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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1909
Page
1
Train and local schedules list Chicago to Denver express departures at 12:31 am 12:44 pm 4:03 pm 11:03 pm. A Peoria to Villisca local runs at 6:50 am. Burlington Ottumwa local shown at 8:55 pm.
Estray notice says a bull was taken up four miles southeast of Batavia last Sunday. Owner can recover by paying pasture and advertising expenses and proving property.
An old newspaper ad warns against harsh night riding medicines like calomel croton oil or aloes pills that disturb rest. It touts Dr King's New Life Pills as gentle and effective for cleansing the system curing colds headaches constipation malaria at 25 cents at F. S. Shriner's. Jul
Henry Gableson transfers a share to Charles Beck with partial sections in 72-8. Johanna Bodergren sells to Gust E. Larson with several quarter section designs in 2-72-8. Rollin J. Wilson sells lots 3 and 4 in block 11 to Michael Polus. John Hutchison and wife convey the southwest quarter of 6-72-4 to Edward A. Bates for 700 dollars.
A miscellany of brief items lists people visiting from Kansas City and Pleasant Plain, family travels, and local business notices. It mentions Fritz & Droz as a source for Peters Pumps, a Jersey hog for sale, land for sale near the city, and twine from Fritz & Droz. Also notes floods affecting Santa Fe trains, infections and injuries in town, and residents traveling to Brighton and Korea.
John B. Stever on eighty acres employs old fashioned cradles with five workers to cut and bind wheat by hand after wet weather threatened loss. He sourced two relic cradles and three more from Chicago to save a large harvest. Many growers face similar losses, but Stever’s method shows potential for saving grain if dry weather returns.
Miss Myrtle Pence entertained Jefferson County Telephone office staff at her South Sixth street home in honor of guest Leta Pearl Riggs of Oskaloosa. Music games and stories drew the group, with refreshments served late. Annie Humphreys hosted a noon luncheon for children on North Main street. A funeral service for the family’s baby was held at 2:30 pm with Rev. Burch officiating, Evergreen cemetery burial, and widespread sympathy expressed for the bereaved family.
Independent School District of Fairfield Iowa invites bids for 10000 bushels of coal for heating three school buildings for the ensuing year. Coal to be best quality weighed on city scales and delivered to basements. Bids due by noon August 2 1909. Board may reject any or all bids.
Mrs Jos McCracken and her son Elliott from Butte Montana are visiting at the home of Miss Elizabeth McCracken and with relatives and friends in town.
Little Miss Margaret Hartman hosted about twenty young friends on Monday afternoon for a surprise sixth birthday party. The event featured taffy making, dainty refreshments, and a cheerful playtime for all the children.
Miss Elenora Thompson of Ottumwa and John B. Liblin formerly of this city were quietly married at the First Methodist church parsonage on Tuesday afternoon July 6 1909. Rev C L Tennant officiated. The groom, a former resident, is known for Adventist Christian writings. The bride is noted in Ottumwa and friends wish them a long happy life.
After a ten week illness Peter I. Haiston died at his West Grimes street home on Wednesday July 7 at 12 10 p m He was born January 1 1840 in Wooster Ohio and served in the Civil War After marrying Elizabeth Van Sant they lived in Brighton before moving to Fairfield twenty years ago He leaves seven children six living a sister and three brothers Funeral services were held Friday at the Baptist church with Rev Smith officiating and burial in Evergreen cemetery The community mourns the loss of a longtime city resident.
Fairfield mourns the death of five year old George Gossick who died in Claude Texas after a brief illness during a vacation visit with siblings. His mother had died in infancy and his father, awaiting their return, received the heartbreaking news and sympathy from the city and surrounding area.
The Institute of 1909 drew 91 attendees, with weather and road conditions limiting travel. County Superintendent Bessie Buchanan earned praise for organizing a strong program, while instructors and teachers praised the high quality of work and enthusiasm shown by participants.
The New York American lauds Jusserand for praising U S river damming as essential to western irrigation and future economic development. It cites the Mississippi and the Kansas River shaping towns like Douglas as examples of bold river control.
Chicago editor H T White disciplined a visiting youth by ordering the cashier to pay him off and firing him on the spot. The bemused staffer claimed to seek a job, prompting White to retort and promise to fire him the next day.
In northwest Missouri a visiting gentleman staying at a village house brushed his teeth using a dipper and water from a barrel, while a local boy cried to his mother to witness the man sharpening his teeth, creating amusement for the onlookers.
Sloan and Hochuly advocate legal bonds seeking support. Two thousand men sought for a Ku Klux outreach or Geo W White involved. Dr Willis F E Parsons to deliver sermon at the Morning Presbyterian Church next Sunday. Miss Esther and Margaret Ahlin of Osage City Kansas visiting EF Corey household in town.
Dr. Malegnon, long dwelling in China, details Chinese egg eating. He notes roadside hard boiled eggs and a term Celestials use Eggs of a hundred years. Duck or goose eggs are preserved with herbs in lime for five to six weeks turning yolk green and white to green. A strong odor egg is eaten as hors d oeuvre tasting like lobster.
Mary Karpowicz of Worcester faces a double suitor from Russia. Twins Alexander and Michael Kalnouska court her, pooling savings to win her favor. A coin toss decides the match. Alexander declines marriage and leaves aboard a steamer, leaving Mary with Michael.
The Carmen captain reports a nugget of gold found on Kerguelen Island, located between the Cape of Good Hope and Australia. With 150 tons of oil from sea elephant hunts and claims of coal deposits, the crew suggests possible future developments and notes French ownership by discovery.
Report on the Besshi miners strike in Niihama northern Japan notes a highly organized mob attacking police and troops. Rioters marched with 88 soldiers and fought as a unit, signaling, deploying, and maneuvering like a fighting column. They treated hospitals and schools as neutral, while burning mining company property.
Dialogue pieces reveal Mrs. Hoolihan and Mr. McMicken recalling the passing of a family patriarch. The tone mixes affection with humor as they discuss the lingering void and memories.
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