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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1906
Page
4
Fairfield sits at the heart of Iowa corn belt with trunk line railroads foundries and factories making it a leading small city in Southern Iowa. It boasts cheap coal, ample pavement, modern homes, excellent public schools and Parsons College as a key institution inviting visitors to see and believe.
The president airs weekly messages highlighting a 100 mile forest reserve telephone line in the Big Horn Wyoming. The line costs $5 000 and aims to speed timber fire response. A San Francisco political boss Ruef faces a charge of $2 000 from a kite advertising concern for influencing a supervisor resolution.
Hobart College in Geneva accepts William Smith of Geneva endowment proposal of 350000 dollars to establish the William Smith college for women. In New York federal court Judge Holt fines the sugar trust 150000 dollars for rebates from New York Central. Edgar & Co. members in Detroit fined 6000 dollars each for rebate gains. Hartje divorce ruling exonerates Mrs Hartje. forgery claims over love letters to Coachman Madine. Hartje to appeal. Mrs Hartje seeks divorce.
A lyrical piece celebrates returning home for Christmas with vivid seasonal imagery. The speaker repeats Going home today with festive cues from mistletoe, bells, and holly, contrasting fate and fortune against the joy of homecoming.
Fairfield voters will decide on a franchise for an Iowa Missouri interurban line at a special election January 29. The council granted the petition for the vote and will separate the interurban and electric lighting questions on the ballot. The fishing and hunting club seeks a ten year exclusive use of the new waterworks pond, with possible stock of fish and pond improvements, to be reviewed by the city solicitor.
A farewell supper for Judge Robert Sloan marked his end of official ties to Jefferson County courts. Nearly thirty guests including the Jefferson County bar, sheriff, and county clerk attended at 6:30 p.m. The menu featured possum roast turkey sweet potatoes and oysters among other items. A humorous table setting depicted Sloan’s judicial office and guests competed in a literary guessing contest won by Hoehuly and Calhoun.
W Chandler passed away suddenly Friday at 5 10 after a brief heart trouble illness. He lived about three miles northeast of the city and had been in frail health for some time. Death came without warning. He was about 52, and leaves a wife and two grown children.
Mrs E B Kearns announced the marriage of Chester H Kearns to Edna Morein. The ceremony was held Wednesday evening at the bride’s parents home in Los Angeles. Both graduates of the city high school, the couple will reside in Los Angeles until February then return to the city. Friends extend congratulations to Mr and Mrs Kearns.
Notice is given that the last will of Chas H Johnson is on file in Jefferson county District Court. The proof and final hearing are set for February 18 1907 at 2 o clock in the afternoon. The notice is dated December 19 1906 and signed by Clerk Lucas.
Keosauqua Democrat reports Judge Sloan spent Sunday with family in Fairfield and plans to reopen his law office at year’s start. He is noted for strong ability as jurist and advocate and expects active legal practice with many clients.
Mrs Storer wife of Bellamy Storer a principal in the Storer Roosevelt controversy is a granddaughter of Nicholas Longworth a noted Cincinnati wine merchant and thus a niece of Nicholas Longworth who married Alice Roosevelt. Mrs Storer founded the Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati.
An aging figure in a dotted verse notes a woman’s rise from fretful looks to celebrated beauty after using Rocky Mountain Tea. The quatrain, signed Ff 8S Shriner, hints at a sensational cosmetic effect or product claim in a playful literary note.
The Southeastern Iowa Dental Association outlines its fourth annual meeting in January with officers led by J. M. Bonfort as president and J. T. Martin as vice president. The program spans two days with clinics on dental techniques, crown work, inlays, anesthesia, and ethics, plus evening banquets and committee reports.
A fragmentary reminiscence declares Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest medicine, claiming it would provide every boy and girl with exactly what they need.
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