http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94056415/1907-09-20/ed-1/seq-4/ The McCook tribune (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, September 20, 1907, Image 4 CLAUDIA B HATCHER CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT Claudia B Hatcher the daughter of Dick Hatcher of Fritsch precinct, was born in Illinois July 30, 1880. When one year old she moved with her parents to Eastern Nebraska and two years afterwards to Red Willow county where she has resided to the present time. Miss Hatcher received her education in the Indianola schools and graduated with the class of 1897. The two years following she taught the North Star school district No 13 and for the next three successive years she was employed in the intermediate department of the Indianola schools resigning the offer of the fourth term to pursue higher studies. The years of '03 and '04 Miss Hatcher attended the state university receiving credit for more than two years work and the highest recommendations from all departments in which she was registered. On her return from the University she was elected principal of the school at Minco, Ind. Ty., and last year was teacher of the 6th A and 7th B grades in the McCook schools being reemployed for the present year but resigning to accept the nomination for county superintendent. Miss Quick our present county superintendent in writing a recommendation for Miss Hatcher when making an application for a school says the following: "I have known Miss Hatcher personally for years and know her to be a Christian young woman careful in conduct neat in appearance and of a position to succeed in anything that underlakes to do She is a worker who realizes the value of effort in all that she does and who stops working onl when sho has accomplished tho task set for herself Miss Hatcher taught in Indianola for three years and her work was acceptable to all It has been the same in the other places where she has taught." Hatcher Family Assn record : http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I13911&tree=WmTheIm

HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld Hey Alan! I've got a great idea! You round up 10 volunteers and all you have to do is go thru 1,177 news items each. Fantastic plan, eh wot??? :-) Nel