Mystery Shot Shatters Store Front in Quiet Night
Police seek unknown shooter after a bullet pierced the Gobble Heer clothing store front door as two young men inside rushed to safety. The .38 caliber projectile was found on the floor. clerks Ward and Glotfelty, and Sheriff Campbell, saw no suspect. Store owners call it an accident risk from someone in the street or park.
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Gobble & Heer
Fred Ward
Wendell Glotfelty
Ward
Glotfelty
Campbell
Snyder
Mr. Gobble
Mr. Heer
Crusade Against Egg Prices by Omaha Store Manager
The largest department store in Omaha has launched a price drive, cutting eggs to 19 cents a dozen and offering a 20 cent dozen, while rivals sell at 24 to 25 cents. In Chicago, reports say American hen overproduction floods markets, with speculators facing potential losses up to 10 million dollars due to warm weather increasing supply.
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Omaha, Neb
Chicago
Ill
Commission
Girl seeks two uncles named Divine in Iowa
Florence Hickey of Portland Oregon seeks information on two uncles Jim and Mike Divine said to reside in Iowa. Randall County Recorder notes no local Divine listings and asks anyone with knowledge to contact Miss Hickey at Gayusa hotel Portland Oregon. Also mentions John Mrogenski visiting Brookfield Missouri and returning home.
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Portland
Oregon
Iowa
Mike
Jim Divine
Jefferson County
Randall
Florence Hickey
Mr. Randall
Jim
Mike Divine
Ore
The
Evening Tribune
Divine
Miss Hickey
John Mrogenski
Brookfield
Express Package Swindle Reported In City
Mrs. Jay Perkins of 202 East Briggs Street reports a dusk doorstep encounter with a boy delivering an express package and demanding 60 cents in charges. The messenger fled after she questioned the charge, and the carrier was not linked to any package at the Adams Express office. Police are seeking the youth believed to be involved in similar scams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Perkins
East Briggs Street
Mrs Averill Dies in Los Angeles Calif
Relatives in Fairfield report the death of Mrs Norman Averill at her Los Angeles home on Saturday December 14. She was a longtime Fairfield resident with many local relatives. Her husband, a former Fairfield businessman, died years ago. Funeral services were held at the Congregational church in Los Angeles on Monday December 16 with burial beside her husband.
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Norman Averill
Los Angeles
Calif
Averill
Fairfield
Reynolds Grocery
Congregational Church
Jefferson County Farmers Insurance Union Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the members of the Jefferson County Farmers Insurance Union will be held in the Court House at Fairfield Iowa on Saturday January 11 1913 for business as may come before it Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation will be offered T S Laughlin President E D Y Culbertson Secy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Farmers’ Insurance Union
Court House
Fairfield
Iowa
T. S. Laughlin
No Christmas Seals For Fairfield This Year
Fairfield residents who rely on Red Cross Christmas seals will miss them this season due to a failure to receive the supply. Local officials say they worked hard to obtain the seals early and regret the disappointment. They note strong expected sales and a corresponding loss to the Red Cross society.
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Fairfield
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
Foley Kidney Pills Aid Elderly Strength and Health
An advertisement touts Foley Kidney Pills for elderly kidney and bladder support. John Mc Masters of Streator Illinois says he feels better and stronger after using the pills. L S Bradshaw Co. advert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
John McMasters
Streator
Ill
Foley Kidney
L. S. Bradshaw & Co
Advt
Local skater rescued after icy plunge at Culbertson pond
J Alexander Duffy a clerk at Thomas Son on West Hur lington street skated at Culbertson pond when thin ice broke and he plunged into icy water. Hal ingstead heard cries and bravely crossed brittle ice to pull Duffy from the water, saving him from likely death after a severe side cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Alexander Duffy
Thomas Son
West Hurlington Street
Culbertson Pond
Halingstead
Duffy
Angstead
Hn Om
Thoma's Exclusive Wall Paper and Paint Store in Fairfield
Thoma's stands as Fairfield's sole exclusive wall paper and paint store offering specialty finishes and decorating supplies. Customers visit for unique wallpapers and a curated paint selection.
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Thoma’s
Fairfield
Sheriff Sale Notice of Jefferson County Iowa
Sheriff Shan Campbell announces a 1913 public auction of debt defendant Silas Woods assets in Walnut township Jefferson County Iowa. Seized items include corn horses pigs cattle and a suckling colt. Auction set for 11 a.m. January 6 at Woods farm to satisfy $736.46 debt plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Woods
Walnut Township
Jefferson County
Iowa
Shan Campbell
Notice to Defendants in Quiet Title Case Fairfield Iowa
State of Iowa Jefferson County to Mannie Ke Craine Edwin W Craine Susie Craine Virginia Craine John E Roth Clarence F E Roth Edna Roth Albert W Roth Anna Roth Ray R Roth Helen Roth Mary K Roth. Andrew F Wolf seeks to quiet title to all of block No 2 Caldwell addition Fairfield Iowa. Defendants must answer by Feb 2 1913 or default and judgment will be entered. I D Jones attorney for plaintiff.
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State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Mannie KE. Craine
Edwin W., Craine
Susie Craine
Virginia Craine
John E. Roth
Clarence FE. Roth
Edna Roth
Albert W. Roth
Anna Roth
Ray R. Roth
Helen Roth
Mary K. Roth
Andrew F. Wolf
Iowa
Caldwell
Fairfield
Town
I. D. Jones
Quieting Title in Jefferson County Real Estate
George Hartman sues to quiet title on multiple parcels in Jefferson County Iowa seeking a decree that he owns the fee to Lot 1 and adjoining tracts in sections 27 and 22 township 73 range 8. The petition names unknown heirs of several defendants and claims color of title built over 50 years of possession. The case, filed in 1912, targets payment of costs and a decree to bar all unknown claimants from any right or interest. D. M. Anderson presides. Fairfield Tribune to publish notice for four weeks.
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State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
William Kimberly
Philip Kimberly
Jessie Kimberly
Harriett Kimberly
Jacob Pigler
John HH
Bense
Towit
Neg NW
Sey
Township
NE NW
Northwest
Christian Kientz
District Court
George Hlartman
United States
Philip
Werner Heyde
Jesse Kimberly
Harriett
Jacob Pilger
Recorder’s Office
John H. Bense
Jacob Knerr
Said Knerr
Vnti
Fairfield
I. D. Fones
Fairfield Tribune
Towa
D. M. Anderson
2D Judicial District of
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Ills
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Frank Fourt
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M. L. Wootten
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Leo D. Thoma
Thoma
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Gayusa Hotel
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E. D. Y. Culbertson
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Alexander Duffy
Joe S. Crail
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Coaley
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G. D. McGaw
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F. E. Speirs
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A. Howard
O. F. Fryer
Frank Ricksher
E. J. Clinkinbeard
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W. E. Bradshaw
Alice B. Booker
George W. Ball
J. €. Blackford
A. W. Bennett
A. F. Cassel
Etta M. Clarke
Emma W. Clarke
Trust
Thos. Crawford
C. L. Cox
Chas, Conner
M. H. Cuddy
A. L. Coop
Fannie Cummings
M. Damm
John Dunlavey
W. Fordyce
C. J. Fulton
Richard Fisher
Amos Foote
J. W. Flint
P. H. Fisher
G. A. Flinspach
E. C. Flinspach
M. C. Flinspach
F. L. Flinspach
John H. Fritz
Lee T. Gobble
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J. S. Gaumer
Dalzell Green
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W. C. Spaulding
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F. E. Spiers
Joel Turney & Co
D. Turney
C. W. Trobridge
George W. Unkrich
L. W. van Nostrand
A. Walgren
George C. Woods
E. A. Young
J. C. Yeager
Sanford Zeigler
L. A. Patterson
D.C. Bradley
R. B. Louden
Legal Liabi
S. K. West, Cashier
City of Stockhole
F.S. West
Ass’t. Cashier
Lers
D. C. Bradley
T. D. Foster
Sadie F. Beatty
D. G. Higley
J. P. Manatrey
Carrie H. Stubbs
W. P. Sullivan
A. S. Jordan
J. Turney & Co
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S. K. West
F. F. Simpson
O. D. Stubbs
John Roth
M. J. Louden
E. J. Hewe
J. A. Spielman
Frank Light
R. F. Wilson
Ass’t
Anton Carlson
J. C. Thorne
B. S. McElhinny
John A. Spielman
R. J Wilson
L. J. Marcy
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