03 Apr 1907
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1907
Page
1
In Ft. Dodge Iowa March 27 faced with an anti bachelor ordinance the council debated amid a near riot. The measure would levy a tax on unmarried men and women over 30 starting after leap year with amendments equating spinster status to bachelor provisions.
A sale of pure bred Short horns at Klin's farm near Ten and Shelby drew a good crowd. Twenty one females and twelve bulls averaged over $100 each with strong demand. The sale, held in Mr. McLaughlin's barn, concluded satisfactorily despite bidders needing better visibility from higher seats.
Northbound Burlington passenger train struck an automobile near the Sovilla depot at noon. Dr. Dye and his companion were thrown clear and not seriously hurt. Dr. Dye’s $1,200 car was wrecked. Conductor was Frank Price of Des Moines.
A loaded shotgun in the Diersk home killed a boy as he played with the gun while his mother lay sick. John, age unspecified, died within thirty minutes after the discharge near Hor nick, four miles northwest of Sioux City Iowa.
Mt Pleasant Iowa March 28 funeral for Oscar Nylin who died after stepping in front of a fast mail train. Canton Illinois Tailors union paid burial costs. Coroner Jaeger seeks relatives and found letters from Sweden. Clinton Pennsylvania March 27 Mrs Meta Anderson driven mad by deaths of both parents taken to Wisconsin by husband for treatment.
A fragment notes a young lady in Illinois with no further word as Galesburg police display apparent indifference about the case and provide no updates.
Nora Cook a 48 year old Fayette resident living as a domestic was brought before West Union county commissioners after displaying insanity symptoms driven by fear of murder. She claimed her clock acted as a telephone delivering messages of danger and received threats from unnamed men. She owns a house and lived comfortably but grew paranoid when work faded.
Mrs. Charles Caruth, wife of a local farmer five miles north of Ellsworth, Iowa, drowned in a cistern while drawing water for washing. She fell into three feet of water, struck her head, and lay unconscious for about two hours before the body was found at 9:30.
A reflective note questions the trustworthiness of the assessor, suggesting skepticism about his integrity and accuracy. The brief hints at public scrutiny and the need for careful evaluation of official judgments.
George Poell fireman on the St Joseph Rio Grande railway saved the infant child of Mr and Mrs Paul Ussary of Powell Nebraska from a speeding freight near the Kansas Nebraska line in June 1905. He lost his left leg and suffered severe injuries but received a Medal of Honor from Congress and a Carnegie hero commendation plus 250. The incident led to his election as Hall County clerk despite an opposing Republican candidate.
A cyclone touched down near Clearmont Missouri and moved north into Page County Iowa on March 29. The storm caused darkness and a roaring blast without electrical disturbance. A barn was split and a mule survived unharmed after being momentarily buried under debris. Read The Tribune, $1 per year.
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