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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1915
Page
4
A public notice from a local publisher dated November 26, 1904 at Steele City Nebraska records a sex of Congress event. The fragmentary text references Mareh and a second class mail publication.
Hazel L. Grimm administratrix filed in district court seeking 3500 from Cushman Motorworks. Defendant quickly appeared and consented to judgment for the amount. The case involves William D. Grimm killed at the plant in 1914 when a bar struck his head, claimed due to machine negligence. He left a widow and a daughter aged eleven months.
Notice mentions a lantern removed from the depot waiting room after March 14 and offers a reward if returned to the agent. The item is linked to Herbert Clapp, described as an enterprising young merchant seen dragging a town ship drag along the street, with a humorous remark on street drying.
Snow lingered as residents kept up with visiting friends and daily tasks. A village meeting was called to issue Electric Lighting Bonds of 3500 dollars to fund a municipal lighting system, with 6 percent annual interest, due in twenty years.
Born to Mr and Mrs Charley Nace a son on March 15. Mrs Russell Troxel visited her mother Mrs Cuthbert. Pansy and Mabel Swett visited Kelley home. Perle Nutter left for New Mexico after a week with his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Nutter. Frank Price George Schmidt and Will Bower helped Clarence Price move. Minnie James visited Wednesday. Edith Pickering returned home after visiting her aunt Mrs Charley Pickering. Granvis Williams Will Compton A H Belding and Will Rader visited Ellwood to be with Katherine Carlson at her bedside. her mother is much better. Minnie James went to Fairfield to take teachers examination.
Daily features include a race between Barney Oldfield and DeLoyd Thompson from September 6 to 10. Thompson will loop the loop and fly upside down before a dramatic midair tumble that ends with a controlled landing four hundred feet from earth. Thompson’s stunt promises vivid thrills at the fair.
Ordinance 56 calls a special election on April 6 1915 in Steele City Jefferson County Nebraska to issue Electric Lighting Bonds totaling 3500 dollars for establishing and maintaining an electric lighting system. Voters will decide bond authorization nine the bonds repayable over twenty years at 6 percent.
In a March 1915 village ordinance context, the text notes that ballots marked Yes or No will govern the issuance of bonds. The ordinance, signed by H. Clapp as Chairman and Frank Crinklaw as Village Clerk, takes effect after passage and publication. The surrounding article also recalls a Western militia encampment scene where a soldier jokes about ration issues.
T N Stuart of New York writes he has used Chamberlain's Tablets for five years to treat stomach and liver issues. He states they are mild in action and provide satisfactory results. For sale by all dealers.
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