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THE YEARS Ten Years Ago. Blade, Friday, Frand Toland, has been marshal several months signed Sunday morning. Grant enbery performing the duties policeman the present time. The cement bridge Indian over south town, which pleted this fall, was opened to traffic Friday. frightful accident occurred Forrest Monday night when and two coal cars that being shunted by switch engine crashed containing people from Piper City. Three them were Lyons, Mrs. Lyons, aged McKee, aged injured. party had been Forrest attend banquet stallation of Eastern Star officers. Births To Mr. Mrs. Howell, at St. Luke's hospital, Saturday, January boy. Mrs. Howard Fairbury hospital, Friday, DecemMr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs, at the Fairbury hospital, FriPsi basketball team defeated Peoria Tigers in thrillFriday night Karnes was Fairbury's outstanding star every department the game. made Fairbury's points. Hanson gathered points Foster and At special meeting of the Fairbury Fair association held Monday afternoon at the Commercial club rooms, voted raise stock from $15,000 to Reuben Fuller started on Monday morning carrier rural route No. He takes the place Mrs. Hugh Wells, who last summer and whose place has been filled father, Codlin, since that time. Smith resigned his position with the Fairbury company left on Tuesday for Port Arthur, Texas. certificate from State Auditor Russell granting authority to incorporate Commercial State Bank Fairbury been filed the office the circuit clerk at Pontiac. The capital stock of the new bank and the life of the corporation given years. stockholders McDowell, Nimrod Mapel, Robert Mack, Lillie Churchill, Chas. Veatch, Fitzgerald and Hotaling. Twenty Years Ago. (The Blade, Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Munz, Friday, December 30, Mrs. Robert Thursday, January Mr. and Benjamin Carlock, ThursDecember 29, The heating boiler in the Masonic building, the lower which occupied by Bethard Son's goods store, sprang bad leak Monday, bad could not fixed. new boiler being the Bethards heating their with stove, experiencing the coldest weathseason. The First of Fairbury, the First National bank, the oldfinancial in city, of most closits doors Tuesday, after honorable career almost years. bank was founded by Isaac McDowell 1872. Broadwell and family are now Mr. and Mrs. Goodnecht. They been here his Anna Newnam, for first week of their holiday They were guests and Mrs. William Christmas. Miss Dorothy Harold Watkins, from north Cropsey, spent last Sunday evening the home of cousin, Bert Watkins, in Anchor. Mrs. Madge Worrick, teachin Louis, at the home mother, Mrs. Crum, holiday with her and Bobbie. and Millard Pratt and Beulah callers in Fairbury Friday Mr. Mrs. William Colville, guests Sunday the home of and Mrs. Dale Abbey. Mr. and Mrs. Convis, from Tuesday with his father, Convis. and Mrs. Edward from Crum, Cedar Rapids, Crum sister, Mrs. Harry and Mrs. Henry Danforth, Pratt Beulah were callers in Fairbury WednesMr. Mrs. Ray Ward and famspent part of past Dr. Frank Alford, and family Miller, of Blue Island, came Monday spending week Cropsey with his friends former pupils. Ruth Elliott. teacher in Sheland Virgil Elliott, tending school Naperville, spent vacation their Mrs. William Elliott. Moran spending vacation at Crystal Lake with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Pratt spent Saturday friends Cullom. Arthur Huston mother, Mrs. Bertha Huston, motored to Chicago Sunday. Mrs. Frank Ueberrhein, of Peoria, visited Sunday with aunt, Mary Pratt. Harry Cline and John Pendergast have been given pension the Central that route. the station agent here in Cropfor number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Blundy, from George Cuddeback, and Perry, from near Weston, Mr. and Hasty Vernon, from Colfax, were guests for dinner the home William Judd. Mrs. Harold Wiser, formerly Miss Hazel is at the home father, and Alfred Huston, from were here Sunday with his mother. Mrs. Judd the illness her cousin, Ireland, Ireland Buckley to located in their fine residence West the property, town this loaded goods farming and that pulled where he one of the Walton him remain several The Bartlett the corner Locust Third George Milne, flooded Wedwhen water reception of Dr. Kuhn, over drug burst. The halls the front were into skating Miss Schini David Kaisboth of this locality, at Pontiac Thursday by Joseph Graff. Married at Elgin, on Sunday, Miss Caroline Louis Kuehner, of Fairbury. Thirty Years Ago. (The Friday, To and Baird, December boy. Mrs. William Monday, December 30, 1900, Mrs. Carl Fendrick, on Thursday, January Next the will bids for the letting the for blocks Locust street brick. Mr. Spencer moved this and occupy Herbert property opposite Hugh McKee building of Wade's drug store, by Gibbons' bakery, this week Mr. Somers, Mr. Bane, for Ad Hetsler has moved from land the Beach farm mile quarter south of town. Chris Hahn his property street Third Nimmo Bros. Considera$2,000. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Hoker enjoyable party number their friends Year's Kring Bros., the florists, cut and shipped and violets the Christmas trade. They have made great to their plant and are adding varieties of flowStrawn Born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles last Saturday, running the interlocker Risk the absence Charles Tuscher, visiting parents at Litchfield. The Sandburg consisting of Eureka hotel building the by sold to Oxley for and Roy Meeker went Harry came home for and Roy starts anew. He take Bertha Hoffman has Esther Liston's terest in the millinery firm of Liston Vahey. Married Year's night the home of the bride's Miss Scott to Frank Mr. Mrs. Rikus Hippen have to of Cook's farms east town. Forty Years Ago. (The Blade, 1891.) taking mill of Somers, the Freehill, his family place from Risk week occupies the of Wright. The new in with year rain, which began fallearly Wednesday evening. An expert electrician from Chicago work on the city electric light plant, and will probably be time the city be lighted with electricity Dr. Rice, Weston, was visitor in The ladies of Wednesday Afternoon entertained their husthe home of Thursday evening. An excellent served seven o'clock, followed an evening games guessing members Afternoon are: Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Reckard, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Mrs. Virgin, Mrs. Ramsey, Sutton, Mrs. DuBois. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Bane, Waynesburg, the home Mr. and John Lockner, five miles east Strawn, Christmas, occurred marriage Miss Mary Lockner Antone Ringler, of Schield, Gilman, performing the ceremony. Fifty Years Ago. 1881.) Dye, the new dentist, from Paso, has opened rooms RamFranzen's drug store. the at Walton's indicated low zero. James Gibb, manager of the shaft, paid off his helpers gold pay day. The union temperance meeting held Sunday night the E. church and the exercises interesting. the close the talks the president, Rev. Baker, relating the matter bringthe the legislature view apparent increase inebriety, temperance women called upon more what they stem tide sweeping through the land. Some of the firemen are talking our city. steamer suitable be provided which keep would also well to have more extensive water supply. many lads sixteen town urday, and seemed bent on doing their create drouth in this city. The saloons swarming them whole day, night sidewalks were too narrow for Make your calls short and abstemious today. Hattie Wilber, who died recently O., left bequest the ice For use mines vacuum apparatus invented drills draw away dust as rapidly After for Spencer succeeded