Looking Back 6/12/25
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June 25,1925
Lorsbach Brothers, Pete and Frank, who own five orchard farms in Calhoun County and two in Jersey County, were the first among our apple growers to sell their 1925 apple crop, in the three orchards located in Lincoln Valley, south of Hardin. The Shafton Company, a Chicago firm, who has purchased the crops in the Lorsbach orchards for the past several years, are the buyers again this year. The buyer takes all risks and accepts the crop just as it hangs on the trees, standing all expense of picking, packaging and shipping.
June 15, 1950
The trustees of the school district of North Calhoun county in which Byerton school is located will offer for sale the real estate of the school together with outbuildings and personal property at 3 p.m. June 30. The sale will be a public auction affair. Other schools in the Pittsfield district also have sales as follows; Greenfield school; Pleasant Hill school, Cross Roads school, New Union school, Byerton school.
June 12, 1975
Calhoun County received a total of $11,800 for funding of patrol vehicles from the sheriff’s office from the West Central Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, the County Commissioners were told at their meeting last week. The county’s matching share of the funding will be $2,212 which was appropriated by the board. Bids are being accepted by the sheriff’s office for equipment. The federal-state share of the total is $9,588.
June 14, 2000
Hardin Mayor Bill Horman announced at the board meeting that the village has got to make a move on derelict buildings and vehicles. Everyone needs to be treated the same. Even though the trustees have discussed this many, many times, no letters have ever been sent. Some places have been torn down with no action from the village board. A list of names will be give to the village attorney for him to mail the official letters.
