Hitchcock County News History

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes W.H. Otis sold his farm east of town the latter part of the week to Lewis Imel, the gentleman we mentioned last week as coming here from McCool Junction and buying the Joe Thompson farm. In the sale and trade, Mr. Otis gets…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes   F.M. Flansburg, late editor of the Trenton Republican, informs us that he will now devote his whole time to the practice of law. ***   A.L. Taylor moved his printing office into the store building on the corner of Commercial Street, combining…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes Last Friday was Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Boyer’s seventh wedding anniversary and their son, Claude Turner, arranged a surprise party in honor of the occasion. Quite a number of our young people were present and a very enjoyable evening is reported. ***  …

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Items The site for the new school house has been purchased. ***   C.W. Bosserman is having a good sized barn built on his place in the south part of town. Tarvin, Feeder, Robinson and Lawrence are doing the work. ***   Monday was…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton Local News It snowed and blowed all day, last Friday and Saturday was not much better. ***   Frank Dennis and Co. have decided to quit business in this village and have sold their entire stock of dry goods to A.E. Reynolds. The balance of…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes   Sunday and Monday we had sunshine, but on Tuesday it snowed again. ***   The owl is the name of the new lunch room and confectionary just east of the Post Office in the Yerrick building. *** Last week was the most…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton Local News Winter with her chill blasts of uncharitableness swooped down upon us again, Saturday and Sunday, with a light fall of snow. It snowed most of the day, Sunday. While there was not enough to make sleighing good again there was plenty to keep…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes The dance in Davies Hall last Saturday night given by Wm. Williams, Jr., was well attended and an enjoyable time was reported by those present. ***   Four generations ate dinner at the home of L.L. Felker last Friday. They were W.T. Baker,…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes   Were you prepared for that cold spell? It came quite sudden like, didn’t it? *** There is not a vacant house to rent in this village and several people are looking after houses. We certainly think it would be a paying investment…

News of 1905 The Trenton Register 120 Years Ago Trenton News Notes Up to the hour of going to press we have received no poems on the beautiful snow, for which let us return thanks. *** Last Friday was rather a peculiar day in this part of the world. In the morning it was bright…