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April 16, 1925
HARTINGTON — Get out your rake and your hoe if you want to win one of the prizes which will be given for the best kept lawns and gardens which the Tuesday club will offer as awards to those who will participate in a movement to beautify the city.
Decision to sponsor the movement was made at the meeting last Tuesday afternoon at the auditorium.
Inspiring papers were read by Mrs. B. Ready and Miss Emma Schwerin after which plans for arousing interest in beautifying the city was outlined by Miss Schwerin and Mrs. Clyde King, the committee in charge.
Council will be asked to provide metal litter cans at several points on the streets and Supt. Blundell, of the Omaha railroad will be asked to clean up several bad spots along the Omaha right-of-way, particularly near the depot.
At the request of the club a committee composed of W. H. Pohle, C. M. Hertlett and J. P. O’Furey suggested Broadway as the dividing line north and south and Center street as the division of the west half of the city and State street as the division line for the east half of the city. Prizes will be offered in each district for the best kept lawn and gardens, and also for the greatest improvement.
Property owners in each district will compete amongst themselves and those who rent will have their own special classes as it is recognized that now owners do not always take as much interest in the improvement of the property as do owners.
The club will also sponsor participation by local talent in “Musical week” when special programs will be broadcast all over the country. A committee of the club will invite local musicians and singers to supply special numbers which will be broadcast during that week from the Electric Shop.
April 16, 1925
HARTINGTON — Much more graveling of streets by their property will undoubtedly be done by property owners in Hartington this spring and summer, as plans for this work are being made by many who have been considering the proposition for some time.
Quite a bit of the dirt and sand taken from the site of the new postoffice building has been placed by Contractor William Israelson in the street adjoining his home, preparatory to grading it up so that gravel can be placed on it.
There are many places about the city where gravel has been placed on the streets in front of some lots, but not in front of adjoining ones. This situation is being cleared up somewhat this spring, as the property owners are filling in these vacant places with gravel, so that the number of graveled blocks in Hartington is constantly increasing, so if it is expected that all the streets will be graveled in a short time.
April 16, 1925
HARTINGTON — Working in sandy soil isn’t always a picnic, and contractor William Israelson and his helpers have found pouring the foundations for Hartington’s new postoffice is no exception. The soil is soft and caves in easily, and extreme caution must be used in the work.
Pouring the concrete for the foundations started this week, and is being rushed as fast as is possible under the conditions. At times the sand behaves itself and stays where it ought to, but if the holes for the foundation go very deep, there are apt to be some cave-ins. As the foundations are going far below those of the buildings on either side, care must be taken to protect these other buildings. For that reason, sections of the foundation are being first put in at strategic places to prevent any serious cave-in.
The work of putting in the foundations and completing the excavating will extend well into next week, Mr. Israelson says. He does not dare go any deeper with the digging until the foundations are sunk to protect the other buildings. Practically all of the excavating is completed, however, except for the basement in the rear of the building.
Bricks for the walls are to be secured from J. M. Lammers’ brickyard, which has again started operations. These brick will not be ready for several days yet, so the actual construction work on the walls cannot be begun. The face brick for the front of the building have been ordered for some time, and should be here next week.
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