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13 Years Ago March 18, 1936 Wike Harms, who was lodged in the county jail last week charged with the theft of chickens in this territory, was released on probation Wednesday by County Judge Avery T. Searle. He admitted numerous thefts of chickens over period of several months and pleaded guilty when arraigned in court. A number of people signed a petition this week asking for the release of Harms on probation. IN view of his past reputation and consider that this was his first offense, Judge...
13 Years Ago March 11, 1936 The Mooney hospital at Haxtun was threatened by fire Tuesday afternoon when an oil burner in the building overflowed, spreading burning oil over the basement floor. The fire was smothered by R.C. Kautter with the use of a hand extinguisher. Mrs. Mooney was in charge of the hospital at the time. Upon discovering the fire, she telephoned the city hall and requested that someone bring a fire extinguisher to the hospital. Mr. Kautter and T.C. Crist were in the city hall...
13 Years Ago March 4, 1936 Andrew Krueger, age 10, of Amherst, passed away at the McKnight hospital in Haxtun Friday night following an operation for a ruptured appendix. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Krueger. In addition to his parents, Andrew is survived by four brothers and five sisters. The Dailey basketball team annexed a championship last week by emerging victor of the Logan County tournament at Sterling. Two of the Dailey players were named on the all tournament team, bringing...
13 Years Ago Feb. 26, 1936 A blacksmith shop will be opened in Haxtun this coming Saturday in the building nor of the cheese factory. The shop which will be known as Carl's Shop, will be operated by Carl Reker. Mr. Reker and his wife moved to Haxtun a few weeks ago from Sidney, Neb., where he formerly had been engaged in blacksmithing. Nuptials were pronounced at nine o'clock last Sunday for Mrs. Evelyn Hayes and Mr. J.W. Meakins, both of Haxtun, at the Methodist parsonage in Sterling. The...
13 Years Ago Feb. 19, 1936 A proposal for the purchase of the American Legion Hall by the Town of Haxtun will be placed before the voters at the regular town election this coming April. The purchase price of the hall has been set at $4,000. The Town would buy the building by issuing bonds. The Legion Hall was erected in 1926. During the ten years that the building has been in use, it had been rented to various organizations and has served as a public dance hall. Since its erection, the Legion...
13 Years Ago Feb. 12, 1936 Mercury drops to new low as winter rages during week. The temperature in this region dropped to 25 degrees below zero, the coldest weather to be recorded in six years. Except for one or two days of more moderate temperatures, the frigid wave has covered this territory for almost two weeks. Charles Taylor of north of Haxtun purchased a new Plymouth four-door touring sedan Tuesday at the Jankovsky Bros. Agency. Good Hope News - The Willing Workers Club met Tuesday aftern...
13 Years Ago Feb. 5, 1936 Death brought sorrow to the family of Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Hire twice within 12 hours last Saturday. By the strange hand of fate, a sister of Mrs. Hire's passed away in Curtis, Neb., a few hours after Mr. Hire's sister died in Haxtun. Mrs. Hire's sister was Mrs. Catherine Nichoali, 59. Mr. Hire's sister was Mrs. Faye A. Green, 54, who had been visiting with the Hires. Three carloads of pipe for Haxtun's new water mains were unloaded here this week by WPA laborers. One...
