Fairfield High School Graduates Celebrate Twenty Five Seniors
The Fairfield high school graduating class of twenty one girls and four boys held exercises Thursday night at the opera house witnessed by relatives. The choir performed well and Miss Anna M Silcott sang Roses in June. Ruth Krumholtz won a Parsons college scholarship for top grades and diplomas were issued by R B Louden president of the school board.
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Opera House
Fairfield High School
Anna M. Silcott
Ruth Krumholtz
Parsons College
R. B. Louden
Fairfield High Alumni Reception Honors 10908 Class
About two hundred Fairfield High alumni gathered last Friday at Dr and Mrs Tallmans home for the annual reception and to welcome this year's graduates. Class colors violet and white with white carnations appeared in decorations and menu. Miss May Fisher was elected president and new officers include Dr Arthur McElderry vice president Miss Florence Roth secretary and Ernest Peasley treasurer.
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A. K Harper
May Fisher
Arthur McElderry
Florence Roth
Ernest Peasley
Decoration Day Observance Honors Local Veterans
Saturday Decoration Day activities in Jefferson county honored fallen comrades. The Forest City band led a 1:30 parade to the cemetery where graves were decorated, then residents gathered at the opera house for a program including songs, recitations, and a Maj. Creamer address. Local veterans Hamilton Smith, R. M. Hanna, Samuel Barnes, and I. W. Wessick are listed as deceased since last year.
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Jefferson County
Woman's Relief Corps
Forest City
Newton Williams
Call of the Bugle
Opera House
Rev
G. W. Smith
Lincoln
Royal V. Galliher
Star Quartette
R. D. Creamer
Thirtieth Lowa Infantry
P. Carey
Hamilton Smith
2Nd
Ohio Infantry
R. M. Hanna
Samuel Barnes
4Th
Iowa Cavalry
I. W. Wessick
Iowa Infantry
Quiet Wedding Unites Bertha J. Van Trump and James A. Williams
Miss Bertha J. Van Trump and James A. Williams were married by Rev. Thos. Osborn at 8 AM Tuesday in the home of Mrs. Lida H. Wilson 401 West Adams. The bride, a Lincoln school teacher, and the Kellerton Iowa businessman will reside in Kellerton after a brief honeymoon visiting Kansas City and Siloam Springs.
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Thos. Osborn
Bertha J. van Trump
James A. Williams
Lida H. Wilson
West Adams Street
Lincoln School
Williams
Kellerton
Iown
Siloam Springs
Ark
Towa
The Finest Ambition Quote by Henry Van Dyke
A quotation from Henry Van Dyke about a loftier aim than personal height in the world. The goal is to lift mankind higher by helping others rather than seeking status.
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Henry van Dyke
Des Moines Eyes Elevation to a Bishopric See
Bishop Davis of Davenport’s visit spurs talk of Des Moines becoming a bishopric see with a cathedral and theological institutes. Monsignor Flavin says redistricting may allow the move once Archbishop Keane recovers, though Des Moines now lacks the means to support a diocese.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Davis
Davenport
Flavin
Keane
Monsinger Flavin
Dubuque
Sioux City
Rome
Bryan Outlines Principal Issues in Democratic Platform
W J Bryan spoke in Bone Steel South Dakota outlining the Democrats main campaign issues. He said the party will push direct senatorial elections, anti trust and tariff reform, railroad regulation, labor capital reconciliation, opposition to imperialism, and protection for bank deposits. He also touched on changing government personnel and policy.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Bone Steel
W. J. Bryan
Denver
Republican Party
Democrats
Democratic Party
Electric Bitters Praised as Grand Family Medicine
Mr. Frank Conlan of 436 Houston St New York extols Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver problems. He says it relieves lame backs weak kidneys and improves vitality and digestion, with a 50 cent guaranteed sale at F S Shriner's drug store.
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Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
F. S Shriner’s
Suicide in Keokuk County Jail Shocks City
Olaf Sierverston, recently brought from Hamilton Illinois after a period of mental instability, hanged himself with a blanket in the Keokuk county jail early this morning. The death follows his transfer from Hamilton where he had been wandering in a distressed state.
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Keokuk
Olaf Sierverston
Hamilton
Illinois
Army Deserter Arrested in Iowa in 1906 Case
Sidney Iowa May 30 Robert Wolf Hawkins a deserter from the U S army was arrested today at Tabor by Sheriff Harris and is now in the county jail Hawkins served in the Philippines where he was wounded He re enlisted at Oklahoma City Oklahoma Feb 7 1906 and deserted.
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Sidney
Robert Wolf Hawkins
Tabor
Harris
Hawkins
Philippines
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Deaf Mute Bride and Groom Wed in Iowa Ceremony
Unique marriage rite held in Fertile Iowa on May 2 marks the wedding of Miss Frank Thompson. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs A Smith, is a graduate of a deaf mute school and is described as talented and charming. The groom, a printer from Minnesota, plans to reside in Minnesota after the ceremony officiated by a clergyman.
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Iowa
Fertile
Frank Thompson
J. Ficiating
A. Smith
Eg Mute School
Councy Bluffs
Tonna
Minn
Bank
Fragmentary historic quip on marriage duties
A fragmented line notes that after a woman marries a man she tends to rely on him for support and means to care for herself, reflecting social expectations of domestic provision.
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Fairfield Tribune
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