Local notes from Fairbury march 22 1908
The Fairbury Enterprise reports community updates from March 1908 including residents traveling to Chicago for goods, business trips to Alexandria and Daen, and property developments. It notes a mayoral vacancy in Wymore, marriage licenses issued to Nash and Nortan, and deaths of Wm A Bacon and other local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setanta
Henney
Chicago
H. ¥. McCloskey
Daen Kavanaugh
Alexandria
George McCord
Nebraska Telephone Company
Lake Effect
Bancroft
Neb
McCord
Wymore
Wymorean
Scattered Snippets Reflect Humorous and Critical Observations
A collage of wry reflections on social mores fashion gossip and human foibles. The pieces touch on entertainment anxieties marriage color lines and religious beliefs with satirical tone and casual anecdotes.
Senate Employes and Their Salaries Highlight Stark Costs
A report notes an average of four employees per senator with a salary list near 500000 dollars yearly. Many positions run under six months, yet the jobs are described as desirable. The text suggests periods of high effort even when the senate is not in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Hall
Mr. Holliday
Neilie
Iola Wilkinson
Lizsie Harris
Ade Yontz
L. H. Davis
Clara Riley
Edith Lewis
Army Life
KR. T
Steeles Hall
Bachoritch
B. of
B. T
War yard builds iron clad gun for France armament
In Creuset Gun Works France about 14 008 men are employed to construct an 18 000 ton iron clad or re arm a nation s artillery. The gun section operates with secrecy and the Boer Long Tom was assembled in these yards.
Fasting Case In Ghent Hospital Seeks Doctor Help
A fasting case pursues doctors at Ghent as a young girl who fell ill in early November refuses all nourishment. Despite extreme weakness she still retains her mental faculties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.H. Denney
Diller
Piainoff
Fouten-Leaper Land Commission
J. W. Fouts
Ghent
German efforts to suppress slave trade in African colony
The German government intensifies campaign against the slave trade in its African colony with strengthened police presence and stricter enforcement measures.
Hamburg Streetcar Conductor Faces Fine
A Hamburg streetcar conductor was fined after carrying a passenger under the 209 penalty conditions. The readable fragment notes the legal framework and the action taken against the conductor for the cited offense.
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Fairrbay
Forest Herteel
Roos
Adde Aden
Howard Cross
Tobias
Col. Bills
Loup Valley
Warren Perry
Troy
Kansas
Lida Shively
Fairheid
H. P. Showalter
Lena Meracken
Horton
al Shepherd
Earl M. Nash
Minnie
Kiva Northan
Lee Greer
Jennie Campbell
J. A. Miller
County Clerk’s. Office
Wm. A. Bacon
Powell
Shelton
Nebraska
Stelle Eardsley
Stella
Charles
Dekrance
Lincoln
Lancouver County
Wert Weiling
Near
Boyle Wednesslay
Benediet
E Street
Reynolds Cemetery
J. M. Jackson
D Street
Ladies of the Baptist Calendar Society
Norfolk
W Campbell
Jennne Campbell
Sb. M. Price
Lee
Bride
George Sult
Rosa
Gilaum
Clearch
Angblue
Joha Tan
Alexandria Argus
Fred
Indell
Auburn
Stowell
Fran Aril
Ross King
Oklahoma
Ross
Howe
Spencer
Col. Bain
B. F. Sidley
Masa
Steele's
Popee'e
Citizens Non-Partisan
Robert A. Clapp
L. J. Nutzman
D. 8. Crepeey
Nat Downs
John Simpson
A. Courtney
Wilson Clark
L. W. Goodrich
North Side Opera House
Law and Order Party
E Fevy
W. M. Balch
L. M. Nelson
J. &. Mercer
C. G. Collier
A. J. Davis
Pete
Wm. Th. Beatty
Fairpury Lodge No
Grand Master of the Universe
Hi. Beatty
Ro. Beatty
Fairbury Lodge
Beatty
Fin
Barbach
3D Street
L. Ho Davis
New York
Sprague’s
Sprague’s Feed Store
Sprague's
Feel Store
North Side
H. M. Brown
Kennedy
Geo. Worsley
B. Street
Agate
C. McCray
Hi. M. Brown
Lister
Cart
Burdett Organ
Fairbury
J. Corrsterson
CAM, Peuge ® & Co
Astorta
B. W. McLucas
Deadwood
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hamburg
Byron
Jack
George ‘Higgins
Kesterson
Frank L. Records
Cash
Betague Bavidieg
Baratoge Springs, N.Y
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