Looking Back 6.1

1890Loss was estimated at $25,000 when the Steele City roller mills burned.In a railroad rate war, the fare to Kansas City from Fairbury was $1, to St Louis, $2.1900Fairbury Telephone Co. added service to Diller, Harbine, Jansen and Plymouth at “20 cents for five minutes talk, nothing extra for messenger.”1910William Greve was Fairbury dealer for …