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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1907
Page
7
Readable fragments describe Fairfield residents and visitors at Chautauqua and fairs, with many heading to Chicago Des Moines and Des Moines for events and shopping. Teachers and students plan to begin duties, millinery styles are studied, and relatives travel between Alma Kansas and nearby towns.
A string of social notes lists residents and guests visiting or traveling to Des Moines Chicago and Des Moines for fairs studies and family visits. Names include A W Phillips Miss Emma Knowlton Lottie McCaslin Ollie Young Daisy Gibson Anna Gibson and Minnie Bird Jenks with trips to Chautauqua New York Des Moines Iowa and Whitewright Texas along with a Confederate reunion reading in Greenville Texas.
Nancy J. Watson Fickel born January 11 1851 in Van Buren county Iowa died August 19 1907 near Fairfield Iowa. She married S W Fickel November 14 1872 and left four children William Alfred John and Elizabeth Myrtle. The Primitive Baptist church member cared for family and neighbors hosting monthly gatherings and ministering to kin until death. Funeral conducted by Elder Sawers at Hillsborough.
James J Pattison, about forty nine, died last Thursday evening at the home of R A P McClelland after a short illness. He was an unmarried man.
No other store in the community equals these prices and provides quality and quantity. Compare and try elsewhere if you must, but this sale offers the best value.
Saturday August 31 to September 7 sale items include Rubber Tip Express lead pencils six for, soap stone pencils, erasers, sponges, pen points, pen holders, regular lead pencils, big Chief and Tiger tablets, Nation's notebooks, ink, crayons, legal sheets, dinner pails, lunch boxes, leather book strap, boys and girls clothing and hats. Lots of good things not mentioned here.
Rules for the Old Settlers Day contests include art at the library on Sept 2, sewing at 3 pm on the band stand, and literary entries due Aug 31. The picnic dinner supervised by Miss Bessie Buchanan invites baskets for Sept 3 in the park.
An elderly man aged years died at his homestead in McClellands. He was born and raised on the farm. Funeral services were held at Cedar Presbyterian church last Sunday morning and burial followed in Pattison cemetery.
The average daily temperature was 3 to 4 degrees below normal with sunshine above average. Showers occurred Monday in the north. most of the state remained dry fair and cool. Western districts need rain to aid crops and plowing. Overall a good week for farm work with no crop damage. Small grain stacking and threshing progressed. fall plowing began. Oats yield light with weight. winter and spring wheat and barley fair. Corn progressed but nights were cool for rapid growth. Pastures and meadows show good condition and strong aftermath growth.
Merrimac Iowa residents report summer travels to Austin Nevada Des Moines and Burlington. Mrs Mary Smithline and daughter Jessie hosted a 67 person picnic at Spring Pond in their honor. Harry McGuire wed Miss Saunders of Weyland and plans a Kansas City trip en route to the coast. Threshing progresses and grain looks fair as locals keep busy with errands and outings.
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