From Our Files

• Feb. 24, 1949

Postmaster Alden F. Palmquist was notified that city delivery service was authorized for Hartley. There would be two deliveries daily in the residential area. The starting date for delivery service would be announced after temporary equipment was delivered to the post office.

The Hartley air marker, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, was flight checked and approved as a standard marker. The Iowa Aeronautics Commission furnished the suggested layout, instructions and paint. The standard marker contained the name of the city, latitude and longitude separated by a north arrow, and an airport directional arrow.

H.A. Ketelsen, owner of Ketelsen Hardware in Hartley, attended the spring convention and stockholders meeting of the Our Own Hardware organization at Minneapolis, Minn.

• Feb. 21, 1974

Peoples Natural Gas announced it was instituting a revised gas connection policy for the addition of new gas loads. All new customers and new gas heating customers were required to obtain a connection permit. No new main extensions or service to new subdivisions would be provided unless agreed to by the company.

Mike Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Anderson, was named an O’Brien County deputy by Sheriff George Sleeper. Anderson was a graduate of Hartley High School and was discharged from the U.S. Navy after four years of service.

Hartley students were getting acquainted with a multiplier. It was a device that students could operate to learn to add, subtract, multiply and divide accurately and quickly. Students could work individually or in groups to develop skill mastery, speed and accuracy.

• Feb. 25, 1999

The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed a District Court ruling that upheld a city’s authority to operate a telecommunications utility that would provide cable television, telephone and other communication services. The specific case involved the City of Hawarden which intended to operate a communications utility. The case was of interest to Hartley and three other communities that were working together to develop a communications utility.

The Hartley Public Library established “The Bestsellers Club,” which allowed member patrons to select from a list of bestselling authors. The patrons were then guaranteed that they would automatically have a reserve on new books by the authors they selected, and would be able to check out copies of their books quickly. Patrons could select as many or as few authors as they wished.

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