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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1907
Page
6
A group of traveling men at Leggett House give Pete a new collar and tax payment to protect the old dog. The story recalls Senator Vest’s tribute praising a dog as a faithful friend who stays by his master through prosperity and poverty and even in death.
Invitations issued for the marriage of Beulah K Betts of Keo kuk to Dr. Frank E Strickling of Batavia Iowa. The ceremony is set for Wednesday evening September 25 at five o’clock at the home of the bride. Parsons college thanks all who assisted in making the Presbytery meeting a success.
Closing day at the fair featured a 2:25 trot with six heats. Bad Ensign of Illinois won heat one and the second, but Raven Wing edged him in the third and fourth. A dead heat in heat five led to an extra close deciding heat where Raven Wing won by a nose. Major Ensign repeated a Tuesday finish, Red Riley excited farmers, and Bob K captured 2:22 pace purse glory.
Richard Carbaugh retires from his dray line after thirty five years of service in the city. His sale last Wednesday transfers possession to the new proprietor, ending a era where he hauled merchandise and impressed many locals including shoemakers and children who rode his dray wagon.
Adjutant General Thrift of Des Moines visited Fairfield as Company M of the 54th regiment stands highest for a Keokuk reception for President Roosevelt on October 1. He praised the newly purchased armory site and noted construction could start on his next Fairfield visit.
Captain J A Spellman led the 7th Iowa Infantry during a two day Centerville reunion. About two hundred of the original nine hundred ninety veterans attended including those from across the United States. They reformed in line to decorate graves then held memorial services and heard addresses at the cemetery and campfire.
Coop returned from Burlington with stories of sights and changes observed during the town’s week long celebration. He camped at Crapo park near the colosseum with oxen and the prairie schooner drawing crowds as the first white child born in Jefferson County drew attention. He befriended a local Indian tribe and shared memories with Chief about family and former Iowa territorial history with Sullivan Ross’s son, tying past and present together in a visit to the Old State House.
At the Friday business meeting the Lutheran Christian Endeavor Society scheduled a union box supper for Tuesday evening September 24 at Miss Grace Hisel's home. Clifford H. White arrived from Lewistown Montana to stay with his parents and attend school. Ralph Gilmer left for Ottumwa and then Jamestown New York and other eastern cities with Fred Lang. Mrs W V Moore and Mrs Kirkpatrick will host the Eastern Star club tomorrow afternoon on West Broadway for a pleasant gathering.
A seller notes that small swagger shoes for boys and girls are as stylish as adult footwear. Each pair is built for long wear and shape retention and stays bright until a hole forms in the sole.
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