Ten Thousand Dollars Given Away Prompts Local Shares
A bold claim from L. L. Garrison of Fairbury promises ten thousand dollars in a local giveaway while notes report May 19 1898 price quotes for grain at Steele City Nebraska including hard wheat oats shelled corn and white shelled corn. Other items mention Chamberlains remedies and a wagon accident near Steele City with damaged horse and vehicle parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Garrison
Fairbury
Steele City
Neb
Oata
Local Notices and News Items From Fairbury and Vicinity
A collage of notes on visitors, shipments, and local happenings in Fairbury Nebraska and nearby towns. Mentions include P.M. Leonhard of Leona Kansas visiting W. S. Hall, Mrs. Minkler visiting from Montesano, agricultural updates, cattle and hog shipments to St. Joseph, a flood damage report from a recent storm, and community notices about mead markets, barber shop mischief, and church meetings. Also references to local businesses A D Hedges Boots and Shoes and J A Alexander & Co.
May 20 1898 Steele City public school exercises program
Friday afternoon May 20 1898 at 1 30 o clock the Steele City public school presented a program of songs recitations and readings including The Glad May Morn Over the Fill to the Poor House Barbara Fritchie Holidays Vacation Coming Hycelsior The Family Without Newspaper Up the Mountain We are Coming Found Dead in the Squadron Our Favorites and other pieces. The program featured Ruth Gantt Ira Stewart Maude Willey Abbie Sutton Effa Phelps Lucille Duff Edith Gantt Willie Chancellor Ethel Emerson Bessie Cuff and Ruth Caudle among others and included wreath drill and a reading on The Lonely Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele City
Ruth Gantt
Ira Stewart
Barbara Fritchie
Agnes Crane
Maude Willey
Hyce
Edith Gantt
Queen
Willie Chancellor
Ethel Emerson
Bessie Cuff
Etta Hoffert
Ruth Caudle
Gladys Spence
Gertrude Kelly
Dora Train
Also Mentioned on This Page
McCloskey Clothing House
North Side Square
Newine
AD. Ackerman
Fairbury, Neb
A. H. Paves
Old Stand, Cor. Main & Ida Sts
Chamberlain
P. E. Grisham
Gaare Mille
G.es Druggist
Rudolph Zweifel
S. H. Hoffert
Joseph Stewart
Stapdard
Anderson
Rossville
York County
Penn
Taylor
Onny
Che Steele City “Standard
C. C. Gillespie
Wiss Fareprey
Nxs
Kee Reys
A.D. Hedges
P.M. Leonhard
Leona, Kan
W. 8. Hall
Pie
Frank ‘Minkler
Montesano, Wash
A ‘Monroe
Davis
First National
Fairbury, Neh
Eig City Roller Mills
Charles Hunt
Seneca
Kanwee
A. Allen
Wince Sae
Pp &E
Byane
Annie E. Doff
Lin
Bef
John M. Therston
R.B. Andrewe
EB. Hamley
Joseph
C. Li. Fowler
Fornstall
Frank Boboer
H. H. Avery
Blue Valley Association of Gregational Churches
Aurora
Rob*t*Critiklaw
John Barlow
Conk. Bracken
Dan Earhart
J. A. Alexander & Co
Frank Lambert
Diller
J. H
Kesterson
Effert’s
Commercial
Rich
Croll
W. Peters
Main Street
Eele City
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