Hitchcock County News History

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes   Mrs. C.W McCone, living east of town, had the misfortune to fall, last Saturday, breaking the radius bone of her left arm. Dr. A.H. Thomas was summoned and reduced the fracture and Mrs. McCone is now getting along as well as could…

Hitchcock County History The Republican Leader June 7, 1935 Volume 46 Issue 17 Flood Waters The daughters of Mrs. Anna Powers, with others, watched the Powers home drift away. The house drifted the distance of about six or seven blocks then lodged, standing exactly in the same position as it was built, straight with the…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes   Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Neifert, at the home of Mrs. Mary Armstrong in this village, a fine ten pound baby boy, Tuesday, July 11, 1905. *** The village dads have purchased a Foos 15 horsepower gasoline engine and pump, with…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes   Bruce Vastine of Culbertson is now our deputy county clerk. The former deputy clerk, Frank Hall, resigned that position. *** Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Richards is a fine baby boy, July 2nd. Dr. A.H. Thomas was the attending physician. ***…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes   Born to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Gibson, Tuesday, June 27th, a fine baby boy. Mother and child doing well. *** Last Monday morning, William Shively, a young farmer near Vernan, came to town all dressed up in his best, and immediately his…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton Local News It rained on Thursday night, again on Friday night and then did some more, Monday morning. It seems to be in no trouble what ever to rain this spring. *** Quite a surprise was in store for the teacher and pupils of the…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton Local News A very pretty wedding was solemnized at the spacious new home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Haegen, just west of town, Wednesday, June 14, 1905, when their daughter, Miss Grace, was joined in wedlock to Mr. Earnest Houser, Rev. J.E. Wilson, of Indianola,…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Commencement 1905   As per announcement in these columns, the commencement exercises of 1905 were given in the Congregational church, last Friday evening, and were witnessed by a large crowd of interested patrons of our schools.  Promptly at eight o’clock, the class march was played by…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton Local News   Judge J.M. Williams was aroused from his peaceful slumbers about 11 o’clock, Tuesday night, and upon investigation found the cause to be a young man who gave his name as Smith from Hayes County. He wanted the judge to issue a marriage…