Fortune Follows Wife's Plea From Indiana Trail to Fairfield
Charles Volland of Fairfield inherits 1500 dollars after a long, years long silence. His wife Emma Harman persuaded him to contact his Indiana relatives who had pursued the missing son since his departure fifteen years earlier. The will’s conditions require locating him within two years. The Vollands will travel to Fort Wayne to claim the inheritance before returning home.
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Charles Volland
Fairfield
Indiana
Volland
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Louden Machinery Co
Emma Harman
Fort Wayne
Charles
Wolland
Mt Pleasant Faces Severe Water Shortage
The Daily News reports Mt. Pleasant suffers a critical water famine as supply runs at record lows. Rail service is cut, street sprinkling halted, and lawn use banned while the light plant risk looms. Officers consider deep wells and Ross spring aid but no action yet. Water conservation is urged to endure until new supply is found.
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Mt. Pleasant
Daily News
Ross Spring
Narrow escape in auto near Pleasant Grove Iowa
J L Whitney the contractor and Judge Nathan Utt of Iowa Power Company narrowly escaped serious injuries when their runabout overturned after a tire puncture near the Dawson place south of town. The steering wheel broke as Whitney tried to steer, the car struck an embankment after crossing a bridge, and both men were thrown clear with only minor bruises. The vehicle was heavily damaged.
Muscatine Chautauqua canceled. speakers unavailable
The Muscatine Chautauqua is canceled this year as Champ Clark Senator Gore and James R. Garfield cannot attend. Organizers feared lack of attendance and potential nonpayment of the event. For sale: 82 acre farm near Fairfield Iowa with 6 room house barn and outbuildings. Price 36 per acre.
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J. A. Albertson
R. KR
Fairfield
Iowa
Picnic at Rome Draws Large Wagon Factory Crowd
The Charter Oak Wagon Factory picnic near Rome drew a large crowd Saturday. Men women and children brought baskets and boxes of food as three extra Burlington coaches filled for the trip. The Fairfield band provided music and the event will become an annual affair.
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Charter Oak Wagon Factory
Rome
Burlington
Fairfield Band
Wagon Factory
Ice Plant Prospects From Franchise Victory Near Fairfield
If the special franchise election passes Pairfield will gain a modern ice plant and water from a deep well will be piped to a manufacturing site on a railroad. A $25 000 ice and cold storage facility would aid fruit and perishables with a test well pumping 125 gallons per minute. The Jefferson County Gas Oil & Mineral Company previously bought a large pump and water for testing.
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Pairfield
Jefferson County Gas Oil & Mineral Company
Pumphrey Place
Burlington Street
Weekly Jour- 30u Reflects Timeless News Tone
A compact note from the Weekly Jour- 30u reflects a stable cadence of ongoing stories. The brief emphasizes recurring themes and a steady pace of reporting rather than breaking events.
Chautauqua At Fairfield Opens With Noted Speakers
The Eighth Annual Fairfield Chautauqua Assembly issues its complete program. Governor Robert B. Glenn of North Carolina speaks on August 16 with Senator William S. Kenyon and the Iowa State Band closing on August 25. tents and camping grow. season tickets go on sale now. no charge for Sunday programs.
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Chautauqua Assembly of Fairfield
Fairfield
Robert B. Glenn
North Carolina
William S. Kenyon
Iowa State Band
J. A. Huglin
Chautauqua Board
Jefferson County’s Youngest Soldier Identified
Marshalltown Iowa July 14 Iowa government records confirm Jefferson County native William Bales as the youngest civil war soldier on active duty. Enlisting at 14 he served with the Seventh Iowa Infantry earning a saber wound while aiding Sherman’s Virginia campaign before discharge in 1865.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
William Bales
Jefferson County
Seventh
Iowa Infantry
Fighting Quakers
Bales
Pleasant Plain
Caleb Bales
Shaffer
Oskaloosa
Burlington
Bates
Sherman
Virginia
Rice
Jesse Hackett
Louisville
Indianola
Emerson and Ponca
Caleb Piles
Osceola
Funeral of W H Neibert Big Jefferson County Picnic Planned
The funeral of William H. Neibert drew hundreds to Evergreen cemetery with Gethsemane Commandry Knights Templar and local masons and woodmen in attendance. A second event, the Second Annual Jefferson County Old Settlers Club Picnic, is set for July 28 at the Old Log Cabin Park with informal activities, speeches, and music for all residents.
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W. H. Neibert
William Neibert
Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield
Gethsemane Commandry No. 59
Knights Templar
Thomas Osborn
First Methodist Church
Osborn
Neibert
Templars
Mr. Neibert
William HI. Neibert
Masons
Rebekah
Jefferson County
Kaaba Temple
Davenport
Fairfield Masonic
T! Odd Fellow Lodge
Clint Lodge
Gethsemane
T. G. Neibert
Clinton Lodge
Old Settlers Park
Old Settlers’ Club
Col. I.T. Wisecarver
Old Settlers
Wisecarver
Board of Supervisors Seeks Corrected Notice on Power Line Petition
On July 15 1911 the Jefferson county board met to review Iowa Power Companys request to erect and maintain poles and wires for lighting heat and power along highways. The board found the notice under Chapter 9401G A insufficient and adjourned to await corrections. Per diem mileage for A Armstrong Thomas Davies and Walter Stewart was approved with amounts listed and A Armstrong as Chairman. Attest C W Moburg Auditor.
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Iowa Power Company
Jefferson County
A. Armstrong
Thos, Davies
Walter Stewart
Presbyterian Church Nears Completion in Cherokee
Article notes Rev. James W. Bean, Fairfield native and Parsons College graduate, leads a Cherokee congregation in a new tea brick church with Bedford stone trim. The L-shaped building seats 400 in the auditorium and 900 with the Sunday school room. basement includes kitchen dining social room and gym. Over $34,500 of $35,000 cost has been raised by members ahead of dedication.
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Des Moines Register & Leader
James W. Bean
Fairfield
Bean
J. W. Bean
Parsons College
Prsbyterians
Iowa
Troy
N. Y
Lockridge Couple United in Church Ceremony
Clarence E. Murphy and Miss Maude H. Smith of Lockridge wed Wednesday at the First Lutheran parsonage. Rev W A Wolgemuth officiated with Miss Edith Smith and Thomas Allerdice among witnesses.
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Clarence E. Murphy
Maude H. Smith
Lockridge
First Lutheran Church
W.A. Wolgemuth
Edith Smith
Thomas Allerdice
How He Got Out
Woodby says Wiseman no longer part of their social circle. Sinnickson notes a different tale. Wiseman allegedly claims he has climbed out.
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Woodby
Wiseman
Sinnickson
The Old Story Of A Tragic Home Life
A husband sighs over a newspaper tale of a man who died by his own hand after an unhappy home. The wife questions whether the tragedy brings any happiness, noting the paper’s coverage.
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J.W. Potter
Potter
J. W. Potter
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C. W. Moburg
Dr. Holmes
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