1909: Rankin family moves from Hartington to Lincoln
A Look Back
June 23, 1904
HARTINGTON — J.F. Jenal, who for the past two years has been residing in Omaha, is making arrangements to move to Hartington to the property which he purchased.
June 23, 1904
HARTINGTON — Frank Hochstein Sr. had a narrow escape from being crushed one day last week. While on his way home from town with a load of lumber, he was caught between the joist of a shed and the lumber while trying to escape an electrical storm.
June 30, 1904
HARTINGTON —Lloyd K. Spielman has bought a single driver. He is a large, rangy animal and a good looker in harness.
He purchased him off of his old friend F.A. Cameron of Tekamah. Lloyd says he can walk six miles an hour and rest 10 minutes waiting for time.
June 30, 1904
HARTINGTON — J.F. Jenal leaves for Washington D.C.
Friday to receive instructions relative to his appointment as government land inspector.
At this point, he cannot tell where his future home will be or what his duties are. He will probably return to Hartington in a week or two when his friends will be advised as to his future.
June 25, 1909
HARTINGTON — H.P. Rankin and family left yesterday for their new home in Lincoln.
June 25, 1909
HARTINGTON — The Ladies Society of the Bow Valley Lutheran Church will hold an ice cream social at the home of Will Israelson on July 1.
June 25, 1909
HARTINGTON — Henry Brunkhorst and Otto Christensen have filed their applications for naturalization at the next term of the District Court.
June 25, 1909
HARTINGTON — Teachers certificates have been issued to A.H.
Kuhlman, Belden, Inez Darland of Coleridge and Laura Goetz and Anna Stuckenhoff, both of this city.
Mr. Kuhlman received a first grade with honor certificate, good for three years. Miss Darland got a second grade and the others, third grade.
June 25, 1909
HARTINGTON — The German Insurance Company of Cedar County has elected the following officers: John Noecker, President; J.F. Hochstein, Secretary; J.F. Arens, Fred Fischer, Wm. Kathol, appraisers.
June 25, 1909
HARTINGTON — The annual school meeting will be held at the school house at 2 p.m. Monday.
Every citizen in the district is entitled to be present, be heard and to vote on the new officers and on the question of whether to erect a new school house or an addition to the present building.
The new officers to be elected are two members of the Board of Education to succeed F.W. Barnhart and F.M. Kimball. Women, as well as men, are qualified electors for this election.