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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1928
Page
4
Frank Miller and his wife of Fairbury were calling on friends Friday, according to local society notes. The item records a social call without detailing further plans or events.
Nelson Babcock of Troy Kansas visited relatives and friends in Steele City on Monday.
Milestoke Rubber Company seeks a man with a car to sell a full tire and tube line in exclusive territory in East Liverpool Ohio. Experience not required. Salary three thousand dollars monthly. Mrs Harvid Staley and Mies Wilma Darling traveled to Fairbury on business Tuesday. R S Wilfley and family moved to Fairbury last Thursday and Mr Wilfley now serves as cashier at the First National Bank of Fairbury.
Mr and Mrs Ralph Leiben of Hiawatha Kansas spent Decoration Day with relatives and friends. They were joined by Mrs Florence Meyer a niece of Mrs C T Whitney and her two young sons John and Junior.
An old elevator building is being demolished this week as part of a redevelopment effort. Local officials stated crews began removal work and expect the site cleared within days, with nearby residents watching the progress.
Leonard Sand and family visited his brother Clarence and family on Wednesday. Vera Weber traveled to Hanover on Sunday to visit relatives for several days.
Mr and Mrs Joe Shalla and children along with Mr and Mrs Frank Sevcik and Mr and Mrs Bill Pichal visited the Alfred Drexler family from Barnston and spent Sunday together.
Howard Kersting and family were visiting Sunday and Monday at Lincoln with the C. E Baker and Chas. Lang families.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wing and Mrs. Kersting returned Monday from Lincoln where they had been visiting relatives for a few days.
Mr and Mrs John Lewis of Morrowville Kansas called at the Cash Babcock home on Monday.
Mrs. Emma Graves and her son Harold of Manhattan Kansas with daughter Mrs. Ruth Lutz and her children of Arcadia Nebraska visited Steele City on Decoration Day.
Howard Drake and family spent Sunday in Lincoln. F W Lowe delivered a New Chevrolet Coach to Joe Alexa last week. Madeline Townsend of Cook Nebr visited Mrs Ray Cassel of Steele City. Mrs John Weber and daughter Alice visited Fairbury with Mrs Taylor and Lucile. John Weber visited family. Dr Leach dentist offers a written cash guarantee over Golden Rule Bldg Fairbury.
Rev J. H. Strayer and his son Dick of Atwood Kansas spent the first of the week visiting at the home of M. O. Sampson.
Mr and Mrs C T Whitney and son Harold shopped in Diller Saturday evening. An ad urges avoiding out of town funeral services and promotes M C Sampson and A H Richardson in Steele City Nebraska with Diy phone 2211 and night phone 2203.
Frank Manley his wife and their little son were business visitors in Fairbury Saturday. Harold Roy accompanied the group as part of their visit and activities during the day.
C T Whitney wife Harold and Mrs Sutton and daughter Miss Abtie took a Sunday pleasure trip to Washington Kansas.
Mr and Mrs G E Wright accompanied Carl Schultz to Fairbury Saturday evening to visit Mrs Schultz who is in a hospital there.
Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Clark, visiting at the home of Mrs. Wallace, left Wednesday for Peru Nebraska to attend summer school. Mr. Clark will teach at Madrid Nebraska again next year.
Mr and Mrs Carl Barber become residents of Steele City after moving there on Tuesday from an unspecified location.
Dr. Pfeiffer and family moved into Mrs. Pearsons property on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Abel will occupy the house vacated by Dr. Pfeiffer.
Mrs Wm Pearson moved Friday to her new home, recently purchased from R. Wilfley.
Mr and Mrs IL Woods visited in Endicott and Fairbury on Tuesday afternoon. F W Lowe and family drove to Indianola Nebraska on Decoration Day to spend time with Mrs Lowe's parents. Mr Lowe will return Thursday and the rest will stay for a couple of weeks.
M. O. Sampson and A. H. Richardson advertise affordable funeral services in Steele City Nebraska with day and night phone numbers 2211 and 2208 and urge readers to try their prices.
A Base One row is listed with an inquiry in California. The notice provides contact points for further information and potential action. This item appears as a brief classifieds or alert in the local edition.
A September 1797 warrant in Otto Stoll’s records shows Detroit ration orders for Leith Shepard and Duff. It lists 5 185 rations of soap at 22c per lb, 123 lb beef at 10c per lb, 31 736 rations of whisky at $2 per gallon, 5 404 rations of candles at 24c per lb, and 24 886 rations of vinegar at 6c per quart.
Archeologists in Media Greece uncover Mycenaean era mirrors in a tomb including an ivory handled piece. They explain silvered glass was unknown then and early girls used polished metal or stone with water as a reflecting surface.
Doubts arise over Longfellow's claim that Capt. Myles Standish urged John Alden to propose to Priscilla Mullens. Sources note Standish married twice and fathered many children, though the proposed tale remains disputed.
A large beach crowd spots a bottle floating on waves. A rowboat party retrieves the bottle and reads a note requesting the finder to send it to a brother in Aberdeen and to take it to the Pigan Whistle, with two pence attached.
Norma age seven repeats a grandma joke about a boy buying pepper for his mother. The punch line reveals the pepper pack to be half peas, provoking a quiet moment before Norma adds her own twist with a similar ending.
A young boy experiences his first train ride and is astonished by the tunnel and light. Noise from the corner suggests Santa and suspicion. The train exits the tunnel to daylight, and a voice expresses gratitude and wonder saying Mamma Its tomorrow.
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