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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
14
A Texas ranch wife recalls New Year’s Day with eggnog courage amid a late husband. He stops for a social breakfast then forgets dinner after a long ride to dipping vats, falling asleep en route and returning late to a tense, humorous misunderstanding.
An OCR fragment references Li sleeping on a shanty floor after an exehog drink and contrasts changes in perception of eyenog with a New York Times line about a wife waiting for Me Blank to return home in Texas.
A Buffalo Express holiday column advises simple, thoughtful gift giving. It urges avoiding overspending, unnecessary burdens, and gifts misaligned with recipients tastes, while encouraging charity, practical tokens, and sharing joy rather than self indulgence.
Dan iel Kenner, about sixty, died at his home here from asthma and complications. He was a well known circus and minstrel man of the old school.
A reflective Christmas verse from Richard F. Souter invites the reader to listen with the baby to angels singing above the manger. It contrasts worldly harshness with a longing for the star of fame and the unseen divine song.
A Colorado plains camp near Pueblo faced a tense Christmas when a drunk cook brandished a meat ax and a mob threatened him. A cautious leader freed the cook, rallied volunteers, washed the 450 pounds of ruined turkey, and served a communal dinner of boiled turkey and fixings by 5 PM, salvaging the holiday.
Forest City Iowa locals report the National Pea Fuel and Gas company of Chicago plans a peat processing plant near Forest City costing about 10000 dollars to begin operations next spring.
Sioux City records the coldest winter temperature at 14 below zero as of December 1. The frigid start grips the city with a harsh early winter condition.
On Christmas morning at the Foolish Lutheran church a special service at six o clock will be held. Rev W Luther Bright will preach a Christmas sermon and the choir will provide special music. An offering of money or provisions will aid the Lutheran Orphanage at Nachusa Illinois. The church invites all members and friends to participate and welcomes new members at the service.
A surprise wedding was held Saturday at 7 p.m. at North Court residence uniting Mrs. Margaret Green and Thomas Allender of Los Angeles California. Rev. T. S. Pool officiated. The couple will reside in Fairfield and receive friends’ good wishes. The two once shared youth but reunion came in later years.
Libertyville reports Kenry Wolf ill at home and Ward Yost returning from Ottumwa after eleven weeks in hospital. George Scovell shows improvement. Residents shopped in Fairfield for Christmas. Charley Grimes pursued the J. O. Boyd property and Libertyville will get a pantatorium soon. Ed McNeil and Fra Crawford plan a shop opening after December 20. Chas Seppo visited Fairfield. J. M. Peebler visited relatives for a few days. Presbyterian Sunday school plans a Christmas program and free Friday evening in the church. Edna Warren and Mayme Davis closed schools for a two week holiday, primary room staged a nice program.
F. C. Hollister of Fairfield won a fine sum last week at the New London Poultry Show. His Single Comb Brown Leghorns, entered in a class of 38, captured first, second and third cockerels, second cock, first and third hens, and first through fourth pullets plus first and third pens.
David McCarty died Monday at his home near Fairfield after rising early to help his son with hogs. He was born September 25, 1831 in Maryland, moved to Iowa in 1854, and to Jefferson County later. He was married to Sarah Ann Workman. they would have marked their forty fourth anniversary soon. Surviving are wife and children Morgan, Slove, and Seth.
Henry B. Barrow longtime Fairfield settler died suddenly after supper in his home on West Jackson Street. English-born veteran of the Third Iowa Cavalry, he came to Jefferson County decades ago and raised a foster daughter Dollie Barrow. Survived by his wife Jemima Glover Barrow, funeral held at his home with George Strong Post No. 19 assisting.
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