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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1904
Page
1
A wholesale display lists Scotch Tweeds and Mohairs at yard prices from 14c to 89c, plus voile and dress fabrics. A No. 3041 wool broadcloth suit with matching gore skirt is offered at 10 dollars, with more suits and skirts priced 1.98 to 30 dollars.
Des Moines reports higher coal costs as state-wide closures impact employment. Kansas coal shipments advance, with operators asserting enough supply to avert famine. Des Moines and other cities face tightened markets and rising prices on a per ton basis.
Bloomfield April 2 The Townsend will contest in Davis county concluded with a verdict setting aside the original will. Edith Towns end, granddaughter of the late J W Townsend, who was not provided for, finds victory as the contestant. Judge M A Roberts presided.
Cedar Rapids reports the death of Zelotes Farr age 80 on April 2. He served twenty four years as ruler of all Masonic bodies in the city and was a 32d degree Mason.
Iowa April 4 The Hearst campaign reports two major triumphs across the nation. The Chicago American led a fight against the gas trust with court victories, while a coal trust case reached the Supreme Court, seen as a nationwide win. Hearst managers say the wins bolster his presidential nomination chances.
Washington April 1 cabinet session centers on Panama Canal transfer. United States to pay $40 000 000 to canal company and $10 000 000 to Panama after stockholders meet April 23 to finalize transfer. France’s court decision enables closing negotiations with Panama Canal Co. and transfer of property.
In Washington Iowa on April 2 the proponent won after Hon John J Seerley finished arguments earlier. The jury received instructions at 1 30 p m and returned a verdict in favor of the proponent with exceptions noted. Expect further appeals to a higher court.
Keokuk April 1 the coroner s jury ruled murder and suicide in the death of Mr and Mrs Christian Lembe whose charred bodies were found in their burning Montrose home twelve miles north of Keokuk at 12 30 Tuesday morning The jury concluded Lembee shot his wife then set fire to the house and killed himself
A. B. Shover petitions the district court for divorce claiming his wife talked constantly and kept him from sleep. He alleges jealousy, fits of rage, missed meals, and incidents including being struck, threatened with a revolver, and attacked with stove wood. He was married August 25, 1899, and seeks relief for peace and rest.
In Charles City the first auction under the Commercial club drew 2500 to 3000 out of town visitors. Bidders clashed for farm machinery from incubators to threshers and many fine horses sold at fair prices. The street auction, held one day each month through summer, shows promise of success.
The armory of company D is a certainty. Funds have been secured, incorporation papers filed and construction will begin soon.
Sam Richardson narrowly escaped death when his horse fell and trod on his head in Brighton on April 1. The incident left him with a thick skull that protected him from serious injury.
A statewide coal strike escalates with all mines in the district closed. Iowa Central confiscates coal at connecting points and Des Moines reports no available coal while manufacturers face dwindling supplies. Oskaloosa indicates indefinite suspension of operations for about fifteen days with limited production for steam and ventilation needs.
An outside accomplice aided Charles Andrews and L M King in breaking their Polk county jail cells. Authorities believe the man funded their meal in Santiago while Charles W Graves refused to flee his murder indictment. Graves paced his cell as the escape occurred and bloodhounds pursue Andrews and King.
Des Moines April 2 The house passed unanimously the state board of control appropriations bill carrying 880000 dollars to state charitable institutions. No changes were made from the committee report.
Muscatine April 2. After the Southeastern Iowa Teachers association elected officers resolutions were adopted to discourage senseless titles that belittle the profession and crowd the ranks with cheap professors. Officers named include President H C Hollingsworth Albia and Secretary Miss Anna White Fairfield. Enrollment stood at 499, the smallest in years due to Holy Week weather and location.
Iowa officials indict managers and solicitors of the Equitable Home Association of St. Louis for alleged building and loan law violations. Local manager F. R. Beeman and S. A. Hughes arrested and held on $1,000 bond. Penalties include up to $10,000 fine or ten years in prison, or both.
Mrs. Ernest Rifen, a canner, seeks to recover her six children bound out while she was away. The Iowa Children's Home society at Des Moines holds them after the husband signed adoption papers. Neighbors say the children lacked proper care. Recovery requires Mr. Rifen to apply within twenty days, which he refuses to do.
The funeral for the late Miss Mattie Fawcett who was burned to death at her home just south of the city last evening was held this afternoon from the undertaker rooms of H. T. Bird. The private service was conducted by Rev. J. S. Miller of Center township and the interment followed at Forest Hill cemetery.
Promoters in Clarion Iowa report a plan for an electric railway spanning the northwest from Lansing or nearby towns on the Mississippi to a Missouri River point in the far northwest. Agents are seeking financial aid and negotiating right of way as farmers and business men support the project.
The Washington Iowa murder case reveals the Montrose couple's daughter as the wife of Harry Snider of Coppock not a Washington resident. Snider travels to Montrose to assist in identifying the remains of C L Lemlee and his wife. The elderly couple had lived with Snider for much of the past two years.
Theodore Struckmann and Joseph Myers sent blasphemous valentines to their sweethearts in Cedar Rapids and were arrested and bound over by federal authorities.
Ames graduate Newton C. Rew has been appointed head of the animal husbandry department at Alabama State College in Auburn. He won over thirty applicants and is the sixth Ames man to secure a similar post this year.
Charles City reports the death of George Fertig known as Stormy Jordan of Northern Town. Fertig defied liquor laws for years and was involved in numerous raids.
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