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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
12
In Council Bluffs Iowa a water works reservoir leaked after a crawfish burrow punched through brick and earthen embankment. Water followed the crawfish trail down the hill to the street. workers patched the hole with gumbo after digging fifteen feet along the path.
The annual international live stock show opened at the new stockyards building in Chicago. About 2,500 animals entered with breeders from across the United States and Canada. Western colleges including Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and Nebraska compete in judged classes. Tonight features judging of horse styles owned or driven by stockyards men.
Mrs Emlin McClain learns by cable that the American college for girls at Constantinople was totally destroyed by fire. Miss Gwen Griffith, a teacher, and Miss Mary Patrick, sister of Prof G T W Patrick, lead the school under the Congregational boards. The blaze, reported accidental, caused no injuries to the Iowa City women.
Clinton Iowa December 16 Carl Mundt age 40 a Clinton painter died last night in a bicycle accident near his Elm street home. A broken front fork threw him to the ground breaking his neck. His daughter found the body while escorting friends home from her birthday party. Mundt was born in Germany married in Berlin in 1890 and came to the United States in 1899.
A faculty committee recommendation for a permanent athletic field was adopted. The facility will sit south and west of the present field and extend to the college western boundary. In coming years a cinder track grandstand and bleachers will be added, with a future request to build a Drake-like stadium.
The Rev. H. S. Brunson, a pioneer pastor in Iowa and Illinois, died in Fayette on December 1. Beginning his ministry in 1842, Brunson was regarded as the oldest and best known divine in the middle west, with a lengthy life of continuous service.
Ackley Iowa December 15 voters will decide January 6 if the city should accept John Roths offer to transfer the electric lighting and steam heating plant to municipal operation as a water heat and light plant. The move faces little opposition and is seen as profitable with prior private management yielding 10000 to 12000 dollars in revenue.
Henry T. Miller of Waterloo and Nancy Ladd met on a Des Moines to Waterloo train a year ago and wed on a dare en route to Indianola. The couple, later finding themselves unsuited, separated twice before Miller filed for divorce in Black Hawk County, alleging rough treatment.
Washington reports Iowa investors lost over 150000 to John J. Ryan of St Louis in turf schemes and other get rich quick plans. Assistant AG Robb says Ryan received immunity for provided testimony in 1903 trials, hindering indictments from last spring. Fullen returns to Ottumwa while calls mount for renewed action from Congress and officials.
In Cantril Iowa on December 13 Evangelist Ira Hicks conducting revival meetings at the M E church wildly urged God to scourge the town and destroy its inhabitants with disease earthquake or volcano if Christian people failed to attend and support the revival services.
Prof A G Smith Iowa City says the core issue is spirit in football. He calls for ending intercollegiate games replacing with college class games to curb brutality and professionalism and reduce gate fees and injuries.
R. W. Geeska, 40, wealthy Mount Pleasant resident, died in the Palmer House Chicago after being overcome by illuminating gas. He had come to sell cattle from Iowa and was found unconscious the following day when a gas jet was discovered partly open. Relatives think it was an accidental discharge.
Fourteen Hungarian laborers from Chicago found themselves in Fort Dodge after buying Humboldt Kansas tickets and receiving Iowa by misreading the destination note. The group protested and were set off at Humboldt before returning to Fort Dodge. The error was traced to their leader, and new tickets for the correct Humboldt destination were purchased.
Des Moines Iowa December 13 Bud Smith a lunch counter proprietor was arrested by Deputy US Marshal Ed Johnson for bootlegging He bottled beer in pop bottles and sold hop extract to customers who thought they bought soda Smith appeared before Commissioner McArthur and was bound over to the federal grand jury He was released on bonds.
In Sioux City Iowa the State versus Fred H Cutting, once a banker in Oto and later with a Chicago firm, was dismissed after Lyons bank accused him of collecting 4700 on a note and failing to account. Des Moines telegraph workers strike over wages. fifty Des Moines Mutual Telephone Exchange operators walk out.
Marshalltown Iowa December 13 An ice gorge has formed in the Mississippi River at Bellevue with water rising seven feet and still climbing. A 18 foot gorge against the false work of the Milwaukee road bridge between Savanna Illinois and Sabula Iowa has moved it fifteen inches. If the Bellevue gorge breaks the Sabula bridge is feared to fail. Trains are being taken over with great caution.
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