Notable Visits Reported Across Iowa and Alaska
Geo Kevitz visited Washington last week while Edwin Ross spent Saturday in Ottumwa. Mrs Kate Richardson traveled to Des Moines this week and Frank Paramore returned from South Ottumwa. Mrs Mary Otis of Ottumwa visited Fairfield last week and L B Cuddy of Pekin met relatives here. W H Pence business trip to Eldon and Douds Station occurred last week. Clay Brenneman, formerly of here, spent Sunday with E A Young. Mr and Mrs Marvin White visiting their son in Washington. Jas E Mills of Anvil City Alaska visiting at Robert Ratcliff home south of town. Fred Letts Davenport attorney spent Sunday with his mother. Anna Rowan of Burlington visited Nellie Sullivan over Sunday. Rev H B Knight Fairfield preached at Presbyterian church. J Katherine Robb returned to Girard Kansas after visit here. W A Barton of Esterville renewing acquaintances after seven years away. Rev J P Doud Free Methodist pastor went to Fairfield for district conference. Miss Ivy Bell Sigourney en route to Fairfield to visit friends.
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J. P. Doud
Free Methodist Church
Fairfield
Ivy Bell
Sigourney
Ottumwa
Notable Corker ties to Stonewall Jackson descendant in Dallas life
Robert O'Daniel of County Cork Ireland is linked to a cousin of Stonewall Jackson through his mother. Her husband Charles Palmer Van Dusen of Evansville Ind died nine years ago and she moved to Dallas after his death. She recently received a promotion and has worked in the office of the clerk of the federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O’daniel
County Cork
Ireland
Pasadena Rose Show Tops World Exposition Attracts 50,000
Random notes report Pasadena hosting the world famous rose show with over a million blooms on display the first day and more than 50 000 visitors. Additional items mention Mary Bryan Cobb near Kokomo Indiana at 98 and a proposed Bertha Ballard home in Indianapolis for homeless office girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
William Jennings Bryan
Mary Bryan Cobb
Kokomo
Ind
Louis H. Bryan
Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Association Story
The Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Association began in April 1870 when Capt. Clement Jordan and eight others organized and purchased about twelve acres for a cemetery now known locally as Fairfield Evergreen. The board of five stockholders manages funds for grounds purchase and improvements, with profits used for repairs and expansion. ten acres were added, and five acres laid into lots and streets. Superintendent I. June, in charge twenty years, oversees upkeep alongside the grounds. Lot owners are taxed one dollar annually for maintenance. The current board includes President J. C. Thorne Secretary I. D. Jones Treasurer J. P. Manatrey A Scott Jordan and Wm. C. Ball.
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Our Fair City
Clement Jordan
Maine
Our City
Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery
Board of Managers
J. C. Thorne
I. D. Jones
J. P. Manatrey
A. Scott Jordan
Wm. C. Ball
Ladies Improvement Association Annual Meeting Notice
The Ladies Improvement Association will hold its annual meeting at the Hochuly home tomorrow evening February 1. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected and important work for the coming year will be discussed. Members are urged to attend. the association has plans to further improve the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hochuly
Mull's Lightning Cough Cure Ad
Advertises Mull's Lightning Cough Cure for 25 cents. Product claims quick relief from coughing with a simple remedy.
Public Sale at Clapp Farm Near Fairfield Beckwith
A.J. Larson will conduct a public sale on the Wm. Clapp farm located five miles east and one mile north of Fairfield and one mile northeast of Beckwith. The auction, on Tuesday February 6, offers five horses seven cattle farm implements corn oats hay and other articles with ten months credit and a five percent cash discount.
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A.J. Larson
Wm. Clapp
Fairfield
Beckwith
Bowen's Snowbound Cure Breathes Easy After Cough Cure
Jno W Bowen of Des Moines, snowbound at Carroll Iowa, suffered a severe cold. After futile trials he used Lichty's Cough Cure, taking two doses to breathe freely and sleep well. Sold by Bradshaw and Thoma Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. W. Bowen
Des Moines
Carroll
Iowa
Lichty
Bradshaw and
Thoma
Farmers Club Debate on Hedge Versus Wire Fences
The Farmers' Club met January 27 with President Ireland presiding. George Cochran argued hedge fencing is cheaper and more reliable than wire, citing forty-eight years of hedge use and minimal stock losses, while members including J Hayden and John Ross discussed costs and practicality of woven wire and board fences. The group adjourned to February 10 to hear John Ross on planting and caring for a farm orchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Club
Ireland
George Cochran
Glasgow
Iowa
Buchanan Township
Mutual Insurance Journal
Missourian
Missouri
John Ross
Local notices and ads mix with fence debates in Iowa
Ada local tidbits report Mull's Lightning Cough Cure at 25c a bottle and Rocky Mountain Tea claims. Brighton creamery leased to J M Garrison of Lake Geneva Wis with buy option. Old Uncle Ned show comes to opera house Feb 5 with band and 180 laughs in 180 minutes. Stallions bought by W B Donnelson of Ogden Ia. Church services and meetings noted. Hedge fence humor contrasts with barb wire and old fence types. Barber licensing bill proposed in Des Moines with three examiner board. Minnesota Missouri laws cited as precedent.
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Brighton
J. M. Garrison
Lake Geneva
Wis
Garrison
Ned
Des Moines
Theophilus
Scott
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas City
Grease Spot Fails To Budge In Tailor's Test
A South Side youth commands a valet Jeff to clean striped trousers. Jeff reports a grease stain resisted turpentine coal oil and benzine. He boasts the spot is still puffed and evident after every attempted remedy.
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Jeff
Chicago Inter Ocean
Whisky pricing in Paris hotel shows wholesale discount
An Englishman visiting the Chatham hotel in Paris learns drinks are sold on an American self-serve system. He pays one franc for whisky and another for whisky and soda. After finishing his bottle, he is told there is a wholesale discount and receives 5 sous back as change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Paris
London Chronicle
Goebel Shot in Kentucky Governor’s Race Ambush
William Goebel democratic nominee for Kentucky governor was shot by a hidden assailant at the Republican headquarters in Frankfort. He remained alive at 2 AM, with reports saying he sank rapidly from internal hemorrhage as the legislature prepared to seat him if he survives until session.
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Frankfort
William Goebel
Kentucky
Board of Election Contests
Goebel
Cadaverous look and rope-cutting heroics in western tale
The Boston Transcript recalls Jewett-Cutter with a cadaverous, ghastly appearance and Morton’s regular hatchet face. A cowboy cast a lasso over his head on the plains, but his sharp face cut the rope and saved his life.
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Jewett—Cutter
Morton
Plains
Boston Transcript
Chandler Bros Public Sale Near Fairfield
The Chandler Brothers announce a public sale at their residence eight miles northeast of Fairfield on Tuesday February 6. They will offer 40 head of cattle 14 head of horses 35 head of hogs farm machinery harness chickens and household goods with nine months credit at 6 percent interest. They advertise top quality Shorthorn stock with no mistakes in selection.
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Chandler Bros
Fairfield
Fortune and Love in Rocky Mountain Lea
Must be a light verse urging marriage and love with a hook to consult a druggist for remedies. The fragment references fortune disregard fear and shame, advising to marry the girl you love and that Rocky Mountain Lea will supply the rest.
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Rocky Mountain
Lea
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Jay Copeland
Southwest Corner Square
Geo. Kevitz
Washington
Edwin Ross
Kate Richardson
Frank Paramore
South Ottumwa
Mary Otis
L. B. Cuddy
Pekin
W. H. Pence
Eldon and
Douds Station
Clay Brenneman
E. A. Young
Mrs
Marvin White
Son
Jas. E. Mills
Anvil City
Alaska
Robert Ratcliff
Fred Letts
Davenport
Anna Rowan
Burlington
Nellie Sullivan
H. B. Knight
Presbyterian Church
New London
J. Katherine Robb
Girard
Kansas
W. A. Barton
Esterville
North Side
Hunt
Fairfield, IA
West Side Square
Congress
Reed
Roberts
Edward Markham
San Francisco
Markham
East St. Louis
Denver Post
William H. Ballard
Indianapolis
Bertha Ballard
Germany
Oireland
Russia
Prince George
Greece
Crete
Sebastopol
Japan
Czarevitch
Emma van Dusen
Dallas
Tex
Fairfield Evergreen Cemetery Association
I. June
United States
Ladies’ Improvement Association
Mull
the Farmers’ Club
GEO. Cochran
W. B. Donnelson
Ogden
D. P. Stubbs & Son
Empire Horse Ranch
Mr. Donnelson
M. E. Church
O. T. Hoops
Cece
Sarre
BFE
Omar Ince
Teenee
McGoy Photo Studio
W. Cor
Parsons College
Fairfield, Lowa
Catelogue
Danielek
Jenkins
F. K. Laughlin
Locust Grove Township
Jefferson County
D. K E. Tinsley
Gro. R. Horn, Co
Tribune
Fairfield Tribune
Homestead
Manreune Tribune
St. Louis
Republic
Coon Des Ihe
Cincinnati Enquirer
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