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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1900
Page
1
Community updates include visits by Mrs. V R McLucas, C H Denney, and Mr Coburns mother. Births, marriages, church services, and local travel are reported alongside storm damage to Rock Island round house and city trees.
Ed Ellsworth the Fairbury livery man was on our streets Monday. Tune Farmer visited relatives in Bower the first of the week. Mrs Dave Ryder and children visited relatives and friends here last week. Mr and Mrs Will Farmer of Western were in Bower part of last week. Miss Cordie Bond spent Sunday with relatives near Jansen. Rev Boyd of Belvidere preached at the church Sunday and Monday evenings. Rev Headley filled Rev appointment at Belvidere Sunday. P S C E gave an ice cream supper at Ed Fairley's home Wednesday evening. Ide and La Wise, long-time residents with uncles John and Neulan Nash, have returned to their former home.
The Republican caucus met at the Republican Club rooms over Jenkins store on a stormy Wednesday evening. Josh Sarbach was elected chairman and A. M. Berry secretary. Delegates to the county convention were chosen, including R.A Clapp, A. F. Smith, TF Shelley Cer, Steele WM. Hocke, and many others. The initiative to organize a Republican club was adopted. Mr. Robert Clapp presented resolutions and membership was proposed for the club with a meeting set for 8 o clock that evening.
Weekly transfer notices list deeds of various parcels to multiple buyers including Koehler Elmer Kilhonick and Wm E Clark with land descriptions in 25-13 and 23-39-16. Notices also mention an ice cream social in Fairbury and various public notices, dissolutions, and sales ads from Fairbury Nebraska dated Aug 16 1900. A writing school opening by H R Fuller is endorsed by J H LeRoy.
Rev A A Power of Emporia Kansas recounts a severe bilious colic attack cured by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He cites help for a neighbor and urges the remedy's use. Also advertised are Ballard's Snow Liniment for bites and stings and a G P Weisel sale note.
An old item notes a closing out sale offering the entire stock at AUinery Goods and Nations with bargains as the store winds down its business. It mentions a Saturday start, a Mas.slay Pratisox South BAC location, and a random assortment of unrelated notices and advertisements including cures and shorthand system promotions.
A local ad notes Dr Kay's Renovator promising to renew the system at modest cost. It also offers a cane mill for sale and invites inquiries to F. M W. Price in Endicott Nebraska for details and pricing.
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