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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
9
Local business leaders promote an ambitious Old Settlers Day for late September to showcase the city and draw out of town shoppers. Dr. L D James Pearl McElhany W F Bevering and Fred Jericho express strong support urging early organization and substantial financial backing to ensure a memorable event.
John H. Merckens and family returned from the K of P supreme lodge meeting in Denver. He praised Denver hosting and said the convention was one of the most successful in attendance and achievements with peaceful officer elections amid friendly rivalry.
Reports from organizations show a healthy condition and substantial membership growth. Observers generally concede the outlook for the upcoming Pythian year is exceptionally bright.
Spirit Lake Iowa August story recounts a horse chewing a $50 banknote intended as a birthday gift. Ben Benda planned the present, sister staged the surprise, but the old roan ate the cash. the gift will be delivered as cash at the bank in the future.
Des Moines Iowa reports that Bertha Liebbecke known as fainting Bertha whose history includes multiple Iowa state institutions provided information to Pinkerton agents leading to the capture of Adolph Dumont and part of the Dumont gang in Chicago. The notorious criminal, once committed to various facilities, used feigned fainting to steal and snub accomplices.
Three members of the Illinois national guard were wounded near Camp Lincoln by a farmer. Howard W. Bodin of Peoria was shot in the left hip, Lawrence Layer of Pekin in the back, and Charles C. Dwyer of Pekin in the right arm left leg and back. All were treated at Camp Lincoln hospital. The incident occurred as Company I of the Fifth Infantry passed through a barn yard when an elderly man and a younger man fired on them with a shotgun, but the guardsmen were out of ammunition.
A witty phrase suggests a man who avoids advertising makes a fitting companion for a mummy, implying discretion and reserved presentation. The remark frames a humorous view on restraint and old fashioned courtship in a bygone era.
Fairfield Chautauqua opens today amid reports of unusually strong advance sales. Season tickets exceed last year by about 100 dollars with nearly 2500 earned so far and reserved seats selling 435 up to Monday noon, an increase of 135 over 1 last year. Organizers note greater crowds are expected and preparations include tent floors for campers and grounds readied for the program.
A street fakir in Keokuk displayed prunes and vegetables under microscopes revealing many microbes. He then tested water by placing a drop under the glass and offering it to a farmer, drawing a curious crowd.
A Keokuk Gate City report describes a farmer watching a glass containing a drop of water infested with wiggling snakes and horned animals. After the fakir adds whiskey, the creatures curl and die, prompting the farmer to refuse water without whiskey mixed in.
Eugene W. Chafin of Tucson was notified he is the Prohibition party presidential nominee at Waukesha Wisconsin. About three thousand attendees from Wisconsin and the Midwest gathered as Dr. C. H. Mead formally announced the nomination despite rain forcing indoor ceremonies.
Twenty five dollars in prizes will be awarded for the best Good Roads essays at the upcoming picnic event next Saturday. Local entrants are invited to submit their work and compete for the prizes.
The Jefferson County Good Roads Association will hold an essay contest at Chautauqua Park with $25 in prizes for men over 18, men under 18, and youths and juveniles. Prizes include 5 3 2 dollars for adults, 5 3 2 for younger men, and 2.5 1.5 1 for youths with essays on the value of good roads. A committee of judges will award winning essays as county officials are urged to attend the Saturday picnic to show support.
Practically every business in Fairfield will close at 1 PM so employers and employees may attend the Chau tauqua opening. Business and professional men will march in a parade to Chautauqua park led by the Fairfield band, urging participation. The scene extols country life as deeply appealing.
The remark suggests that broadening interest will build momentum across communities and markets. It hints at increasing engagement and participation as awareness expands, with benefits spreading to related sectors and events.
Fire at Heath McIe Iatire wholesale hardware in Ottumwa last week wipes out building and contents valued at 200000 dollars. Company plans immediate rebuilding.
Constantinople dispatch reports Gallipolis, a Turkish seaport 152 miles west of Constantinople, and Thhanak Kalessi at the northwest Dardanelles area destroyed by a quake. Many inhabitants were killed or injured.
Tent No 40 at the Chautauqua grounds hosts The Toadstool Club inviting the public to bring fungi for naming. The exhibit features edible and poisonous mushrooms with interesting pictures and specimens likely to inform visitors.
Representative Pepper has been offered the management of the western headquarters of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Chicago. He will travel there tonight to review the field and is expected to accept. Pepper is the second Iowa Democrat to receive such an offer, following Judge Wade who was offered the western campaign for Wilson and the national committee.
A Burlington Iowa group of Boy Scouts travels toward Washington D C bearing a message from their mayor to President Taft. The trek covers about 2000 miles with a roundabout route having concluded in New York August 3 after leaving June 10. Scouts listed include L Cheney camp master in charge and E Casperson J E Egan Cyrus Schlichter R Rigel A Zorawski and D Trump.
A humorous verse recounts a shopkeeper who shuns advertising and loses customers. Locals read other sections of papers while his store becomes silent and overrun with cobwebs. Clerks grow fungi in musty aisles as a droopy merchant laments his faded trade.
Four of Corning Iowa’s seven rural mail carriers switch to autos E E Cupp W O Thomas W T Stokes and L E Burrows deliver mail by car and return home early doubling earnings while patrons receive mail faster. They say costs are about the same as horse routes given feed and upkeep today.
Fire at 2 30 Tuesday morning destroyed most of the McElhany department store stock on the east side of the square. Loss estimated by Mr McElhany at about 27000 with about two thirds insured. Building damage slight. Fire originated in basement. prompt fire company response limited damage and kept flames contained. Store to remain closed pending insurance adjustment.
Des Moines Iowa reports cool showery week with cloudiness and humidity. Temperature deficit averaged eight degrees. rainfall near normal but moisture excess in many areas delaying threshing. Large yields of small grain. corn promising to be among the state’s largest crops. Early southern fields nearly in roasting car stage. fall plowing for winter wheat begun in southern sections. George M Chappel Section Director.
George Walters, 27, of Bellon Missouri, shot his wife four times and killed himself after pursuing his wife and her mother to a Chautauqua meeting where a quarrel occurred. Walters had attempted to take their 4 year old daughter from the scene.
Topeka Kansas August 10 official returns show Governor Stubbs leading Senator Curtis for the Republican nomination for senator by district plurality and possibly winning the popular vote. Hodges leads Billard by more than 3000 votes in the Democratic governor race.
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