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      Sunday February 3, 2036    

  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1835 Cynthia M (Sitts) Earll Obituary Homestead
1843 Mary Jane (Shannon) Pollard Obituary
1855 William Harris Obituary Timber Culture
1856 Charles W. Wood Obituary Cash Entry
1885 Jennie (Powell) Maurer Obituary
1885 Willis R. Preston Obituary  ’03
1916 Baby Girl Parker Obituary
1919 Russell N. Johnson
1920 James L. McNickle Obituary  ’36
1935 Edward Elmer Claflin Obituary
  Died this day in history:

1910 Florence E. (Rowley) Dawson
1926 Katie E. (Albert) Ainlay Obituary
1929 Charles W. Ainlay Obituary
1952 Viola (Pearson) Grant
1954 Elnora "Nora" (Flanigan) Spliethof
1957 T. Leon Buss Obituary  ’18
1960 Katherine M. (Schwartman) Russell Obituary
1971 John H. Franzen Obituary
1986 Viola (Baker) Burchell Obituary  ’21
1995 Myrtle D. (Sears) Stinnette
2000 Lulu V. "Lou" (Boggs) Miller Obituary
2015 Roberta R. (Johnson) Seals Obituary  ’52
2019 Herman L. Dearman Obituary

News from this week in Farnam history:
2/3
  – Polio Carnival a Success (1949)
2/4
  – Hold Husking Bee (1943)
  – Stebbins Brothers (1915)
  – To Serve No. Platte Canteen (1943)
2/5
  – Bonds For New High School (1925)
  – Carnival a Success (1948)
  – Infantile Paralysis Drive (1942)
  – March of Dimes Carnival (1953)
2/6
  – 127th Field Artillery Trails (1919)
  – Infantile Paralysis Drive (1947)
  – Infantile Paralysis Report (1941)
  – Mrs. Guerin Fatally Burned (1947)
2/7
  – Old Landmark to be Removed (1929)
  – Publisher's Block, 1929 (1929)
  – Route to Gothenburg (1929)
  – T. B. Carnival A Success (1946)
2/8
  – Farnam Echo Ceases Publication (1940)
  – Polio Fund Carnival (1951)

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Homestead events on this day in history

 
Application filed:

1893 Fred C. Jacobs Obituary Homestead
 
Final proof filed:

1894 Charles H Smith Obituary Homestead
1898 Myron D. Newell Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1903 Robert R. Lawrence Obituary Homestead
1910 Frank R Brestel Cash Entry
1910 Theron L. Wiggins Obituary Homestead Cash Entry Cash Entry

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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture



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