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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
13
County correspondence lists Mrs. Murphy gravely ill with visitors from Ottumwa and relatives visiting nearby families. Attendees at Chautauqua include Ethel Greeson Lucile Anderson and others lodging with Mrs. John Bell. Irene Davidson visited Alice Davidson in Belknap and Mary E Davidson stayed with Mrs. Louis Brown.
Burlington residents visit relatives in Libertyville and Mt. Pleasant, while others head for Kansas City auto school or Minneapolis. A banked ditch incident near Birmingham injures a party, but all escape serious harm.
Linby and nearby residents are shown visiting relatives and conducting routine tasks. The list mentions Marion McVey of Wayland Iowa Lulu Brown and Mrs Harrison heading to Ottumwa Nettie Johnson moving to Packwood Mrs John Weber building a barn near Linby and many others visiting, calling or traveling to Packwood Farson Ottumwa Libertyville Abingdon Muscatine and Ottumwa for business and family reasons.
Clarence Hickenbottom attends Chautauqua in Middletown Iowa. Mrs J R Nelson returns from two weeks at H A Swanson home. Mrs Joseph Hickenbottom visits relatives in Salina Thursday. Many locals attend Mt Pleasant fair last week. Arvid Nelson of Galesburg NL called on friends Sunday.
Wm Linder and wife from Libertyville visited relatives in Abingdon. Farmers harvest second crop of weeds. Vern Bradfield introduces new hay and straw baler powered by gasoline engine. Residents Richardson Hutton Wavesville Peebler Batavia J A Vanney Farson and Ryan Snider threshing nearby. Gala Cox Farson visited sister Mrs Otto Steele. Mrs H A Whittington Compe tine shopped in Abingdon. John Larmore North Stringtown will teach Devil's Lake School No 2 in September. P L Darling and family Batavia and Miss Sears Brookville visited Mrs Downey. John Baker family guests with Frank Baker in Des Moines. Less Raney Ben Peters hauled sand from Lindy. John Hofhauser called in Ottumwa. Mr and Mrs Robert Gill visited parental home near Packwood. Glen Myers attended Chautauqua at Fairfield. Tom William Clark Ray Nelson Frank Mowery fished on Skunk River. Dr Bateman of Fairfield was a business caller in Abingdon.
Mrs O B Myers visited friends in Hedrick and Ottumwa last week. O F Steiglader is recovering well in his new house. Martha Webb attended the Christian church tent meeting in Hedrick returning Monday. Next Sunday ends union meetings at the Christian church after other services at the M E church. Mrs Shafer of Marshalltown Iowa stayed a few days with friends here. Grace Moorman visited Mrs Alice Weller southeast of town. Anis Jackson of Marshalltown visited the Steward visitors south of town. Carl Peters is much better. Mrs Clara Eckley of Pekin spends days with daughter Mrs Jessie Klingerman south of town.
Mrs S A Jones called to Weeping Water Neb for her ill daughter. Homer Briton spends a week in Des Moines. Grace Dunbar visits Washington and attends Chautauqua. Mary Chambers of Ainsworth stays with relatives. Mary Pool in Fairfield for Chautauqua. Henry Moore of the Old Soldiers Home visits his sister Mrs Spohn. Will McIntire visits here and Fairfield. lives near Burlington. W C Isreal and wife of Des Moines visit here. Maud Brinton heads to Cedar Rapids for National YWCA conference at Lake Geneva with twelve girls for ten days. Steve Woods leave for Montana for three to four weeks. Dorothy Bridwell visits relatives at Newport. Elizabeth Neal dies at her son John Neal’s home aged 87 years 10 months 8 days. survived by six children, ten grandchildren, five great grandchildren. funeral at home conducted by Rev Pool. J A Johnson of Ft Wayne Ind visits Mrs Mattie Johnson. brother-in-law they haven’t seen in 35 years. Mrs John Brier and Miss Goldie.
Last Friday visitors from several towns arrived as Emma Bailey Irene returned to Fairfield and relatives gathered. The town celebrated Brighton's third annual Booster Day on Wednesday August 14 with a refreshed road drag setup, bright sun, and a day filled with band music and races.
Keosauqua August 15. Mrs. Fred Rigsby died at midnight from severe burns suffered when a coal oil can exploded while she tried to start a fire. Her husband wrapped her in a blanket, neighbors rallied, and the blaze caused little home damage. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr of Bona Parte and leaves a four year old daughter.
Chester Roach alias Cockney Roach, accused of stealing a diamond worth over two thousand dollars from a Pittsburgh hotel toilet room, was detained in Washington Iowa as extradition papers were signed by Governor Carroll. Officers from Pittsburgh planned to retrieve him.
Philadelphia August 16 Councilman William Burke resigns claiming he cannot endure blackmail by an ex convict. Burke recounts a crime career as Benjamin H Tripp in New York and Boston, ending in Massachusetts state prison. Upon release, he moved to Philadelphia and lived honestly until a prison associate extorted money from him.
Des Moines Iowa August seventeenth reports say western and southwestern Iowa roiled by heavy rain wind and electrical storms. Lightning killed three horses on Max Lappe’s farm near Glidden and many other stock losses plus extensive corn field damage noted across the region.
The article argues that good roads enable farmers to deliver products any day, capture favorable markets, and raise land values. It links road quality to morals, citizenship, trade, education, religion, health, and happiness, urging that all sectors demand reliable highways to market goods and buy manufactured items.
Edward A. Seaton of Minot told University of Wisconsin commencement listeners that insect pests and plant diseases from abroad threaten U S agriculture. He said strict foreign quarantine and strong domestic quarantine are needed to prevent losses estimated at 1 billion dollars annually and 20 percent of crops. He cited San Jose scale codlin moth Hessian fly and even the common house fly as examples of foreign origin. He noted the U S lags behind other nations in quarantine despite Turkey and Germany restricting imports of nursery stock and potatoes respectively.
A large gathering in Washington county Kansas joins A R Losh to build one mile of road in a day. 150 workers with 60 teams and engines reshape the route with wide graded surface, proper slopes and cleared brush, led by local figures from Linn Palmer Clifton and Washington. The effort ends when a southeastern town motor club caps pay at 12.50 per mile, halting further work.
A National Stockman and Farmer remark discusses how farmers become specialists by birth, by circumstance, or through forced specialization, noting the lasting disadvantages of narrowing skill sets.
A Midwest highway program gains support as the Chicago to Milwaukee link grows. Charles T. Jeffery of the Thomas B. Jeffery company donates 1000 dollars toward a 6000 dollar Kenosha county road fund, backing a broader push for improved public highways.
A reader in Home and Farm praises crafting a garden hoe from an old buggy spring. The blade, made from the shortest leaf of the spring, is drilled to fit a shank, riveted, and paired with a reused handle or a short pipe. The implement digs deep and cultivates effectively, encouraging recycling discarded springs.
The Rosalia chamber of commerce organizes road improvement by macadamizing approaches into Rosalia Washington. A committee led by F J Witner and others will consult adjoining farmers to gain cooperation as northern segments extend beyond city limits.
Commissioner of Streets and Sewers Durfey has begun oiling the streets to control dust. After sweeping, oil is sprayed and covered with crushed stone screenings, then rolled flat by the steam road roller for a smooth finished surface.
A British immigrant to Canada proposes heating soil with underground electric wires spaced five feet apart and one foot under the surface. Twenty five miles of wire would cover twenty acres, aiming to mimic continuous sunshine in a controllable glass house system.
Secretary James Wilson of the United States Department of Agriculture notes the potential in agricultural colleges sending graduates back to farms with knowledge to boost profitability.
A United States Department of Agriculture bulletin notes the potato wart disease has not yet reached the U S but has appeared in Newfoundland from Europe. Fungicides are largely ineffective. soil treatments failed. Rotation and burning infected tubers for eight years are advised, with strict seed controls and exclusion of diseased stock from fields.
Disconnected actors in the shipping season recount frustrations as growers abandon melons to distributors while a distributor urges initiative. The exchange highlights market pressure and the need to actively market produce at reasonable prices.
Practical guidance on livestock care notes sheep water quality and hoof inspection for colts. It warns against dirty drinking water and uneven hoof growth, recommends trimming with a rasp, and cautions brood sow feeding to avoid excess corn while praising corn as a good hog feed in proper amounts.
Week ending August 18 1912 shows showery conditions with near normal average temperatures. Heavy rainfall western two thirds of Iowa, Missouri slope stations reporting over 3 inches and some over 4 inches. Threshing slowed, grain damaged by wet weather. corn growth fair, moisture sufficient in western half. potatoes promising. note high rainfall totals in Dubuque and Waterloo. George M. Chappel, Section Director.
Des Moines Aug 17 railroad officials told A R Corey secretary of the state board of agriculture that reduced rates for the state fair are unlikely this year The railroads cite inability to run excursions or offer special rates in two cent a mile territory The statement follows talks with railroad representatives at the state house.
Practical care tips for housewives including softening kid gloves with a damp towel an hour before use and preventing linen scorch marks by onion rubbing. Guidelines cover drying woolens flat on a line without wringing and avoiding fruit glass breakage by placing a wet cloth under hot servings. A pinch of soda aims to prevent milk curdling during boiling.
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