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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1907
Page
4
A weather prediction piece notes July storm cycles with multiple periods of storms, rains, and possible waterspouts. It cites a prophet and Mr Hicks warning of hot waves, rising barometers, and a late month solar eclipse.
Libertyville reports a busy stretch of visits and outings with many locals traveling to Fargo Colorado Ottumwa and Des Moines for summer visits and picnics. Community groups hold ice cream socials and fundraisers while residents attend church events and club gatherings.
Round Prairie notes a quiet postholiday scene with crowds in Rome and Glasgow on the Fourth. Mrs. E. B. Carter of Letts Iowa visits Belle Hutton, returning with her mother Eliza Smith. Gus Peterson’s team incident injures a daughter while dragging a farmer’s lines. Burt Litton visits Jane Cox in Charles Cox's home.
Glendale notes July 8 list of remembers Perry Hickenbottom with a thumb injury from a cannon firecracker Mrs Bernard ill Selma Johnson travels to Nebraska to see sister Mrs Fred Schoeringer who fell down stairs and died M Dammy in Chicago with cattle John Samuelson family visiting father Charles Darble Dudley area George Rizer home visit David Peterson and sister Ella in Centerville last week
Miss Jennie Edmund visits Ottumwa. Clive Ramey and Callie McChesney spend Sunday south of town. Effel Ramey and Nettie Downey visit Sheridan family. I O Webb and Frank Johnson families visit Ollie and Burlington. Frank Barngrover returns from Fremont. Robert Walker family travel to Nebraska. Mabel Everett comes home for a visit. Mrs. Stockton plans Colorado trip. C L Pyke to bring photo car. Wilson Pringle and Fairfield visit Lloyd Mitchell family.
Residents spent the Fourth at Rubeo Fairfield or in fields. Ira Westenhaver hosted a small picnic. Mr and Mrs Minister visited J O Lambert. Anthony Kasmerch lost a colt cut by a mower. Clover harvest underway. Rye and wheat nearing harvest. Watts family visited J J Watts Sunday evening.
The Elm Grove note describes Independence Day activities with farmers ploughing in the morning and enjoying ice cream and firecrackers in the afternoon. Visits span J W Wilson’s home, Fair field, Batavia, and Rich land with relatives from Illinois, plus locals like the Wilson, Barr, Salts, and Emery families.
Stockport updates include Charles Cox visiting the T Beswick home and Hillsboro visitor Mrs. Chas. Swan. Ottumwa visitor Mrs. Rietsnyder visits sister Mrs. Mary Newman. Jess Knowles builds a new barn. Local tradesmen and residents frequent Millspaugh and Beardsley Minn. Stockport's remaining hardware store stock ships west.
Property transfers listed from July 1 to 5 include Kate M Jones to Margaret McKinney for lot 9 block 15 Parsons College addition valued at 50 dollars and Antonie Keller transfers totaling 1333.75 and 3316.25 dollars. Heirs of W J Green to A Laura Clare for lot 2 block 7 Henn Williams Co addition Fairfield 1600 dollars. Neil Israel Junkin to C W Wade for lot 8 block 12 New Plat Fairfield 4000 dollars. Cecelia Shafer et al to W Roberts for lot 2 block 3 Johnsons addition Fairfield 2400 dollars. July 5 Newton Williams to Martha E Nelson for lot 8 block 13 railroad addition Fairfield Beatrice McIntosh receives lot 39 subdivision 2 from Fairfield Cemetery Assn 30 dollars.
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