocked a punt and the next came on a safety when Hartington fumbled behind their own goal line. Captain Driver was forced out of the game on the next play and with Evans out of the line up, it shot the line to pieces on both sides. Nevertheless, the Purple and White rattled with the same old fight and with some shifting of the line and the substitution of Mc-Connah, they fought the heavier team to a standstill.
Creighton was able to score a dropkick from the 35 yard-line in the latter periods of the game and this was their only serious threat.
Hartington threatened to score twice. Once on a blocked kick and again on a long pass from Aspen to Clausen.
Under the handicap it must be said that Hartington played extremely well and every man on the team fought with the true spirit that has always marked the play of coach Craig’s men.
Several of the lads were making their final appearance and it is with keen regret that we see them leave. Those lost to the squad through graduation are: Captain Driver, Dodge Evans, Colburn Olson, Earnest Olson, Lawrence Aspen and Elno Grant.
Even with the loss of the men, there are a number of regulars who will answer the call next season for the Purple and White. They include: Livermore, McConnah, Miller, Sleepy Aspen, Peterson and Nordby.
Dec. 4, 1924
HARTINGTON — The CD of A held their regular meeting at the KC Hall on Tuesday and elected officers for the coming year. New officers are: Grand Regent, Clara Reifert; Vice Grand Regent, Irene Hirschman; Prophetess, Monica Fleming; Historian, Mrs. Johanna Becker; Financial Secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Uhing.
