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1905Fairbury was running an “independent” Chatauqua, and the papers were giving it liberal boosting. Thomas A. Lawson, Governor Folk, Frank R. Robertson and other big guns were drawing attractions.1915It appeared that the proposition to pave the business streets of Fairbury was to be defeated. A remonstrance bearing names of 70 percent of the property owners was being circulated. The proposal to pave was under a new law giving the city council power to create paving districts.1925The Little Blue went out of its bounds, The Fairbury Journal reporting the highest since 1903 and 1925. The rainfall here was not unusually heavy, 1.83 on one of the seven days it did rain. Heavy rains northwest of here were the cause of the rise. The Weeks and Holmes bridges were impassable, but the southwest bridge at Fairbury remained open.A move was on foot to have some of the streets paved 40 feet instead of 30 feet wide in Fairbury.1935Miss Bert Ballard, deputy postmaster in Fairbury and an employee of the post office since March, 1899, retired.The Brown-McDonald company purchased the Golden Rule store in Fairbury from Bert Kiesel. The store was known at that time as the Golden Rule store. Kiesel had been here for 16 years. He had a chain of stores in Kansas, Marysville, McPherson, Beloit and Concordia.There was a bad hail storm in this vicinity. A streak of hail through the county from the northwest to the southeast caused a heavy loss, especially to wheat.1955Ray Schmidt of Daykin resigned as chairman of the Jefferson County Conservation committee to accept an appointment by the state ASC committee as farmer fieldman in the southeast district comprising eight counties.The Jefferson County Historical Society was attempting to make a start towards a museum where historical items could be deposited and later arranged and put on exhibition. Oliver Stull, president, and John Knobel were instrumental in the attempt.Dr. J.H. Bond, Fairbury dentist, was awarded a 50-year Masonic pin by Wayne Swartz. He had held continuous membership in the Fairbury lodge. He had previously been recognized for 50 years as a Fairbury dentist and observed his 50th wedding anniversary six months before.1965The Reynolds Farmers Union Co-Op elevator association observed its 20th anniversary, with special features at the annual meeting.1974Jerry Knispel made it two championships on successive Sundays, as he took Fairbury Country club's invitational golf tournament. He had won the Belleville open a week earlier.Named host families for a group of 11 young Japanese as a part of a 4-H exchange program were Dale Engelman of Jansen, Raymond Pohlmann of Plymouth, Kenneth Baumfalk of Harbine, Walter Kriesel of Gladstone, Dale Meyer of Daykin, William Wrigley of Diller, Don Banahan of Steele City, Marvin Dux of Hebron and Richard Zabel and Ed Kujath of Fairbury.Rev. Norman J. Bangert, pastor of Grace Lutheran church of Fairbury, was honored at a surprise potluck dinner and program on the occasion of his 20th year in the ministry.1980Homer Nickel was the oldest player in the softball game between the middle-agers and old-timers at age 68.1991The Meridian Junior Legion defeated Crete 10 to 0 at Daykin.The Pantry Grocery at 701 8th Street in Fairbury was under new ownership of brothers Paul and George Shada. Several three-quarter midget racers introduced their cars to the newly constructed Jefferson County Speedway track.

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