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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1911
Page
4
Libertyville residents host and visit relatives with several short trips. Mrs. Parrett and children visit H D Davis. Elmer Anderson returns for vacation. Mrs Crowther recovering in Des Moines after surgery. Batavia home talent performs. church groups plan meetings. Nellie Warren visits family. Bruce Ratcliff from Fairfield noted.
A heavy hail storm between Libertyville and Selma damaged gardens and crops. The report notes widespread crop injury and mentions local farms.
Florence Oliver and Lucile Mellott visited Ottumwa and Richland. E. E. Edwards welcomed a baby girl born May 24. O Hazen and Mary Hazen shopped in Richland. F L Eck stayed with daughter E. E Edwards in Pleasant Plain. Mellott Botterff and Misner visited Fairfield. W A Hook did business in Richland. Memorial sermon by Rev N A Orcutt at M E church drew a crowd. Elmer Davis family from Abingdon visited Packwood for trading. Wes Bradfield of Linby visited town.
Fairfield marked Memorial Day with factories closed and business suspended. A park gathering of students and veterans proceeded to Evergreen cemetery where graves received flowers. A 2 pm service at the park honored the Unreturned Dead, followed by a march to the Methodist church for patriotic music and addresses by Rev. E C McKibben and Rev. Wolgemuth.
The annual junior class banquet was held Monday evening in the Presbyterian church parlors with green and white decor and Richmond roses as a centerpiece. Vernon Henry served as toastmaster and toasts covered guests, juniors, gravity, ambition, and retrospection as Schmidt's Orchestra provided music.
Buffalo authorities report fishing clubs will form a vigilance committee to combat Niagara River fish pirates using nets and dynamite. Special deputies will pursue violators with rifles and shotguns, facing up to a $500 fine and imprisonment under the law.
Grant Winrott, sentenced last week to life for shooting his wife after she refused to live with him, was found hanged in his South Bend, Indiana jail cell. He had been paroled prior to the incident.
A St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha train from Chicago derailed several miles east of Superior Wisconsin. Two coaches left the tracks and about ten people were injured in the accident reported near Superior.
Indianapolis May 30 Bob Burman set a new world track record for the mile with 1 minute 5.35 seconds in the Blitzen Benz. He broke the old mark of 5.63 seconds set by Barney Oldfield on Memorial Day last year, using the same car.
Grand Chancellor J F Cole of Olewein and Recorder F E Outing join numerous out of town Knights of Pythias in the city for a major gathering tonight. Esquire and Knight ranks will be represented with unusual paraphernalia. Refreshments follow the session which starts at 7:34. Delegations arrive from Ottumwa North English Washington Bloomfield and Wellman.
In Decatur County near Steele Iowa, Harvey Parker age 27 hanged himself after tying a noose for his four year old daughter in the same barn. The mother found them. the daughter’s rope slipped but she survived with heroic help. The tragedy was caused by jealousy.
Mr and Mrs John Stever and family left for a visit in Ottumwa and Mrs Will Clarke departed for Pulaski to visit relatives. Mrs Frank Noble of Ogden Utah visits her daughter Mrs Scott Fuqua. Roy Hutchinson returned to Mediapolis after a few days with friends here. Miss Gladys Mortimer of Brighton spent Tuesday at the Harrold home on West Kirkwood. Mrs Ernest Jericho of Moline Ill is visiting her mother Mrs A C D Bradshaw.
Various vendors and advertisers push wares and services seeking customer interest today. The crowd is urged to compare prices, read details, and act quickly on deals, with many promising limited-time discounts and special offers.
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