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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
6
County Correspondence Seeks Local Reporters for Jefferson Areas
The Tribune seeks correspondents in every neighborhood to cover Jefferson and surrounding counties. Readers are invited to contribute in any section not yet represented and should sign with full address. Mrs Ed Kyle and daughter visited Brighton Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Tribune
Ed Kyle
Brighton
Social visits fill Libertyville week with travels
Libertyville residents and guests share visits across Iowa and Illinois. Dan Leppo returns from Chicago to his daughter Carrie, while families from Fairfield Packwood Ottumwa and Davenport spend Sundays with relatives. Local gatherings include Charley Leppo hosting friends and several extended visits to Denver and Stockport.
Parsonville News Briefs Highlight Local Visits
July visits from Oklahoma by Mr and Mrs Ben Archible. Mr and Mrs Boughner at Four Corners. Parsonville attendees at a Salina ice cream social. Mrs Broburg visiting daughter Mrs A F Carlson. Harvest near completion. Mr and Mrs Oscar Larson with Mrs Andrew Castile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsonville
Ben Archible
Oklahoma
Boughner
Four Corners
Salina
Broburg
A. F. Carlson
Oscar Larson
Andrew Castile
Pleasant Plain Tells Of Hay Harvest And Tragic Death
Pleasant Plain reports good hay making and crop yields with wheat and oats noted as strong. Central City confirms the drowning death of Bert Ellis aged 22 in the Big Horn river while visiting Montana. he was returned to his parents. Also, social notes mention Mrs Alson Hodson visiting Brighton and additions to Everett Coffin and Elmer Coffin households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Plain
Central City
Nebraska
Isaac Ellis
Bert
Big Horn
Montana
Alson Hodson
Brighton
Everett Coffin
Elmer Coffin
Walnut Township Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits
Anna and Johnie Kurka near Fairfield visited relatives while Dominic Gelski spent time with his parents S N Gelski. Peter Shelongoski called on his sister Mrs Shrack. J S Kurtz and family visited Joe Kurtz. Marie Hammon from Fairfield gave music lessons. Mrs Gelski and daughter visited Mrs Shrack. John Craft of Germanville hauled lumber to build a house. Farmers welcomed the week’s good weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Two
Anna
Johnie Kurka
Fairfield
Dominic Gelski
S. N. Gelski
Peter Shelongoski
Shrack
J. S. Kurtz
Joe Kurtz
Marie Hammon
John Craft
Germanville
Death of Peter Lyons at 77 prompts village mourn
Merrimac mourns Peter Lyons age 77 4 months 7 days after illness lasting months His four sons two daughters and many relatives share the loss He was a member of the old school Baptist church A home funeral service followed by a sermon at Traxler church Henry county Interment near the church Also notes about harvest workers and local social events reflecting small town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Peter Lyons
Old School Baptist Church
Traxler Church
Henry County
Nay
Ross Shuppy
Earn Hinkle
Charlie McGuire
Minnesota
Mina Norton
Henry Norton
Frank Nelson
Leona
Estrus Norton
Eldon Local Happenings Include Social and Visits
Farmers busy haying and oats fill Eldon area. Ice cream social at Ashland draws residents Friday. Ottumwa visitors Artie Allmon and wife stay with the Allmon family north of the city. Isaac Griffith makes a business trip to Ottumwa and returns with wife. Pearl Bates visits Eldon friend Lena Finney. Frank Sharp makes a business call. Griffiths return from Fairfield after a few days visiting friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon
Ashland
Artie Allmon
Ottumwa
Parental Allmon
Isaac Griffith
Pearl Bates
Lena Finney
Frank Sharp
Fairfield
Glendale Notes To Readers From July Visit Roundup
Glendale July 26 The rain Monday pleased local corn. Visitors include Mr and Mrs B J Archibald from Oklahoma visiting relatives and old time friends. Rev Anson Steadwell reared here called on old friends. Mrs L T Gobble and Miss Lucie McClain visited at the Heaton home. Captain Emil Johnson came to see parents and his brother Frank home from Swedesburg. Mrs Frank Carlson returned to Burlington after visiting her brother C Sodergren. Mrs Emily Cramer of Hedrick returned home after visiting sister Mrs Selma Johnson. Mrs Lewis Green returned home after visiting her mother in Glendale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Morley
Packwood
Floyd Morley
Lizzie Young and Son
Fairfield
Lewis Jordan
Brighton
Iowa
Stockport
Clinton Hoopes
Spavn
H. D. Davis
A. E. Rodibaugh
Ezra Brabston
Davenport
Ella Stansberry
Fred
Will
Denver
Colorado
Dole
Yost
Laura Queeney
Rex
Ottumwa
Jessie Wray
Carl Riggs
Mayme Davis
Richard Swanson
Will Bates
Linnie Leach
Jim Frye
Charley Leppo
Leslie Clinkenbeard
Glendale
B. J. Archibald
Oklahoma
Anson Steadwell
L. T. Gobble
Lucie McClain
Heaton
Emil Johnson
Frank
Swedesburg
Frank Carlson
Burlington
C. Sodergren
Emily Cramer
Hedrick
Selma Johnson
Lewis Green
Middletown
Death of James Reinier at Packwood Iowa
James Reinier of Packwood Iowa died at his home Friday night at 10 o clock. The funeral was held at Rock Creek Church Monday conducted by Reverend Decker of the local M E church. A shower drenched the area Sunday night and Monday. Mr and Mrs R B Kenyon visited Packwood on Sunday. Harvest progressed with oats nearly ready and hay rapidly being put up. Mrs Dr Packwood and her son and daughter from St Joe Missouri are visiting Reinier's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Packwood
St. Joe, Mo
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Home News
Mr and Mrs F C Woolums and brothers visit at this place. Mr and Mrs G W Cathey of Martinsburg came to spend Sunday with son W K Cathey. A child of I Dysart is sick. Mrs Lizzie Ramey returned from Hedrick after a weeks visit. Cement walks are being built this summer. Mrs O M Bundy and daughter visited brother A A Peters in Martinsburg. Mr and Mrs Ralph Garbray of this place visited Brighton to see his parents Will Kenyon and Earl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Woolums and Brothers
G. W. Cathey
Martinsburg
W. K. Cathey
O. M. Bundy
A. A. Peters
Ralph Garbray
Brighton
Mr. Garbray
Will Kenyon
Earl
Four Corners Community Notes Show Visits and Events
Four Corners residents report visits from Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Swanson and son Herman from Ottumwa, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Elliott. Mrs. F. H. Miller and daughter Maud return from Burlington and Keithsburg. C. H. Bogner and family visit from Beckwith. John Quick repairs his home. a new daughter arrives for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Molander. revival meetings start next Sunday at the M. E. church led by Rev. T. G. Harper of Burlington. harvest and threshing remain the main activity for farmers today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Corners
C. L. Swanson
Herman
Ben Elliott
Ottumwa
Burlington
Cummins Dines with Taft on Tariff Policy
Senator Cummins of Iowa dined with President Taft in Washington and spent two hours discussing tariff policy. He represented ten senators who opposed the Payne Aldrich bill and pledged continued support for a lower tariff while Taft pressed lawmakers to back that course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cummins
Iowa
Senate
House
De Soto Farm Hand Proposes to Inmate Bertha Shockley
In Des Moines on July 24 Bennie Parker from DeSoto Iowa asked for Bertha Shockley a Polk County jail inmate on a charge to wed. She accepted but will not marry until her term ends September first. Parker seeks gubernatorial clemency to free her and marry in jail. Two other suitors are said to be vying for her hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Sota Swain
Bertha Shockley
Polk County
Des Moines
Cupid
Benjamin Parker
DeSoto
Iowa
Parker
Scott Wise
Ness
Des Moines River Navigable, Say Army Engineers
Major Montgomery Meigs reports the Des Moines river can be made navigable and has filed his findings with the Rock Island Arsenal. The estimate to survey the river runs from fifteen thousand to twenty thousand dollars, while Cedar and Iowa rivers are viewed as unlikely canal candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Montgomery Meigs
Des Moines River
Richie
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island
Cedar
Iowa
Des Moines Man Arrested As Drunk With Scalplock Heritage
Jailer Tom Cross forms prisoners for a judge when Ben Steele reveals a long scalplock. Steele explains his Indian fighter lineage and keeps his hair tradition as he pleads guilty to an intoxication charge. The text notes a funeral after a man dies of heart disease findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tom Cross
Stewart
Scott
Shaffer
Ben Steele
Steele
Rivalry at Mt. Pleasant promotes hospital baseball challenge
Mount Pleasant Iowa July 23 A cub reporter's write up sparked uproar after the White Sox and the state hospital baseball teams split four games this season. The hospital won two to one with one 14 inning tie. The hospital side challenges Manager Laird of the White Sox to a $100 a side match with winner taking all including gate receipts. The teams will use the same players as July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Cub
White Sox
State Hospital
Laird
Cattle Test Reveals Tuberculosis at State Farms
Des Moines reports that eleven cattle at Oakdale, five at Davenport, and four at Independence tested positive for tuberculosis. Eleven cattle from Oakdale were slaughtered at Cedar Rapids, ten of which were sold for meat. Isolated cattle remain at Soldiers' Orphans' Home and Independence. Dr. Paul Kato and John Downie observed the killings. board members visit Mitchellville for routine duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Oakdale
Davenport
Independence
Cedar Rapids
Soldiers’ Orphans
Paul Kato
John Downie
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Mitchellville
Girls of India Wed at Age Ten to Protect Daughters
Miss Eva Clark, an Indian native missionary, told a Des Moines audience that Indian mothers are forced to betroth and marry their daughters at ages ten to twelve to shield them from English soldiers. She claimed the practice stems from soldiers' moral degeneration and alleged government sanction of abuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Clark
Des Moines
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Eva Clark
India
Clark
England
Sheriffs May Witness Junkin Hanging at Ft Madison
Des Moines reports at a sheriffs convention that the next meeting may be held near the Ft Madison penitentiary to witness the execution of John Junkin the negro sentenced for killing Clara Rosen Ottumwa choir singer. Junkin is scheduled to die July 31 1910 and the executive committee will decide the exact arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Madison
Des Moines
John Junkin
Clara Rosen
Ottumwa
Ness
Savery Hotel
Spirit Lake
Junkin
State Association
Man Sees Wife Killed in Hot Springs Hotel
In Hot Springs Arkansas on July 22 an unknown assailant shot and killed Mrs Elie P Dorrence of Helena Montana in her hotel apartment while her husband, a weakened witness, could not intervene. Dorrence collapsed after the incident. five suspects have been arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Elie P. Dorrence
Helena
Mont
Dorrence
Peculiar Accident Injures Kensett Men
In Kensett Iowa on July 23 two men Frank Phein and Frank Meehan were swept from their carriage by a runaway team with a neck yoke attached. The runaways split and struck the carriage, trampling and injuring the two men who were later found unconscious in the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensett
Frank Phein
Frank Meehan
Fall Kills A Farmer Near La Crew Iowa
Louis Becker aged man living about a mile and a quarter south of La Crew was instantly killed when thrown from a cart as the horse ran away, striking his head and causing immediate death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crew
Iowa
Louis Becker
Contractor Charles McClanahan Found Dead in Creston Hotel
Creston Iowa July 23 Charles McClanahan a prominent Monmouth Iowa contractor was found dead in bed at the Creston hotel this morning He had just finished a job and carried a $700 check in his clothing He had arrived from Osceola the night before
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Charles McClanahan
Monmouth
Creston Hotel
McClanahan
Osceola
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promote Gentle Liver Aid
The famous little liver pills are described as small, gentle, pleasant and prompt acting. They are sold at Frank S. Shriner's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Frank S. Shriner
Bison Skeletons Unearthed in Monona County Iowa
University of Iowa professors Bohumil Shimek and Calvin locate numerous bison skeletons in a creek bed near Turin, Iowa. Twelve perfect skulls are among hundreds of pounds of bones to be shown at the Iowa University Museum. They argue the species once dwelt in Iowa continuously long ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Monona County
Iowa
Bohumil Shimek
University of Iowa
Iowa State
Turin
Iowa University Museum
Iowa Tract
Calvin and
Shimek
Towa
Record of Mrs Shaffell who reared seventeen orphans
Mrs Elsie Shaffell of Moffit Colorado has mothered seventeen homeless children from orphan asylums. Thirteen are grown and one studies at Stanford. She has never needed a physician for them and once took four siblings from an orphanage at one time before visiting St Louis with her husband who runs the railroad restaurant at Moffitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffit, Col
Kansas City
Elsie Shaffell
Leland Stanford University
Indian Pipe Found During Fort Madison Construction
In Fort Madison Iowa July 24 workmen uncover a genuine red stone Indian pipe while excavating for the cellar of J G Johnsons new residence on Cedar Street between Third and Fourth Streets. The pipe lay near a foundation wall removed over sixty years ago two feet underground. Whether dropped by Indians or by workers cannot be known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Madison
J. G. Johnson
Cedar Street
Third
Red Brothers
Pocket Folding Chair Fits In a Pocket
Baltimore July 24 design of a metal folding chair described as pocket furniture. When folded it is nine inches long and two inches in diameter and can be carried in a pocket or stowed away in a corner. The chair gains strength from metal construction and is ready for active service when unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Engineer survives after car plunge in East River
In New York on July 23 Joseph Zadi, an engineer of a switching locomotive, was pulled to the river bottom with six coal cars and the tender above him. He escaped by breaking a cab window and swimming to the surface as the engine was pushed off a trestle when the air brakes failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Zadigo
East River
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Roy May
Beryl Copeland
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Tom Ragland
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Chester
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Fall
Union County
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