Fairfield Good Roads Meeting Discusses Road Legislation
Fairfield November 27 1909 County Attorney J A Huglin presided over a courthouse gathering of township trustees and road interest groups. State Highway Commissioner McDonald urged side ditches road drag harrow and disc use and proposed county supervised permanent road projects by organized gangs and a July 18 grading deadline.
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Fairfield
J. A Huglin
Court House
McDonald
Iowa
Board of County Supervisors
Thanksgiving Joy Amid Weather and Visits
Local notes sketch a bustling social scene with many visits, weddings, and gatherings. Residents travel to St Joe Missouri and Libertyville, while relatives gather in Ottumwa, Fairfield, and Washington for dinners and holidays.
Local social notes from Libertyville and vicinity
Libertyville community updates list visits and travel to Ottumwa and nearby towns. Notable mentions include births and hospital updates, Thanksgiving gatherings, school activities, church suppers, and a lumber yard sale to an Ottumwa firm with J. W. Hill named as manager starting January.
Mrs Laura White and Boyd Parsons Wed Quietly
Laura White of this city and Boyd Parsons of Galesburg Illinois wed Wednesday evening at the Baptist church parsonage in a small ceremony conducted by Rev G W Smith. The couple will reside in Galesburg Illinois where Parsons works as a brakeman for the Burlington Road.
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Laura White
Boyd Parsons
Galesburg
Ill
The
Baptist Church
G. W. Smith
Pretty wedding at Clinkenbeard home in November
Ella Clinkenbeard married William Julian in a Nov wedding at North Fourth Street. The ceremony under smilax arches was led by Rev. C. L. Tennant. A four course wedding dinner followed for about sixty guests. The couple will reside on South Third Street after December 15.
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Mace Clinkenbeard
North Fourth Street
Ella
William Julian
Pauline Clinkenbeard
Mendelsohn
C. L. Tennant
First Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Alex. Julian
Julian
South Third Street
Local Visits and Social Gatherings Over Weekend
Packwood residents hosted visitors from Linby Rubio and White City Montana. Mrs Reinier and Mrs Grant with two children were seen visiting relatives and friends. Dick Mitchell from White City Montana was among visiting kin. A party at L L Wilson’s home drew many local youths last Saturday night. D J Jennison traveled to Ottumwa last Friday.
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Nora Light
Creston
Charles Lawson
Stever-Rodabaugh
Libertyville
John Crish
Pleasant Plain
Martha Hutchinson
Washington
Roland Wilson
Burlington
J. E. Wilson
Maude Warren
Edna Pollock
Emerson
Glasgow
J. H. Merckens
Mrs Emerson
Joel Turney
Miss Myers
Pacific Coast
Hattie Hoopes
Oklahoma City
Okla
Orrin Green
T. C. Lynn
Clyde Warner
Lincoln
Neb
Shan Campbell
Chicago
Gene Kirby
Ot‘amwa
J. M. Gregg
Des Moines
Anna White
Philo Hoadley
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield Friends
Emma Nye
Eddyville
Wapello County
Silver
North Court Street
Roy Price
Baby
Ottumwa
Anna Thompson
Eldon
Floyd Crawford
Ward Yost
J O. Boyd
Grace Dustin
What Cheer
Pearl Fulton
Fairfield
Charley Sullivan
A. F
A. F E. Rodabaugh
Geo. Petsinger
Long Beach
Cal
Fred Brown
Linby
Reinier
Grant
Near Rubio
Ollie Hayes
Dick Mitchell
White City
Montana
L. L. Wilson
Asd
Fred Steigleder
Ollie
Mell Kendall
George Spielman
Dr. Grimes
Wapello
O. F. Steigleder
Kelly Petty
Augusta Samuelson
Charles Morgan
Galesburg
Lil
Miss Young
Nellie Young
Swan Nelson
Sol Wilkernsdorfer
G. B. Baker
John Fray
Near Ollie
Lloyd Mitchell
PFF. Mitchell
John Linden
Don’t Miss Savings on Ladies and Mens Fleeced Apparel
Bargain rail includes Ladies ribbed fleece items from vests to union suits and pants in multiple weights and prices. Men and boys feature heavy fleeced shirts drawers caps and overcoats with deep savings. Readable items emphasize value and urge shoppers to compare before buying.
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Shiitine
Seakkae
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Thanksgiving Gatherings
Residents and visitors are listed across several towns from Ollie to Fairfield. Families like Steigleders, Spielmans, Samuelsons, and Olivers hosted relatives during Thanksgiving and weekends. Individuals such as Miss Mell Kendall and Miss Grace Bottorff are noted with brief visits and work changes.
Local Rain Delays Corn Harvest and Social Plan
The region experiences heavy rain causing continued corn gathering delays for farmers. Miss Roxie and Edith Tandy from Beacon visit their uncle Isaac Webb and relatives, as the Christian church group here plans a social on Thursday.
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Miss Roxie
Edith Tandy
Beacon
Isaac Webb
Christian Church
Poultry Buyer Curtis Myers Buys Stock in Abingdon Area
Curtis Myers of Abingdon is busy buying poultry and paying good prices. F Laughlin hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for family friends. Mrs Elie Laughlin of Odessa Mo visits her parents Mr and Mrs Marwin Tracy.
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Ballard Hall
McClain
Oskaloosa
Ned Oliver
Isaac Webb
Curtis Myers
Abingdon
F. K. Laughlin
Elie Laughlin
Odessa, Mo
Mrs
Marwin Tracy
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F. H. Wells & Co
North Side Square
Gable Lumber Yard
Keen Kutter
the Novelty Store
Good Roads Meeting
Huglin
Everbody
Blanche Culbertson
St. Joe
Sears Bros
Bernhart
Sloan & Hochuly
Mrs. A. L. Howard
Mrs. Williams
Mt. Pleasant
Murdock
Maurice Youngquist
Agency
B. F. Phillips
Atlanta
Charles Martin
Cora Anderson
Clarence Cox
Western States
Mrs. Griffith
Jennie Vernon
Ruth Whitmer
Velma Stephenson
Prof. Fuller
A. L. Sumner
Indianapolis
John Erickson
Miss Amanda
Lockridge
Samuel Billingsley
Winfield Spencer
Rock Island
Roy McKee
Little Son
G. L. Bargar
the Tribune
Fort Dodge
J Fred Clarke
Ralph Lamson
Perry Parsons
Elliott’s
Theodore Hochuly
Kentucky
W. M. Black
J. M. Hammer
J. A. Beck
Okoboji
Annette Hyde
Francis Edmunds
Btfighton
Frank Parmore
Marie
Bloomfield
L. T. Gobble
Arkansas
Ethel Walker
Harrison Hoagland
City
van Tassel
Keokuk
Dorothy Sauer
Clyde Whittington
Fairfield Council No. 627
Daisy
Saidee Gibson
East Washington Street
Chloe Miller
Evergreen Lodge No 35
Fairfield Hotel
W. H. Sullivan
East Broadway
Mrs. Sullivan
Stever Rodabaugh
Mariel Stever
Ray Rodabaugh
Emma Stever
Rodabaugh
Walter Samson
Frances Spence
Berenice Kinslee
Spence
Edith Sense
Pearl Easter
Miss Porter
James Tweedy
W. A. Robertson
Mary Cowan
Riceville
Floyd West
Lewis
Clarence Linder
Dwight Heston
Elliott’s Business College
A. N. Hibbard
Stansberry
Blackhawk Township
P. H. Heston
M. E. Church
Clara Watkins
Will Linder
Rae Richards
Linder
Luther Leedy
State Center
H. L. Rodabaugh
J. W. Hill
M. E
Clinkenbeard
Packwood
Iee
eCenve
Lic
John Snider
J. A. Loomis
Grace Bottorff
Mary Ryman
William Hannah
Pekin
Wallcott
Martinsburg
Nettie Downey
Ray Bowman
Lucy
Davenport
FE. Bowman
J.E. Roth
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