Looking Back

4.8.20

Published by admin on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 9:56am
1923
The county fair association bought five acres of the ground of Charles Callaway, adding it to the existing area.
Market prices consisted of hogs, $7.40; cattle, $7.75 to $8.50; corn, 75 cents; wheat, $1; oats, 45 cents; baled prairie hay, $15; baled alfalfa hay, $18; butter, 45 cents: eggs, 22 cents; butterfat, 47 cents; and hens, 20 cents.
1939

4.1.20

Published by admin on Tue, 03/31/2020 - 9:19am
1921
There were an estimated 2,900 automobiles in Jefferson County. License fees totaled $29,500 had been paid on 2,600 vehicles for 1921.
1923
The Plymouth News serialized the western “Rimrock Trail” by prolific pulp writer J. Allan Dunn.
1933
On Tuesday morning, April 4, the Fairbury National Bank was robbed by members of the Barker-Karpis gang.
1937
Floyd Catlin was elected mayor of Fairbury.

3.25.20

Published by admin on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 11:45am

1880

The south bank of the Little Blue River just west of the bridge here was lined with westbound mover wagons.

A mistake in the survey of the town of Alexandria was discovered. Some houses were building squarely atop boundary lines.

A new plank walk was installed in front of buildings on the south side of the square.

1910

3.18.20

Published by admin on Tue, 03/17/2020 - 12:10pm
1912
Jefferson County Republicans, organizing for the campaign, delayed favoring any candidate for president until after the national convention.
1920
A swimming pool association was being formed in Fairbury but nobody swam. A short time later, A Journal man, tired, hot and dusty, built his own pool, thus proving the old adage, “If you want a thing done, do it yourself.”      
1923
A passenger bus began service between Lincoln and Fairbury by way of Beatrice.
1928

3.11.20

Published by admin on Mon, 03/09/2020 - 8:43am
Looking Back
1901
The Fairbury Journal reported on a smallpox scare in the area. According to an editorial by editor W. F. Cramb, he was spending more time being “continually bombarded by queries about the smallpox” than in gathering news items for the paper.
1905
A mass meeting at Steele's Opera House in Fairbury protested the monopoly telephone operations of the Bell Company.
F. W. Walsh of the Alexandria vicinity shipped a hog to market that weighed 850 pounds.
1907

3.4.20

Published by gordonhopkins on Tue, 03/03/2020 - 10:10am
1875
A sort of soldiers bonus was provided by the federal government, but was called a bounty. It provided pay for soldiers in certain cases, at $8.33 a month.
The legislature of Nebraska called a constitutional convention to meet in May. Election of delegates was to be in April. Jefferson county was entitled to one delegate.
1885
Grover Cleveland was inaugurated President, the first Democratic president since before the Civil War, a quarter of a century. 

2.19.20

Published by admin on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 7:50am
1891
Congressman McDeighari of this district wanted Congress to appropriate a million dollars for relief of farmers in western Nebraska.
The mild weather which had prevailed up to about the first of February, broke with heavy rain followed by snow and cold enough weather for the ice men to put up good ice.
Local markets: hogs, $3; fat cattle, $4; corn, 40 cents; oats, 38 cents: prairie hay, $9; butter, 10 cents; and eggs, 10 cents.
1901

2.12.20

Published by admin on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 8:43am
1873
An advertisement in The Fairbury Gazette read, “Shoemaker's wax, thread, peek sole and upper leather for sale, Robert Christian,” suggesting a lot of locals did their own shoe repair in those days.

2.5.20

Published by admin on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 12:52pm
 
1966
The Rock Island railroad representatives were testifying before the Interstate Commerce Commission examiner at Beatrice to tear up the tracks between Horton, Kansas, and Beatrice. Railway Commissions of Nebraska and Kansas, the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and Grain Exchange and an organization of major freight customers on the affected line were fighting the Rock Island application.

1.29.20

Published by admin on Tue, 01/28/2020 - 9:18am
1876
There were two women county superintendents of schools in Nebraska.
Settlers claimed the right in Nebraska of cutting prairie grass for hay and wild timber for wood on land belonging to non-residents, without paying for same. As the country settled up, landowners, mostly speculators holding the land for higher prices, disputed this right. In one instance, the settlers posted warnings to landowners to keep their distance or get hurt.

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