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Jan. 7, 1920
LAUREL-As a token of appreciation, the French government has prepared a beautiful engraved certificate of honor which will be presented to the nearest relatives of every man who gave his life in the great war.
Jan. 7, 1920
LAUREL- N.F. Simpson sold his Palace Meat Market to Messers Smith and Jones of West Point Monday.
Possession will be given the 15th. Simpson first opened a meat market in Laurel in 1897, selling out in 1904 and for three years was in the implement business; then for two years he was in Colorado, returning to Laurel and re-purchasing the market in 1909, since which time has has conducted in continuously.
Jan. 7, 1920
LAUREL- B.H. Bell has purchased the livestock business of Newman and Morten, taking possession the first of the month. He will occupy the same office rooms used by Messers, Newman and Morten.
Jan. 7, 1920 LAUREL- D.D. Coburn, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Jackson and Mrs. Elsie Steere are in Omaha this week with the men attending the implement dealers’ convention.
Jan. 7, 1920
LAUREL- H.R. Harper left Monday after a few days visit at the home of his brother, H.A. Harper, north of town.
Jan. 7, 1920
LAUREL- J.J. Champlin and two sons, Ray and Hazen, expect to go to North Riverside, Sioux City, Iowa the last of the week and start some buildings on his land five miles from there. Mr. Champlin has six hundred acres of land and says it is his intention with the help of the boys to put in between 400 and 500 acres of alfalfa. Mrs. Champlin and daughter, Lois, will remain here at least until the close of the school year.
Jan. 1, 1930
LAUREL- The Okey Reed home, located about 14 miles northeast of this city, was entirely destroyed by fire last Sunday. The farm belongs to C.D. Haskell and Reed had been a tenant on it the past two years. Sparks alighting on the roof are blamed for the fire.
Jan. 1, 1930
LAUREL- A special meeting of the village board passed an ordinance authorizing the purchase of new equipment for the local light plant.
Jan. 1, 1930
LAUREL- A showing of new bodies for the Model A Ford, each one of which will soon be available in a variety of new colors, was announced today by D.D. Coburn of the Coburn Motor Co., local Ford dealer.
Jan. 1, 1930
LAUREL- No need of going to California or Florida to keep up your golf game.
At the present time several couples have been playing the Laurel Country Club course regularly and report it as in fine shape for play. On Sunday, a foursome composed of Mrs. Morten and Carl Jeffrey, Dr. Morten and Bernard Jeffrey played the course, the former winning in fine style. Laurel is a golfer’s mecca right at the present time.
Jan. 1, 1930
LAUREL- Christmas Day as M.T. Sullivan and daughter Harriet were on their way to Obert to spend the day, the car, driven by Harriet, hit a slippery place in the road and skidded.
As the driver righted the car a pig ran out in the road and was hit by the car. This caused the car to skid against a frozen bank with the result being a wheel broken off. Occupants of the car were not injured.
Jan. 7, 1960
COLERIDGE — Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Arduser, Belden, are the parents of the first baby born in Coleridge in 1960. Cyndia Marie, weighing in at nine pounds, arrived on Monday, Jan. 4.
Although she didn’t help bring in the New Year she did arrive on her mother’s birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Arduser also have four sons and two daughters.
Jan. 7, 1960
COLERIDGE — Residents of Coleridge and the surrounding territory began digging out for the second time in less than a week after snow, strong winds and cold temperatures ushered in the new year.
A storm moving across the area Friday, followed by 25-30 mile an hour winds blocked many rural roads and highways.
As a result of the drifting snow there was no school in Coleridge Monday. Telephone lines in the area also suffered under the icy blast. Mail was interrupted for a time as highways and farm routes were so badly drifted that complete delivery service was nearly impossible.
Temperatures dropped to seasonal lows and remained close to zero readings the early part of the week. Mercury readings on Tuesday morning ranged from 15-20 below zero in many spots.
By Tuesday noon snowplows had most of the country roads open, however, strong winds Tuesday evening began to cause serious drifting again in many places. Warmer temperatures were beginning to move in early Wednesday.
