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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
8
A message reports the death in Chicago of T. J. Ryan after a hospital stay Sunday afternoon. He was married with one son and is survived by his wife. Funeral plans list Chicago, Illinois, as the service location. Mrs. Mel Stevens, sister of the wife, traveled to Chicago to attend.
Mrs C C Carl hosted an afternoon for about fifteen guests in honor of Mr and Mrs Simmons. The gathering at North Fourth Street and West Grimes featured a hearty dinner and reminiscences of pioneer Iowa days and wolf hunts, ending with thanks for a pleasant social.
The funeral of Mrs. Boyd, held January 30 at her brother Alonzo Barr’s home, drew many mourners. Elm Grove school, led by Edith Mafferty, praised for order and thorough work. Several residents announce future farm moves and relocations near Fairfield and Batavia.
Monday notes report Turney Wagon Works resuming after a month closure tied to an annual invoice. The February district court term starts tomorrow at 9 30 with Judge Anderson unable to attend from Keosauqua. Ice harvest advances with good quality and thick ice as cold snap persists. Plus an insistent message to try Rocky Mountain Tea from F B Shriner.
A court will not release the defendant until the State Lunacy Commission confirms his sanity. The not guilty verdict hinges on a formal commitment evaluation. Authorities argue the man must be considered sane before any freedom.
In New York on February 3 Judge Dowling ordered Harry K Thaw committed to Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane after a jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity in the Stanford White murder. Thaw and his wife expressed satisfaction as jurors reported fourteen ballots.
An attempted assassination during King Carlos and Crown Prince Luis’s return to Lisbon provoked a swift display of loyalty as Franco proclaims Manuel’s accession. Six attackers fired on the royal carriage as crowds cheered, but peace and order soon returned amid proclamations of allegiance from naval and military chiefs.
The king was shot in the back as assassins fired from the street. The crown prince and Prince Manuel attempted to intervene with a revolver but were wounded. Queen Aemile shielded her family while guards pursued the attackers, with many captured or killed amid the chaos. The Dowager Queen Maria Pia, the Duke of Oporto, and state ministers mourned nearby.
Howard Ratliff and his young son perished in a Hamstrone Oklahoma fire that also destroyed nearby homes. A Newton Kansas blaze razed half a dozen stores with losses around 150000 dollars. Lisbon riots saw mobs using pistols and causing multiple injuries. Parliament opened by King Edward with a bold cabinet program. Thaw case defense by Littleton and prosecution by Jerome ongoing. Bert Swan found dead by suicide near Missouri Valley Iowa. German naval program seeks over 100 million dollars yearly for ten years, now to second reading in the Reichstag.
John Dawson of Columbus Junction visited the Sandeome last week. Bert Roberte lave moved here from Danville. Eliott Green visits at his aunt Mrs Loren Clark. James Davis and sisters Ida and Nettie of Wasshington visited relatives here. Sidney Daviness of Batavia spent last week nearby. G C society meets February 6 with Clara and Cora Davis. Pre social at No 6 February 7. Mrs Margaret Stever spent Thursday with friends. Farmers joined a wolf hunt and had a jolly time.
Panic grips streets as the coachman lashes horses and the queen aids the crown prince and her younger son, both wounded by assassin fire amid a chaotic rush. The queen consoles the injured as firearms leave bloodied scenes and bystanders scatter.
Condolences pour in from all civilized nations for Portugal after the king and his eldest son were killed. The United States president was among the first to send a message to Queen Maria II and the Portuguese government.
Telegram confirms death of U G Faulkner at his Perry Oklahoma home. He and his German bride settled near Fairfield in 1857 and raised a family before moving to Oklahoma four years ago. Survived by his wife and four children David in Perry J P Cooper and Charles Faulkner in this city William H Faulkner of Delta Colorado. Funeral Tuesday afternoon at Perry burial there.
A. L. Chatterton died yesterday at the infirmary after a brief illness described as the white plague. He came from McPherson Kansas a few months ago and lived with his daughter Mrs Ira Westen haver near Perlee. Clinton Lodge No 16 A F and A M and McPherson lodge members arrange to accompany the body from W M Campbells to the burial on Saturday afternoon.
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