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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1904
Page
7
This piece urges daily Christmas spirit through generous acts and heartfelt warmth. It laments materialism, praising thoughtfulness, love, and deeds to uplift others, especially children, with a closing blessing from Mme. Qui Vive.
Burlington offers winter round trip to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for 34 90 with return until June 1 1905 Daily sale. Special dates provide 27 30 for twenty one day round trips on December 6 and 20. P E Heflin agent.
Albia Iowa December 16 Plum Evans convicted for assault with intent to murder Constable Reesby of Buxton. He is now believed insane and was brought before insanity commissioners for examination after a Fort Madison return for a new trial. He has shown signs of an unbalanced mind since returning.
John Yalton of Pennsylvania seeks an option on 5 000 acres around Monroe and Albia to prospect for oil. He has the Ed Canning farm north of town, with the remainder to be contingent. If oil is found in paying quantities, the prospecting rights would yield profits.
Geo Laimelis, a worker at the Hocking mines, allegedly gathered about 800 dollars from fellow countrymen by acting as their banker and then fled. Sheriff Doner pursued him to Pennsylvania, and he remains at large. The piece closes with a tip about keeping hens warm to lay winter eggs.
In Marshalltown Iowa on December 16 a man called Smith or Albert J Weiss is jailed on lewdness charges with $200 bond to the grand jury. His wife a wealthy Omaha society girl allegedly helped engineer the arrest while her brother pursues stronger charges possibly leading to divorce. A detective setup in a boarding house room involved a sheriff and relatives as a Russian Weiss-Smith meets a woman posing as Mrs A M Roberts.
Jack Eagan of Luzerne near Traer had whisky in his pocket when his wagon team ran away. The bottle broke, cloths soaked, and a flame burst as he struck a match. Helpers wrapped him in a blanket and a doctor treated minor burns. He is expected to recover.
Washington D C Dec 16 Confirmation by the senate of Willet M Hays of the Minnesota college of agriculture as assistant secretary of agriculture places another Iowa man in social prominence Hays rose from dawn chores at Ames to teach and later farm work to pay his way through college His selection pleases Secretary Wilson and Minnesota and Iowa delegates alike noting his Ames roots and agricultural prominence
A federal committee of distinguished engineers appointed to study floods in the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys recommends a plan to confine flood waters with dikes. The project would cost at least ten million dollars and aims to redeem about a million acres. The commission met in Sioux City with Major H. M. Chittenden, Major T. G. Debney, and Major H. D. Richardson among its members.
Local boxing fans anticipate a heavyweight bout at the Grand Opera House in Ottumwa Iowa between Tim Hurley of Susquehanna Pennsylvania and Jack Sperry of Brooklyn New York. Hurley arrived to train, Sperry at Rock Island likely to arrive days before. Hurley to weigh at least 170 pounds, Sperry about 165 pounds.
A series of transfers listed from Nov to Dec including grants in Fairfield and Salina. Notable deeds show E F Simmons executor purchasing lot 3 block 4 new plat Fairfield for 1800 dollars. various quit claims and parcels described by townships, lots, and acreages with prices ranging from 1 dollar to over 11 thousand dollars. Names include Vandalia E Graybill Mahlon Roberts E A Howard J W Wright Clara M Thompson J J Whitson and others.
A maxim on parties advising to arrive early and leave last to overhear conversations about others while avoiding discussions about oneself. It promotes discretion and social strategy in gatherings.
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