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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
8
Mrs. Nancy Jones of Agency files a damage suit in Iowa against the city for 2500 alleging a defective sidewalk caused her to trip into a hole, injuring her left foot and leg. She seeks jury and medical costs plus mental and physical suffering. Attorneys Steck, Daughters and Steck represent her.
The West Indian hurricane battered Texas coast but the Galveston sea wall stood firm. Reports cite ten deaths, including a Tarpon Pier party, and about 100000 dollars in property loss. The wall, finished four years ago for two million, withstood wave after wave, keeping the city intact.
William Dugan of Des Moines broke bars and descended five stories to escape the Clarinda insane asylum Tuesday night. A statewide search is ordered by Sheriff Ness. Dugan had been indicted in Des Moines for breaking and entering a Rock Island box car and became insane after a skull fracture from a horse kick.
A Greek laborer in Packwood Iowa was arrested after stealing a brakeman’s hat and coat from a Burlington passenger train. Identified by the ticket agent, he was jailed by Mayor Loomis, found guilty and fined $5 plus $8 costs, paid in full.
Lexington July 23. A conference of the Kentucky Burley Tobacco Society and the American Society of Equity broke up about 1:30 this morning. Failure to agree means a war between the two groups over pooling the 1909 tobacco crop.
July 23 report from Bloomfield states the ten year old daughter of Chris Maurer was bitten by a snake. The incident details are limited in the available text.
A woman living seven miles northwest of town was bitten on the foot by a poisonous viper yesterday. Her foot and leg swelled and turned discolored, but a physician was summoned at once and the bite is not expected to be fatal.
Washington July 23 Secretary Wilson approves a national dairy ruling on adulterated milk shifting to interstate shipments. The case cites Kentucky dairy Henry Groger fined after shipping diluted milk to Ohio with 10.24 percent solids. The report links milk quality to health risks and urges sanitary handling and use of skim milk to cut costs and boost nutrition.
A testimonial from Mrs P G Haines of Rossburg Oregon praises Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills for restoring energy and nerve strength after long nerve trouble. The ad notes the pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold by Thoma's Pharmacy with the doctor’s portrait on the box.
Judge John F. Oliver of Onawa Iowa, a veteran fourth district jurist, married Daisy Shay a nurse who cared for him during illness. The ceremony occurred in Seattle on July 1 and became public in Sioux City this week. Oliver is 65 and Shay 33. His first wife died January 4, 1907.
Justice John F. Oliver of the Fourth Judicial district marries Miss Daisy Shay a nurse from Sioux City. The romance began during Oliver’s illness in his Oxley Street apartments last winter and culminated in a ceremony that united the judge and the nurse.
Ford hotel resident Miss Shay acted as nurse to restore health, the ceremony held secretly July 1 in Seattle. His first wife died a year ago. Readers are urged to try DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills for kidney or bladder discomfort, with a free trial offer from E. C. DeWitt &Co. in Chicago and local sale by Frank S. Shriner.
Adele Rowland, a 21 year old New York girl, is to wed Deep Sky a full blood Sioux chief. The ceremony begins with an Indian rite then a civil marriage at the license bureau where the first such certificate is issued to a white woman and a full blood Indian. Deep Sky, from North Dakota, appears with his Wild West show and plans a Polo grounds wedding for a crippled children benefit.
A baggage car and tender derailed from No 4 eastbound at Newport on Friday afternoon. Officials believe spreading rails caused the incident and no injuries were reported.
Oskaloosa July 24 Thomas Clemens 30 a part owner and miner at a new Beacon coal mine southwest of the city was instantly killed yesterday when slate fell at the entry face. He leaves a wife and two children.
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