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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1900
Page
7
A dozen residents and visitors are listed in a Fairfield social round up. Ottumwa’s Miss Ella Patrick and Cedar Rapids’ Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Davis appear among guests, with others from Oskaloosa Princeton Keokuk and Mt. Pleasant sharing visits, trips and notices.
Mrs Anna Long born October 14 1861 in Fairfield Iowa died at her home Thursday April 19 1900 Surviving relatives include her father J J Cummings her brother Frank and her husband William L Long Her mother Kate Cummings died when she was six The couple married November 30 1899 Thanksgiving day and had lived in this city since then The death is marked by sorrow over the short marriage and her father's close attachment to her.
Elinor Copeland wife of Fry Copeland died at midnight Tuesday April 24 aged 25 years 7 months 24 days. Funeral from the family home 402 W Hempstead St at 9 tomorrow April 26. She was born August 30 1875 Bradford Ta came to Fairfield in 1895 and married Fry Copeland March 12 1895. The bereaved husband has the sympathy of many friends in this hour of affliction.
Mrs Anuncie D Allum died after a long illness at John Allum's home on Sunday April 15. Born September 4 1868 in Jefferson County Iowa she married James N Allum October 22 1893 and lived in Kellogg. Funeral services conducted by F W Collins were held at 3 PM Monday at the house with burial in Kellogg Cemetery.
Miss Rachel Scott died at the home of J. F. Deardorff in Fairfield on Friday April 13 after a long cancer illness at age 62. Her remains were taken to her mother's home near Abingdon for funeral services conducted Saturday by Rev. W. A. Jackson. She had moved to Dakota fifteen years earlier to homestead and also owned property in Fairfield leaving a mother three sisters and two brothers.
Richard C. Barrett urges Iowa instructors to mobilize pupils for Arbor Day on the 17th. About seventy percent of Iowa children attend country schools where Arbor Day planting is common, with a call for city residents to participate as well and care for planted trees to create thrifty, well trimmed shade.
William Owens mounts Nat Goodwins A Gilded Fool for a short spring tour outside major cities. His Shakespearean and classical dramas are praised for acting and production quality. The play's rights cost a large sum, and owners expect the work will eclipse past Owen successes with strong public support.
We invite you to compare our quality and prices with any stock in the city. If we do not offer equal quality for less money or better quality for the same money, we do not expect you to buy from us. This week we offer.
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