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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
8
The first wireless telegraph message in Iowa went from the Ames chautauqua station to the Ames Intelligencer station and was sent to Governor Carroll and the people of Iowa. It invites them to visit Ames the next week to inspect this invention.
Des Moines August 13 A crusade for better highways was launched by the good roads committee of the Greater Iowa club. Members John Downie Sr T H McDonald F C Waterbury R M Haines and W L Trueblood will press for favorable road legislation. An exhibit of practical road making machinery at the state fair was planned as part of the campaign.
Sioux City Iowa August 13 Des Moines was chosen as the 1910 Grand Lodge meeting place for Knights of Pythias. Dubuque withdrew at the last moment leaving Des Moines unopposed. Bylaws of the order were amended at the session.
A carload of flour in Muscatine Iowa was seized under the pure food and drug act for being bleached. Orders came from Secretary Wilson and Attorney General Wickersham. The action is described as a test case.
Pittsburg report says Peter Leibauch, an elderly hermit, hoarded cash and coins totaling over 50 thousand dollars. Authorities discovered $13,168 in small change plus fifty six coin bags and bank deposits in eight savings institutions. Bank books and large deposits were located in the shanty rafters. Leibauch had lived meagerly, selling herbs and mint to saloon keepers who aided him.
A wind storm tore off the grandstand roof during a Valentine versus Norfolk game in Nebraska. About a dozen people were injured including a Norfolk player with a severe scalp wound and a spectator named Cyphers. Three-and-a-half inches of rain followed the wreck.
Guthrie Oklahoma August 13 Governor Jes N Haskell plans a 10000 word motion to quash federal indictments accusing him of participation in land frauds in Oklahoma He asserts federal agents used improper methods to obtain evidence and arrive at the charges.
Col Bob Seeds spoke on How Good Made the Soil Fertile to a large Fairfield crowd. He described decayed vegetation as the key to soil richness, praised balanced plant food, and shared farm practices including clover and turnips. Prof J P Gilbert the “Bug Man” drew families with microscopes and insect science, highlighting malaria transmission by mosquitoes and need to reduce stagnant water.
Miss Myrtle Allender died at her Salina home after a long tuberculosis illness. Her funeral was held this afternoon at three and she was buried in Richwoods Cemetery. Cards announce the marriage of Zella Bernice Gardner to Ralston Creswell on August 25 at the Gardner home. Lewis Davidson suffered bruises in a runaway near Cedar Creek on the Libertyville road.
Platform manager Harry Maxwell organized a large chorus as audiences of thousands attended the Chautauqua program despite 100 to 105 degree heat. Rev. Thomas Osborn of Muscatine praised the Kryle band calling it unmatched after hearing it at Muscatine.
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