06 Mar 1907
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1907
Page
1
Prospective visit of the noted evangelist Billy Sunday to Fairfield is under city consideration. A letter suggests he could come around April first, with a meeting of local ministers in Rev. Thomas Osborn’s study to seek a definite answer from Sunday.
The article asks if suitable lumber exists to build a large city tabernacle and notes the challenge of securing labor. It recalls efforts to hire Billy Sunday for years and mentions his recent Chautauqua visit that drew thousands. If he visits again for three to four weeks, crowds from nearby areas would overwhelm the city facilities.
Brookville closes Friday for a month long school vacation. Mrs. Nelson Goodman is ill at her home nearby. Laura Moburg spent the weekend with Kate Stanford. Ed and Mrs. Armstrong plan a move to Arkansas after a business trip. A surprise party was held at Mrs. J. B. Stanford’s home Saturday. The Gilyearts moved to a new home near Freemont. Charlie and Ruby Ireland visited their home. Grandma Armstrong of Batavia is ill at her grandson Ed Armstrong’s home. Mable Hudgell visited the Samuel Salts. Mrs. John Hupp left for Abingdon after her grandfather Robert Caldwell’s death. Mrs. Harry Gantz stayed in Fairfield due to illness and death of Frank Lewis. Ed and family from Illinois occupy the former Gilyeart home.
A brief note mentions two people who were disagreeable in the morning but became healthy and cheerful after taking Rocky Mountain Tea at night. Shriner.
Miss Grace Leppo and Charles Edward Ward were married Wednesday at noon in Libertyville at the bride's parents' home. Rev. McNeal officiated before about fifty relatives and friends, with a wedding breakfast afterward. Ward, formerly Libertyville's principal, now works in Victor, Iowa, and the couple will reside there.
Local items include visits by Horace Hammer to Hedrick and W H Owen from Crawfordsville staying with Dr Emer son family. Loyd Mitchell and Mada Pringle wed at the M I parsonage with Rev Orcutt officiating. Evangelist Rev Harrington and wife visit. families relocate and welcome new births. Funeral of Robert Caldwell at Abingdon noted. Swan Nelson returns from Chicago with spring goods.
The Preps schedule a basketball game with Ottumwa high school in Ottumwa on March 13. They have not practiced regularly since their prior game but expect a competitive struggle.
A minister friend notes the danger of Bibliolatry and urges viewing Job as a person with like passions. The speaker echoes St. Paul, warns against idolizing preachers, and stresses entering into biblical feelings while avoiding trivial wood talk. He recalls Carlyle and reflects on memorizing Job.
Professor W T Foster predicts a harsh March with more cold than usual north of 40 latitude and warmer days overall. Disturbances cross the continent from late February into March, bringing the strongest temperatures near March 1, 7, and 12, with deficient rainfall in western Texas Missouri Kansas Nebraska and western Iowa.
Robert C. Finnspach and Grace M. Hyde were marriedWednesday evening at five oclock in the parsonage of the Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. Thomas Osborn officiated. The couple, both respected county residents, will reside on a farm near the city.
Fairfield anticipates a busy building season as contractors rush to secure labor and start projects. Planned improvements include enlarging the Leggett House new Catholic church a Christian church parsonage a new park bandstand the Armory and a Swedish church with the Stubbs building remodels.
The report describes James W. Davenport of Libertyville Iowa taking his own life after a horse runaway and a fall near Keokuk. It notes he was deranged by the accident and left a note to his wife expressing remorse for not providing for his family.
A verse expressed frustration with croakers and crowds on the square while imagining silent restraint. The speaker weighs voicing opinions against the desire to boost Greater Fairfield’s future and the community’s certainty.
An old catalog style notice touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest family remedy on earth with price 45 cents for Tea for Tablets, as read in a fragmentary advertisement.
Explorer William Edgar Geil discusses cannibalism in Fiji and Samoa amid praise for missions. He contrasts past brutality with now rising value of personal property, and recounts a war dance, executions, and a deported criminal linked to anti missionary stories. He urges support for foreign missions.
Mt Pleasant leaders defend keeping the short course locally while Fairfield backers mobilize. A Des Moines delegation argued for the transfer citing Fairfield’s rail access and upcoming interurban line. Senator Seeley campaigns to block the move by backing a $2,000 appropriation to support Mt Pleasant’s short course.
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