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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1906
Page
4
Fairfield lies at the heart of the corn belt with trunk line railroads foundries and factories making it a strong Southern Iowa city. It serves as Jefferson county capital and hosts Parsons College with famed civic pride and well paved streets. See Fairfield and invite friends to visit.
The article mentions Pittsburg as a premier steal center, hints at Caruso in a cheeky “monkey business” remark, and mocks the Iowa Falls Sentinel for a powdery faced girl. It quotes Dick Croker blaming Hearst’s defeat on God Almighty, then notes the Orange City Herald backing a law restricting Pullman Palace Car charges to under $1 in the state.
The American Federation of Labor met in Minneapolis and reaffirmed principles and demands. They insist on free schools free textbooks compulsory education and push for universal woman suffrage the initiative and referendum and municipal ownership of public utilities. They note adherents span many parties and groups.
Announcement that the first meeting of the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway association board will be held in Washington on December 6 during the National Rivers and Harbors congress. The group, formed in St. Louis, unites waterways improvement bodies from the middle west with commercial, state, manufacturing, agricultural interests and cities between the Alleghenies and the Rockies.
The Secretary of the Interior plans to resign next spring amid investigations into broad land frauds in Wyoming. Reports accuse the Union Pacific of exploiting government grants by using settlers to acquire coal properties and relinquish holdings to the railroad, as protests were raised at the time.
Congress will address postmasters pay as inequities persist. High earners in large cities like New York receive about 8 000 dollars yearly while many southern and western town postmasters with populations near 25 000 earn 5 000 to 4 000 dollars. The plan is to raise big city salaries or reduce smaller town stipends.
An Illinois man repays $490 to the government after confessing he dug a deeper well than required for a contract seven years ago. The letter to Captain L M Kelly cites pride in doing right and seeking restitution.
The Thanksgiving service at the Congregational church featured Rev. Thos Osborn of the Methodist church delivering a history rooted sermon. He traced liberty from Renaissance learning to Magna Carta and Civil liberty, ending with American independence and Providence shaping a new continent. The service drew a crowded house and a $28 collection for the poor. Contributions to the fund were urged to F. J. L. Black, treasurer at Jefferson County Bank.
In Ottumwa Iowa on December 30 six high school boys will publicly apologize to Professor Roberts who was insulted. The school severed athletics ties with him and a meeting followed naming the six boys to bow before him and apologize for the incident.
A vintage ad proclaims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will purify the blood by absorbing rheumatism poison, uric acid. It promotes Tea or Tablets at 3s and credits Frank E. Shriber as the supplier.
Stockport plans a new Stockport Foundry Co. with 100000 capital to manufacture Poulter Munson ditching machines under patent rights. Inventors keep half the stock with reduced voting power while the other half sells at 30 dollars a share. Payments staged through 1907 and 1908. Stockholders face no liability unless full subscription is reached.
The program lists contracted speakers and dates for August events including J. Adam Bede August 14 and Thomas E. Green August 15 16, Judge Ben B Lindsey August 25 and others. The Program Committee may close contracts with additional figures such as Hon Walter M Chandler August 20 21 and Edwin Brush August 17 among others. Final board action on securing a large 50 person band was deferred to the next meeting.
Sale notice for a ten acre tract inside city limits with 4 acres cultivation 4 acres pasture 2 acres meadow one acre strawberries and a jot of fruit. Includes a six room house barn shed two wells and a cistern. Contact phone 116 Fairfield. Navy 7 3tw 6th.
Mt Pleasant residents push for an interurban route passing Mt Pleasant instead of Fairfield to connect Cedar Rapids and Keokuk. They estimate a 60 mile link via Iowa City, surveying and right of way costs around 300000, with 90000 raised by Henry County taxes or stock. Landowners would pay about 25 per 160 acres. the road would serve freights mail and passengers, boosting competition with four lines and offering a strong terminus west of the Mississippi.
Fairfield high school beat Centerville 34 to 17 in a rain soaked game. Cooper and McLane starred as Fairfield dominated from start to finish while Centerville offered little resistance. Crowd was small and precipitation persisted despite an exciting windup.
The speaker argues for expanded education and industrial benefits, noting increased scholars and business growth. Farmers could educate their children in city schools, reduce freight costs, and send produce to markets, potentially adding ten dollars or more per acre within miles of Henry.
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