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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
5
Community brief with notices on advertising, farm sales, hay prices, hog shipments, poultry markets, barn work, banking ads, residency changes, a revival closing, groundhog day weather note, a farewell for Charlie Weddel and Woodmen lodge reception, and local real estate movements in Steele City Nebraska.
Two Hailey workers O'Neill and Currie lose time and supplies after heavy snow halts work at the Croesus mine area ten miles north of town. Currie and O'Neill had taken a crew up Ohio gulch to cut timbers, with horses, hay, and grain, but snow blocked progress and forced return. They now must salvage equipment and resume next winter’s plan.
A Steele City ad offers 25 percent off wallpaper stocks until February 20 from Guy O Taylor's store. The Henry J Bauer store at Gilead reports a theft of goods valued at 300 to 400 dollars by breaking in. A death near Powell line is linked to E B Ellis of Evanston. L G Craik trades an 80 acre farm for a 160 acre Kansas property. Reverend W R Moon to preach at Baptist church with topics Soul Winning and Prepare to Meet Thy God.
The union cottage prayer circle schedules a Feb 11 7 30 pm session in the west division with Henry Harris and an east division in the M E parsonage. A second meeting on Feb 8 at 7 30 pm in the church welcomes new church members with a reception by the CHURCH.
A promoter touts cheap land in the west with farms for sale in Sheridan and Thomas counties Kansas at prices as low as eight dollars per acre. He claims better crops fuel milder winters and longer growing seasons, urging buyers to consult him before investing in any farm or ranch.
An editorial highlight promotes The Youth's Companion as a wholesome family reading choice emphasizing duty and loyalty over vulgar content. It offers sample copies and a 1909 calendar, with subscription details. The notice also lists local items: hay prices at G. E. Reynolds & Son, news of A. M. Strawhacker and Alfred Andrews, plus brief weather remarks following a blizzard.
An advertisement lists several New Eclipse and Air Tight heaters with sizes and old values. The 16 inch and 14 inch Eclipse Heaters are priced around $15 and $14 respectively, the 26 inch Air Tight model at $13.50, and two 22 inch Air Tight heaters at $10.25 each, with a $2.60 note.
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