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Newspaper

The Fairbury News

Location

Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1908

Page

3

Reynolds Social Notes Reflect Local Happenings

Baker's Comedians at the opera house open the season with two shows. Residents shift residences and businesses as Copenhayers move northeast, Tatman takes the old place, and Mrs. Tatman opens a restaurant south of the post office. Dozens visit Fairbury, Oxford, and Henderson. auto repairs and a new furnace show continual town activity. a Sunday school event draws 42 attendees and a small cabinet meeting amid winter weather and a damaging storm near Cub Creek.

Baker Opera House Bessie Roderick Hubbell Copenhayers Tatman Narka Kan Will Curb “Mackey Adams & Adams Rogers Franks D. Kavanaugh A. Ho Bothwell G. M. Shortridge Gladstone Shakespeare ‘Club Re Ae Bothwell P.G. Eigert Floyd Nye Woolsey -c Papa Woolsey Wymore Reynolds R. Kirk Oklahoma

Daughter born to Mr and Mrs Harrison in a September 1908 notice

A brief birth notice reports a daughter born to Mr and Mrs John Harrison with mention of Mrs John A Thiesen and Mrs John A Friesen returning home on Thursday.

John. Harrison John“ A. ‘Thiesen A.’ Friesen

Advertising Columns Promote Local Mail Order Bargains

The ad page urges readers to peruse the advertising columns for bargains and notes local merchants use mail order strategies to compete with foreign advertisers. It frames home advertising as the preferred route for customers comparing options.

Community Notes From Or y Branch A Chronicle of Local Visits

Sunday school day brings apple picking and cider making in the Ora Branch area. Residents recount visits: Mr and Mrs Shelburn visited daughter. Mr and Mrs Davis, Mr and Mrs Parsons with children visited Mr Vroman. Lutes family at Edward’s. visitors from Los Angeles and Topeka to W H Brown. Nancy Bloyd ill with malaria. Fred Jones and family at Lenihan’s. Melza Brown returns to school after malaria. Hoggatt family at Charley Harris. John Mee Ally aiding Will Brown. Clem Kirkwood working for Charley Harris.

I. B. Shelburn Charley ‘Davis Parsons Hart Elizabeth Topeka Fred Jones Lenihan Melza ‘Brown Hoggatt Charley Harris

Local notes and notices from Rose Creek district

Community snippets include Charley Berry visits, sales by Al Craig with auctioneer HAH Johnson, and Joe Hammi’s bridge work at Mrs Louderback. A three year old’s fever and recovery after Foley's Orino Laxative is reported. Tax list in hand for 1903 collection. taxes due November 1 with delinquency December 1, 1908.

R.J Charley Berry al’ Craig Hah. Johnson Joe Hammi Standard Bridge Company Foley John Simpson, Co. Treas

Guilty Rates in New York County Crimes Revealed

Records show just over half of those charged in New York County are convicted over six years while experts estimate only two in a hundred are truly innocent.

New York “County

Pills Claim Health Boost With Low Price

A brief ad markets Rings Little Liver Pills for biliousness and sick headache. The seller Vine Pease Drug Store, 8 South Dee, promotes them at 25 cents and urges readers to try the product.

Vine ‘Pease Drag Store Ss Dee Vine Pease

Pre Nuptial Parties For Miss Flossie Thornton

A sequence of pre wedding events for Miss Flossie Thornton included a mock marriage at Miss Harriet Anthony home with fifteen guests mostly local teachers. Mabel Lindell hosted a Tuesday dinner with sixteen attendees and a four course luncheon. Prof A t Duriness and Earnest Beardsley hosts entertained thirty guests with cards and a fish pond gift display.

Flossie Thornton Harriett- “Anthony Fairbury Mabel ‘Lindell Mabel Lindell Georgi É. Simpkins Adam Whitmore Clara’ Hurd

Novel Garden Party and Fishing Party Hosted by local Ladies

A reception for about fifty young couples followed a floral display of roses ferns palms and ivy. Mrs Dt Be and Mrs George Alder hosted at 36 Pleasant Court with others at home. A fishing party hosted by Mrs Dil ler and Mrs S H Diller drew about thirty five friends for a guessing fish names game and fishing pole prize then luncheon and partner matching.

George Alder Pease S.H. Diller Diller Neig

Nelle Westling Weds Walter H Alder in Salt Lake City

Miss Nelle Westling daughter of Mr and Mrs A Ju Westling of this city married Walter H Alder of Salt Lake City Utah in a ceremony held last Wednesday at 730 PM in the couple's new Salt Lake home. Miss May Alder and Miss Claudine Jones attended the bride and C D Schettler acted as best man. The home was completed for the couple.

Moor Episcopal Church Isteas Charles ‘Lee, Hobbs Lincoln Flossie ‘Thornton Jno. Thornton Gertrude Henshaw Council Bluffs Iowa Nate Downs Omaha Fern- Thornton Lena Westling Cecil Thornton Percy Thornton Fairbury Tscal Caphiotis Rock Island Benetton Supreme. “Court Atcola South Fifteenth Street Nelle Westling A. Ju.Westling Walter H. Alder Salt’ Lake’ City Utah Salt Lake City Salt Lake Nelle. Westling May Alder Claudine Jones C. D. ‘Schettler

Modern Luncheon Hosted by Mrs Pease Delights Guests

Monday afternoon a luncheon at Mrs Pease's home drew twenty three guests. Hostesses served at self tables with trays and napkins while posters and carnation decor framed the living and dining rooms. Out of town guests included Mrs Geo W Hart Topeka Kansas Mrs A E Houghtelin Los Angeles and Miss Farinie Dillér Diller.

Ee Henshaw Gertrude Council Bluffs Iowa Nate Downs Omaha Frank Surr Horton Kansas Thornton Green Jon A.M. Strunk Erma Brown Geo. ‘W. Hart Topeka A. E. Houghtelin Los _Angeles Cali Farinie Dillér Diller

Prohibition Talk Draws Crowd in Fairbury Church

A. G. Wolfenbarger spoke at the M. E. church on Sunday night about temperance. E. A. Yontz called the address the most logical prohibition talk he has heard in Fairbury as a crowded church filled the pews.

A. G. Wolfenbarger M. E Fairbury E. A. Yontz

More Fish Coming From County Clerk in Houston

County official reports idea of another fish plant to be dumped into Little Blue River Monday night next week. The notice states the fish will arrive on No. 17.

Houston Fish Little Blue

Also Mentioned on This Page

Reynolds News Leona Prof. Grant Ed Sehainost Gilead Henderson Henry Buller Powell Mary Steurmer Bryan W. T. Harms Henry Jacob Leowen Meade Kans Zion S. M. Cressman Martha Cressman Anna’ Wiens Jansen S. Friesen Lizzie Dakota John F. Thiesen Cub Creek Adam Hobson Jansen News ORY Branch Nancy ‘Bloyd F. A. Henshaw Ada Whitmore Georgia Simpkins Clara Hurd Lucy Nuckolls Rose Creek News Harry Luttmann Mrs. Boy China Department Store West Side Square Cheyenne County Sidney Nebraska E.st., Fairbury, Nebr Leo. E. Osborn Z-Ro McHenry Fairbury,Nebr Nele Westling Aca AIL LDS Fairbury, Nebraska Temperance
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