Looking Back

10.16.19

Published by admin on Tue, 10/15/2019 - 2:06pm
1877
Bored wells cost $1.50 a foot and farmers and landowners were trying out the “Drive” well, which was cheaper. The drive well was made by driving a pipe down to water. They did not prove to be a success except perhaps where water was near the surface.
A steer weighing 4,000 pounds was exhibited at the state fair. In those days steers were kept to a good old age and often grew to mammoth proportions.
1887
The Signal was a new newspaper started at Steele City and published by W. W. Brooks & Son.

10.9.19

Published by admin on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 11:26am
1898
The town of Fairbury paid $90 per year for 16 arc street lights, with no lights required on moonlight nights.
Fairbury market prices were No. 2 wheat 51 cents, corn 20 cents. Oats 17 cents, prairie hay $5, cattle and cows $2.25 to $3, hogs $3.20, best country butter 15 cents and eggs 13 cents.
1908
John Thornton & Son of Fairbury advertised a cooking exhibition at their Fairbury store on the “great Majestic malleable and charcoal iron range.”
1918

10.2.19

Published by admin on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 2:39pm
1879
Half of young Fairbury's business section was wiped out by fire. All frame buildings but one, on the south side of the square, were destroyed. The total loss was estimated by The Fairbury Gazette at about $40,000, a third of which was covered by insurance.
1903
Company D of Fairbury was in National Guard Camp at Fort Riley, Kan.
1917
50 men from Jefferson County were called by the draft.
1921

9.25.19

Published by admin on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 1:29pm
1871
Jefferson County had its first real railroad work. Workmen were putting up shanties at Jenkins Mills in the southeast part of the county, and the dirt was expected to fly in a few days on the new railroad.
Work was progressing rapidly on the Methodist church in Fairbury. It was not a very large church, about 20x30, on Fifth street.

9.18.19

Published by admin on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 2:15pm
1944
The Farmers Market prices listed in The Fairbury Journal were the following: butcher hogs, top, $14.15; stock hogs, top, $16; best beef cattle, top, $12.50; stock cattle $11.50; white corn, $1.15; yellow corn, $1.01 ½; wheat, $1.37; oats, 65 cents; barley, 96 cents; alfalfa hay, $20; butter, 45 cents ; eggs, 31 cents; butterfat, 48 cents; hens, springs, 21-23 cents; hens per lb., 16-19 cents; and roosters, 11-13 cents.

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