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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
4
County Correspondence Seeks News From Jefferson and Surroundings
Walnut Township notes include visits by Mrs. Gantz of Fairfield and Mrs. Bert Montgomery from Colorado. Local families, social events, and church activities are listed, with church groups planning a Sunday school picnic at Miller Grove on August 7 and a vacation affecting preaching.
Merrimac Heat Wave Shows 110 Degrees
Merrimac reports extreme heat reaching 110 degrees in the shade. Local residents Wade Carper gave Grandma McGuire Maggie Minnie and little Cocola Adams rides in his car. Estrus Norton and wife visited Mt Pleasant hospital with Mrs. Marion Adams who is improving. Farmers report threshing done and Henry Manhardt oats at forty five bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Wade Carper
Grandma McGuire
Maggie
Mina Norton
Cocrila Adams
Anna Shuppy
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Manhardt
Estrus Norton
Marion Adams
Germanville
James Sammons
E. Norton
Chas. Haifley
Brighton Social Notes Early August
Miss Edna Martin visits Mahomet Ill. Miss Rule Walker visits Mt. Auburn and Cedar Rapids. C C Heacock returns from Cedar Falls visit with son Guy. Miss Madge Delong returns from Fairfield. Mrs. Ella Blackwood Liming visits her father and sister. Harry and Leland Barricklow visit grandparents George and Mrs Savage from Pine Bluffs Ark. Mrs. Armstrong Rhua return from Ottumwa. Annie Van Winkle visits Eldon. Elsie and Ruth Davis return from Fairfield after visiting Rev C C Davis. Frank Ingham and family from Chicago visit mother en route to Seattle. R H Pringle returns from Tacoma funeral of Frank Cushman. Anna Hart leaves for Salt Lake City to visit her brother. Mr Strohm and wife of Grace Hill visit Mr Engel. Mrs Cal Stephens Vida and Mrs Will Stout Fairfield visitors. Goldie Messenger returns to Wayland after visiting Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Edna Martin
Mahomet
Ills
Rule Walker
Mt. Auburn
Cedar Rapids
C. C. Heacock
Guy
Cedar Falls
Madge Delong
Fairfield
Ella Blackwood Liming
Harry
Leland Barricklow
Pine Bluffs
Ark
Frank Cushman
Anna Hart
Salt Lake City
Strohm
Grace Hill
Engel
Cal Stephens
Vida
Will Stout
Goldie Messenger
Wayland
Ladies Aid to entertain Parsons College auxiliary
Libertyville Iowa August 2 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will entertain the auxiliary of Parsons College at Mrs Stephen son's August 5. Mrs F Spees of Birmingham spent Monday with Mrs F Winn. Harlie Carter of Fairfield visited here. Mrs Ida Dunn of Waterloo and Mrs Anna Lane of Stockport visited last week at J P Campbell's. Florence Glotfelty of Fairfield visited relatives here. Mrs Anna Maddox and children of Stockport have been visiting at the Henry Hawkins home. Misses Grace Long and Myrtle Price of Eldon spent Wednesday evening with Mr and Mrs Floyd Crawford. Miss Hazel C Scovel spent the last of the week with Mr and Mrs Mace Clinkenbeard at Fairfield. Mrs Lew Fordyce and daughter spent Tuesday with Mrs A King. Mrs Robert Wilson left Saturday for a visit with her children at Brighton. G B Baker of Ottumwa was a business caller here Friday. Mrs S C Ross and son George
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Paine
Eldon
A. E. Rodibaugh
Ottumwa
L. Leedy
Fairfield
Gus Garber
Albia
Freda Carter
Burlington
Eliott’s
Business College
George Newland
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of
M. E. Church
Carl Riggs
C. Vaught
Baby
Maud McDonough
Creston
Iowa
Minnie Jenks
Dr. Stephenson
Will Foster
Table Grove
III
Loren
Libertyville
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Parsons College
Anna Maddox
Stockport
Henry Hawkins
Grace Long
Myrtle Price
Floyd Crawford
Hazel C. Scovel
Mace Clinkenbeard
Lew Fordyce
A. King
Robert Wilson
Brighton
G. B. Baker
S. C. Ross
George
Local Notes from Packwood Aug 2 Harvests and Visits
Farmers harvest underway as thresher hums in Packwood. Miss Ethel Gatewood's Oskaloosa visitor arrives, while Mrs. McClain and child and W. Loomis relatives from Missouri visit. Several neighbors call on friends, and a Milwaukee Railroad freight wreck east of Lindy causes losses. Isaac Webb marks his 86th birthday with 345 postal cards. Band concert draws a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packwood
Ethel Gatewood
Oskaloosa
McClain
Ned Oliver
Jennie Jones
L. N. Loomis
Missouri
Frank Marlow
Ollie
W. C. Harris
Milwaukee Railroad
Lindy
Nina Cathey
Harry Loughary
Will Loughary
Walter Thomas
Roy McChesney
J. H. Peters
Emma Nelson
Ola Farmer
O. M. Bundy
A. A. Peters
Martinsburg
Maud Hines
Maud Everett
Mt. Pleasant
Hedrick
J. C. Everett
Blanche Everett
A. C. Oliver
Isaac Webb
Threshing and hay harvest progress in Cross Lanes
Cross Lanes reports rapid threshing and hay harvest aided by good weather. Most work expected to finish this week. Mrs. N. A. Lamme and daughter spent Sunday at the parental Geo. [text unclear]
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Lamme
Geo
Eldon Social Notes See Visits and Local Events
Mrs May Huston visited with her parents in White Elm. Mrs Liza Carter returned after visiting with her daughter in Ottumwa. Mr Griffith and children from near Keosauqua visited Isaac Griffith and wife in Eldon. Milo Roberts and Glen Seitz rode to Ottumwa Saturday. J J Curren transacted business in Ottumwa. Isaac Griffith and wife shopped there. Artie Almon and wife returned from a visit at the parental Almon home. Miss Mattie Richardson passed through enroute home from Burlington Colorado. Born recently to Mr and Mrs Elmer Weber a son. George Seitz spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs T Allman visiting relatives in Ottumwa. A good rain is needed locally. Eldon had a wreck when a train ran into the depot causing damage but no injuries. Emanuel Morrow and children visited over Sunday with Evert Sumner and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Eldon
Emanuel Morrow
Evert Sumner
Round Prairie Sunday school convention set for Aug 20
Glendale notes a shower welcome, with Miss Selma Johnson visiting Stanton relatives and Mrs. Larrington from Lucas helping sick Mrs. A. G. Straley. Families from Middletown and Perry Hickenbottom bid farewell to Archibalds. Victoria Toothaker visits old home for heated term. A. G. Staley's mother and two sons enjoy a brief stay in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Selma Johnson
Stanton
Larrington
Lucas
A. G. Straley
Mark Toothaker
Middletown
Perry Hickenbottom
B. Archibald
Victoria Toothaker
Pleasant
Round Prairie Township
Glasgow
A. G. Staley
Thayer
Remedy Eases Years of Colicky Pains
Beaver Dam Kentucky resident I S Son credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with lasting relief from intense colicky pains after being advised by a friend. The speaker notes no recurrence for four years and notes the remedy is sold by F W Jericho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. Mason
Beaver Dam
Chamberlain
F. W. Jericho
Woman Burns From Carbolic Acid Witch Hazel Mixup
Mrs William Zwanziger of Nashua was severely burned when she woke at night and reached for witch hazel but grabbed a carbolic acid bottle instead and rubbed it on her chest. She quickly washed herself but the acid spread causing painful burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zwanziger
Nashua
William Zwansiger
Electric Bitters Cure Malaria in Potomac Marshes
Washington malarial spots in Potomac bottoms breed fever chills and debility. Electric Bitters destroy the germs and cure malaria, liver kidney and blood troubles, and may prevent typhoid. Try them 50 cents guaranteed by F. S. Shriner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Potomac
R. M. James
Louellen
F. S. Shriner
Threat to Oust Sheriff in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officials claim to explain impeachment charges as Sheriff Loftus, warned from San Francisco, vows to clarify everything on return. The case centers on J. A. Harris in custody for robbery of multiple homes and an attack on Mayor Carmody, with details shared by prisoner Glenn Arnott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Loftus
San Francisco
J. A. Harris
Carmody
Glenn Arnott
Sheriff Loftus Employs Arnott for $300 to Arrest Vagrant
Arnott released from jail found the hidden men in the indicated place. Sheriff Loftus admitted hiring Arnott for 300 dollars to come to Cedar Rapids as a vagrant, be arrested, and obtain Harris's statement. Loftus then left for San Francisco with an insane patient. Arnott, who had served time at Joliet and Anamosa, confessed he was no detective and said Loftus paid him only 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnott
Loftus
Cedar Rapids
Harris
San Francisco
Joliet
Anamosa
Navy uses Iowa butter in navy supply from Lake Mills
Lake Mills Iowa July 30 Manager J A Horvel and buttermaker H E F Forrester report strong progress in butter packing for the United States navy reaching the 100000 pound contracted mark this week last shipment to cold storage will be made. Government Inspector Prof W Larson has conducted chemical analyses for a bulletin later and will inspect cheese manufacture in Plymouth Wisconsin before returning to the Pennsylvania State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Mills
J. A. Horvel
H. EF. Forrester
United States Navy
W. Larson
Plymouth
Wis
Pennsylvania State College
Larson
Uncle
Sam
Navy
Department of Agriculture Land
Chamberlains Remedy Praised by Traveler for Diarrhoea Cure
H S Nichols of Oakland Indiana tells of quick cures after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since 1872. He says he never travels without it and endorses its effectiveness. Sold by F W Jericho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
H. S. Nichols
Oakland
Ind
F. W. Jericho
Andrew Townsend Hisley Hospitalized After Dakota Incident
News from Yale South Dakota reports Andrew Townsend Hisley widely known as the erotic wheelbarrow candidate for president was attacked while giving a speech. A group seized his wheelbarrow riding him off the stage causing a broken arm and other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Yale
South Dakota
Andrew Townsend Hisley
Iowa
Ele
The Crime of Idleness Ad on Health Pills
Idleness causes liver trouble and a range of ailments. Dr King’s New Life Pills claim to banish liver problems and improve health. Available for 25 cents at F S Shriner’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
F. S. Shriner’s
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Sold Here for Quick Relief
Seared with a hot iron or injured by accident Bucklen's Arnica Salve reduces inflammation and pain. Earth’s supreme healer for boils ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. 2s¢ at F. S. Shriner's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lua Earth
F. S. Shriner’s
Notice of partition suit over Jefferson County land
Public notice in Jefferson County Iowa that N E Welch sues to quiet title and bar heirs to sections 18 72 11 in township 72 range 11. The petition seeks decree reforming deeds and confirming Welch's fee simple ownership after more than ten years adverse possession. Proceeding set for September 27 1909 at Fairfield Court House with four week publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iown
Jefferson County
Welch
Andrew Fef
B. Hagey
John Robinson
James Tatum
James ‘Tatum
Andrew Harris
Martha
Andrew
Martha Harris
Elizabeth Martin
Township
Lown
District Court
Iowa
N. E. Welch
Andrew B. F. Hagey
Piff
N. W
Sandrine Tatum
Reuben Harris
S. E
Isaac Harris
Elizabeth Jane Martin
Elizabeth
Court House
Fairfield
A. M. van Allen
Fairfield Tribune
M. A, Roberts
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Edison Phonograph
Dison
Edison
D. Kerrick & CO
Z&.w
Z. W
Fair Grounds
Jeffson County
A. C. Wisecarver
E Whitney
Jefferson
Tribune
Walnut
Chicago
Whitmore
Ralph Crawford
Helen Parson
Beckwith
Gail Stanford
McNeil
Miller Grove
Ayer
Thed
Ayer Co
Lowell, Mase
Arnval
Iowa State
Liberati
Cag
Premienss
Iowa Brigade Band
Ft. Dodge
Pain
Cc. E. Cameron
J. & Simpson
Des Morines
Des Moines
Lake Mills Creamery
Hisley
Dakota
Hufstedler & Baker
RIVED
Heosler Mfg, Co
R. A
A.w.chase Medicine Co
Buffalo,n.y
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