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9.1.21

Published by admin on Tue, 08/31/2021 - 2:47pm
1901
George Galbraith bought the Benjamin farm on Rock creek for $27.50 an acre.
Frank Hurless sold his farm on Rock Creek for $30 an acre and moved to Fairbury to work on the Rock Island Line.
John T. Henrichs had eight acres of wheat that made 4,712 bushels to the acre.
The first good rain of the summer fell on Aug. 10. It came too late to save the corn but was mighty welcome after a hot dry summer.
Ed Ayres sold 30 corn binders as farmers were compelled to cut up most of their corn for feed.

8.25.21

Published by admin on Mon, 08/23/2021 - 1:08pm
1936
The Helvey family reunion was held at the City Park in Fairbury. About 150 members of the Helvey family gathered.
1943
R.B. Felton won the Jayhusker golf tournament at the Fairbury Country Club, 3 and 2, over Frank M. Rain of Fairbury in the finals.
The will of Mrs. Hattye Warren of Fairbury left 540 acres of Jefferson County land and residence property at the northwest corner of Seventh and G streets to the Fairbury Baptist congregation.
1945

8.11.21

Published by admin on Tue, 08/10/2021 - 10:09am
1922
The affairs of the defunct bank of Endicott would be wound down as soon as possible. Judge Colby has appointed R.S. Wilfley, cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Steele City to act as receiver and the work of liquidation was under way. The two banks, Steele City and Endicott served practically the same territory.
1932

8.4.21

Published by admin on Tue, 08/03/2021 - 9:29am
1930
A federal survey of the Little Blue River was to be made. A few years later, during the drought of the "Dirty 30s," there wasn't much to measure.
County Commissioners' salaries and mileage for June, 60 years ago, were J.M. Koch, $106.50; W.L. Woods, $90; and C.H. Koenig, $112. 
Wheat yields reported east of Daykin, 60 years ago, included E.A. Jacobs, 80 acres of "beard-less," 28 ½ bushels per acre; John Strobel, 55 acres, 20 ½; and Fred Hummel, 20 acres, 33 ½, George Long, near Helvey, had 63-bushel oats.
1943

7.7.21

Published by admin on Tue, 07/06/2021 - 10:10am
1992
Park View Manor in Fairbury received a $216,300 grant to be used to implement LB #504 handicap requirements. Some of the improvements were to include handicap accessible door handles, better inclines for handicap door entries as well as wider doors.
2002
A prominent local and area auctioneer was posthumously inducted into the Nebraska Auctioneers Hall of Fame, Irvan Schultis. He had earned the lifetime achievement honor for auctioneering at Nebraska Auctioneers State Convention. He had spent nearly 60 years involved in the craft.

6.30.21

Published by admin on Tue, 06/29/2021 - 9:53am
1896
Farm product prices were low and times hard here. However, crops were good, boosted by a two-inch rain June 25.
W.F. Cramb, later to be-come editor of The Fairbury Journal, was principal speaker at Rock Creek community's July Fourth celebration. Following him to the speaker's stand was Peter Gill, who took issue with some of his views.
1906
John Shea had picked 14 bushels of cherries from three trees at his home on H Street.

6.23.21

Published by admin on Tue, 06/22/2021 - 9:18am
1885
A small boy of Fairbury and vicinity was happy as John Robinson’s circus was in town.
August Warman and family arrived from Germany to make this their home. H.H. Todd, who sold them their tickets over, reported that he had sold tickets from Germany to America, 22 of them direct to Fairbury.
1895

6.16.21

Published by admin on Tue, 06/15/2021 - 9:29am
1885
Newspapers noted that Henry St. Martin of Reynolds and Judd Clark of Fairbury were engaged in a series of checker games.
Mae L. Johnson left for her home in Maine, after having taught five years in Fairbury schools. She later returned, teaching here until the early 1900s.
Wheat was bringing 65 cents a bushel at the Fairbury market, corn 28 cents, oats 23 cents, hogs $3 a hundred pounds, eggs 7 cents a dozen and butter from 6 to 10 cents a pound.

4.28.21

Published by admin on Tue, 04/27/2021 - 11:21am
1890
Ice was selling at Fairbury, delivered at the back door, for half a cent per pound.
Market prices: hogs, $3.50; fat cattle, $3.75; corn, 20 cents; oats, 17 cents; prairie hay, $5; potatoes, 25 cents a bushel; butter, 10 cents; and eggs, eight cents.
1900

4.7.21

Published by admin on Wed, 04/07/2021 - 6:54am
1873
Saline County was in a county seat fight. Wilber had been voted the county seat but could not get bonds voted for a courthouse, and Crete had hopes of winning out. Over 50 years later the towns finally got together, and Wilber got its new courthouse.
1875
The Big Sandy post office was discontinued.
1876
The population of Jefferson County was found by assessors to be 4,078, a increase of 312 from the previous year.
1881

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