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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
3
The Commercial Club will hold a dinner and election of new officers at the Court hotel. Many factory proposals will be discussed along with other vital municipal topics. Invitations are extended to all, especially city workers, with dinner priced at 50 cents per plate.
After a long illness attorney J A Huglin is back writing contracts and handling insurance and bonds. He prepares abstracts, tries cases, and settles estates. He offers all legal services and has seventy five thousand dollars to loan. Call and see him.
Des Moines township voters approved constructing two new schoolhouses this summer to replace the aging No. 1 and No. 8 structures. The move aims to modernize Jefferson county education facilities amid a wave of school house upgrades.
Pure bred Chester White males and gilts offered by W F Miller at reasonable prices. Contact phone 9303. Located 114 miles west of Fairfield. 46 ti c.
Mrs Elizabeth Bureker died at her home near East Pleasant Plain on Sunday January 12 at 3 pm aged 77. Born in Westfalen Germany August 3 1836, she married Henry Bureker in 1859 and moved to America in 1881 settling in Jefferson county then near East Pleasant Plain in 1882. Nine children survived with seven living in various states. Funeral services were held January 14 at St Josephs Catholic church with interment in Pleasant Plain cemetery.
Atty J A Huglin operates from his office over Fairfield National Bank daily seeking loans of 75000 at 534 percent rate and notes two additional ads in this paper for readers to consult.
John Harper of 207 West Briggs street retired real estate dealer and land owner says his ten thousand dollar donation to Iowa Wesleyan University stems from saving 30 573 74 over 56 years by total abstinence from tobacco and liquor. He explains yearly savings, urges boys to quit vice, notes he owns thousands of acres in Kansas and remains active at seventy seven.
W. P. Broyles reports a fifteen year struggle with kidney and bladder ailments ended by Foley Kidney Pills. He credits them with curing a severe backache and painful bladder irregularities and endorses the product. Refuse substitutes. L. S. Bradshaw & Co. advertisement.
Jefferson county children in seventh and eighth grade rural and graded schools will be invited to write essays on historical subjects for prizes of five three and two dollars. The D A R committee formed rules and will publish them in February.
The notice references a sale of S. K. West inventory to be detailed in another section of this issue. Readers are directed to the accompanying pages for full terms and schedule.
Official record of the January 10 1913 meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Minutes read and approved. bonds for A S Anderson and D N Lynn approved. county deposit bonds for Fairfield banks approved. Bills listed and approved, including poor relief, county home, cemetery, county clerk and miscellaneous items. Adjourned to 9 a m tomorrow. examination of treasurer’s reports began.
The record notes J. S. Gaumer and F. R. North providing medical services to paupers and a detailed account of salaries, bonds, and expenditures for the county home and poor relief. It documents board meetings, steward appointments, improvements, and monthly disbursements across departments and townships.
On January 15 1913 the board met at 9 am with all members present and set per day and annual salaries for county officers. The deputy county auditor earns 650 and the deputy clerk and deputy treasurer earn 600 each for 1913. The board reviewed claims and ordered warrants drawn for approved amounts from the claim register.
The Jefferson county board approved bonds for H. D. Davis as assessor and presented Alfred Armstrong’s annual report on public buildings. The minutes record payments for courthouse and jail improvements, road funds, and various hospital and insane asylum expenses. Tax abatements, township funds, and detailed expense tallies are listed, with notes on insanity commissions and county hospital financials.
On January 14 1913 Thos W Hannah clerk of the district court sought reappointment for Fred C Johnson as deputy. The board agreed to waive past fee collection under code subdivision 5 except in divorce cases and ordered future collection, plus fees under subdivision 10 at docketing. The session adjourned after consulting county jail architect Mr Kern, to reconvene at nine the next morning.
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