Local Brevities and Community Notes From Fairbury
Local items include Mrs. M O Sampson and child returning from Oklahoma trip. Andersons animal tent show drew a crowd Saturday night. John Brie and family visited Mrs. With. Thomas Kelley to Marysville then return Friday. John Drake family visited H Drake. Shoes sent to Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop for repairs. Mr and Mrs J Ferguson and daughter Sells attended wedding. Mrs Carl McDonald home with sprained foot. Thayer County Fair admission free for under 15 on Aug 31 to Sept 3 in Deshler. H Weeda and daughter visited Auburn to see his mother.
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John Brie
Lanham
With
Thomas Kelley
Marysville
John Drake
Western
H. Drake
Clarks Store
Fairbury Electric Shoe Shop
Emil Harris
Wolbach
J. C. Ferguson
Thayer County
Deshler
Letter From Rev Pfautz on Steep Pa Mountains and Atlantic City Trip
Rev W W Pfautz writes of a trip from Steele City to Lititz Pa the 64 day journey home to his mother. He jokes about Detour the roundabout fellow and recalls Ford struggles on Pa mountains and a cool mosquito free camping stop. They toured Atlantic City enjoyed the ocean and rested in a four poster bed once used by George Washington.
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W. W. Pfautz
Lititz Pa
Steele City
Arive
Ford
George Washington
Wee
Atlantic City
Ocean
Flegendion Ahead in Quiet Steele City Primary
Election in Steele City passed quietly with results reported. County Treasurer Cal Clark led for Republicans, Sheriff Tippin Greenwald won for Democrats, and Commissioner and Senator races showed Mead leading with nine of eleven votes noted.
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Steele City
Cal Glark
Kroll
Tippin
R. Greenwald
Wm. Woods
Mead
Chautauqua Opens Next Week With Four Nightline Shows
The Chautauqua company returns to present four days of high class entertainment starting Monday August 16. The program runs August 16 17 18 and 19 with seven feature productions. Buy tickets in advance and attend the opening night.
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Chautauqua
Ood
Twin Boys Arrive At Negus Home
The Negus couple welcomed twin boys last Friday morning August 6 weighing seven pounds each. Both infants are healthy and doing fine. Names have not been chosen yet.
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Negus
Alva Negus
Will Fuqua Drops Dead In Yard At Fifty Heat
William Fuqua 33, farmer living east of town, fell ill Monday forenoon and died in the yard after noon. Extreme heat blamed for his sudden death. Relatives from Pomona Kansas Ottawa Kansas Wellsville Kansas Stanberry Mo Kansas City Mo attend funeral arrangements.
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William Fuqua
Will Fuqua
Charley Fuqua
Earl
Ralph Fuqua
Pomona
Kansas
W. R. Montgomery
Ottawa
Frank Fuqua
Wellsville
T . J. Shisler
Stanberry, Mo
Frank Dichéy
Jess Denney
Austin Negus
Kansas City
William E Fuqua Born 1893 Died 1926 in Steele City
William Earnest Fuqua born March 16 1893 at Wymore Nebraska died August 9 1926 aged 33 years 4 months 24 days He moved with his parents to Kansas City Missouri as a child He married Alta May Negus July 28 1917 in Kansas City The couple had three children Earnest Wilber Wilma Elisabeth and Lawrence Leroy The funeral was held Wednesday at 2 30 PM at the Steele City Presbyterian Church Rev W D Lenker Odell officiating Interment in Steele City Cemetery
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William Earnest Fuqua
Wymore
Gage County
Neb
Kansas City
Will Fuqua
Alta May Negus
Earnest Wilber
Wilma Elisabeth
Lawrence Leroy
Card of Thanks and local news roundup
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for sympathy after a death called husband son and brother. Family members Mrs. Wm Fuqua and children Mr and Mrs Charley Fuqua Brothers Sisters and relatives are noted. Also reports light rains and a baseball game where Wymore Legion defeated Fairchild Clay Products Co. in Fairbury.
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Wm. Fuqua
Charley Fuqua
Fairchild Clay Products Co
Wymore Legion
Fairbury
Wymore
Merchants Who Advertise Do The Most Business
The Neosha Democrat urges merchants to study their stores and advertise. It notes advertising pays and warns that not advertising costs more in the long run.
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Neosha Democrat
Piano Bargains at Gasiin Music & Furniture Co
Slightly used high grade piano and a Player Piano offered for sale to a reputable buyer in this territory. Write for price terms and descriptions. Address Hastings Nebraska.
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Gasiin Music & Furniture Go
Hastings
Nebr. Adv
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Clark’s Store
Hoeft Motor C
Nebraska
F. A. Moon & Son
Nebr
C. W. Rose
M. O. Sampson
Okla
Carl McDonald
Rev
Pfautz
CAL Clari
H. A. Drake
Great Western
Walter E. Willey
Carl Townsend Readence
Crockery
Mission Orange
OSH B'Gosh
McCormick- Deering
McCormick Deering
F. V. Lowe
F. W. Lowe
Steele City Boys
Powell
Cari Seby
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