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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
8
A rural correspondence notes residents and visitors around Libertyville including Mrs Charles Haifley and Mrs Art Carper recovering, Emma Wolfe at home, Henry Shappy, and visits from Burlington, Ottumwa, and Chicago. Couples journey to Columbus Junction. Emma Davis recovers from a runaway injury. social gathering at the Yost home with 32 guests and a formal dinner.
Blackhawk Mrs Alex Julian visits daughter in Denver Col. Trail home party enjoyed by local youths Friday. John Copeland’s have a fine young son born Monday. John Rogers and wife plan a Texas Oklahoma Colorado trip this week. Mrs Frank Milane leaves for Clark county Neb for three weeks. Edna Wilon Nell Teeter of near Salina visit brother Darwin and family. Rev Koch the pastor makes brothern visits before conference in four weeks. M J Clapp visits Prince home on return from Wellman Iowa.
Clara Wolffe of Libertyville visits Ottumwa. Ward Yost and wife visit Fairfield. Zella Boyd spends last week with relatives in Hedrick. Roy Price and wife attend Ottumwa circus. Lulu Mason visits Ottumwa with friends. Mrs Ida Rourkee and son Clyde of Eldon visit Allison. J W Peebler and Charles Linder travel to Montana and Wyoming on business. John Hale and wife of Fairfield visit Libertyville Carter home. Minnie Carlson of Fairfield visits Grace Leppo in Libertyville.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed movement with Sept corn at 49 1/2 cents and oats around 31 cents. Pork and lard futures rose to near 17 dollars and 8.80 dollars respectively, while live cattle and hogs see varied ranges and local cash prices quoted for winter wheat and hay in Buffalo and East Buffalo markets.
A sermon on Galatians 5 and Ephesians 3-4 explains that salvation includes faith repentance hope and love, given by the Holy Spirit. It contrasts natural death and sin with spiritual life born again, urging believers to show these graces in their lives.
Rev George L McNutt arrives in the city as a guest for the Thursday chautauqua program at 2 p m with the subject The Dinner Pail Man He is billed as a unique speaker who rose from an orphan farm boy to the ministry Miss Mary Davis of Abingdon is visiting at L T Gobble s home
Fairfield prepares for the third annual chautauqua assembly at Chautauqua park. tents rise and streets form among campers as Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth prepares to speak on Lights and Shadows of Prison Life with Arthur Middleton and Hon. J. Fulton scheduled for the program.
Satee offers a seven room house on West Kiel Wood Street with pantry good well and cistern frost trees inquire at 303 West Kirkwood Street.
A local opportunity seeks an energetic man to promote sales of the Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine. The ad promises incentives for someone with horse and wagon who can devote time to advancing the product and notes fifty eight years of company success and enduring early model service. Write for information.
A letter from a Fairfield reader urges opposition to interurban taxes arguing they burden widows and farmers. A response from Mrs Dear Filknp explains tax exemptions, cost benefits promised by the interurban, and potential jobs for six children, highlighting savings on fuel and increased home-based employment.
Mrs Harris returns from Iowa City as Rathbone sisters delegate to grand lodge. Mrs Mary Parish of Kansas City visits Prof. R A Harkness. Mrs Mattie Junkin and Mrs James F Crawford back from Richland. Miss Bertha Gobble returns from Muscatine visiting Miss Gertrude Howe. Miss Alice Fleak of Kirksville visits Mr and Mrs W O Harper to attend chautauqua. Miss Mary Harkness back from Panora Davenport and Des Moines. Mr and Mrs David Moore stop in Wilton en route to Chariton to visit relatives.
The week ended August 13 1906 brought a slightly above normal average in the eastern half of the state and slightly below in the western districts. Rainfall was uneven but all areas benefited from early week showers with the Northwest reporting the heaviest and rainfall slowing wheat harvest. Some damage to spring wheat and oats occurred in limited areas while overall crops gained moisture aiding corn pastures and late potatoes with hopes of good yields. southern sections still seek more rain while central and northern regions enjoy ample moisture to mature crops.
Several residents declared to prepare a poem for Old Settlers day and Mrs J S McKenney will manage that department. Those wishing to compete should contact Mrs McKenney for information and details.
On Wednesday Thursday and Friday evenings this week at the Mt Pleasant fair a racing ostrich driven by its owner will compete against a horse. The bird attached to a sulky shows a record of 2:10 and promises a crowd pleasing attraction.
Miss Gertrude Howe from Muscatine visits friend Miss Bertha Gobble while Miss Myrtle Thomson takes a two week vacation. Various locals like Christian McElhinney, Elster Smith, Chester Carlson and others were seen visiting or traveling, with plans for fairs and vaca tions noted.
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