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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1907
Page
8
The Mt Pleasant fair association in In Aug 17 reports gate receipts about $3,017.10 for the three days, nearly $200 short of last year due to threatening weather and a delayed merry-go-round. The amphitheater and quarter stretch contributed to the total while exhibitors hurried to clear gear before a storm.
Wreck on the branch two miles west of Keota Iowa delayed trains about two hours yesterday. The engine overturned while the fireman jumped to safety. the engineer remained with the locomotive and both escaped unharmed. About fifty feet of track was torn up before a wrecking crew cleared the line and moon trains resumed. M A Kite is the section boss on this branch.
Mrs. John Steahr of South Muscatine had her right eye removed at Bellevue hospital after a fly buzzed near her head for weeks. A leg morsel embedded in the eyeball caused inflammation and ulceration but she is now recovering and improving.
Ottumwa Saturday Herald reports Fairfield Iowa praised as beautiful and law abiding yet linked to notorious outlaws. It notes Bill Lee’s murder, Frank Rand’s killings, and William Haywood family ties, plus veteran J W Messick recounting Civil War service. Council Bluffs considers closing twelve licensed gambling houses after a brutal assault on James Lankton, amid rising anti gambling sentiment.
In Vinton Iowa on August 17 Capt R P Hobson displayed presence of mind when a severe storm hit the three day old chautauqua crowd of 2000. He halted the talk and organized men to protect lives as rain and wind drenched campers and attendees for over an hour.
Evangelist William A Sunday known in Fairfield sustained bruises and sprains when a taxi overturned after leaving the Oskaloosa chautauqua. He was treated on arrival in town. doctors say injuries will keep him sidelined for several days. Sunday spoke to packed crowds earlier and supervised a ball game in the Iowa league.
Funeral services for Grace Cockayne were conducted at the Rest Presbyterian church by Rev. James Bean. A longtime telephone office worker, she left her post last fall due to illness described as the white plague. Active in the church choir and various departments, she was cherished by family and friends, leaving behind her parents and two brothers.
A neatly wrapped infant was found on the doorstep of Mr and Mrs Fred ONeal in Clear Lake Iowa Aug 17 sheltered by flannels and coverlets. The baby was taken in and cared for. The origin remains a mystery with likely parents of good means.
Claude Stansberry, a prosperous farmer west of Bloomfield, was instantly killed by a bolt of lightning while feeding hogs in an open lot. Nine hogs also died. He leaves a wife and three small children. The report notes pigeons and turkeys have a natural temperature of 109 degrees, ten degrees higher than humans.
A Lancet editorial endorses fasting from luxury and excess as aligned with a vigorous healthy and moral state. It argues the church's Lenten fast guides the erring toward physiological righteousness through disciplined abstinence.
Dolly sits on the front stairs watching a young man in the parlor awaiting Dolly's aunt his sweetheart. Dolly hopes Auntie will come soon as she is "just paintin' her ace" and will be down shortly.
State of Iowa Jefferson County. To Perry Overbee and other heirs at law. Final report of C W Bailey administrator of Polly Overbee deceased will be on file by September 16 1907. Defend by September 1 1907 or default and judgment. Co W Bailey I D Jones administrator attorney for plaintiff.
State of Iowa notices a district court action by Henry Koons and Elmer F. Peterson against multiple defendants and unknown claimants over 28 acres and 65.40 acres of land in Jefferson County. The petition seeks title quieting and removal of clouds due to historic gaps in transfers, with dates set for response by September 2, 1907 and publication in Fairfield Tribune.
In a Chicago Tribune humor tone, Uncle Allen Sparks jokes there may be a foolkiller but he is either retired or behind on his orders, reflecting a light jab at busy times and delayed duties.
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