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ABBOTSFORD T RIBUNE PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1951
Lorris Johnson treated for polio at Marshfield
Lorris Johnson, Toluca, Ill., was admitted to St. Joseph’s Hosptial, Marshfield, Monday night and his illness was diagnosed as poliomyelitis.
There was no evidence of paralysis, physicians stated, but he suffered from a stiff neck and other polio symptoms.
Mr. Johnson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Johnson, and his wife and tow children had been visiting relatives at Colby and Abbotsford the past two and a half weeks.
He contracted what was thought to be the stomach flu about a week ago.
6.516 attend county fair
The paid attendance at the Clark County Fair, which closed Sunday night, was 6,516. Attendance at the fair last year for the three days that admission was charged was 6,123.
Contour plowing contest
The annual Clark County contour plowing contest will be held Thursday, Aug. 30, on the Tony Lindner farm. This farm is located at the intersection of state highways 73 and 98. The program will get underway at 1:00 p.m.
A county winner will be selected who will compete at the state contour plowing match. The state contour plowing match and soil conservation field day will be held at Garden Valley in Buffalo County, Sept. 8.
Ben Beeckler of Granton was the 1950 winner of and placed fourth at the state meet.
THE TRIBUNE-P HONOGRAPH PUBLISHED IN ABBOTSFORD WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1981
Water main contract set
The City of Colby’s water problem is proving a tough nut to crack, but the group took the first official step last week when it awarded a contract for a new 10-inch water main loop pending a construction permit form the Soo Line Railroad.
The contract went to the low bidder on the project, S.D.
Ellenbecker of Edgar, at a bid of $41,196.
The aldermen agreed with Roy Gilhausen of Perry-Carrington, water consultant, that “You’ll never get it built any cheaper.” The city ran in a problem with the Soo Line, but a change in logistics for the proposed main should clear that up and allow construction to begin soon. The railroad rejected the city’s initial application to run part of the main parallel to the tracks on the west side, opposite Packaging Corporation. That part of the right of way is divided into lots, and Soo Line spokesmen said the railroad hopes to sell them today to industrial customers.
The city’s Water and Sewer Committee met at the site Monday to map out a new route to be suggested for approval by the council. It will require trenching further to the west, and the city will have to get private agreements for easements for the work.
There had been some talk of waiting to include the main project as part of construction of a new water tower, but the group decided last week to pursue this project separately. The timetable for the tower is still no solid, but the structure will probably not be up until autumn of 1982.
