From Our Files

• Feb. 10, 1949

The Hartley FFA took over the dairy heifer feeding experiment offered by the Hartley Feed Mill. Fred Schoelerman, a senior FFA member, took the heifer to his farm to finish the experiment. The junior FFA started a broiler chick enterprise. The 75 chicks they were feeding to broiler size were to be sold.

The Chamber of Commerce paid tribute to Dr. Ernest Pfeiffer on his birthday. Dr. Pfeiffer, who had been a physician in Hartley since 1923, was given a lifetime membership to the Chamber of Commerce and several speakers praised him for his unselfish work toward making Hartley a better community.

John Voss, who had served on the town council for more than two years, died unexpectedly at the age of 62.

• Feb. 7, 1974

The production department of the Spencer Foods’ plant in Hartley reopened after having been closed for two days. The closedown of the company’s plants in Iowa and Nebraska was due to an independent truckers’ strike.

The City of Hartley agreed to purchase 300 trees through the County Extension Service. Three varieties of trees would be purchased, with approximately 100 to be planted in the parkings where dead elms were removed. The balance would be available to the public at cost or would be planted in Neebel Park for later use.

The flu bug invaded the Hartley school system, resulting in about 80 young people in the grade and high school at home with flu-like symptoms. No faculty members were absent from their posts.

• Feb. 11, 1999

The engineering firm of DeWild Grant Reckert and Associates was engaged to perform a survey of Hartley’s wastewater treatment facilities. The survey was requested by the Department of Natural Resources. Cost of the engineer’s services would not exceed $4,800.

Elementary students helped Sheriff [Superintendent] Stephen Litts jail Principal Rod Patton. Each grade level had set reading goals and easily met them. As a result, the principal agreed to spend an entire lunch period in jail.

The Hartley Library Board decided that the existing facility would be expanded to provide additional space. An alternate location on Central Avenue was determined to be too small to provide the recommended square footage for an expanded library.

From Our Files” is compiled by Sentinel-News sports editor/staff writer Mike Petersen.