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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1907
Page
8
Vandals entered the west side of the Carnegie library in Waterloo on April 5 and caused heavy damage. Books, patrons cards, lights, vases, and flowers were disrupted, forcing a week long closure. footprints marked wet floors from spilled water. Suspects reportedly motivated by antipathy to Andrew Carnegie.
Mrs. Charles Pfahl, mother of Mrs. William Apperman from near Lamont, Iowa, fell or jumped from a bridge over the Maquoketa River north of Lamont. Rescued barely alive by a passing farmer, she had left her daughter's home earlier that day and is vowing inability to recover. She had spent over seventy years in her homeland.
Henry County adopts Chas S Guthrie as delinquent personal tax collector for one year starting April 15. He will get 15 percent of taxes collected in county and 25 percent on those collected outside. Two expert accountants are paid 10 dollars per day for eight hours. They will audit accounts of treasurer, clerk, auditor, sheriff, recorder, superintendent of schools, county attorney, board of supervisors and justices from April 1 1902 to March 31 1907.
John A. Jones, a 60 year old cattleman arriving from Slorida Ont, was found unconscious in the Court hotel room in Ottumwa on April 5 from inhaling gas fumes blown out before sleep. He was revived and reported in fair condition later this afternoon, planning to continue his trip.
J W Liffering former principal of Cleghorn and Larabee schools pleaded guilty in district court to petit larceny. He was sentenced to thirty days in the county jail and requested admission to the Knoxville asylum noting liquor’s grip. the judge promised placement at sentence end.
Mrs Liffering recently secured a divorce in a local court, ending a marriage and initiating final settlement proceedings. The case details remain limited in the fragment.
J. D. Barlow, who spent the winter in New Mexico for health, has returned to Thornton Iowa and is recovering. His first trial is set for April 16 on a banking fraud charge. A second case accuses him of fraudulent banking with I. G. Ehlers of Plymouth to follow.
A homemade mixture of Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla is advertised to flush uric acid from the blood and relieve backache kidney weakness and blood diseases. The maker urges readers to obtain ingredients from a pharmacy and take a teaspoon after meals and at bedtime, asserting it is harmless and often permanently curative.
The appellate division of the supreme court ruled the will provisions for the Iowa College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts invalid regarding reversionary interests of 26000 dollars. The court held the college not an incorporated body and unable to act as trustee to hold property.
Chickasaw county officials awarded the new poor house contract to Waterloo builder G F Scales for 21340.50 dollars with plumbing by George E Shearer of Waterloo for 3577 dollars. The project aims to make the county poor farm two miles south of New Hampton first class upon completion.
Mrs Catherine Waugh McCulloch, a newly elected justice of the peace in Evanston Iowa, married Henry McCullough in Mason City. The couple is linked to pioneer Hawthorn McCullough family roots in the county, with local interest centered on the bride’s notable election win by a large margin.
A respected attorney who practices with her husband in Evanston is highlighted for her high abilities and extensive reform work during her residence here.
Mason City Iowa April 4 Fireman Bert Moore of the Milwaukee road may lose his arm after a nail scratch in the engine cab. He drove the nail to hang a lantern while coaling the engine at night. The scratch swelled to three times normal size before he sought care.
In Colfax Iowa C M Hughes a wealthy West Point Nebraska stockman dictated his last will and testament while seated on a bench in the station with a severed foot spurting blood after being run over by a car wheel. He remained conscious and the doctor and lawyer drafted the instrument amid two railroad men.
Mamers 13634 a 1907 season sire prospect at Nuby Smith farm 4 miles north of Stockport 5 miles southwest of Glasgow. The dark iron gray Mamers weighs about 1680 lbs and is praised as a capable sire with strong lineage and a record of quality colts.Pedigree notes list Manners Brock Paros and Brillant among ancestors. Insurance to insure colt stands and suck costs $10 with mares removed from county or mare sale voiding the policy. Care limits liability for accidents.
In Colfax Hughes, awaiting stay at the Victoria hotel, suffered a devastating injury when a Rock Island train pulled away after he moved to the door at an interlocking switch. His leg was run over, an immediate amputation followed, and he dictated a brief will before transfer to the Victoria asylum for recovery.
Texas cattlemen in Fort Worth expressed strong optimism after the Texas Cattle Raisers convention. They cited good rains, higher prices, and a rebounding calf crop, with payments $2.50 per head above last year. The industry faces ranch consolidations, land sales, and shifting leases as cattle move to smaller producers and new pastures.
Considerable demand for catt spring trading this year is be more lively than usual. Market chatter points to stronger buying interest and higher activity across regional livestock exchanges as farmers seek to move cattle ahead of seasonal shifts.
The item describes Jack Horner pies prepared for Easter celebrations. It notes decorated large pies with yellow chicks and ribbons, mentions the cost and practicality of making them at home, and describes how guests select eggs of color to find partners at the table for the evening.
Royal Recorder imported April 1906 is a five-year-old dark bay Shire with white hind feet and strip. Weighs 2000 lbs and possesses exceptional gentleness and form. pedigree traces to William the Conqueror and other noted sires. insured living colt for $15 with county forfeiture conditions. sale by C. E. McPherson.
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