Local notes from Fairbury and surrounding areas
A roundup from Fairbury and nearby towns mentions Dr. Leach the dentist. Bruce Harris preparing to attend high school in Fairbury. Mr and Mrs John James visiting Barnston. Gladys Vandecar leaving clerking for school in Endicott. John Biron at a Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting in Hastings. Sadie Christie visiting relatives in Fairbury. Pearl Roderick switching from smithing to partnership with his father. the Taylor family visiting J D Minkler and returning to Oregon. Will New visiting his brother George from relief work in Powells. W M Heckathorn selling his clay pit interests to John Wilson and planning to farm next season. the Partlow family arriving from Wyoming for a funeral and staying awhile. N D T Willey trip to Pocasset Oklahoma to visit daughter. Mr Compton renting Dressen store building with poultry plans. weather turns rainy and windy with beneficial pastures. ads note oil meal wallpaper paints and stock foods and a gift line for births and weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Harris
Fairbury
John James
Barnston
Gladys Vandecar
Endicott
John Biron
Seventh Day Adventists
Hastings
Sadie Christie
Manhattan
Kans
Henry Harris
Pearl Roderick
Shea
T. N
Taylor
G. I. Road
Powells
George
W. M. Heckathorn
Town
John’ Wilson
Heckathorn
Handsome Store Expands With 48 by 86 Foot Addition
C I Clark completed a major modernization adding a 16 foot brick wing to his general merchandise store, making it 48 by 86 feet with a 14 foot ceiling. The improvement includes a ladies and children’s rest room, floor and freight rooms, a cream room, a registry office, a freight elevator, a large basement, and a refrigerated display for dairy and foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. I. Clark
Casey
Dayton
Zeus
Clark
Tobias
Steele City
Pepee
Simon Partlow Dies at 76 in Steele City Bright's disease
Simon Sylvanus Partlow aged 76 died at his Steele City home on Monday September 6 1909 after a lingering illness from Brights disease. He was born in Canada August 11 1838 and lived in Wisconsin before moving to Steele City in 1869. He was married to Electa Wooldridge in 1857 and survived by his widow and five children. Funeral service was conducted by Rev S T Walker at the Baptist church with interment in Steele City cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon
Partlow
Steele City
Bright
Baptist Church
Simon Sylvanus Partlow
Canada
Wisconsin
Electa M. Wooldridge
A. H. Phelps
Steele City School Fills Principal Post At $70 Monthly
The Steele City school board hires Ada D. Comstock to lead the coming term at seventy dollars a month. The state superintendent urged an extra examination for her to teach locally, offering another job for seventy dollars monthly rather than wait for the regular two week filing. Comstock previously taught at McCook Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele City
Ada D. Comstock
McCook
Nebr
Endicott Old Settlers Picnic Programme and Oddities
The Endicott Old Settlers Picnic lists Saturday events including a W C T A Gold medal contest an address by Hon F N Prout and a speech by Governor Shallenberger followed by games and a baby show. Sunday features a 1230 dinner lectures by Rev Thomas A Maxwell and Dr A O Thomas plus general entertainment. Also noted is a 15 foot corn stalk outside G C Taylors pharmacy and a series of theft and misplacement incidents at the stockyard and church area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers
Endicott
F. N. Prout
Fairbury
Shallenberger
Old Settlers Meeting
Thomas A. Maxwell
A. O. Thomas
Kearney
Nebr
Nebraska
Fall Styles in Millinery in Hollenberg Ad
Ladies and children’s millinery in latest fall and winter styles offered by Miss Lucy Weber. Call to inspect at the local shop with low prices. Eggs accepted in exchange for millinery in Hollenberg Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Weber
Hollenberg
Kans
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Steele City Press
Steele City Markets
Attorney Rain
R. O. Partlow
Wyoming
N. D. T. Willey
Pocasset
Okla
Compton
Davenport
W. A. Compton
Dressen
Endicott Picnic
G.C. Taylor
Nat Willey
Ed Hamley
Iss Gladys Vandecar
Jos. Stewart
M. EK
Nee
C. 1. Clark
Obediah
Globe
Prisco
J. W. Hicks
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