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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
4
Brighton residents visit, travel, or relocate with many heading to St. Paul Waterloo Wayland and Kanawha. Notables include Edna Hisel leaving for Minnesota, Bruce Young vacationing from Monett, and George Mount named high school principal. Community life features new concerts, foundry engine purchase, and a Packwood Review milestone.
The Indiana Depauw University contestant won the Interstate Oratorical contest held Thursday in Monmouth Illinois. The second place went to a Cornell College student from Iowa. A Metropolis Pleasant meeting Tuesday postponed a local chautauqua to next year and Mt Pleasant plans a centennial celebration at Iowa Wesleyan University with support for the chautauqua next year.
Miss Bessie Clement is on the sick list. Sheriff Wright and wife visited relatives. Dr. and Mrs. Bishop were visitors from Fairfield. Miss Helle Smith of Lockridge stays with Dr. Bishop. Julius Bragg left for Nebraska to spend summer with his son. Grandma Watkins, long blind, is in Burlington for eye surgery. L B Unkrich improves sidewalk and porch at his residence. Ira Shaner bought the Masonic lodge store building and will repaint. Dorcas society met at Mrs. Frank Wright with light refreshments.
The Misses da Rupp and Alma Faber visited Fairfield relatives on Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Kessel of near Brighton spent the day at Geo Wendling's. Carpenter King and crew from Lockridge are building a barn for O H Sherman. No 8 school opened last Monday with Miss Zella Oldaker of Warren County as teacher. Miss Ida Giese of Fairfield, recently ill, returned home near this place last Monday.
Farmers have spent days plowing and anticipate a week of good weather to advance corn planting plans with favorable conditions ahead.
Beckwith reports a reception for Mr and Mrs Joseph Larson next Saturday. Last Saturday a marriage occurred at John Quick home between Sc of Otto Dillon Ottumwa officiated by Rev J M Personius. Newlyweds depart for Ottumwa then Stillwater Oklahoma, with best wishes from friends. Friday evening a marriage at E K Caviness home united Bessie daughter of Caviness with Joseph A Larson officiated by Rev Win Slack. The couple entered to music with maid of honor Margaret Tucker and flower girls Enolia King and Gladys Rains. An elaborate supper followed the ceremony.
Brookville farmers plow for corn while local residents report visits and moves. Vern Salts called from Abingdon, George Horn moves to a new home, Snowden Fisher was in Davenport last week, D J Johnston tiling his farm, H C Gantz and B M Degood in Batavia on Thursday. Miss Lena Walker from Batavia visits H C Gantz, Frank Hudgell visits with relatives, Miss Della Schooley of Abingdon visits, I W Ireland and son Frank are mentioned in connection with the vicinity.
Richland residents A D Brady and Mrs. C S Adams visited Packwood on Monday. Fairfield figures D Roth and J D Snider called, while Rev Mr Paris and wife vacationed in Batavia. The Farmers Mutual Telephone Co expands with wires to Packwood and a new central office planned with the Packwood Review building.
Sunday's visits included John Voheis to Frank Shippy and Clyde McGuire with his wife at Frank Yorkei's. Henry Hilderbrand delivered oats to Wayland on Tuesday. Mrs M S McGuire on sick list. George Allender family visited Jake Smith. Mr and Mrs Steve Lyons visited Lenie Wineke. McGregor and Son sawed wood for William Duttweiler earlier in the week. Lee Lyons and wife visited her parents Dave and Mrs Lynn.
Henry Lamanski and family visited John Baldozier on Saturday. Lizzie and Mable Pshelman plan to leave Thursday for Mt Pleasant to take jobs at the hospital.
The notice lists a funeral in Brighton for Mrs. Young and visits by W D D Garmoe of Winfield, Keokuk visitors, and locals at a band concert. Fr iday sees Down East at Carroll hall and a Brighton youths show company departure. Brighton high school class of 1905 plans commencement May 19 with graduates Maude Irwin Georgia Lloyd Myrtle LaMott Aldene Rich Flo Pringle Ermina Ditmars and Mr Harper Moyer.
Train timetable notes show the Golden State Limited east and west bound passes with limited stops for El Paso and western points. Daily service times include No 13 80 a.m and No 3 1080 a.m, plus freight and passenger connections.
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