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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1909
Page
7
Begin the New Year by starting a Savings Account. A better credit balance awaits when a new year comes. Stop spending on trifles and form a habit of saving. It may be hard at first but stick-to-it-ive-ness wins. Five Cents a day saved for Twenty Years amounts to $500.
A local bank touts a savings plan offering higher interest. It invites customers to visit for an explanation and to start earning more on deposits.
Mrs Mulford Burnette and child return to Burlington after holidays. Ray Tennant of Mt. Pleasant visits relatives in Ottumwa. Jessie Manatrey visits Cheago friends, Genevieve Maddox teaches in Omaha, Nellie Pence travels home to Columbus Junction after grandfather’s death. Numerous others visit Des Moines, Kansas City, Chicago, and Omaha, with several teachers resuming duties and a few attending the Odd Fellows lodge installation in Glasgow.
Louis Droz states his wife Tabby Droz has left him to live apart and that he will not be responsible for any debts she contracts. Dated January 2, 1909.
The president of the Industrial and Orphans Home in Macon Georgia reports Electric Bitters has helped the institution for nine years. He praises its effects on stomach liver kidney issues, blood, digestion, and appetite, and notes it strengthens weak children and women. Sold at F S Shriner's drug store.
The Grand missed a Monday night performance of The Fiddler and the Girl due to the leading lady's sudden illness. A January lineup is listed with several plays including The Moonshiner's Daughter and East Lynne, plus Teddy the acting bear making appearances with that company.
At 11:00 a.m. on Monday January 4 at T. S. Pool’s Hempstead street residence E. B. Roseman married Miss Stella West, both Fairfield residents. In Round Prairie township at 6:30 p.m. December 31 Frank L. Jackson of Van Buren county wed Elsie Crane of Jefferson county. Jackson’s journey to the Crane home included a fire alarm disruption, a buggy crash near Glasgow, and a long walk with wedding gear after the overturned buggy.
Center township trustees announce sealed bids for all or part of the 1909 road work with bids due by February 1 1909 and reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Also includes an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with internal use and testimonials.
Real estate transfers include Ollie A Harper to Sarah Armstrong for 1% acre in section 31 township 72 range II with unknown value. Mary Grimes to John Bray parcels totaling 144 acres in section 5 township 73 range 10 for 10656 dollars. James H Wolf to Clara Crawford lot 1 block 6 Keeches addition Libertyville 300 dollars. Parsons College to I D Jones lot 7 block 3 Parsons College addition Fairfield 100 dollars. Elvira Taylor to W R May 20 acres west half of west half of east half of southeast quarter section 7 township 71 range 9. Peter Nelson and wife to D M Fischel north half of lot 63 Whitwood's Batavia. W E Bradshaw and wife to James Carmichael south half of block 8 Oakland addition Fairfield 587.50 dollars.
Grand jurors for the year and the February term petit jurors were chosen. Names include Lewis Zillman Batavia. W T Abraham Batavia. Peter Salzman Walnut. R H Weller Packwood. J H Byers Liberty. Al Johnson Black Hawk. Harry Rider Round Prairie. W W Lewis Third Ward. H C Miller Des Moines. John McCulley Buchanan. J W Courtney Penn. C D McPherson Center. Petit jurors include J Brenanman Fairfield. Isaac Shanstrom Fairfield. Elmer Swartzwelter Pleasant Plain. Lewis Kafka Pleasant Plain. D R Beatty Fairfield. Wm Sappenfield Fairfield. Frank Shappy Brighton. F G Chidester Fairfield. R D Du Bois Fairfield. W F Shelton Batavia. Geo Patterson Fairfield. P H Fisher Fairfield.
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