Looking Back

12.11.19

Published by admin on Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:29am
1874
The fare on the Fairbury-Beatrice stage line was $2 per passenger.
1881
Dr. Pritchett, newly arrived in Fairbury, added his to the “professional cards” of doctors, dentists and lawyers in The Fairbury Gazette.
1887
The first rural telephone lines in Jefferson County connected the Carpenter Nurseries near Bower to Fairbury and the Peter Jansen Ranch to the town of Jansen.
1892
W. F. Ferris of The Fairbury Gazette agreed to teach the “Jones School” for three months.
1899

11.20.19

Published by admin on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 1:55pm
1870
Proceedings of the County Commissioners were published in The Fairbury Gazette and the Little Blue, a paper published at Jenkins Mill, near where Steele City is now located.
1880
The Republicans were victorious, electing Garfield president and almost everything they went after locally. C.B. Slocumb was elected to the legislature on the Republican ticket, but his law partner, Hamble, was defeated for state senator.
1890

11.13.19

Published by admin on Tue, 11/12/2019 - 1:25pm
1901
There was no cool weather up to this time in November, but plenty of rain and good weather prospects.
Three rural mail routes were started in this county, two from Diller and one from Fairbury.
1911
Galbraith's addition at the west edge of Fairbury was laid out.
Rock Island employees took a vote and decided to strike unless an increased wage scale was granted.

11.6.19

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 11:26am
1914
The Diller Acetylene Gas Company went broke and left the town in the dark.
1925
Construction had begun on a 40x60 foot brick community building at Endicott.
1916
Irene King, elected register of deeds, was the only Democratic winner in county races.
Voters approved sale of the former county courthouse at the west end of the square's south side. It had been occupied by a restaurant for over 25 years.
1928

10.30.19

Published by admin on Tue, 10/29/2019 - 1:15pm
The Headless Irishman And His Phantom Bride
 

10.23.19

Published by admin on Tue, 10/22/2019 - 2:11pm
1888
The Presidential campaign was a big deal in Jefferson County. Republicans countered the Democrats’ charge that Benjamin Harrison had been nominated on the strength of his being the grandson of President William H. Harrison, with “grandfather clubs,” wearing “grandfather hats” and long robes. As in 1884, the
1898
County Superintendent Carmony had arranged the county’s exhibit at the Omaha Exposition which won a medal.

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.

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