11 Jan 1902
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
1
A compact stroll through everyday scenes in the town, highlighting small, keen-eyed observations of local life. Vignettes capture ordinary events, people, and places with a reporter’s concise, observant tone.
Daykin happenings include F B Weipton visiting on business, Misa Anna Price ill, A D Jledges returning from Steele City, and Thomas Nelson calling from Diller. New son born to Mayor Hartigan. grocers plan 7:30 p.m. closings. Fred Cosad named traveling auditor at Rock Island. Ward posts and W K K women elected. Several residents announce travels, illnesses, and hires including Miss Dawson Armstrong leaving for Lincoln to study, Hiram Helvey taking charge of Parker House, and Dr A M Kinnamon’s death. Parish, school, and social events fill the town calendar with meetings, tableaux, and lectures planned.
On December 31 a new Koehler store building and its contents burned in Fairbury. M Koehler and his sons slept in the store and woke to smoke at about four o clock, narrowly escaping in their night clothes as the blaze consumed the premises.
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