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Newspaper
The Fairbury News
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
1
George Buchli dies by firing a shotgun at his home two miles west of Powell after a day of heat and a garret chimney cleaning. Coroner finds no clear motive though mental strain is suspected. He leaves a wife two sons and daughter and was active in the Methodist church.
Burt Bowers died at his home on West Fourth Street Thursday July 30 1908 after a prolonged illness. He was well known in this section for his community involvement and local ties.
Obscure remarks from a Lincoln interview discuss Mr. Cowles declaring he can win Nebraska votes on September 1 and November 3 while living without graft, keeping a clean record, and serving without a deputy. The obituary notes Pearl Wolfe, infant daughter of Thomas and Alma Wolfe, dying at their home in Fairbury. Funeral rites were held August 3 with burial in Fairbury cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Tom Wolfe thank many friends for kindness during the illness and at the time of death and burial of their little baby.
Our Fifth Annual Clearing Sale is now on featuring two weeks of in stock reductions. Victor and Edison phonographs and records are included. Used pianos and organs from exchanges and rentals are offered below factory cost. Easy payments available and immediate benefit to buyers.
An advertisement lists prices for used organs 5 to 15 dollars and up to 48 dollars for new organs. It features square pianos at 45 dollars and upright pianos at 125 dollars with several higher prices, plus a Cecilian piano player system and music at 315 dollars. The note also promotes sewing machines and other items at reduced prices.
Fairbury voters have two Democratic candidates for Congress and one Republican for Land Commissioner. W F Cramb seeks the Democratic nomination and E B Cowles runs for the Republican nomination. Contests tackle representatives from the thirty fourth district and county attorney posts. precinct officers include J Cush, John Sehell, Henry Brandt and others across districts. Hinshaw is noted as a key Nebraska figure on Indian Affairs and related committees in Congress.
Jonas Shelley born June 3 1839 in Pennsylvania married Susan Fretz March 30 1861. They had seven children three living Amanda Cratz Beatrice Henry Milton. Wife died 1905 at Harbine. Shelley died August 2 1908 after long illness aged 69. Funeral from Baptist Church Harbine buried Harbine Cemetery beside wife.
The Washington Dispatch in the Nebraska State Journal notes Congressman Edmund Hinshaw may win election to the Sixty-first Congress and likely secure the chairmanship of the House Committee on Indian Affairs. Hinshaw entered the House March 4, 1903 and has served in the 58th 59th and 60th Congresses.
Beatrice bloodhounds trail burglars who entered the Ben Royce restaurant in Steele City but fled before securing any loot. The burglars dropped a gunny sack and escaped toward a residence in Steele City. no arrests reported. The Lincoln Star also notes a lengthy wedding notice for Samuel Newton Foster and Verna Rhea Bowling featuring Fairbury connections.
A ten year old boy, son of William War man, had an accident last Tuesday afternoon at the Grand Island depot. He was playing with several other children in the sand inside a railroad car when he attempted to climb out and sustained a leg injury. Charles Kinnaman was unloading a car nearby.
A fragment notes a fall or impact on the left side near the hip with injury. He was taken home for medical aid and is reported to be "petting along nicely" in the latest update.
The text notes Joe Worrell stopping in Fairbury on Tuesday en route from a 14000 acre farm toward Nebraska City. It mentions Jefferson County Nebraska and Jenkin’s Mill near Steele City. It references a Presbyterian church and Sunday school picnic in a city park last Tuesday with about two hundred attendees who enjoyed baskets and ice cream.
Mrs Nina Brandt of Wad her husband Bert Brandt was arrested last Thursday on a charge of disturbing the peace. In preliminary hearing Bert Brandt was found guilty and bound over to the district court in 200 dollars bail. He failed to secure bail and is boarding with Sheriff Churnside.
A family expresses gratitude to kind friends and neighbors for assistance during the illness and death of their loving father, Jonas Shelley.
Several birth notices list newborn boys for families including Mr and Mrs F R Jonas, Mr and Mrs Jason Davis, and Mr and Mrs Bedell all born August 2 or 3, 1908. Names and exact spellings vary, reflecting period-style reporting of infant arrivals.
The Democrats organized a Bryan club meeting last Tuesday evening with John Hurd presiding. Easterday was named vice president and Dan Katanaugh treasurer while Amy Reynolds and other members attended.
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