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Fairbury Nebraska -
Henry Oberhelman, who lives alone in a cabin on Rose Creek, near Kesterson, in Jefferson County, has the distinction of killing the only wild cat slain in the state for many years.
One night recently Oberhelman who is cutting timer near Kesterson, heard peculiar noises emanating near his cabin. He arose from bed, secured his shot gun and went to the door. The night was so dark that he could not discern the animal from which the noise was emanating, so he leveled his gun in the direction of the noise and fired in the dark.
The next morning, in going from his cabin Mr. Oberhelman was surprised to see a large wild cat lying dead only a short distance from his cabin door. This is the first wild cat that has been killed in this county for some time. Rumors have been afloat a number of times relative to strange sounds being heard in the vicinity of a large timber near Kesterson and it is thought the animal killed was a cat that has been making its home in that timber.
Kansas City Star - 11 Dec 1907 - Nebraskan Killed a Wildcat Contributed by: Christine Walters Moves the Postoffice Quick Work At Fairbury - Putting In An Ice Plant
Special Dispatch to the World-Herald
Fairbury, Neb. March 2: Promptly at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening Postmaster. John C. Kesterson closed the postoffice doors and informed the outside world that Uncle Sam would "move house." By midnight everything was removed from the old location, on the north side of the square, to the Hansen building on the southeast corner thereof.
Nearly all the preliminary work toward putting in an ice plant here has been done, and work on the building will probably begin in a short time. Just before the decision was finally reached the thermometer registered nearly 0 degrees above, and today it is within 10 degrees of the zero point. Ten days of such weather as that of today would kill plans of the ice plant.
Morning World Herald - March 3, 1896 - Contributed by: Christine Walters
Gathering in Force
Fairbury, Neb., March 5 - Special
At 6 o'clock tonight a special train came in from the west on the St. Joseph & Grand Island railroad conveying about 150 Salvation Crusaders. This is the night for their big blowout, and all the neighboring posts are well represented.
The speakers are General T. E. Moore, their great leader: Colonel Price, their star of Nebraska, and Major Foltz, a reformed drunkard.
Mrs. Price, the pronounced Israel's sweet singer and banjoist is also here and conspicuous in the entertainment.
Morning World Herald - March 6, 1891
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