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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1897
Page
3
Local retailer advertises a limited selection of overcoats with bold claims of remaining stock. Highlights a few items priced at 3.50 and 8 for a fine all wool dress coat unavailable elsewhere. Suspicious, fragmentary copy emphasizes value and scarcity.
The store claims five years of growth since buying out the small business and offers underwear hats caps neckwear shoes and all furnishing goods with fair, square treatment for customers. The message emphasizes being the best and largest clothing store in Kirbury.
Tickets on sale to all principal stations in the United States and Canada. General Manager P. Neon announces schedule details and accommodations. Local agent W. S. Hall provides freight and passenger information for the line, with timetable adjustments and contact points for travelers.
Malie Oped reports the post office timetable shows the eastern bound train arriving late at 11 65 p m and westbound departures from 11 80 p m to 12 80 p m. The schedule notes delays, and there is mention of rates or fees of 30 to 80 cents for certain services.
Local items share notes on new roofs and stables, stove purchases, and wagon for sale. Mentions election chatter, a gospel service, deaths, rat counts in the newsroom, and a Chamberlain cough remedy recommendation. Contains places Steele City and Fairbury with names such as A. T. Phelps & Co and G. O. Taylor.
The school floor was scrubbed Saturday the 23d, improving the building's appearance. Pupils show growing interest and progress. A Shakespeare club forms in town with plans to study plays for perceived benefits. The goal remains to train men and women to think independently and meet life's challenges. December 1897 primary department report notes 46 enrolled, 41 average attendance, with several names listed for attendance and achievement.
The roster shows 46 enrolled with 11 tardy and 2 visitors. Names listed include Ernest White Katieb Demel Albert Rooks Cecil Partlaw Milo Wilcox Vance Moore Carl Nettie Bracken Frank Anderson Mae. H. M. Buiss, Teacher.
AMGH School Department lists attendance figures for students: 88 enrolled, 26 tardy, 0 absent, and 62 not tardy or absent. Names include Harry Packard Charge Wing, Grace Daugherty, Agnes Crane, and H. J. Winn as teacher.
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