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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
4
The Fairfield Tribune lists subscription terms: one year in advance one dollar, six months fifty cents, three months twenty five cents. It notes mailing as a weekly newspaper in Fairfield, with the post office as second class mail matter. The motto “A drop of ink makes millions think” is included.
A local news note reports Mr. Hepburn reversing stance and planning to fight, Governor Garst facing little chance to prepare, and an elder resident insisting winters are no longer as they were. The snippet hints at political and seasonal debates with regional figures.
The piece notes local strain as Des Moines citizens confront rising costs linked to a white slave trust and warns that coal charges may soon tighten wallets, signaling looming financial pressure for residents.
Lafe Young acknowledges at least $1400 of justice in the state's claims dating from his tenure as state printer.
If Shercliff the diamond robber has a press agent the agent is a dandy. Shercliff is getting more notoriety than all the theatrical stars in the country.
A twenty million dollar lumber trust is announced, described as bold temerity at the outset of Mr. Taft's presidency, signaling bold industry moves under new administration.
President Roosevelt will travel to Africa not to hunt but to conduct scientific research. He is expected to return with material that may discomfort nature fakirs and challenge false claims about the wild.
The article notes that Senator Albert Cummins has thick skin and is not notably bashful, traits that will influence his first months in the Senate.
Superintendent John L. Hamery of the Des Moines police advocates narrowing the city's saloon licenses to a much smaller area. He argues the limit cannot be too small to ensure order and control.
Hitchcock has been chosen to head federal forces as postmaster general and is positioned to influence the administration during the upcoming presidential campaign. This appointment places him in the front line to shape campaign logistics and communications.
A columnist notes rising divorce rates and mocks the notion that divorces are cheap by arguing that a decree remains affordable, highlighting concerns about societal standards and respectability. The exact statistics are described as authentic.
Reports suggest a rapprochement approach between the United States and Japan as the long sparring over tensions slowly shifts toward a possible compact. A recent goodwill call at Japan may influence the emerging agreement between the two nations.
A Blockton woman entered her burning residence to save a rug valued at two to six dollars and perished in the blaze. The item’s low value underscores the grim cost of placing property over human life, a point raised by relatives and friends.
An Albia man already jailed for wife desertion learns the accuser was not his wife but another man’s property. He vows to demand a warranty deed and abstract of title from his next marriage partner.
Sunday notes a Fairfield Iowa town that blends New England ancestry with Western cordiality. He praises practical Christianity, the funding of asphalt pavements and public parks without saloon money, and calls the city wealthy, progressive, and educated.
A Chicago man describes a process to turn a dead body into gold for 515000, arguing many would be worth more dead than alive under this method. He warns of the heavy responsibility such wealth would bring to households drawn into the scheme.
The piece envisions a society where deceased forebears are manufactured as 18 karat gold filled ancestors for sale. It argues this would tax wealth by counting lineages, transform mourning into commerce, and create a booming industry for Fairfield capitalists while mocking modern prosperity.
Vermillion South Dakota November 26 Mrs Christiana Clark accused of killing her divorced husband was found guilty. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter in the second degree.
Prohibitionists in Marshalltown Iowa have formed a city committee to drive the campaign. The panel from each ward will decide whether to nominate strictly cold water candidates or consider independent hopefuls already in the field.
Fayette Iowa November 290 President Wm A Shankland of Upper Iowa University received a $30 000 check from Andrew Carnegie marking fulfillment of a pledge to give that amount once a further $150 000 endowment goal was reached.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages. It claims a constitutional approach with internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers one hundred dollars for any failing case and lists testimonials. Sold by druggists for 75 cents.
Glenn Voliva of Zion City plans to submit a proposal to Receiver Thomas in the U S circuit court to buy the entire estate of John Alexander Dowie so he and his followers can maintain undisputed possession of the municipality. He aims to raise 1 300 000 from followers to fund the purchase as efforts continue.
Ting Fong Lee a Chinese laundryman of Iowa Falls wed American Mary Alger a week ago Saturday in Ottumwa after legal battles in federal and state courts. He has reopened his laundry at a new location and faced liquor sale charges, claiming the product was medicine.
A Missouri Kansas & Texas freight engine exploded six miles south of Parsons Kansas on November 27 killing engineer Frank E. Melville of Parsons and fireman F F Wulfe of Dallas. Fireman C E Roe was fatally injured as Melville’s body lay mangled and Wulfe was hurled about 300 feet from the track. The mogul engine had just left shops after a full overhaul. the train sustained no damage.
Public sale of a farm six miles northwest of Fairfield and two miles east of Brookville on Tuesday December 8 1908 starts at 10 oclock. sale includes mares colts cattle hogs farming implements wagons plows planters corn hay and tools. 1300 bushels corn 28 tons hay. terms cash for sums under 10 and twelve months on bankable notes at 6 percent. no property removed until settled. Samuel Berchtold proprietor T B Allender Fairfield Auctioneer C P Hague Clerk Lunch on grounds.
Four men seized the bank cashier R C Greer at his door and forced him to open the vaults at the Hughes County Bank owned by Waite Brothers in Blunt South Dakota about 150 dollars was taken two suspects Frank Gorm and Frank Lilly registered at a Blunt hotel and two others were jailed in Huron with two more being held.
Blockton Iowa, November 27. Mrs Monroe Newton perished after reentering a burning house to recover a cherished rug. Her husband escaped with others, but the roof collapsed trapping her as smoke and flames filled the home during a Thanksgiving time blaze.
Mrs. David Gilbraith near Letts faced three masked intruders with revolvers who rifled the Gilbraith home at 3 pm. They found no money after cattle sales and ransacked trunks and closets before taking fruit from the cellar.
On November 27 in Iowa Falls thirty train service workers were discharged for intoxication. The Rock Island superintendent said the road enforces the strictest temperance rules among its companies and dismisses any employee who frequents liquor-selling venues without needing absolute proof of drinking.
Des Moines reports a rumor that postmasters in Iowa's Eighth district will resign together before Congressman Hepburn's term ends. This would allow Hepburn to reappoint them for four-year terms with presidential and post office department aid, securing federal spoils for standpatters. The talk involves future influence by the state’s junior senator and potential shifts after March 4 next.
Albia Iowa November 26 After years of arrests for wife desertion bail for neglect to support a child and other troubles St Elmo Collins learned the woman he believed to be his wife had never been divorced from a previous husband He then filed for an annulment of his marriage and the court granted it revealing a long path of mistaken marriage status and legal woes.
State of Iowa Jefferson County to Mary B Snook John N Snook Esther S Snook and all parties interested in the estate of Calvin Snook deceased. Final report of Ella A Snook administratrix to be filed by January 1 1909 for approval and discharge. If not appearing by February 2 1909 default will be entered and orders made. Ella A Snook Administratrix. I D Jones Attorney.
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