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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1905
Page
7
The bulletin notes the morning session reached complete accord on all questions and will proceed to elaborate a peace treaty at once. Armistice is to be declared and delegates will begin drafting the treaty in the afternoon. Jubilation and excitement marked the Wentworth hotel as news of peace spread.
A fragmentary report notes Annanias Onlywater describe a reformed drunkard and claim others should self reform. It mentions George as a devotee of reform, a Bute of England reference, and a favorite figure with eleven titles tied to Nova Scotia and Rothesay Castle.
Fred Shuttlefield aged 23 from Highland Center was killed at Heights park when he touched an incandescent light wire in a shooting gallery. A large crowd witnessed the incident in Ottumwa Iowa on August 28.
Des Moines reports state fair attendance Aug 29 will surpass 30,000, four times the first day total from the previous year. Local officials note the surge reflects growing public interest and event crowds.
Hon C E Stubbs returns from Europe with a meerschaum pipe. Numerous residents and visitors are noted in Ottumwa including Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lynn and niece Zetta Howell at the state fair, Mrs. Wilson Reed and baby from Clarinda, and many others visiting, visiting relatives, or preparing for the Des Moines state fair. The item lists several absences, arrivals, and city movements among local families, businesses, and clergy over the week.
Batavia August 28 Jack Franklin proprietor of the Franklin hotel and former Burlington resident was fatally struck on a track by Burlington passenger No 4 near Batavia while resting on the rail after a show excursion. He was about 35 years old and died after being taken to Ottumwa hospital.
Eldora Iowa August 28 Henry Shafer credits nine lives after being struck by lightning on Saturday night and surviving. He has endured earlier perils including near drowning, coal mine cave-ins, a Fourth of July cannon discharge injury, loss of an arm an eye and two fingers, runaways and a fifty foot cliff fall. He remains a hardy family provider and continues work in Lowa.
A fire near Templeton Iowa burned a large oats field owned by Anton Bierl three miles north. Two horses died, six large hay stacks were destroyed and Bierl escaped by leaping through the flames. A small boy started the fire by lighting loose straw near the stacks.
Des Moines police officer John W. Essex a Clarion resident died after being run over by trains while crossing the Des Moines union railroad bridge near the state fair grounds on Saturday night. He was about fifty, survived by a widow, no children.
Webster City Aug 28 conference of the German Lutheran ministers in this region rejected Mercy hospital's offer. They cited the high cost of maintenance and the weaker Lutheran presence in central Iowa as reasons not to assume the burden.
A barn owned by Daniel Sherer near Hubbard Iowa was struck by lightning on August 28 and burned to the ground. Eleven horses were cremated, along with five sets of harness and significant machinery. Local authorities reported no human injuries.
August 28 report from Mason City Iowa states brake man Herzog of the Milwaukee fell from a box car while switching at Alexander a small station west of the city. He suffered a crushed skull and will probably die.
Irwin Hostetler, son of W. A. Hostetler of the Iowa City Water company, fell from a ladder and broke both arms in Iowa City on August 28.
Last Wednesday evening at the bride’s parents home Mr and Mrs W W Stewart the marriage of their daughter Minnie to Walter Bower of Salem Ia occurred. The ceremony was simple with relatives present Rev J Lee officiated. The bride has many friends and seeks a long happy married life. The groom, son of Mrs Ruth Bower, is a industrious young farmer of Jefferson county. The newlyweds have bright prospects for a prosperous future.
A flood of cut prices on pencils ink slates and lunch boxes for back to school. Offers include 1 cent pencils two for 2 cents and assorted goods like steel pins pen holders slate covers and 30 inch book straps. Hurry to Sept 10th for best value on a wide range of items.
Chicago reports cattle receipts at 15 000 with prices from 4.00 to 6.40 for prime stock and 2.25 to 4.50 for cows and Texans. Hogs receipts 14 000 with values 5.70 to 6.80 for mixed butchers and 5.00 to 6.30 for bulk sales. Sheep receipts 18 000 with lambs at 5.30 to 7.65 and hogs steady. Butter and eggs steady with creamery butter at 17 to 21% cents, eggs 13% to 16%. Poultry prices ease with turkeys 15, chickens 12, springs 13.
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