Steele City Notes Highlight Local Social and Events
Mrs John James fell ill Saturday night but improved by today. Ladies Aid stitched for Mrs Thomas. Lowe Bros. delivered binding twine hay tools and binders. Gertrude Andrews and May Palmer attended a Fairbury play. Lanham friends celebrated Miss Bessie Hoeft's birthday. Residents visited Fairbury and Daven port. Andrews Rucker scholars picnic at C C Andrews home. James Castor built a cement sidewalk. H W Challis visiting from St Joe. Rev H B Allen looked after his farm. Dr Taylor and Clark family traveled to Mahaska Kansas by auto. Steele City boys to play ball vs Diller at Straw hacker park. Myrtle Kelley off duty at Clark’s. Bessie Hoeft helped. Brank Berkenbine and others bought Lowe Bros carriages. more buggy purchases. Pasture for stock advertised by A B Burst. Hastings hospital doctor advised no operation for Mrs Thomas. G W Carmichael shipped cattle to St Joe. Carmichael and son accompanied. Town hall meeting organized July 4th celebration. committees formed and funds solicited. Steele City ready to celebrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John James
Ladies Aid Society
H. E. Clapp
Cox
Biron
Trana Wilson
Nettie Bracken
Fairbury
Andrews
Rucker
C. C. Andrews
James Castor
Alexandria
W. Willey
H. W. Challis
St. Joe
Arthur Bower
Hastings
Steele City
Local Notes On Visits Events And Community Happenings
Community diary items report George Crane returning from Whitman, Ed Wright repairs watches, Miss Nannie Rucker visiting Carleton, Mrs Ebne at Fairbury, Chas Juhnke visiting G D New, and a gypsy group passing through town. Mentions of baseball club organizing and various local residents attending events, school absences, jurors in Fairbury, recitals, farm work progress, and a death in Rock Creek precinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Crane
Whitman
Ed Wright
Nannie Rucker
Carleton
Ebne
Fairbury
Juhnke
G. D. New’s
Local notes from Fairbury and Steele City area
Steele City residents and visitors feature in town notes with births, deaths, and social events. Jasper Sevier dies after years of illness northwest of town. Janet May Bracken and Car Lilert Franzen wed with Rev. Bymevay officiating. Lincoln Crane visits from Chicago. high school to graduate ten. spring extension work at town well. Ladies Aid sociable planned with strawberries and ice cream. Greekwood reports local accounts sale to BAC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid. Society of the Congregational Church
GR. Bracken
Janet May
Car Lilert Franzen
MéVay
M. E. Church
Diller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lanham
Bessie Hoeft
C. I. Clark’s
H. B. Allen
Holdrege
Taylor
C.T. Clark
Mahaska
Kansas
S Auto
Steele City High’ School
Will Pilay
Strawhacker’s
Myrtle Kelley
Clark’s
P. Miller
Endicott
Brank Berkenbine
Lowe
Bros
A. Bburst
Steele City Markets
Alex Cox
Myrtle Nash
Minden
John Pickering
J. P. Reynolds
Anna Lenker
Barchard and
Wymore
Mrs. Chancellor
Lee Nash
C.Y. Clark
Bessie
Stewart
Reba McVay
Hubbell
Co. W. Lambert
Jarge
Steele
Miss May Palmér
Lower Bros
Roe Campbell
Miss Mary
Case
Eldora
Iowa
The
Exchange Bank
Peter Potts
Rock Creek
Precinct
J. H. Ellermeier
Purl Emerson
Art Hamley
Campbells
Luhm
Jasper Sevier
Sevier
Lincoln Crane
Chicago
William
Mr. Crane
W. W. Carmichael
Jack
Thei xc Ge Bank
Tony
BAC
Greekwood
Shésey
Fairbury News
Will
Wis
Fox
Moe
Shelley
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