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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1912
Page
14
Des Moines reports estimate Iowa's total crop value at about 310 million dollars based on government figures for acres and per acre yields. Corn leads at 171.6 million, oats 59.7 million, wheat 16.1 million, with other crops adding to the total. Weather and market prices introduce uncertainty in final results.
A major blaze in Oskaloosa Iowa ignited in the Walton Clothing basement today driving flames and smoke into neighboring D W Tea and W Clendenon Shoe stores. Fire began at 9 am and raged until 2 pm with ground conditions preventing water application.
Reports from Portsmouth Iowa describe yeggmen cracking the bank safe and fleeing with more than a thousand dollars. Citizens awakened by an explosion chased the robbers but shots fired at them were ineffective. A posse formed at daylight found no trace of the safe blowers as the exact amount remained unknown.
Des Moines Iowa August 14 A stockman is robbed of a roll while traveling in Des Moines. Police are investigating the incident and seek witnesses who may provide details of the attack and the stolen items.
Albia Iowa August 15 Jack Cavanaugh janitor of the courthouse missing a valuable gold watch from his vest. A skidding youngster chased by the janitor, the boy reached home first and hid the watch. The eight year old and his sister later sold the watch to E Mart Noble for 50 cents. Noble suspected theft and spread word until the owner located the article.
W B Hopkinson of Iowa City, age 61, begins a 1540 mile trek to Houston Texas on foot not riding any vehicle. He plans to present his fire alarm invention to Mayor Jones for Houston officials review and hopes to arrive around November 1.
Mrs. Madeline Force Astor gives birth to a son named John Jacob Astor in New York. The child becomes a direct heir to 3 million dollars from Col. John Jacob Astor’s will, with provisions equal for sons and daughters. Both mother and baby are reported in good condition.
The Rock Island ran a Pythian Train de Luxe to Denver for visiting Knights. A souvenir dining menu and sleeping car passenger list were published, showing John H. Merckens with wife and daughter. Passengers praised the train and service and thanked Rock Island officials.
An advertisement describes Foley Kidney Pills as a healing tonic for backache rheumatism and kidney and bladder irregularities. It claims quick beneficial results with no harmful drugs and notes two bottle sizes in sealed yellow packaging sold by L. S. Bradshaw & Co. Aug.
A touring salesman visiting Fairfield lauded the city noting its superior residence quality for a town its size. He praised Fairfield’s factory industry and commerce, calling it the best inland city in Iowa and nearby states. He said locals show strong city-building spirit and resilience amid agricultural conditions.
A Mt Pleasant Indiana woman, Mrs McNeil, reports a freak four apple growth on a tree north of the railroad. The apples formed in a row from the trunk, each pear shaped and unusually large. Mrs McNeil picked them to protect from theft before photos could be taken.
Knoxville La Aug 17 That Henry Horseman of Franklin township may survive though he has been suffering with a broken back for more than a month was the statement by attending physicians today. Horseman was injured when a team frightened at a threshing machine and ran away, the axle of the wagon striking Horseman over the back. Marion county now has two living persons with broken backs, the other victim being Charles McMillan of Knoxville who was injured some time ago.
From Woodrow Wilsons speech accepting the Democratic nomination. He outlines two great duties sentence one calls for rule of justice in tariff regulation trusts banking and currency laws plus labor and governance in the Philippines. The second duty emphasizes conserving resources expanding opportunity and developing forests water power mines waterways merchant marine and national infrastructure.
In Lone Rock Iowa on August 17 Peter Christianson found bones of a two year old boy linked to the Marl ow disappearance from last spring. Coroners verdict ruled death by unknown causes. investigators vow a rigid probe into possible auto or other foul play.
Alexandra Missouri. The life less remains of William Woods a farmer four miles west of Alexandra were found on the river bank with the back of his head blown off a double barreled shotgun lay beside him. He had returned from Wayland yesterday and went to his tomato patch before the fatal shot. He leaves a wife and six daughters.
Iowa City August seventeenth reports farmer John Bothell of Scott township disappointed as oats yielded eighty-two and a half bushels per acre versus his eighty-five estimate. Dan Yoder southwest of the city harvested fifty-five acres at seventy-one and a half bushels per acre. Corn is in excellent condition with rains pushing growth despite early season cold and irregular stands.
In Knoxville Iowa on August 16 Nova Kennedy is in serious condition after five men were overcome by gas while digging in a sewer ditch. The gas main was torn open by a large ditching machine and the men collapsed before surfacing. Three physicians revived them. four others recover.
An African correspondent reports from Batanga Katerun Elat W Africa on June 25 1912 about presidential news in America, mission work at Lolodorf, preparations for a wedding, religious events and large church gatherings with 5270 present, 170 adults and 23 babies baptized, a $125 collection, and notes on staff and station changes amid colonial oversight.
A London Mail anecdote recalls the Marquis of Lothian hosting a deaf Countess. He asks gently about fish twice, then with rising heat for a third time. The Countess remains unhearing, leaving the Marquis frustrated and the dinner scene to humorous misunderstanding.
Clarence C. Chipman of Winnipeg, commissioner of the Hudson Bay Company, is described as a good teller of stories with a splendid eye for business. The blurb sketches him as a sharp, loyal figure in the enterprise.
Thirty three years ago today in Fairfield news items recall high timothy seed sales by Jordan Bros Co and D W Templeton at 1.15 per bushel while a city water plant query began. The piece notes burglaries, a paralysis death in 1879, and a local convention call in Well's Hall.
A prominent army officer was thrown from a horse during polo and badly hurt. Friends brought whisky. the injured man, scarcely conscious, asked, Is it Hudson Bay Scotch? This boastful storyteller frames the incident as a loyal nod to his large organization.
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