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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1920
Page
6
Tennessee’s lower House narrowly passes the suffrage amendment after a 48 to 48 tie breaks with a last minute yes. Opponents explore reconsideration and legal hurdles, while supporters urge confidence as Judge Seneca Cornell gains backing for a Supreme Court seat.
Ollie News reports O B Sipes sold 80 acres west of town called the Bowman 80 to Chas Heald of Packwood for 350 per acre. The property has no improvements, making the price seem favorable.
The passage extols the big agricultural and industrial Trib une edition as a standout county publication. It praises the Tribune for timely, worthwhile reporting and progress oriented journalism with the slogan It Pays to Tie to the Tribune.
The Agricultural and Industrial forty eight page edition of the Tribune last week drew wide acclaim in Fairfield and Jefferson county. Businesses sent copies to impress firms and friends in Oregon New York and Ohio. Citizens praised the issue as a major economic and civic boost and urged distribution beyond the city.
Mrs Chas A Johnston of Birmingham carried away top poultry honors at the fair last week. Her White Rock chickens won four first premiums three seconds and two thirds plus the sweepstakes for best poultry display. She also exhibited fine Fisher train chickens.
Omission from last week's Tribune issue corrected. Stuckey Gossick Milling Company remains a large stock food producer with a big plant and many workers. The firm reports ongoing, prosperous manufacturing activity and growing business.
Chas ee of Birmingham recovers his car after a quick chase when a man and a woman drive off from a local store with his vehicle in Fairfield. Johnston joins a passerby with a larger car and pursues through West Broadway alleys, blocked briefly by a Rock Island freight train, until thieves return the car claiming they took the wrong vehicle.
Geo W White writes from Pine Grove Montana describing high summer sunrises and sunsets near the North Pole view from his mountain home. He notes fine weather good crops cattle on forest reserve cheap cattle feed groceries and crops including oats and fall wheat. He mentions local neighbors and reminiscences about Fairfield and college friends and extends best wishes to the Tribune.
Jackson county asserts a deep pioneer legacy with early settlements dating to territorial days when Iowa was part of Wisconsin. Frank Burleson and wife celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary and his eighty third birthday on the farm where he was born. Neighbor John Sims has lived 66 years on the same farm since 1854, a feat noted among long-settled locals.
Fairfield Chautauqua opened with a large business delegation led by the Unkrich band. Rev. Keesey introduced the program director and the Chicago Operatic Co performed a varied afternoon program before humorist Strickland Gillilan spoke to a large audience.
Home demonstration agents conduct a census to estimate modern residences in townships. One county notes 119 automobiles and 17 bathtubs in a township, prompting a campaign for farm wives and promoting labor saving devices. Women's clubs push the slogan modern homes and labor saving devices on the farm.
An exhibit of Hampshire hogs from Clover Leaf Hampshire Farm Batavia owned by D P Fulton drew attention and praise at the fair last week. Thirteen of the seventeen pigs in the Boys club were supplied by this farm. Club members praised the stock and Fulton claims his line is near unbeatable.
Calves averaging 285 dollars a head were sold by the Boys and Girls Calf club at the Elder feed barn after three months of work. Initial appraisal was 225 dollars per calf, allowing 60 dollars for feed. About 400 dollars in prizes were awarded by judges Clyde Tarkington and Miller with Farley present. Winners included H D McClain and Ralph Harris among others, grand champion went to H D McClain for 40 dollars.
The Old Settlers Quartet entertained members of the group in Ottumwa last Sunday as guests of Rev. H. J. Hogan. They were taken to the park to meet St. Patrick's parish and enjoyed an afternoon of song and speaking before a banquet at the Ottumwa hotel.
Iowa farmers voice mixed views on frost risk to corn. Weather and crop bulletin warns that unusually favorable conditions are needed next month to avert frost damage. Most crops show slow progress with roasting ear stage and soft kernels likely unless weather improves.
There will be a teachers meeting Friday afternoon August 27 at 1 30 for all rural teachers and all grade teachers outside of Fairfield.
The Jefferson County Fair drew large crowds despite rainy weather, posting a $4,000 profit and new track and livestock records. Cyrus Landers and Jasper Coffin led stock wins in Percherons and Clydesdales, while Frank Chalupa and G H Koch dominated cattle classes. Dairy herds from Mt Pleasant hospital and Fairfield yielded top prizes. Holsteins swept the dairy division.
The Walmer family marked fifty years of marriage at the home of A W Walmer in Alliance Nebraska on August 11 from seven to ten p m. The gathering honored Mr and Mrs Walmer with relatives and friends sharing memories of a life united in harmony and family ties spanning generations.
A.L. posts in Iowa with 520 units prepare for Armistice Day on November 11. Plans call for presenting victory medals to all soldiers and nurses who served from April 4, 1917, to November 1, 1918. The War Department named the distributing agency and posts will collect medals via application blanks and custody through post commanders at ceremonies.
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