85 years ago - July 10, 1935

85 years ago

July 10, 1935

The Haxtun Harvest

H. P. Groves, a resident of this community for more than 30 years, passed away at his home in Haxtun on Wednesday evening, July 3. Mr. Groves came to Colorado in 1902 and homesteaded 10 miles north of Haxtun. He was 59.

Curtis Arnold, son of Mrs. Roy Welch of this city, passed away at the family home last Friday at the age of 12 years. The little boy had seen failing health for some time and was stricken about eight months ago with a serious heart ailment, which caused his death.

Four persons were painfully injured in a fire and gasoline explosion Sunday morning at the Roy Welch home in south Haxtun. The victims, children of Mrs. Welch, were Mrs. Juanita Evans, Omaha, Nebr., Miss Mildred Arnold, Russell Arnold, 17 and Donald Arnold, 11. The accident was unusually tragic in the fact that members of the family were preparing to attend the funeral of their brother Curtis Arnold, 12, who died Friday. The fire was caused by a gasoline iron, which was being used by Mrs. Evans. She had been cleaning clothes with gasoline. Fumes from the clothing or from the gasoline iron were ignited, it is thought, causing an explosion and burst of flame. A bucket of gasoline on the floor was also set afire. Going to the aid of their sister, Miss Mildred and both boys were burned with the flaming gasoline.

40 years ago

July 10, 1980

The Haxtun Herald

Junk is junk is junk. Or at least it is unless you can sell it to someone who believes it is something more precious than junk. That is the principle behind the early success of Haxtun's newest business, J & J Junk. J & J Junk isn't necessarily going to put the two owners, Joe Woodside and Jerry Olds, into a rich man's mansion, but the shop located in the old Clark Chevrolet building in Haxtun, is attracting a lot of business.

A shortage of harvest crews has slowed harvest somewhat in the Haxtun area with farmers digging out old combines and trucks to get into the fields rather than wait for custom harvesters to arrive. Hot weather has dried the wheat and Everett McConnell, manager of Haxtun Farmers Co-op Elevator, noted that the wheat coming into the elevator is dry. Most of the wheat, he said, had 10 percent moisture.

David Craig Kelly of Haxtun is among approximately 550 Drake University students named to the deans' list for the Spring 1980 semester.

The Phillips County Home Health Agency has opened a new office at 229 N. Colorado, Haxtun located in the Credit Union. Head of the program is Joyce Maddox, R.N.

Blanch Saylor was hostess to the HOA Club at her home June 25. The president opened the meeting with a reading.

Dolly Clark of Sioux City, Iowa has been visiting at the home of Viola Hinde, Zola Riley and Elaine Wilderman.

Rockland News - Don and Arlene Roth returned Ethel Chamblin to her home after a visit to their home on July 4th. That evening Don and Ida Mae Wisdom, Jay and Cindy, Chas and Jackie, Linda, Leon and Dorothy Fetzer, Max, Duane, Melanie, Darrell and Rosetta enjoyed the evening together.

Phyllis Freemyer, Pete and Ester Baca went to Yuma where they attended the 60th wedding anniversary of Jacob and Edna Troutmen at their home Sunday afternoon. Jacob is an uncle of Phyllis and Ester.

Fairfield News - Mr. and Mrs. Ron Liufau and their friend Steve from Boulder and Sandy Ruch from Denver visited over the fourth of July weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Ruch. Julia Liufau joined them on Sunday. Ron will be helping Curt with harvest.

Dennis Harms and his daughter Judy spent a couple of days last week in Gunnison. Judy will be attending Western State next fall. They visited the campus and friends in Gunnison and Denver.

Clarkville and Wages News - Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Langdon of Fleming were Sunday afternoon and supper guests of the Paul Salvadors. The Langdons and Florence Salvador visited Mr. and Mrs. Mike Salvador and Matthew in the afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brazelton called on Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Salvador last Monday evening in a conspiracy with the Salvadors' three daughters to keep them home to receive a phone call on their fifty-fourth anniversary. Darlene Hackett of Corvolis, Oregon, Eva Merrill of Sterling and Donna Barber talked on a four way hook-up to their parents.

20 years ago

July 12, 2000

The Haxtun-Fleming Herald

One might say Wednesday, July 5, 2000 offered up the calm before the storm for Kenneth and Hazel Gordon. The storm, a tornado that came in from the northwest, before 9 p.m. The funnel cloud covered a three-quarter to a one-mile-wide area and wreaked havoc that stretched for nearly eight miles before it dissipated just south of Highway 6 one mile west of Dailey. Along the path, the storm laid to waste two homes, toppled a third and badly damaged a fourth. It moved buildings off their foundations then dropped them in heaps of rubble.

The Fleming Volunteer Fire Department was called on Saturday at the Darrell and Jean Whittington farm south of Fleming on County Road 79. Whittington was burning weeds near his shop area to reduce the opportunity for a fire around the outbuildings. He said he had watched for hot spots and believed them to all be out. But about 4 p.m., the fire resumed near his large metal shop building and was soon beyond containment.

Melissa Charlotte Shaw, daughter of Jon and Julie Shaw, Haxtun, has been named to the dean's list of Northwest Nazarene University for the spring term.

Rex and Maxine Hadeen recently returned from a 16-day sightseeing trip to Alaska. "The wildlife, scenery and beautiful views of Mount McKinley were absolutely breathtaking," said Maxine.

10 years ago

July 14, 2010

The Haxtun-Fleming Herald

The Steeple of the Prairie Home Baptist Church was installed on Thursday, July 8 with the help of congregation members and mission volunteers. The Church has been under construction for the past several years and adding the steeple to the top of the building was an important piece to many congregation members. A crane from Landmark Construction was used to hoist the steeple up to the roof. The PHBC is located west of Haxtun on Highway 6.