The foundation of L. J. Pfaat's new residence, just east of the Methodist church, has been completed.

At the residence of the bride's parents, just north of this city, Wednesday evening, occurred the wedding of John H. Young to Miss Mary Studor. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C. D. Merit.

James Haverty was perhaps fatally stabbed Wednesday afternoon in the alley back of Weber's meat market by Robert Dawson.

Births — to Mr. and Mrs. George B. Crouch, Saturday June 11, a girl; to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McDonald, Friday, June 17, a girl.

Market s— hogs, $4.60; wheat, 75c; oats, 31c; corn, 41c; butter, 10c; eggs, 12c.

Sunday was entirely devoted to the little ones in the Presbyterian church, it being Children's day. The spacious edifice was crowded to its capacity in the evening. Prof. Bangs, superintendent of the Sunday school, presided at the evening service. The minister, Rev. Vander Las, preached in the morning.

The rain, which has been coming in copious quantities almost ever day this month, ceased the first of the week and for a few days the farmers have been busy in their corn fields. The heavy rains will shorten the crops in a few fields but as a general thing the crop has not suffered as much as would be expected.

The Fairbury Fair association have secured another big attraction for the fair and it is one that will please and amuse both young and old. It is the celebrated Rice's Trained Pony and Dog show which has been exhibiting in all the large cities and is undoubtedly the best show of the kind in the country. The ponies are trained to do everything but talk and the dogs are close behind them in knowledge.

A farmer, needing a good woman in the house to help his wife, spent three days in vain racing over the county to find one. He said it seemed queer that when a man could find a dozen good women who would marry him and do his housework for nothing it was impossible to hire one to do it.

Miss Eva Gibb entertained twelve young ladies Saturday afternoon in honor of Miss Gladys Melvin, who became a bride this week. Miss Fern Farr presented her with a wagon load of china and linen which were gifts of her friends. The afternoon was spent with music and readings, after which a delightful luncheon was served. The guests departed, wishing Miss Melvin much joy and happiness.

The sixteenth annual picnic of the T. P. & W. employees will be held at the fair grounds in this city tomorrow. The train will arrive here about 10:30 and it is expected that the largest crowd that has ever attended will come out on it. There will probably be fourteen coaches. The people of Fairbury are invited to participate.

All the way from Denmark comes the idea of the vacuum ice machine for the home. It works on the principle that water freezes when quickly evaporated, and is so simple that even the stupidest domestic can operate it, which is saying a great deal. A jar to hold water is connected with a vacuum bell by means of a hose, and the vacuum is created by turning a crank. As the air passes from the jar the water freezes. The only chemical used in the apparatus is sulphuric acid, and the acid does not come into contact with the water to be frozen.

Wednesday was a big day in Fairbury, it being the monthly sales day of the Fairbury Business Men's Association. From the time the stores opened up in the morning until they closed at 8 o'clock at night, there was a steady stream of people visiting the various places of business and taking advantage of the bargains offered. Both the buyers and the merchants were pleased.

Jacob Sutter fell from a cherry tree last Friday and sustained two broken ribs, a sprained back and was badly bruised up. He fell only a distance of seven or eight feet, but he is 83 years old and the fall proved a serious one for him. The accident was caused by the breaking of a limb.

Forrest — The Forrest business men gave a banquet last Friday night for the high school athletes. Miss Boundy, the domestic science teacher, assisted by the members of her classes, prepared a delicious dinner. One hundred and sixteen men and women were seated at the banquet table. W. D. Lewis was the toastmaster; speeches were made by Supt. C. C. Merrill, the minister, G. E. Ulbright and the Mayor, H. M. Filler. A trophy case will be purchased for the high school.

The C.I.P.S. company has a gasoline motor-driven drill, at work in the Munz pasture west of the sandpit, drilling its way down where it will connect with the workings of the Co-operative Coal company mines 165 feet below the surface of the earth. When the hole is completed an iron casing will be put down and through this casing will be lowered electric light wires which will be attached to the motor of the coal-cutting machine in the mine.

Miss Ruth Bell has been engaged to teach the Potter school. Miss Cassie Bunch, who had taught there for several years, has a school close to her home near Wing. Miss Glenna Henderson, who had taught at the Vail school, has been employed for the Beulah school.

While Jacob Rieger and daughter, Miss Salome, were at church on last Thursday night, thieves entered their home and stole a wrist watch belonging to Miss Salome, and a one-burner gasoline stove. Entrance to the home was gained by inserting a piece of bent wire through the screen door and unfastening the hook. Evidently the thief was pretty well acquainted with the house and also knew Mr. Rieger and his daughter were away.

The last of the equipment of the Fairbury Steam Laundry was moved out this week. Orville Cox, of Chicago, was the purchaser and the equipment was moved to that city. The two washers had previously been purchased by parties at Pontiac. The boiler is being shipped to Indiana to be used as a distillery in a mint plant. Because of ill health H. I. Reynolds, proprietor of the laundry, has not operated it for several months, and with the disposal of the equipment by Mr. Reynolds, an institution that has been a part of Fairbury's business life for almost a half century, is no more.

Earl Roth, aged 21, who works for Eli Moser, escaped serious injury last Saturday afternoon when a metal barrel in which he was going to cut a hole with an acetylene torch blew up. As it was, Mr. Roth was painfully, but not seriously, burned on both legs and his right arm. The force of the explosion tore the barrel apart, threw it up against the north wall, where it caromed off to the east wall and struck a window casing, knocking out seven panes of glass.

The Livingston county rationing board has announced that permits for the purchase of passenger cars have been issued to 11 Livingston county residents. Among the permits issued was one to C. J. Herzog of this city, Ben A. Roth of Forrest, Vernon Kemnetz of Strawn, L. Johnson of Chenoa and O. O. Oliver of Chatsworth.

The Chatsworth Plaindealer last week announced that Yale Funk, of Springfield, has joined that paper as a co-owner. Also announced was the retirement of S. J. Porterfield, who has been engaged in the printing business in Chatsworth for the past 33 years. K. R. Porterfield will continue with the publication as co-owner with Mr. Funk. R. Funk, originally from Piper City, was a part-owner of a job printing plant in Springfield prior to his decision to locate nearer his home. He has purchased a home in Piper City.

Francis Mowery has been promoted to the rank of state police sergeant, effective June 1, according to Lt. Donald Lehmann.

Fairbury-Cropsey unit voters rejected a proposal to extend the school year beyond the nine month limit required by state law. Voting against the proposal were a total of 175, with 106 voting to waive the state limitations.

A weekly newspaper is one that you cuss when it fails to print the item about your Aunt Susie being here to visit you, and again when it does print the one about your auto accident.

A run-away airplane was totally demolished after striking pine trees just west of the Joe Kuenzi farm north of Fairbury. Pilot Sam Koehl was propping the engine over Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock when it accidentally started. Chains used to tie down the ship were snapped and the plane shot across a bean field. No one was in the 4-seat aircraft at the time of the incident. Koehl managed to clear the plane without injury. Valued at $7,000, it was completely insured.

Neale Hanley, Fairbury attorney, has announced that he will run for Livingston county judge on the Democrat ticket in November. The prominent local attorney has been considering the candidacy since receiving 309 write-in votes for county judge in the Democrat primary in April. During his 31-year legal career, he has served as city attorney for Strawn, Chatsworth, Forrest and Fairbury. From 1934 to 1939, he served as Special Master in Chancery, following appointment by the circuit judge.

Electric power demand on the Central Illinois Public Service Co. system soared to an all-time high Monday, June 18, when customer requirements totaled an estimated 603,000 kilowatts. The top figure was recorded between 11 a.m. and noon. The new record demand was 4,000 kilowatts above the previous all-time high of 499,000 kilowatts recorded last Jan. 9, and 4,000 kilowatts above the previous summer peak demand of 498,000 kilowatts recorded July 31, 9161.

Two Fairburians, who had never laid hands on a fishing pole before, went fishing in Wisconsin and caught 37 rainbow trout weighing a total of 16 pounds. The new fishing enthusiasts are Mrs. Wilma Peters and Mrs. Una Schmidt. Mrs. Schmidt told The Blade the first fishing adventure was the highlight of their northern trip. She also related that her right arm was really sore from casting and pulling in the trout.

The Forrest-Strawn-Wing FFA Chapter won the State Agricultural Mechanics Contest at the University of Illinois, June 8. The contest included five phases: welding, surveying, carpentry, electricity and agricultural power. Each team member participated in at least three of the five phases. Jerry Adams and Dennis Aupperle led the FSW team. Adams was the high overall scorer and placed second in the electricity phase. Aupperle placed first in the electricity and carpentry phases. Larry Pratt was the third team member.

The Fairbury Municipal Band will open its 1972 season with a concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 25, in Marsh park. The band introduces a new conductor this year in Richard Alderman, band director at Pontiac Township High School, who is replacing Dale Dungan, director of the past four years. The concerts will continue through August 13 on Sunday afternoons.

Thirty years ago, writers in the farm belt used to call a gentle one-inch rain like that which blanketed the entire Fairbury area Tuesday night, a "$1 million rain." In light of the inflation since that time, and with soaring production costs and currently declining grain markets, it is a little difficult to put an exact handle on it, but Wednesday morning, farmers, eternal optimists that they are, were in a smiling mood. It was at least a multi-million dollar rain of some denomination.

There were more spectators in the Duane Schieler barn when a new foal was born last Wednesday at midnight than there were when the first 'Secretariat' foal arrived a few years ago in Kentucky. The filly was greeted by no less than 30 people, and neighbor Dick Steidinger even brought a hamper of 'Pub-burgers' from his Farmer's Pub restaurant in Chatsworth. The filly has been named 'Chambi' as a compromise of Duane's choice of Chamois because "she was soft as one," and daughter Kelly's choice of Bambi.

Leslie Nolan, Fairbury's 1982-83 AFS exchange student, will be hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman during her year overseas. Lesley is the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nolan of Crantock, England, a suburb of London. Although Lesley completed her senior year at an all girls' school in England, holding the top position in her class for three years, she'll enroll at FCHS as a senior.

Despite the sporadic rainfall June 4, and the deluge of rain June 6, the Fairbury, Forrest and Chatsworth areas continue to be plagued by the drought conditions which have prevailed throughout the northern half of Illinois. According to Duane Wendland, state climatologist with the Illinois State Water Survey, this area has experienced below normal yearly precipitation since 1987. "The yearly average of precipitation, 35.30 inches, was not reached in '87,'88, '89, or '91. Each of those years were significantly below average. Slightly above average precipitation totals were reached in 1990," he said.

Mike and Robyn Ward, Fairbury, have just returned home from a three-year Air Force tour of duty in Japan. Ward, a son of Leroy and Barb Ward, has been a pilot in the Air Force for the past five years. He was a pilot with the 20th Aero Medical Air Lift Squadron and transported patients from one hospital to another in a C0 Nightingale plane. His squadron mainly flew inner Japan, Quam, Philippines, Okinawa, Korea and Saipan, responding to emergencies such as when an army service man was revived from a near drowning.

In its desperate search for a new water source for a city well, Fairbury officials are hoping a site at the fairgrounds will prove adequate for placement of a new well. On Friday, drillers with Albrecht Drilling Co. of Ohio, Ill., were running a four-hour pump test at the fairground site, after finding inadequate water supplies at sites on South First Street and at Farmer's Grain on East Locust Street earlier in the week. Public Works Superintendent Leroy McPherson said the fairground site was pumping 420 gallons a minute early in the testing, at a depth of 59 feet.

Two weeks ago, John Bellot, speaking to Fairbury Rotarians at their weekly noon lunch at McDonald's Family Restaurant, announced that The Old Time Soda Fountain in Bellot's Pharmacy and Hallmark is going to reopen. He explained, the opening date was still not firm, but today's plans are that, it will reopen on Wednesday, June 19. That's just eight days past the 16th anniversary of the original opening on June 11, 1986.

The 50th Harms reunion was held at Marsh Park in Fairbury on Sunday, June 9, at 1 p.m. Mary Lou Harms King and LaVonna Head Huisman, were in charge, as they were the two that organized the first reunion 50 years ago for the brothers, Harry, John and Mano Harms families. There were 165 in attendance coming from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Missouri, with the oldest being Francis Harms of Fairbury and the youngest, Josiah Nowell of Bloomington. Traveling the furthest were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown of Colorado.

Reuben Metz of Fairbury was honored with a volunteer service award recently. RSVP, an organization which helps seniors find service opportunities in their own communities, held its annual spring luncheon May 13 to recognize more than 375 active volunteers. As part of the program, five ROSE awards were presented. The ROSE award is given in Recognition of Service Excellence and is awarded to outstanding RSVP volunteers each year. Metz earned the ROSE award for his service at Fairview Haven Nursing Home, Fairbury. Even at age 94 and "still kicking hard" as his nomination indicates, Metz seems more like an employee of the home.

Abby Schade, 17, of Chatsworth, was recently chosen by the Walter Clemons Unit #613 American Legion Auxiliary to attend Illini Girls' State at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston from June 16-23. She is the daughter of Rita Schade and the late Matt Schade and is a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Chatsworth. She is a junior at Prairie Central High School, and has been very active in band. She attended the Illinois State Police Academy and learned many of the procedures while attending the week of training. At the present time, she is working at Fairview Haven in the dining/kitchen area.

Twenty-one members of Prairie Central High School FCCLA attended the State FCCLA Leadership Conference in Springfield. While there, delegates attended workshops, business meetings and presented projects completed throughout the year. Bryce Nowak was elected to the seven member state officer team. He will serve the state during his junior year in leadership roles at four conferences and in representing FCCLA at various functions. Mrs. Jeannea Shier, PCHS FCCLA advisor, was named to the State Executive Committee to the Board of Directors, a group of three advisors in a three year term to oversee all the functions of the organization.

The Livingston County Soil and Water Conservation District celebrated Natural Resources Stewardship Week from April 29 through May 6, and in honor of this observance, the district hosted a K-12 Poster Contest and a 6th Grade Limerick Contest for all students in Livingston County. “Soil to Spoon” was the 2012 theme for both contests. This theme encouraged students to explore how most of our foods have their roots in the soil. The winners from Prairie Central Junior High included Kamryn Fehr, first place; Kassadee Ifft, second place; and Kyler Knapp, third place.