Steele City News Briefs and Local Notices
Local items report weather, market notes, and social updates from Steele City and nearby towns. Transactions, travels, visits, marriages, and club events are noted, with attendees from Endicot and Fairbury. A district K of P meeting and a Steele City Ladies Club banquet are mentioned along with upcoming sales and community happenings.
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Steele City
Wright's Hall
Arthur Kenning
R. T. Garrett
Wm Hecksthorn
O Cassell
Sam Barber
Clapp
New
Wm. Lambert
Endicot
K.of P. Lodge
Pairbury
Big Holiday Opening Day Draws Youth to Store Visit
A notice announces a charity visit by a figure at Hested's 5, 10, 25 and 60 cent Store. The event occurs on a Saturday before January with an installation at the fore part of January. Children who meet the visitor will receive a letter and a gift. Trustees and local groups listed include M of F R N Millice K of R E O Cassell L A L Jackson C G Sam Barber and W C Palmer.
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R.N. Millice
E.o.cassell
L. A. L. Jackson
G. Sam Barber
W.C Palmer
Hoon
Hested
M E Church Notices and Christmas plans
M E Church notices note preaching at 11 a.m. on Prevention of sin as means of ation and 7:30 p.m. on Developing leaders by giving men responsibility. S.5 committees met to plan Christmas entertainment. Endicott basement work for 8.8. space. funds raised at dedication. Also reports a nationwide raid arresting 173 on criminal medical practices via mail.
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Epworth League
Post Office
United States
H Tchcok
Robert S.sharp
Indianaplis
Postoffice Department
Pairbury
Home talent plays urged for Steele City winter entertainment
The article laments the lack of winter amusements in Steele City noting no lecture series or regular entertainment and only occasional dances. It urges staging home talent plays to provide refined, family friendly entertainment instead of vulgar traveling vaudeville.
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Steele Ci Y
Tal
Two old friends reconcile after long quarrel in church
The piece tells of Miss Sarah and Miss Malinda once close, estranged for thirteen months after a petty feud. A sneeze in church triggers a shared moment of mercy as they exchange a cut handkerchief and embrace, renewing their bond during a sermon.
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Sarah
Miss Malinda
Malinda
Miss Sarah
Sand and gravel industry output tops twenty million dollars in 1911
A United States Geological Survey report on 1911 production shows sand and gravel reaching 66,846,959 short tons valued at 21,168,583 dollars. Combined sand and gravel for all kinds totaled 40,253,977 tons at 14,438,500 dollars while gravel reached 26,592,982 tons valued at 6,720,083 dollars. Glass sand and building sand values rose and fell with construction activity, while molding sand fell sharply from 1910 levels.
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United States
Reb. PF. Burchard
United States Geological Survey
Barber Barneston couple wed in Marysville Kansas
Chester Barber son of Mr and Mrs Wm Barber married Barbara Chadima of Barneston Nebraska in Marysville Kansas. They will live in Barneston.Monday night G O Taylor shipped five carloads of cattle to St Joe 73 head at 8 per cwt and 26 head at 7.5. Mrs R S Beaver reports selling 831 dozen eggs since January from about 150 hens. She owns thoroughbred White Wyandottes.
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C.F. Beaver
N.A. Auld
Steele City
Chester
Wm Barber
Marysville
Kansas
Barbara
Chadima
Barneston
Neb
G.O Taylor
St. Joe
Mr. Taylor
W. C. Palmer
Beaver
Wyats
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C. I. Clark
Nebraska
Morrto
Steele City Markets
Loewe
Frank Jones
Fairbury
George Patterson
Dressen
Nellie Megonigie
Wlp. Clapp
Wm Lahm St
Paibury
J. A. Bilermeier
Russell Brant
Beckwith
Della Holts
Neilie Morris
Leah Stewart
Grammar
Steele City Schoo
Butch
Aes
Wendel Beaver
Hass
Lowesenter
Myrtle Burst
Lincolin
Harriett Doems
G.W. Daugherty
Wauneta
Nebr
C.C. Daugherty
Wm. Luhm
Glenn
Presno
Calfornia
Otto Heckathorn
Excelsion Springs
Ernest Ellegmeier
Grand Island
Chauncey Roulston
Jay
Wyoming
Coorado
Washington
Idaho
Utah
Oregon
Arizona
Myehigen
Wisconsi
Abs Ray Barberett
California
Fresno
Olena Labm
Grant Wing
Omaha
Earl Dean
Hollenberg
Dorothy Rathbun
Dean
Prank Rathbun
Holenberg
M. FE
Oscar Yeakle
Nellie M. Bonawitgan
Homer
Yeakie
Frances I. Bonowitz
Endicott
Nellie E
Panied
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M.E
Geticit
America
Beatrice
J. W. Hicks
Kirkendall
Ama Mula Ass
Merry War
H. Unterkirener
Wever
Iowa
Uoner
Merry
J. H. Eller
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