Local notices and society moves in Fairbury
Local residents travel for business and leisure with visits to Lincoln Diller and Topeka. Many attend family gatherings. new births and illnesses are noted along with a ban on concealed weapons and a courtroom fine. The town plans a baseball schedule and brick block gains new glass.
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Col. Bilis
United States
Goodrich
C. W. Jones
Topeka
Iowa
Abbott
Jones
Frank Smith
Colorado Springs
Fairbury
Mr. Abbott
Norton Light
Man commits suicide in county jail after arrest for wife abuse
A 50 year old inmate hanged himself with a makeshift rope in his cell after being jailed on a peace violation case involving his wife Mrs Busboom. Sheriff freed him after coroner ruled death self inflicted. inquest held. He left a wife and five children in hardship.
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Case
Steele & Schumann's
Dodge
Busboom
Local base ball lineup announced for big game next Tuesday
Arrangements fixed for a 3 30 p m game at the local grounds with fat men as listed players including Al Westling and J Kesterson. Umpires Balch and Roache. The article also covers a party convention, local visits, smallpox quarantine, and community picnic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Westling
J. Paul Sarbech
Morris Lloyd
C. E. Clark
E.O. Cole
H. A. Day
J. C. Kesterson
Charisy Breese
Taylor Brown
Austin Reger
LD. B. Cropsey
E. L. Cline
S. M. Bailey
Charles Purcell
Jack Applegate
BR. B. Ensiow
Mel Gaile
J. C. Hartigan
George White
Willis Brainard
Web Dickenson
W. McCaslin
Charles Rein
R. McCandress
A. F. Smith
W. B. Upman
Frank Shearon
Cash M. Taylor
F. I. Near
Guy Tinkham
John Heasty
Ed Ayers
Rev. Balch
Father Roache
John Kesterson
Gene Cole
Aeolian Quartet Performs At Fairbury Picnic
The Aeolian Quartet led by four Misses Sheldon of Fairbury sang to applause at the grove. Prof. D Chappell of Fairbury showcased contortion feats twice, and the picnic committee commends him to other picnics and street fairs.
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the Grove
Aeolian Quartet
Sheldon
Fairbury
D. Chappell
August Time of Hardship and Heat in Rural Life
The verse depicts August as a month of extreme heat and toil. It notes livestock troubles, threshing work, family visits, and the nuisance of flies and crop troubles, painting a rural, hard labor season with colorful, period voice. The speaker laments sunburns, tax on patience, and the overall harshness of the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac
Willie
Mary
A Tramp From Chicago at North Side Opera House
A Chicago Tramp, a four act comedy drama, will be seen August 23 at the north side opera house with an all star cast. Described as a clean domestic drama with humor, pathos and clever vaudeville acts, it opens the season and is expected to be a top attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Side Opera House
Pawnee County Brotherhood Urged For Mutual Care
An editor urges formation of a Pawnee county brotherhood to meet monthly for nursing the sick and elderly. The plan emphasizes charity, no profit, and honoring fathers, with notes on local people and a call for dues and a year book.
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Pawnee
Editor Press
Pawnee County
H. J. Lambert
Elks August Antics Street Fair At St Joseph
Event runs August 2 to 30 featuring a street fair and carnival in St Joseph. One round trip option via Grand Island Route advertised for attendees and visitors seeking convenient travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
St. Joseph
Grand Island
St. J
Elke
M E church league forms after Sunday
The M E church organized a league on fast Sunday. S R Gillispie was in Fairbury on business Tuesday. E Frost delivered wheat at the elevator Wednesday. Prospects for a good corn crop remain, though more rain would help. L E Baldwin visited St Joseph last week for grain business. Road Overseer Knispel seeks workers to repair flood damaged roads. G Y Smith plans another threshing outfit to keep operations moving.
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Sam Diller
Diller
John Heasty
Lincoln
Jewell Tibbalé
M.E. Church
S. R. Gillispie
Fairbury
E. Frost
L. E. Baldwin
St.Joseph
Knispel
G. Y. Smith
Real Estate Transfers for Week Ending August 20 1902
Recorded transfers list conveyances in Fairbury and nearby areas with buyers and sellers including Benjamin Brunke, Samuel Brunkenedict, George W Hansen, Thomas Churchwell, Annie Churchwell, Wm F Spencer, Margaret Curtis, Henry Madden, Conrad Schmidt, Basil Schmidt, Avram B Cherry, John B Stockman, Eliza Pitts, Isaac Light, Ernst Ochs, Christof Brott, and others. Totals include varied lot transfers in Lindell and Hansen additions, with sale values noted for several deeds and a grand entailed schedule of multiple wd and w/d actions as reported by J. Monroe Davis.
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J. Monroe Davis
Benjamin Brunke
Samuel Brunkenedict
Seis
George W Hansen & Wf
Thos
Annie Churchwell
Lindell & Hansen’s
Fairbury
Thos Churchwell
Thos Churchwell & Wf
Spencer
Lindel & H
Griffith & Hus
Nicholis
Priessen
Madden & Hus
Margaret Curtis
Diller
Margaret Curtis & Hus
Henry Madden
Conrad Schmidt
Basil Ius
Schmidt
Avram B Cherry
John B Stockman
Eliza Pitts & Hus
Isaac Lightbody
Ernst Ochs
Christof Brott
Nwi & Swt
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