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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1912
Page
13
County residents N. D. Smith and son Orville, Mrs. Mary Stanfield and daughter head to Ottumwa for visits. Miss Laura Flint travels to Albert Lea Minnesota for several weeks with relatives. Many names attend events, visit Abingdon Hedrick and Linby, with plans to attend fairs and chautauquas in Fairfield and Hedrick.
Mrs. Mary J. Bottoff died at her Packwood homeSaturday evening about four o'clock. Funeral services were held at the M E church Monday afternoon. Charles Goodrich of Richland visited a Packwood home last week. Mrs. G T Everett and two children of Des Moines visited at the Moorman home in Packwood. Mr Carthey of Martinsburg and his daughter and grandson from Colorado visited W K Carthy’s family.
The Libertyville elevator company awarded a $4,000 contract to a Cedar Rapids constructor for a new elevator to begin once materials arrive. The column also lists numerous social visits and events including guests from Illinois and Missouri, a Rebekah convention attendance, birthdays, trips to Ottumwa and Burlington, and local shipping activity by Yost and Morley.
Leslie Hicks returns home with his wife and daughters after visiting. Miss Lizzie Sutherland visits Grace Dunbar in Brighton. Several residents travel for work and visits, with many family and church-related updates. The Brighton Rebekah lodge attends the district convention and various locals host guests, with remarks on a county fair week and recent rain.
Mrs. Humphrey visited by her daughter Mrs. John DuBois. Mrs. Mary A Davidson returns home after weeks with Lela Waterhouse and Lena Brown. Noble Mitchell breaks his arm after a hay load fall. Lucile Davidson visits relatives Frank Davidson and family. Herchel Herald's horse team panics, strikes a telephone pole, one horse dies. Mr. and Mrs Rob Ross and children also mentioned.
Clara Johnson returned from Hedrick where she attended Chautauqua. Mrs Joseph Hickenbottom visited Fairfield with her daughter Mrs H M Miller. About fifty from Parsonsville attended the Fairfield Circuit picnic at Chautauqua park. Miss Ruth and Pearl Monson of Fairfield were home for Sunday. John Caldwell of Aurora Illinois visits his aunt Mrs D D Gavin. Chester and Clarence Hickenbottom rode to Middletown. Grace and Mawritz Nelson of Ottumwa stayed at Oscar Monson's. William Moore improves from severe arm poisoning. Epworth League announces an ice cream social on church lawn Saturday evening August 10 with Lockridge band for entertainment. Everyone invited.
Mr and Mrs Fred Paxton spent Sunday with his brother Chas Sutton Mrs Charles Brown visited Tuesday at Mary Brown house. Mr and Mrs William Steele saw their son Lee in Competine. Miss Marie Jones of Batavia stayed last week with her uncle Thomas Black. Born to Mr and Mrs Will Stevens a daughter Saturday. Edgar Linder returned to work in Holstein Iowa after a week’s vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Smith and sons of Mr. Pleasant visited M. N. Smith on Sunday. G. Speilman of Packwood called at Linby Savings Bank Saturday. Mrs. Oscar Harden is visiting her aunt in Kansas. Last week, Mr. and Mrs. Amel Nelson welcomed a daughter.
Miss Clara Johnson returned from a week with an aunt in Hedrick. Miss Victoria Toothaker visited the old home, then went to Mt. Pleasant. H Heaton mourns the death of brother Joseph in Selma California on July 30 after arriving from England in 1848. He was a carpenter who helped build many eastern county houses. He and Margaret Ann Stewart celebrated their golden anniversary two years ago and leave a wife, son, and daughter plus three brothers.
Gov Woodrow Wilson traveled from Sea Girt New Jersey to New York and met with William F McCombs chairman of the national democratic committee. They discussed campaign plans including possible appointments for national treasurer finance chief and western headquarters head.
The week ending August 4 1912 in Des Moines notes cool dry conditions hindering corn and pastures while wheat oats rye and barley yields are high. Early reports on Aug 1 show corn 93 pastures 92 potatoes 94 with rye and winter wheat expected to exceed previous records. George M. Chappell Section Director.
A brief quip notes that some individuals seem to seize every chance to complain. It suggests a habit of nitpicking and perpetual readiness to fault others or circumstances. The tone is wry and observational about human behavior.
Washington August 4 Representative Mondell of Wyoming introduced a bill to appropriate 200000 for the U S to pay its share of eradicating predatory wild animals on forest reserves. He targets timber wolves coyotes mountain lions and other animals that kill sheep.
Col John Conklin long serving commander of the Second Field Artillery at Vancouver barracks is retired on his own application after more than thirty one years of service He is a New York native and a West Point graduate of 1884.
The Order of the Holy Cross general chapter convened at the University of Notre Dame for a week long session Delegates attend from Italy France India Canada and the United States to legislate for members and discuss order laws
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