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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
7
Repeated community notes show residents visiting relatives in Ottumwa Burlington and Des Moines. Students teachers and professionals travel for work and study while city council meets conducts routine business and plans public works and quarantines.
William Davidson age about 86 died Saturday April 4 at his daughter in law Mary Davidson s home after four weeks with Brights disease. Born April 16 1822 in Harrison County Ohio he married Christena Sheppler in 1849 and moved with family to Jefferson County then Fairfield. He leaves son Samuel eight grandchildren twelve great grandchildren and a sister in Urbana Ohio. Funeral at 1 pm Monday by Rev Samuel Ross. Evergreen Cemetery interment.
Jefferson county sent a group to the Southeastern Iowa Teachers convention in Davenport. Attendees include Supt. Bessie Buchanan Dr. Parsons Prof. Wirtz Job Johnson Prof. H M Gage J F Hinkhouse Martha Hutchinson Miss Mary Thorne Martina Swift and Lulu Schmadaka. Buchanan Johnson and Gage had program roles and the meeting was praised for reception and entertainment.
Advertises a range of kid or silk gloves in various lengths and colors with guaranteed quality for satisfactory wear, highlighting their necessity for Easter preparations.
A returned observer says the Great Northern Railway is building a 12 mile tunnel under the Cascades with two Leavenworth camps developing electric power for the line. Three Wenatchee River dams would supply turbines, generators, and cement stock for the effort, with western end at Hot Springs and Everett as a later lining site.
The Fairfield City Council approves a 1908 budget with allocations from multiple funds: general, water, sewer, improvement, grading, bond, road, light, building, and cemetery. Highlights include 12000 from general and water funds, 10000 for sewers, 8000 for streets, and 400 for cemetery expenses, effective after publication.
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