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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1905
Page
19
J S Trigg notes low feed prices under five to six cents a dozen, advocates celery as profitable, discusses western farming, crop choices from wheat to corn, suggests reclaiming weeded or waste land, and highlights soil improvement with sweet clover and tile drainage as keys to efficient farming.
In a western community with level land and gumbo soil, residents adopted a new road-dragging method after rain. Forty miles of highway were treated the past summer to improve travel on the notoriously bad roads.
The report praises a roadside rehabilitation that turns bad earth roads into smooth, crowned, rain resistant surfaces on under three dollars per mile for the season. It notes clay and gumbo areas will benefit most and predicts countywide adoption as the experiment gains attention.
The article argues future land values in Iowa Nebraska Kansas Minnesota and the Dakotas depend on rental value and home use as a place to live. Illinois shows higher prices from 125 to 150 per acre due to intensive farming and cow-based profit extraction, suggesting seventy dollar land could rise with better soil treatment but not before.
The author denounces the belief that relentless saving and work ever guarantee happiness. Discipline and frugal habit may hinder enjoyment, while living in the present and sharing time with friends brings real value. Wealth is seen as a minor factor compared to day to day experiences.
Edward Murray a house mover died after a rope he used while on a roof broke causing a fall of about twenty feet. He struck his head and shoulders and collapsed instantly. The incident occurred in Iowa City this morning as Murray prepared to move the house.
Col Henderson remains in limited improvement after transfer to Mercy hospital in Dubuque Iowa His physical health shows little change while his mental state worsens with increasing inability to recognize friends and to express thoughts despite awareness of his condition
Lee Mowry an 18 year old worker for H H Rekers lost his left arm while starting a corn shredder at Rekers farm four miles west of New Hampton Iowa He was brought to town in a buggy wrapped in a fur coat and taken to a doctor where the stump was amputated near the shoulder He is resting comfortably this evening and under medical care
Des Moines college coach C Bernard Hamilton won the hand of Miss Eva Cassidy, youngest member of the college faculty, after a season of football success. Their engagement was announced on Thanksgiving Day, following a loss to Penn College.
Readable fragments show meetings scheduled at the Opera House beginning at 9 30 am and continuing until noon on a midweek day with sessions extending across Thursday. Attendees expected from the city program and g organizations.
LeMars Iowa December 1 William Boyle employer of Alphonse Dunn states Dunn has every man in the state beat in corn husking He cleared eighty nine bushels in four hours five minutes and unloaded the cars Dunn bets he can husk and unload two hundred bushels in ten hours without becoming excited
William S. McWilliams, weakened by strain, confessed to killing his wife and five children whose mutilated bodies were found at their home near Independence, Indiana. He said his children must die rather than live and described hammer blows and butcher knife stabbings, with a plea of guilty expected though a possible insanity defense may be attempted.
Gowrie Iowa converts a vacant school building into a town owned theatre. The project is run and financed by residents with the opening night set for December 11 featuring Billy Marble and his company in the Russian drama For Her Sake.
Relatives in Warren Ohio report Rosannah Means, once a domestic in Vinton Iowa, has over twenty thousand dollars awaiting her claim in a Cincinnati bank. Her uncle A Hodge left her part of his fortune. after a protracted legal dispute with her brother, a settlement was reached and the money awaits her.
Missouri Valley Iowa November 30 The Southwestern Town Horticultural Society plans to meet in this city with members from nearby towns and districts expected to attend events and discussions on garden cultivation and floral displays.
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