STEELE CITY
Source: The Fairbury Gazette January 22, 1898.
Mrs. Stewart of Beatrice, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ScottMrs. Ross of Lincoln, and Mrs. Button of Syracuse are guests of their sister, Mrs. Andrew Phelps.
Mr. W. Scott who has been in Montana for the past year returned home last Saturday evening.
Rev. Mr. Smith is conducting meetings at the M.E. church this week and a good attendance is reported.
Mrs. J. Smith was called to Nebraska City last week to help care for a sick brother who resides there.
Mr. A. Graves and little son, Merrill, left Thursday for Omaha where Mr. Graves will take his child to the hospital and have him treated for appendecitis.
At the Woodmen oyster supper last week Mrs. Emerson while eating oysters had a small piece of shell lodge in her throat so far down that it was three days before Dr. Taylor succeeded in removing the obstacle. Mrs. Emerson is all right again excepting a sore neck.
STEELE CITY
Source: The Fairbury Journal Dec 22, 1911
Wednesday evening Taylor Bros shipped two cars of hogs they were feeding to St. Joe.Mrs. Ella Ankrum was able to be moved to Fairbury Monday where she will be cared for by her daughters, Mrs. Edith Ankrum and Mrs. Lillie Carr.
Little Ruth Shepard has been quite sick this week with appendicitis and her father left with her Thursday morning for the Methodist hospital in Omaha.
This week Wm. Luhm received $125 from the Woodmen Accident Insurance Co., for the loss of his eye, whith occurred at a ball game one day last summer.
E.H. Carrel, living on the old Bliss farm east of town, will have a public sale tomorrow, beginning at 11 a.m. A free lunch will be served at noon. Mr. Carrel will move to Hollenberg where he has bought the livery business.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Handley left yesterday for Montrose, Colo., where they expect to spend the winter in hope of benefitting Mrs. Handley's health. In their absence Levi Whybark will look after the interests of their farm.
While returning to Fairbury last Saturday afternoon E. Roderick's auto turned over at a corner just south of Endicott. Mrs. Roderick and two of the boys were in the car with him, but none were hurt. One of the hind wheels was broken to pieces.
This week A.L. Viette worked up a deal in which F.V. Lowe disposed of his business to J.A. Jacks of Fairbury and G.A. Cunningham of Steele City. The new firm will take possession about the 15th of January and Mr. Lowe will have charge of the business until that time. They also bought the pump business of Geo. Hunnicutt and Jess Hunnicut has been hired to take charge of it until the 15th.
STEELE CITY
[From the Press]
Source: The Fairbury Journal January 3, 1918.
Earl Broadston, who is teaching at Genoa, came home Saturday for a week's vacation.Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Zweifel moved last Friday to the farm with their son, Henry, near Hollenberg.
Gertrude Andrews, who is teaching at Adams, Nebr., and Margaret, who is attending school at Parkville, Mo., are home for their holiday vacation.
The new depot has been plastered and the carpenters are almost done with their work. The painters will be here next week and when they get thru the building will be ready to use.
Mrs. Clarence Darling received a message yesterday saying that her father, Perry Cassel, Sr. had died at 9:40 a.m. Mr. Cassel was at the home of his son Clyde near Maryville, Mo. The body will be taken to Norton, Kansas for burial beside his wife, who died about five or six weeks ago.
Dale Bugbee arrived in Steele City, Christmas for a few days visit with home folks and friends. Dale's present quarters are at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago. He was given a six days furlough. Dale says he expects to be sent to Harvard University in a short time to complete his course as a wireless operator.
At 8 o'clock Christmas night Mrs. Berthat Carr of this city and Mr. Elmer Hoppes of Des Moines, Iowa, were married. Mr. and Mrs. Hoppes will leave in a few days for Des Moines where they will make their home.