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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1907
Page
9
An ad urges liberal use of disinfectants to guard homes and stock in hot weather. It promotes ZEN OLEUM Disinfectant and Lice Killer with KRESO DIP for parasitic diseases in cattle sheep swine and other animals. It promises guidance on proper products and usage and offers tailor fit solutions for each pest.
A reader evaluates a potential purchase site, expressing confidence in judging for themselves if the location is appropriate to buy. The note signals hands-on assessment and personal judgment about value at this time.
Jefferson County Iowa court records reveal Lee Gobble seeks to quiet title to 5 acres in sections 36 and 2, township 72, range 10, with defendants including Hugh Workman Sample Esther Sample and unknown heirs. The petition argues Gobble owns fee simple by warranty deed and disputes a 1846 deed to Robert McElhinny, urging default if not contested by Sept 23 1907.
Legal notice to heirs of Jacob and Maria Replogle and other claimants in Jefferson County Iowa. Emery Murphy seeks to rectify land descriptions in multiple deeds affecting 332 acres and to fully quiet plaintiff's title with judgments by Sept 1907 in Fairfield. Includes adverse claims against Wm H Byers and related conveyances and names several parties including Pinegar Lamb Smith and others. Requires appearance by Sept 2, 1907 or default judgment.
In Jefferson County District Court a chancery case filed in September Term 1907 by Franklin W. Campbell and Charles L. Cummings against William Henry Augdeon and unknown heirs to challenge title to Lots 2 and 3 in Block 31 of Fairfield New Plat. The petition claims Campbell owns the parcels and asserts defects in chain of title including misnaming grantors Moore Johnston Moore and Amanda Moore to Hobert, with claims others may have adverse rights.
State of Iowa Jefferson County District Court September Term 1907 Emma P Crenshaw files for ownership of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 32 Township 71 North Range 8 West with defendants including Benjamin F Jacobs and unknown heirs. The petition seeks to bar all claims by defendants to the described real estate and warns of default if not complied by September 1 1907 with publication in Fairfield Tribune for six weeks.
A witty verse on how novels recycle a simple love plot of a man and a maid. The speaker notes writers favor scenes from huts or cottages yet crave palatial settings, while insisting the core story remains unchanged through ages.
Iowa cattle raisers confront a clash between Chicago stockyard commission men and major packers led by Swift & Co over post mortem inspections. An ultimatum calls for a free open market and rejects selling cows subject to post mortem checks, arguing public health claims are unfounded and the policy would hurt commission houses and shippers.
The Chicago Tribune notes a persistent harvest hand shortage as fields turn white with grain yet workers are scarce. Railroads offer travel discounts for groups heading to Kansas fields, while farmers struggle to find steady, suitable labor amid urban migration and harsh work conditions.
Detailed pedigree for the Imported Shire stallion Roy AL ER 22739 from Rotherham England. Notes dam Norna Peerless and third dam Daisy with lines to William the Conqueror and Devonshire Lad. Imported April 1906, five years old, dark bay with white hind feet, 2000 lb. Price $15.00 to insure living cost. mare leaving county forfeits insurance. C. E. McPherson, Owner.
The Blakeley farm near Fairfield presents McLeod a four year old stallion described as vigorous with white facial feature, 1800 pounds, 16% hands, sired by Craig Colvin and dammed by Princess Eulalie. Charleston Jr. 22122, 16.1% hands, 1250 pounds, rooted in fast horse family with 2:12%4 record, will breed speed. Charles Byron 41480 bay three years old 1100 pounds able to sire speed. Terms $10 insure colt to stand and suck. No responsibility for accidents.
A sharp line on overbearing self view suggesting true merit lies beyond boastful talk. The quote ends with a practical nudge asking if one has paid subscriptions up to date.
Mamers the Nuby Smith farm catalog describes Mamers a bat gray stallion from Stockport to Glasgow, weighing 1680 lbs and deemed a fine actor with potential as a sire. Breeding details list offspring and lineage through Paros Major Vigoreux and others with terms of 10 dollars to insure costs to stall, mare care conditions, and insurance notes.
Notice from A. E. Laba Auditor of Jefferson County warns that a highway starting at the west corner of section six in range 10 west will be altered. Barr’s lands may be affected. claims for damages must be filed before noon on the fifth day of August 1907.
Des Moines July McPherson yesterday denied the application of a plaintiff seeking an injunction to restrain Central, the Minneapolis and Des Moines railroad interests, from enforcing the 1 cent fare law. The court held the complainants not in position to sue, and any sett lements must come through the railroad corporations against the state controlling railway operations.
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