Fairfield Freight Rates Highlight Governor Cummins Message
Governor Cummins urges investigation into rail rate disparities citing Fairfield cases involving Louden Machinery and Malleable Iron. The message details Chicago to Fairfield freight for pig iron and bar steel, showing Iowa legs costing more per distance than Illinois, prompting calls to adjust rates.
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Fairfield
Jefferson County
Sevenor Cummins
Fairfield-Chicago
General Assembly
Cummins
Louden Machinery Company
Malleable Iron Company
Railroad Commission
Chicago
Bar Steel
Burlington
Iowa
Linois
Iowa Malleable Iron Company
Illinois
Ilinois
Mrs Wm Rice Hosts Birthday Night on West Briggs
Monday evening at their home on West Briggs street Mrs Wm Rice entertained a group of ladies and gentlemen in honor of Mr Rice's 38th birthday. Mr Ratns gave a speech and presented a watch chain as a token of esteem from friends.
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West Briggs Street
Wm. Rice
Mr. Rice
Wm Ratns
Crey Bus Lisnet-Call Up Orders Procedure
An instruction directs callers to list a name street and number when leaving orders for Crey Bus Lisnet Call up phone 62. Orders should receive prompt attention with complete contact details for processing.
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Crey
Lisnet
Hill Orders New Engines for Burlington Freight Service
President Hill directs 65 class A5 freight engines to be built for Burlington, ready by June 1, 1907. They will be the heaviest freight engines on the line, following 50 already completed. Several new passenger engines are finished or near completion as grain traffic rises.
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President Hill
Burlington
Libertyville Social Notes and Club Elections
Local residents visit relatives in Fairfield Ottumwa and Floris while the Ladies' Aid and Libertyville Telephone Company elect officers for the coming year. The Wathena Concert company performed the latest lecture in the Methodist church with a varied program featuring vocal and instrumental pieces.
Indian Relics Displayed by Jay Copeland in Window
Indian relics including a fine Indian club and beaded items are shown in Jay Copeland’s window as gifts from Hugh Houghton formerly of the city. The club, carved from a crystallized rock, is described as a deadly weapon. Beaded bands purses moccasins and other items complete the gift collection added to Copeland’s growing curios collection.
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Jay Copeland
Hugh Houghton
Black Hills
Copeland
Resolutions of Respect for F. Foote at Fairfield Lodge
A lodge notes the passing of F. Foote and resolves 30 days of mourning. Sympathy is offered to the bereaved family and minutes, with copies to the Journal Iowa Oddfellow Fairfield Tribune Ledger and Republian for publication, plus notice to the family. Also a classified ad seeks a traveling agent for Mercantile House offering $1000 yearly salary plus expenses.
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F. Foote
Journal
Iowa Oddfellow
Fairfield Tribune, Ledger
Republian
Jan 14 Revival Meetings at Christian Church
Revival meetings begin January 14 at the Christian church with Evangelist Rev Kindred aiding local minister Rev C C Davis. Also noted: a skating rink opened in the Woodford building, Bert Dillon proprietor. Ed Hammersmith family moved to H M Peterson property. Miss Grace Hague of Fairfield visiting Profess or and Mrs McGlade. Miss Percy Shafer new employee at Enterprise. Miss Katie Mann and Miss Ethel Long visiting relatives in Washington. R H McCarty sworn in as deputy sheriff in Washington. Roy Emery and wife visited Chicago. J L Downs on business trip to Peoria.
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The
Christian Church
Kindred
C. C. Davis
Woodford
Bert Dillon
Ed Hammersmith
H. M. Peterson
Mr. Heston
Fairfield
Grace Hague
McGlade
Percy Shafer
Enterprise Office
Katie Mann
R. H. McCarty
Washington
Roy Emery
Chicago
J. L. Downs
Peoria
The Great Transition in a Schoolyard Pencil Tale
Henry T. Bailey reflects on a discarded lead pencil with rubber in a schoolyard, contrasting modern apathy with past scarcity. He recalls how essential pencils were in youth, traded and valued like scarce goods, and laments children’s reluctance to pick up a free, usable item.
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Heliff
Helen
Henry T. Bailey
Journal of Education
Beginning to Act Builds a Strong Will, Says Harper’s Weekly
A Harper’s Weekly notice emphasizes that starting a task is the only path out of paralysis and that daily small exercises sustain effort. Delaying duties dulls the will and invites laxness, while consistent self discipline forges a completely fashioned will.
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Harper's Weekly
Historical Society Minutes Open 1907 Meeting
January 1907 session of the Historical Society opened with President I D Jones in charge. November minutes approved. D Jones reported difficulty meeting with Old Settlers to fund Huff monument and requested more time. C Gage presented Shuffleton letter recalling early Fairfield incidents. Secretary read December county history and 20th Old Settlers reunion notes. Pioneers present included Wim B Murray Cranmore Gage H B Mitchell John A Spielman Wm Sullivan J D Jones. Adjourned to February 24, 1907. H Hreaton, Secretary.
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I. D. Jones
D. Jones
Old Settlers
Huff
Lamson
C. Gage
Shuffleton
Fairfield
California
Old Settlers’ Association
Wim. B. Murray
Issa
Cranmore
Local Family News From Glendale and Nearby Homes
Blackhawk Fletcher Stansberry fell ill last Friday and Dr. Hague was called. Darwin Teeters welcome a new girl born January 12 with mother and baby doing well. Ed Baines reports his daughter Mittle Dorothy nine months burned her face after a stove accident. Miss Ethel Teeter of Glendale visits Dorwin Teeter home.
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Fletcher Stansberry
Dr. Hague
Darwin Teeters
Babe
Ed Baines
Mttle
Dorothy
How to Order In a Restaurant
Elizabeth M. Rhodes discusses dining etiquette in the February Delineator. She explains how diners use familiarity with waiters to cue orders and how they request special preparations. The piece outlines table selection ordering styles and tipping conventions.
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Elizabeth M. Rhodes
Henry
The Fly That Buzzed For Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn paused work on the A Midsummer Night s Dream overture to note a fly’s hum. Years later he linked a violin cello passage to that insect with the remark that the fly buzzed past them at Schonhausen.
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Mendelssohn
Schonhausen
School Supervisors Test Teacher Orderliness in Desk
New York educators face duties beyond classrooms as superintendents judge teacher worth. One superintendent tests order by asking a teacher to open her desk. A blushing delinquent replies with wit, closing the desk and a sharp retort about housekeeping.
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New York
Butler hypnotist dies. dates not canceled at opera house
The body of Dr L S Butler, a traveling hypnotist, was buried in Paris by the Ellis lodge after his death in Mattoon. Mrs Butler refused to cancel Thursday Friday and Saturday nights performances at the local opera house and led the program herself. The couple had visited Fairfield in November giving private demonstrations alongside their regular show.
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Paris
L. S. Butler
Mattoon
Ellis
Butler
Fairfield
Opera House
Obituary notes and community updates from Lockridge area
East ern County News reports Ray Hopkirk ill. Jacob Pfoutz's funeral observed with sympathy for widow and children. Glasgow death of Howell shocks neighbors. Upland church elects trustees Fred Carlson Willie Berdine Albert Peterson Gus Peterson. Dr Morrow efforts noted for ailing A L King and Joe Hostettler’s child. Lockridge Sunday school elects officers led by Gus Schillerstrom and Mr Mickey. teachers mostly re-elected. Susan Shuppy visits brother Louis Reeder. Edna Pearson travels to county seat.
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The
Upland Church
Fred Carlson
Willie Berdine
Albert Peterson
Gus Peterson
Lockridge
Gus Schillerstrom
Ella Duttweller
Lizzie Herron
Mickey
A. Hopkirk
Susan Shuppy
Louis Reeder
Banquet Tales from 1582 London Aboard The City Feast
A Spanish visitor recalls a London banquet of 1582 with bizarre dishes eaten by the guests. He notes the quaking custard served in the middle as the city fool leaped over heads and pudding splashed the crowd. Women pursued costly dainties and joked about expensive cherries and peas.
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London
Slavery in Scottish Coal Mines Through the Centuries
A historical volume notes Scotland’s eighteenth and nineteenth century coal miners faced bondage. A 1606 law bound workers as “necessary servants,” punishable for theft if they fled, and even landowners could sell workers with mines. Parliament freed most pit workers by 1775, with full abolition by century’s end.
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Scotland
Cowboy evangelists join revival meetings in Fairfield
The Union revival meetings continue to draw crowds with preaching at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Cowboys Ezra Temple and Captain Hiltz assist, sharing life stories that echo old conversions as they plan a vigorous round up of souls this week.
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Methodist Church
New York
Standon
Neb
Ezra Temple
Hiltz
Temple
Pueblo
Nebraska
Hultz
Fairfield Temple
Larlette
Boof
Horns
Brand
Corral
Cattle sales and local notices mark Cedar township report
Cattle buyers gather across the country as J A Helienstine sells forty head to Mr Workman of Stockport Gus Adams and J bb DIL each ship a carload to Llora Mitchell Packwood Wm Werner sends a cattle load to Illinois Mr and Mrs John Septer welcome a boy to their home the 11th The Flinch Club meets with Hattie and Ona Piquignot The Little Trummer baby at A G Grove home is very ill and unlikely to recover The Howlett girl is recovering from burns and will soon walk Good Cheer Society plans a call meeting for Council Bluffs Children’s Home work continues despite scarlet fever Rothard Howell son of Albert Howell of Glasgow dies Saturday at 2 am Consumption claims him later Robert Fulton begins barn preparations Rev George Phillips to rent farm and move to Fairfield for rest
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Gus Adams
J. Bb. Dil
Llora Mitchell
Packwook
Wm. Werner
Linois
John Septer
Hattie
Ona
Trummer
A. G. Grove
Littl Howlett
Good Cheer Society
Mia
Frank Liblin
Council Blutts
Rothard Howell
Albert Howell
Glasgow
Robert Fulton
George Phillips
Fairfield
For all the news, all the time, read the Journal
A brief call to readers to follow the Journal for continuous news coverage. The statement emphasizes constant reporting across topics and updates, inviting engagement with the publication as the primary source of current events.
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Journal
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Mrs. C. Vaught
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Floris
Dave Thornberry
Mrs Lewis
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Marey Williams
Clara Pratt
Dan Garber
Ottumwa
O. T. Hoopes
J. A. Glotfelty
Mary Tondre
Libertyville Telephone Company
K. of P. Hall
S. K. Davis
E. A. Nelson
Dr. Garber
Maley Williams
Lew Fordyce
F. J. Huffman
J. A. Stewart
W. V. Linder
R. B. Stephenson
Ailen Pearson
A. H. Miller
Wathena Concert Company
Mercantilie House
Staimp
Jos
A. Alexander
Lowa
Brighton
Ethel Long
Bessie Allen
Wayland
Historical Society
Ethel Teeter
Glendale
Dorwin Teeter
Eastern County News
Ray Hopkirk
Jacob Pfoutz
Howell
A. L. King
Dr. Morrow
Joe Hostettler
Frank Utderson
Andy Anderson
Edna Pearson
J.A. Helienstine
Mr. Workman
Stockport
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