Looking Back 8/14/25
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Aug. 13, 1925
Perhaps the largest price ever paid for a single apple crop in Calhoun County, was paid last Saturday by the Cicardi Commission Co., of St. Louis, when they purchased the fruit in the Harry Ringhausen orchard, near Hamburg, paying Ringhausen $23,726.00 for the crop. This company had already, this year, purchased 6,223 baskets of fruit from this orchard, which was included in above price. Ringhausen is a son of our county’s “apple king” and, like his father, makes them all sit up and take notice when it comes to growing the big red apple that has made Calhoun County famous.
Aug. 17, 1950
Calhoun County is not rated as a potato growing section. Some years there are not enough potatoes raised to supply the local population, but this year nature has seemed to try to show what she could do in the way of producing this staple food. Almost every farmer in the county and half the townspeople plant a plot of potatoes every year with more or less mediocre success. But the report coming from the harvest this year show a remarkable yield. One farmer planted 100 pounds of seed and after using new potatoes from the patch for several weeks, harvested more than thirty bushels. A townsman planted a small space and dug eight bushels of prime potatoes. And so the stories come in day after day as the digging progresses.
Aug. 14, 1975
Corbett Ford of Hardin has been selected as one of the nation’s outstanding Ford dealerships and will receive Ford Motor Company’s Distinguished Achievement Award. The Distinguished Achievement Award is presented “in recognition of progressive management, modern sales and service facilities, sound merchandising practices, high quality standards and continued interest in rendering superior service to Ford owners.” Corbett Ford has held the Ford dealership in Hardin since 1956.
Aug. 16, 2000
At last month’s meeting the police were told to ticket any boaters who tied up longer than 15 minutes at the village of Hardin’s courtesy docks. Illinois Riverdock Restaurant owner Mel Heffington said that after this was published in a surrounding area newspaper, there were hardly any boaters the next weekend. Heffington received a letter from one of his customers from Chesterfield, MO, who has been sending others to his restaurant since 1993. The letter included information about the warning from the town of Hardin that anyone parked there for more than the allotted time would be faced with a fine. Heffington said that 95% of his customers are from outside of Calhoun. Trustee Louis Sagez suggested placing a sign on the village’s docks. Heffington has put $50,000 into his docks bringing it to 240 feet of dock.
