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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1912
Page
12
Local notes report threshing progress with wheat oats and seed, and a brighter corn outlook. Numerous visits include Braden in Grinnell Ruggles in poor health and several neighbors from Hedrick Burlington Ottumwa and Packwood. Church groups plan picnics fairs and mite box openings as community activity continues through August 1912.
Salina notes a lawn social for the Presbyterian church on their grounds this Saturday night August 31. It also records the new school term beginning Monday September 2 with Miss Nettie Schillerstrom as teacher and lists numerous local residents visiting relatives, traveling to fairs, or teaching in nearby districts, including Mrs. Lillian Lewis, Charley Bates, Maud Krumholtz, Ella Trail, and Ethel Lundquist.
Warm Sunday finds Mr. and Mrs. John Koontz visiting their son and daughter in law. Mr. and Mrs. Louie Barrow host Mr. Marrow’s aunt from Fairfield and Mr. and Mrs. Glover from Oregon for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hamelton were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. S F Davidson. John Bryan had one of his best days.
Glendale announces a County Historical Society meeting at the public library on Wednesday September 4 at 2 00 p m. Also reported are a miscellaneous shower for Mrs Sam Hubert after a wedding, Monroe Kyle and wife vacationing at the state fair, a township Sunday school convention set for September 15 at Round Prairie Baptist church, H Heaton at Eldon for camp meeting, and Andrew Sharp selling his 138 acre farm to Charles Sturgis at about 70 dollars per acre.
Mrs. C. R. Swanson and Mrs. Carl Riggs with son visited Eldon for several days. Mrs. Clyde Morley and Mrs. P. M. Peterson stayed with Petersons in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Daggy of Balcar Neb left for Chicago and Indianapolis after visiting Mrs. Dug Heston. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Robertson of Ottumwa visited here. Gus Riniker, Dr. S. K. Davis, Clyde Morley went to Keokuk. Mrs. James Calsay and daughter were noted in the report.
Mrs. Mary Waters left Saturday night for Chicago. Mrs. Lewis and her son Bernie of Ethel Howell have been very ill but are much better now. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kyle attend the state fair. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Shirk and Roy Blouser visited the J. R. Nelson home Sunday. There will be preaching at the church Sunday night.
A caravan from the area heads to Des Moines to attend the fair and camp on the grounds. Participants include J. O. Caviness, C. A. Woolums, E. E. Edwards, C. M. McChesney, L. C. Ryman, G. A. Spielman, John Barnes, Retha Caviness, Mildred Spielman, Blanch and Carrie McChesney, and others. Additional attendees travel for Chautauqua and visits to Fairfield and Monmouth IA.
Center Township notes C P Nelson traveled to Des Moines Friday to enter their R C White Leghorn chickens at the state fair. Mrs. C P Nelson and daughter Martha join Fannie Junkin at the fair this week. Crile family visited, and others spent Sunday with Ross McCartie.
James Carl Cline of Packwood and Emma Dell Nelson of Linby, Towa, received licenses to wed today in a straightforward formal proceeding. The pair are listed as intended spouses with no additional conditions noted.
An advertisement promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a healing tonic for backache rheumatism and kidney bladder irregularities. It touts no harmful drugs sealed bottles two sizes and a yellow package from L S Bradshaw Co with a note of August publication.
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