Numerous visitors and travelers bound through the city
Several residents returned from trips as far as California and Colorado while others planned excursions to Minnesota, Illinois, and Vermont. Notable names include Miss Anna Silcott, Mrs. J. W. Miller, Rev. Osborn, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Van Nostrand, and J. G. Browning, with trips by car, rail, and bus noted among Fairfield residents and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Goeney
Lockridge
A. Power
Fam
Davenport
Anna Silcott
Winfield
I. Muller
Beecher City
Ill
Sting
J. W. Miller
Ofiladelphia
John Davis
Iss Ethel
Spokane
Washington
A. S. McPherson
Eastlington
J. C .Thorne
Thurstor Excelsior
Minnesota
Minnetonka
Mary Beatty
Destines
Ric. Beatty
Margaret Carson
Alice Ilds
C. H. Myers
Mt. Pleasant
Myers
Methodist Episcopal Arch
Os. Osborn
Stokes McDonough Wedding at St Marys Church
Miss Maude A Stokes of this city married Edward Mc Donough of Creston Wednesday morning at St Marys Catholic church. Rev Father Hogan officiated. The bride daughter of Mrs Carrie Stokes now of Libertyville is a noted educator and previously taught Latin. The groom, once Beckwith operator, now a clerk in the Creston train despatcher's office. They will reside in Creston after August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude A. Stokes
Edward McDonough
Creston
Father Hogan
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Carrie Stokes
Libertyville
Fairfield High School
Parsons College
Beckwith
Death of Miss Nellie Sullivan in Davenport
Miss Nellie Sullivan died Saturday at 7 00 PM at her East Hempstead street home after months of tuberculosis following pneumonia. Born and raised in Davenport she worked as bookkeeper for McCarthy Stone Construction Co. Survived by step mother Mrs Kate Sullivan and brothers Hugh and Daniel. Funeral at Catholic church conducted by Rev Father Hogan. Interred at Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Sullivan
East Hempstead Street
Miss Sullivan
McCarthy Stone Construction Co
Davenport
Mexico
Evergreen Cemetery
Short Course Mass Meeting Forms Jefferson County Club
A mass meeting at Library Hall in Jefferson County gathered Saturday afternoon to spark interest in an agricultural short course. Temporary Chairman Louden outlined correspondence and a permanent organization was formed with officers led by President William Louden and a roster of directors from multiple towns. The course is planned for December and aims to be one of Iowa’s best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Library Hall
Louden
Iowa
William Louden
J. P. Manatrey
S. J. Chester
E. D. Y. Culbertson
Lucian Marcy
J. P. Starr
Adam Messer
Walnut Township
Mr. Roberts
Penn Township
J. B. Knight
Black Hawk Township
John G. Oliver
Polk Township
Marion Tracy
Locust Grove
Mr. Ross
Center Township
W. A. Burkhart
Buchanan Township
Mr. Bankhead
Lockridge Township
Hiram Heaton
Round Prairie
John Roth
Cedar Township
W. W. Gearhart
Liberty Township
Polk Campbell
Des Moines
Frank McClain
City
C. H. Gage
J. F. Clarke
R. W. Lamson
Ben Bear of Iowa Falls Dies From Gangrene
Ben Bear of Iowa Falls dies from gangrene after corn paring on a foot. He was the son of Andrew Bear and recently had toes and part of a side of his foot removed in an operation to halt the infection. The procedure failed and the poison spread, proving fatal early Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Bear
Iowa Falls
Andrew Bear
Four Dubuque Grocers Face Fraud Labels Charges
In Dubuque Iowa on July 31 four grocers N Clemens of Holy Cross Sig W Young of Epworth and P P Breitbach of Beltown were sworn in before Justice Skemp by Assistant County Attorney Dennison acting for State Food and Dairy Commissioner Wright. They are charged with selling extracts bearing no or misleading labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque, Ia
Skemp
Dennison
Wright
N. Clemens
Holy Cross
Sig W. Young
Epworth
P. P. Breitbach
Beltown
Dubuque County
Next Iowa Legislature Seen Not Active in Major Reforms
Des Moines Aug 3 The Iowa legislature for 1913 is expected to offer few major reforms. The anti pass and primary laws likely face amendments rather than repeal while taxation and school law revisions draw attention. Officials expect the insurance department proposal to pass and race into lobbying by the state marshals and seed associations amid talk of tuberculosis controls and university reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Friends of the Law
School Law Revision Commission
Anti-Saloon League
State Marshals’ Club
Association of Seed Men
Farmers’ Organizations
State Food and Dairy Department
Department of Insurance
State Auditor's
Bleakley
State Auditor
Insurance Commission
Board of Supervisors
Poet Will Carleton Attacks Cadman in Iowa Lecture
Will Carleton, the poet and lecturer, fell out with Dr. Cadman during a Mason City talk. Cadman had recently participated in a Marshalltown joint debate with Captain Hobson and backed a strong navy, criticizing a preacher in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Carleton
America
Mason City
Iowa
Dr. Cadman
Marshalltown
Hobson
Gas from Oklahoma Could Feed Europe, Says Eberson
St Louis man Alexander A. Eberson argues within ten years Europe may receive gas directly via pipeline from Oklahoma. He notes Oklahoma supplies neighboring states and has existing pipelines to St Louis and Pittsburgh area. Eberson plans Havre France packing house and cites oil leases backing his gas-pipe scheme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Oklahoma
London
Europe
Alexander A. Eberson
Havre
France
United States
Kansas
Indiana
Texas
Eberson
Pittsburg
Indiana Territory
Standard Oil Company
Salveing Rustling Regions Show Lawfulness, Ex-Sheriff Says
Kansas City Star reports ex-sheriff James W. White touring Wheeler and Texas Panhandle property remarks on orderliness, lack of saloons, and scarce jail terms. He cites a settler who learned that habitual swearing draws distrust and was corrected by locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Texas Panhandle
United States
James W. White
Macon County
Wheeler County
White
Oklahoma
Illinois
A Spanish Word Matters in a Safety Plan
A narrator recalls advising a novice on the harmless use of the Spanish word Salvamento as a safety valve. The pair’s lesson ends with a tense moment when two horses bolt, prompting a bystander to cry out asking the word’s meaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Printing Firm Funds Dispute In Council Bluffs Suit
In Council Bluffs Iowa August 1 a suit filed in district court alleges misappropriation of about $2000 from Monarch Printing Company by secretary and manager John C Small. Partners J J Kirby G E Black and George W Sandha seek court order to apportion capital stock and recover funds, with an accounting of Small withdrawals from June 9 to July 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
John C. Small
Monarch Printing Company
J. J. Kirby
G. E. Black
George W. Sandha
Small
Black, Kirby and
Sandia
Weed Campaign Ends in Des Moines Junior City
Des Moines reports the first summer weed cutting campaign wraps up with 1,000 properties assessed and 800 more to assess. Weed cutters will rest until weeds regrow as streets and public improvements warn owners to curb growth or face renewed cuts. Most assessments run about twenty five cents, with some higher charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines, Jr
Railroad Inspectors Tour Passes Through Iowa
A special Illinois Central train carrying President Harriman Vice President Rawn and General Supt C L Ewing visited Harriman at Iowa Falls and other stops en route from Chicago to Omaha for a tour of inspection the paper reports yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Iowa Falls
Illinois Central
Rawn
Supt. C. L. Ewing
Chicago
Omaha
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cecil Alexander
Liss St. John
Ames
G. D. McGaw
Excelsior
Minn
Lake Minnetonka
James Moorhead
Lillian Bryan
Ir. Walter Davis
Leslie Harper
Enver
Colorado
Lynn Comfort
Missoche
Twin Bridges
Ontana
R. Louden
L. W. van Nostrand
Nell Ball
Yellowgrass
Canada
W. C. Loudon
St.ouis
Western Gas Construction Co
Knoxville
Frank Sullivan
Siloam Springs
A. S. Corbitt
Enid
C. L. Parrett
Haynes
Emporia
Kans
R. B. Louden
Carl Gelbke
Wisconsin
N. C. Anstead
Robert
Anstead
Nobie Calhoun
Burlington
Fay Lucas
Stockport
Nesta Peek
E. E. Lucas
Harlan Gossick
George W. Unkrich
Godfrey
William Jackson
Osborn
Thomas Dwyer
C. J. Fulton
Ben. O. Woolsey
Albia
Logan School
E. F. Morrison
Mary
Helen Bean
New London
Grace Clements
P. H. Fisher
Ruth Johnson
Alliance
Nebraska
H. P. Bosworth
C. F. Campbell
Fairfield
Campbell
James Turner
Galena
Percy Easton
Vermont
Harvey Easton
Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
J. C. Gossick
Ft. Collins
J. G. Browning
Clarinda
S. C
W. C. Spaulding
Denver
Frank H. Wells & Co
Japan
Carleton
Cadman
The
TALAR
Ladies Sailors
Pala
Bluffs
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