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1923The Fairbury Alfalfa Mill burned, with loss estimated at $30,000. Then owned by W.M. McLucas, Ora Cox and Pat Walsh, the milling business was acquired in 1935 by Fred H. Preston Sr. of Lincoln and continued by his sons.A thousand horses were sold at the Carpenter sale barn of Fairbury. A team of mules brought $550; good draft horses averaged $140 each.The bridge over the Little Blue River at the west edge of Fairbury, 185 feet long, costing $22,400 and paid for by the United States, was completed.1933Fairbury's City Council approved construction of a second 12-inch pipeline connecting Crystal Springs. Deposits totaled $201,000 on the first day the First National Bank of Fairbury was open after the national "bank holiday."The Ackerman jewelry store moved from the east side of E. Street to the north side of the square.George Scoggin had opened the Klean Klose Shop at 605 fifth street. Opening "cash and carry" prices included men's suits at 50 cents and ladies' dresses at 75 cents. Delivery charge was 25 cents per.1943"Victory Gardens" were promoted as part of the war effort. O.C. Brickell celebrated his 20th anniversary of business in Fairbury as Chevrolet dealer.World War II elevated farm product prices; yellow corn was bringing 85 cents a bushel and wheat $1.26, butcher hogs $14.90 and stock cattle $17.1953Local assessors were briefed on new state law provisions; Real estate was to be assessed at half its actual value. Town properties valuations across the state had ranged from 17 to 33 percent, farmland 26 to 47 percent.Ven Pangborn of the Nebraska Department of Health told the Fairbury business and Professional Women's Club of community hospital possibilities. Dr. K.J. Kenney of Fairbury cited the need of such a facility here.1963Winds gusting to 75 miles per hour took rolled roofing off the fairgrounds Merchants Building and the livestock barns, unroofed other buildings about town, took down utility poles and shattered trees and limbs.William F. Huss, shift engineer at the city electric power plant, retired after 36 years' service. He'd been a full-time master engineer for eight years.1973The Fairbury City Council endorsed an Industrial Development Administration bond issue of $200,000 to finance a building for the Kellwood plant here.Jary Engels of Fairbury received his private flying license on his 17th birthday, as had his older brothers, ‘Butch’ and Jim. Another brother, Jeff, 14, was looking forward to doing the same.Christina Helen, daughter of the Frank Stewarts, was the 1,000th birth at Jefferson Memorial Hospital.Fairbury High School had its second state Class B basketball championship in three years. The championship win over Sidney was FHS' 19th in a row during a 25-2 season. Seniors on coach Chuck Moore's squad were John Krause, Bob Parks, Bob Siegel and Russ Vanous. County spelling champions were Jenelle Hendrickson, grades 5-6, and Jeff McKnight, grades 7-8. Runners-up were Sondra and Rick Stanton.1983Ralph Knobel of Fairbury was re-elected state Republican party chairman.The SCC-Fairbury chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, oldest chapter in the state of that academic honorary, initiated 23 members. Among them were Bernice Blatny, David Duncan, Renae Feeney, Kristin Freitag, Mary Friend, Marcia Furrow, Rex Haskell, Lisa Reinke and Trudy Roth of Fairbury; Janelle Forney of Daykin, Dave Duensing of Odell, Philip Butler of Hebron, and Ann Gregory of Reynolds.1993The possibility of remodeling the Jefferson County Law Enforcement Center was being considered by the board of commissioners; work would include a new conference room and doing away with the sheriff's apartment, and estimated cost of $3,000.Army, Spec. Lynne R. Gardner, daughter of Delbert and Carol Duba of rural Tobias, was serving with the coalition forces in the Arabian gulf.2003A proposed start-up industry had its eye set on Fairbury as home for a new injection plastics factory.Crossroads Building Products would comprise of 50 full and part employees, it would be opened 24 hours, 7 days a week.Mitch Zabokrtsky of Endicott presented a program called, "Early Settlements and Villages in Jefferson County."He said during the 1840s, 1850s, and 1860s, about half a million people ventured over the Oregon-California Trail as they headed west. In the 1860s some of the travelers began to stop off in what was to become Jefferson County.

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