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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
8
James Chirnside of Fairbury Nebraska announces candidacy for the nomination of a Republican ticket on August 15, 1941. The statement lists Chirnside as the entrant and city of Fairbury as his residence.
In Fairbury and surrounding areas a series of 1911 primary announcements list candidates seeking Republican nominations for sheriff county judge superintendent of public instruction and county clerk with primary dates in August. Names include A Johnson C C Boyle R C Harriss C H Shaffer L 13 Nutzman and others.
An advertisement seeks business for real estate and insurance services. It promises rates and terms and invites readers to solicit the firm for their next transaction, offering to cover properties and related insurance needs.
The notice mentions a subscription option with one year term and a payment of $1 in advance. It includes unclear text about postales and Sees, suggesting postal or periodical service details.
On July 14 1911 farmer W A Boland a brother in law of John Albright and renter on his land hanged himself Wednesday morning. Supposedly discouraged by crop prospects he left a wife and five children two of them grown. Washington Kansas Palladium reports the tragedy.
A young couple attends church and during the collection the man searches his pockets for a dime and whispers he has no cent. The girl blushes as she checks her purse and reveals she is in the same fix, both amused and embarrassed by their shared shortage.
The 1911 state fair introduces coin turnstiles at general admission for fifty cent entry. Visitors will insert a 50 cent piece to unlock and pass through, replacing external ticket offices. Come prepared with a half dollar for entrance.
A spark from a passing engine set wheat fields ablaze east of town last Thursday evening burning 113 shocks on Jess Brandt’s and two acres of timothy for C E Fairbank plus 75 shocks for John Hilder on I D Steiners farm. Near Gilead Henry Itzen’s field of thirty acres burned after sparks from Rock Island freight No 80. H Harms raised the alarm as about twenty men fought the blaze plowing furrows to stop spread.
Crop conditions summary from Henry Clews & Son of New York notes winter wheat status. Interspersed are local social notes from Hollenberg News listing residents and visitors to Steele City Fairbury and Beatrice with travel to St Joseph Ells and Jewell City.
The report notes ample lee ways for spring wheat and corn in the overall area. It says corn remains the stock market centerpiece with potential damage seen as prospective, while hay and oats trail below average increasing corn demand as a substitute for feed.
Fragmentary OCR entry mentions burial on Saturday and references E. Clapp at Pret Commie Newton with unclear details.
A meeting in Endicott on Thursday July 20 at 9 p m will choose seven delegates to the County Convention to be held at Fairbury on July 22 1911. C W Lambert Committeeman.
The St Helena lace school has won approval from the queen. The lace project began after past military occupy of the garrison, aimed at improving conditions on the island. The London Globe notes the lace may become fashion on the island.
The article traces the dollar sign’s origin to the Spanish peso duro or eight reals. It notes authorities link the sign to the eight and Pillars of Hercules motifs, while another account cites the stamp 8R with two vertical strokes as the source.
A woman gave a workman beer at her home then claimed she brewed it from malt and hops. He noted water was also part of the mix. She admitted forgetting the water, and the man quipped that perhaps she forgot the malt and hops instead.
A father helps a child learn to spell evenly. The girl misreads after e and eyes the letters, finally saying feY and exposing the slip. Laughter follows from Royston and siblings before the girl cries, realizing the error.
The Shanghai Times reports a union grievance over Asiatic seamen in the British mercantile marine. Churchill notes British sailors rise from 180,492 to 198,474 between 1906 and 1908 while Lascars and Asians hold steady, many Indians and British subjects.
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