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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
5
A dialogue between a father and daughter explores Christmas desires and practicality. The girl hopes Santa brings a Hobart M. Cable piano, while the father explains cost constraints and suggests Scheffel’s installment plan so the neighborhood children can share in the holiday joy.
The section lists multiple real estate transfers including Mary Mullen to A V Y of part lot 4 block 9 old plainfield for 735 dollars, William Fling to C S F Wilson Jr 43 acres for 1 075 dollars, Jordan L 43 acres, Green and Jones V Culler half of lot 6 new plat Fairfield for 1 050 dollars, and additional deeds involving Frank Light referees Mary Raney and others with values up to 3 000 dollars plus tax deeds and other titles in Fairfield and surrounding parcels.
South half of lots seven and eight block twenty four new plat Fairfield sold for 1125 dollars on December 9. Joseph W. Smith and wife transfer 319 acres in sections twenty nine and thirty three seventy three ten for 35600 dollars to Rhuhamah H. Harden. J W Wright sheriff conveys lots seven and eight block twelve old plat Pleasant Plain to Caroline Flinspach for 750 dollars.
In Polk City a farm hand from Des Moines shot himself in the parlor of his sixteen year old sweetheart's home after threats and jealousy. The girl witnessed the tragedy after a revival and skating outing with the couple. This report also includes John R. Sage’s annual 1905 Iowa crop value estimates totaling over 300 million dollars, noting corn and oats production and pasture value.
Des Moines December report shows Iowa farmers harvested crops valued at more than 300 million dollars. Corn production rises by about one million bushels to a total of 345,871,849 bushels.
In Vinton Iowa on December 13 reports tell of a mysterious peeper nicknamed Jack the Peeper. Local women describe encounters as frightening with one neighbor recalling a near touch of garments and vowing to act if the intruder returns.
The fair widows of the locality feel positive about his complete identity and vow vengeance in the most violent form for any repetition of his peeping visitations.
Des Moines Iowa December 13 The state agricultural convention plans to adopt a resolution condemning Chicago commission men for announcing a year end price rise. Hog sale charges will jump from 10 to 12 dollars per car at Chicago yards and hogs per car will be reduced. President Morrow said the proposal is under study by the resolutions committee. Committees named Credentials O A Olson C W Hoffman Fred McCullough Resolutions H P Hancock J F Morris R W Cassady
A heated contest within the State Teachers association over hosting the 1906 convention. Des Moines presses its long-standing bid while Cedar Rapids plans a sizable delegation to push for Cedar Rapids in the holiday week ahead.
Denver December 1 Reverend William Bayard Craig pastor of Central Christian church and former Drake University chancellor says both science and religion value mental therapeutics. He critiques Christian Science as sectarian while noting he is studying faith healers and believes there is universal truth in such ideas.
Nine year old Wesley Studer, son of Edward Studer, awoke at 1130 in the night in bare feet and night clothes and wandered away from home over his milk route. He was found at Charles Jones’s house nearly frozen, wrapped in a blanket and returned to bed with no memory of the events.
Bessie L. Rumbaugh of Oskaloosa Iowa filed for divorce in district court claiming a short stormy marriage after a St Patrick's Day wedding in Armourdale Kansas. She says she never lived with her husband after the ceremony and accuses him of criminal intimacy with two other women. A warrant for her arrest on adultery had been issued but officers were not served.
Mrs Elizia beth Newton of Newton Iowa is jailed on an adultery indictment with Frank Livingston. Livingston was arrested earlier and remains jailed. The couple allege the act occurred Aug 19. Mrs Newton divorced her husband last week and could not post bond. Livingston’s trial is scheduled for Dec 20.
Mt Pleasant Iowa December 14 L H Fenton sexton at Forest Home cemetery injured in an open grave incident. While lifting and moving backward he fell into the grave fracturing his shoulder blade and cutting the back of his head. Medical help given at once and he was made comfortable.
Lincoln Nebraska December 14 governor Mickey announced he could not honor Iowa’s requisition for Pat Crowe’s removal while a pending criminal charge remains in Douglas county Nebraska He would honor the request once justice is satisfied and Crowe is disposed of in Nebraska
Ladies urged to send worn carpets for re weaving into new rigs. Prices and estimates available on application. Carpet cleaning offered with guaranteed work.
Place your Uraers early to beat the spring rush. Customers are urged to phone or call for faster service and secured placement.
Office hours set from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday January 2nd with return visits every 28 days.
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