Thirty-One Years Ago Today In Fairfield
Vaccination sidelined half the town. C M Junkin preparing to visit Pennsylvania. Cora Phelps of Fairfield visiting Des Moines with Jessie Maxwell. Lydia Knee of Polk township died. Samuel Rominger of County Line died. Sarah Sherdan died north of city. Birmingham awaits narrow gauge railroad entry. Fairfield juries in Keokuk included West Beck and Bright. Rock Island new depot. Fairfield celebrates depots. Senator elect Wilson serenaded at home. Rev P J Morrin leaving for Jalley Junction Missouri. Sheriff Chester attended Marshalltown meeting. P A Lynch bought Frank Greene home.
Death of John Yount in New Mexico
John Yount died in New Mexico on Friday January 18 1913 at age 30. Born December 9 1883 in Fairfield he lived in Chicago with his wife and two children. Funeral services are planned in Chicago with remains taken from Fairfield to be interred there after services Wednesday January 22.
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Yount
John Yount
New Mexico
Elizabeth Yount
Chicago
Fairfield
Mr. Yount
Harry Junkin
Florence
Joseph
George
Harry
Goodland
Kans
Pickett Amos C Pickett Dies After Long Illness
Pickett Amos C died at Mt Pleasant hospital at 1 00 this morning. His remains arrived in this city at 3 00 this afternoon. Funeral services will be at the home of his father in law William Despain on West Jefferson street at 3 00 Thursday afternoon. He had suffered for over a year and his death had been expected. He is survived by his father and mother both in law and in this city and by his wife in this city.
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Pickett
Amos C. Pickett
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
William Despain
West Jefferson Street
Missouri
Miss Hazel Woodside and Milo Quackenbush Wed in Waterloo
Hazel Woodside and Milo Quackenbush of Waterloo Iowa were married last evening at the Methodist parsonage Rev Thos Osborn officiating The couple exchanged vows at 730 pm then hosted a small reception with family and friends A wedding supper followed and the newlyweds will reside in Waterloo with the bride’s parents present at the ceremony The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Woodside of 708 S Fourth Street The groom is deemed a well regarded Waterloo man.
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Hazel Woodside
Milo Queckkenbush
Waterloo
Iowa
Thos. Osborn
Bert Woodside
S Fourth Street
Quackenbush
Nellie Grant to Wed Van E Topping in Rural Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Thomas W Grant announce the marriage of their daughter Miss Nellie L Grant to Van Emmett Topping. The ceremony is set for Thursday evening at 6:00 January 30, 1913, at the bride’s parents rural home near this city.
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Thomas W. Grant
Nellie L. Grant
van Emmett Topping
Boy Accidentally Shot by Companion While Hunting
Clio Klent aged 13 was accidentally shot in the leg by companion Harry Carsten senior aged 14 during a Sunday hunting outing. A shotgun wound tore a hole in the leg and Klent is hospitalized in serious condition from loss of blood.
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Davenport
Clio Klent
Harry Carstensen
AFL leaders rally steel workers in Indiana plants
In East Chicago South Chicago and Gary Indiana thousands heard President Fitzpatrick of Pittsburgh and Chicago Federation of Labor officers urge unionization of iron workers plants.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Gary
Indiana
Fitzpatrick
Pittsburgh
Chicago Federation of Labor
Short Trip Circuit Organized in Keokuk
Keokuk January 21 The Burlington Route Short-Trip Circuit has been organized to include county and district fairs in the vicinity. Officers are H C Leach president C T Duer vice president and John Wall Jasper secretary. Dates announced include Donnelson August 20 21 22 Memphis August 26 27 27 29 Kahoka September 2 3 4 5 Bloomfield September 9 10 11 12 Milton September 16 17 18 19 West Point September 23 24 25 26.
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Keokuk
Burlington
H. C. Leach
Bloomfield
C. T. Duer
Kahoka
John Walljasper
West Point
Donnelson
Memphis
Iowa
Milton
Paspeee Penceaneremans Wo
G . Funds Wuss
Coe
Bridge Funder Ee Insane Fund Pet Ser Hhs Oeueeves
Pauper
School House Fund
Aortas Gants Eeeee
Institute Ee Ee Re
Orphans’ Homes Cth
Cee HC
Pee Weeeres
First National Bank
Town State Savings Bank
Fairfield National Bank
Official Publication Proceedings of January Board Session
Official publication lists the Board of Supervisors proceedings in regular January session.
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Board of Supervisors
Notable Hospital Receipts and Expenditures Documented
The record lists cash receipts totaling 37920.88 including general fund 2971.02 and hospital receipts 1586.00 plus hospital supply sales 3.50. Outstanding bills unpaid 2177.84 and total real estate and building costs 2446.07 and 28509.05 respectively. Donations for furnishings include 100.00 from P. C. Hildreth and 31.00 from Libertyville Ladies Auxiliary and Mrs J W Hayden for diet kitchen fittings.
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General Fund
P. C. Hildreth
Fairfield
Libertyville Ladies Auxiliary
J. W. Hayden
Ksec
Jefferson County
Rimiogio Mphib
Local Hospital Furnishings and Bridge Work Report
A 1912 Jefferson county Iowa hospital furnishing fund lists cash donations from multiple residents and firms for X Ray and sterilizing equipment, dining room and kitchen furnishings, and staff quarters. It also details hospital construction like 33 new bridges, 86 repaired bridges, concrete culverts, and county budget figures, with a year end balance and semi annual settlement by Treasurer F J L Black.
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Sundry
Jefferson County
Iowa
ORC
J. L. Knight
J. F. Clarke
Martha Mohr
Passadena
Calif
Board of Hospital Trustees
H. M. Miller
Alice Booker
D. Turney
Jno, T. Davies
Griffith & Pierson
BDGE
Humboldt Invites Lawmakers to Hog Cholera Lectures
Humboldt announces a February 5 lecture series at the farmers short course inviting state officials and all legislators to hear about hog cholera. They seek a large legislative appropriation to combat the disease that cost Iowa farmers up to 15 million dollars in the past year.
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Humboldt
Senate
House
Iowa
Creston Offers Site for State Normal School
Creston citizens announce the commercial club will provide a beautiful site for a state normal school if the legislature orders one. Local residents hope to secure the school for the town.
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Creston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cora Phelps
Des Moines
Jessie Maxwell
Lydia Knee
Polk Township
Samuel C. Rominger
County Line
Sarah Sherdan
Birmingham
United States
S. K. West
J. S. Beck
N. S. Bright
Rock Island
Ats
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
P. J. Morrin
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Jalley Junction
Chester
State Sheriff's Association
Marshalltown
P. A. Lynch
Frank Greene
Mortuary
Caleb
Charles
Philip
Garfield
Ottumwa
Arthur
Eldon
Jennie
Miss Hazel Woodside
Nellie Grant
W. E. Topping
Greater Organization For Federation OF Labor
Official
Murray & Allender
W. E. Thompson
Fair- Roi Cash
Fair- Frog
F. J. L. Black
Tasa
Ambulance Committee
Thomas Davies
Sloth
C. Turner
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