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April 16, 1925
After the smoke of a hard fought battle cleared away the young shooters of the Kampsville Gun Club claimed another victory. The contest was close and undecided, in fact, until the last shot at twenty-five birds each were fired and then only a tie resulted. But after each man shot one bird the results were different. Wm Suhling hit 24 of 25 and Ed Spencer and Hy Frank hit 22 of 25.
April 20, 1950
It seems almost incredible that apple and peach blossoms can continue to grow and show promise after so much unusual spring weather, but such is the case over much of Calhoun. Maybe the moon was right. Oldtimers counted a lot on the different moon phases and they might have had something at that, even if science does sneer at their prognostications. Andy Campbell and the writer took a little drive west of Hardin late Friday afternoon and examined many fruit buds. The apple buds in the Al Bracksieck orchard were in a very healthy condition and an examination of several varieties of peaches on the Campbell farm failed to show any dead buds.
April 17, 1975
Calhoun County purchased its new ambulance last Thursday when the County Commissioners received bids and accepted the low bid of $17,531.47. The price includes all equipment except a radio which will be purchased separately and installed in the new vehicle. The Calhoun County Ambulance Service will continue to use the ambulance provided by the State of Illinois until the new one arrives.
April 19, 2000
Liquor licenses were approved for one year for those establishments within the limits of Hardin. Those licenses included Melody Trail Harbor (The Barefoot), The Corner Tavern, Northside Family Foods, Hardin Package Liquor, and the Illinois Riverdock. Notably absent was Houdini’s on Main Street. Jean Hagen and Jeff Oldham of Kingdom Realty were at the Hardin Village Board meeting to offer that property to the village. The asking price is $87,000. Oldham said that there has been interest for the building by those from St. Louis, E. St. Louis and Alton. The alternative Oldham suggested to the board was for the village to buy the property and to convert it into one of a number of choices.
