Hitchcock County News History

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Trenton Graduate Honored Miss Miriam Albertson, a member of the Class of 1926 at the Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha, has been elected as a member of the Nebraska chapter Alpha Omega Alpha National Honorary Medical Fraternity. Election to membership in this fraternity is based upon…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Winners of Layers and Liars Contest   The following concerns the winners of the Layers and Liars Contest which was conducted on the Nebraska Poultry Special, which visited Trenton on March 22, 1926.  At each town visited by the Special, four prizes were offered, consisting of…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Held on Forgery Charge   Paul Hudspeth, a Sioux Indian who has been in and near Trenton for some time, left last week, but it was necessary for Sheriff Campbell to have him return on a charge of forgery. He was located at Bridgeport and the…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Church Building Sold As announced in last week’s issue, the old Congregational Church building, which has served as a church home for many, during the past forty years, was sold at Public Auction Saturday afternoon. A. Horvath was the purchaser, bidding it in at $132.50. He…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Injured by Dynamite Cap Wilford Sunbury, young son of Bill Sunbury and wife, met with a most painful accident this Thursday morning. He had picked up a small dynamite cap from the ruins of the fire, not knowing what it was. He had taken it home…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Disastrous Fire in Trenton Early Wednesday morning, a raging fire which threatened to wipe out almost the entire business section of Trenton and many of our residences, completely destroyed the J.C. Hurst livery barn, gutted the Trenton Tire Shop, and burned to the ground the Elmer…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Pleasantly Surprised   The home of Mrs. J.F. Haegen was the scene of a very pleasant surprise, Wednesday afternoon, March 17, in honor of her mother, Mrs. R.A. Coffelt, who had reached her 79th milestone. Mrs. Coffelt had retired for her usual afternoon nap when the…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Annual Election of Trenton Woman’s Club   Twenty-eight members of the Trenton Woman’s Club met in the basement of the M.E. Church at 1:15pm, Tuesday, March 9, for their annual luncheon and election of officers. The tables were set in a square around a post, artistically…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Wedding Bells Mr. Elmer R. Schwenk of Palisade and Miss Helen D. Kee of Wauneta were united in marriage by Rev. O.W. Reger Tuesday at high noon in the Congregational parsonage.  The groom’s brother was the Best Man and the bride’s sister was the Bridesmaid. The…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Adds Modern Improvements   Since taking charge of the lunch room now known as “Earle’s Place,” Earle V. Richards has made many improvements on this popular eating establishment. The latest conveniences which he has added for the benefit of his patrons, is a Frigidaire Cooling System,…