Fairfield Iowa City Ledger 1907 Annual Statement Summary
The City of Fairfield Iowa reports its 1907 financials with detailed fund balances. Key items include bond, road, light, improvement, grading, cemetery, building, and endowment funds, with overdrawn amounts noted. The Endowment Fund holds 1700 dollars, of which 1000 are city bonds and 700 loaned on real estate, yielding 92 dollars income. WM. L. LONG, City Clerk.
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Fairfield
Fairfield Free Public Library
WM. L. Long
DUNTY NEWS item roundup from local Iowa notes
Daily item snapshot lists Mrs Brew day at Emma Workman home and other social notes. Keosauqua visits, new hello girl at Central, measles cases, Bloomfield general store moves, Ina and family in Keosauqua, Wau department work, Lazenby injury, and Prudence Phoutz visiting sister Selwood.
Meet notes and local updates from historical society
June 3 report from Satur meeting recounts a letter from Mr Jing to the old house. Foster of Ot help to buy the pro f Gage called a meet Settlers' Association on the 15th at the library. Committee to sell ready to report. Eleven acres near the ir White candidate for the of Kansas visited old ie last week. Frank Davis and several days at Burlington.
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Old House
Foster
Othelp
Gage
Meetd Settlers’ Association
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The
of Kansas
Oldie
Frank Davis
Burlington
Ice cream social nets 13.40 at No. 6 school
Perlee Iowa June 3 report shows the No. 6 school ice cream social raised 13 dollars and 40 cents. Miss Pearl Coop won the prettiest girl prize. Nearby notes mention Miss Lily Potter's visit to J O Lambert and local family movements. Several locals attended Decoration Day at Fairfield and Henry Arndt plans Texas departure while Rev Chas Coop preached at Antloch to a sizable crowd.
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Perlee
No. 6
Pearl Coop
Lily Potter
Cherry Box
Shelby County
J. O. Lambert
Fairfield Decoration Day
Grace Courtney
Percy Droz
D. G. Shekelton
Allan Macy
Old Pleasant Plain
Henry Arndt
Arndt
Texas
Chas. Coop
Antioch
Elm Grove June 3 corn woes and social notes
Elm Grove Iowa residents report poor corn stands with yellowish revival. Oats and grass look good. Local visits include Wm Tuller at J M Fisher, Haggan brothers to Brighton, and many others visiting families such as Rains Salts Jacobson and Shawstrom. Social calls span Fairfield to Batavia with multiple kinship gatherings.
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Elm Grove
Wm. Tuller
J. M. Fisher
Jim
Joe Haggan
Brighton
C. D. M. Rains
Luesday
Ed. Rains
Laurance Meyers
Abingdon
Chas. Salts
Geo
Fred Walker
Batavia
J. W. Wilson
John Jacobson
Helen Jacobson
Linburg
Shawstrom
Local visits fill a quiet Abingdon weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Salts visited at Abingdon last Sunday. Willie South and Charles Junkin went to Brighton Friday returning Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Junkin spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Halleck Wilson. Sneden Fisher and family visited the parental home near Brookville Anther and Ray Rains went to Douds Saturday to visit their uncle, Chas Rains.
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Dave Salts
Abingdon
Willie South
Charles Junkin
Brighton
T. M. Junkin
Halleck Wilson
Sneden Fisher
Brookville
Anther
Ray Rains
Douds
Chas Rains
Weather Crops Improve as Warm Weather Returns
Weather bureau report for week ending June 3 notes unusually cool, cloudy start gave way to summer-like conditions by June 1. Temperatures ran eight to ten degrees below normal. rainfall was ample but subsoil absorbed much. Pastures and small grains show improvement. corn stands uneven with some replanting likely. Local notes mention visits and church activities in Des Moines area.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
South Central
Merrimac to Celebrate Fourth of July This Year
Merrimac Iowa June 3 Lillian Harlan closed a successful term of Mohawk school with a riverbank picnic. Town talks of a Fourth of July celebration this year. Mr and Mrs Shook, parents of...
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Merrimac
Lillian Harlan
Mohawk
Mrs. Shook
Davis attendance at Batavia funeral and local visits
Dr and Mrs S K Davis attended the funeral of Dr Baldridge at Batavia on Monday. Mrs Will Robertson and children departed Sunday for Kansas relatives. Miss Carrie Davis visited relatives north of Fairfield last week. Rev C B Hawkins and Will Hill went to Ft Madison Monday as Epworth League delegates. Ralph Rodgers of Centre township visited relatives here over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Oscar Swanson hosted the Three M club Wednesday evening with light refreshments. Mrs Penny of Illinois and Mr F A Woods of State Center came last week for the Laughlin death. Mr Frank Speers of Hillsboro visited Saturday while James Hill left Friday to see a brother in Missouri.
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S. K. Davis
Baldridge
Batavia
Will Robertson
Kansas
Carrie Davis
Fairfield
C. B. Hawkins
Will Hill
Ft. Madison
Ralph Rodgers
Centre Township
Oscar Swanson
Penny
Illinois
F. A. Woods
State Center
J. R. Laughlin
J. W. Peebler and
Frank Speers
Hillsworo
James Hill
Missouri
Packwood News Briefs and Local Happenings
Mrs Coward returns from Batavia. Sunday school program at Christian church well received. S C Adams has house repainted. Miss Maggie Sinclair at Oskaloosa camp meeting. R H Walker sold stock to Montezuma buyer. goods shipped Monday. Scott Longhory attended Oskaloosa camp meeting. G W Catley visited Martinsburg son. William Walker from Richland in town. Miss Clara Smith of Abingdon called. Mrs Lemley visited Richland. Clayton Capps of Hedrick a Packwood caller. Mrs Lida Mowery attended Maud Graham funeral. Miss Mary McElwain returned from Denver after a year. Miss May Nelson aided R H Walker, returned home. Linby youths at ice cream social. Bedie Nelson listed as sick. M E church begins Children day program. Christian Sunday school attendance 127. collection $4.01.
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Coward
Batavia
Christian Church
S. C. Adams
Maggie Sinclair
Oskaloosa
R. H. Walker
Montezuma
Scott Longhory
G. W. Catley
Martinsburg
William Walker
Richland
Clara Smith
Abingdon
Lemley
Clayton Capps
Hedrick
Lida Mowery
Maud Graham
Mary McElwain
Denver
Colorado
May Nelson
Linby
Bedie Nelson
M. E. Church
Christian Sunday School
Congregation Skips Meeting for Sunday Night Program
Rev Orcott of the M E church had no meeting as the congregation chose to attend the Christian church program Sunday night. In this section people are busy plowing corn. Mr and Mrs Miller of this place were called to Mount Pleasant last week due to sickness.
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Orcott
M. E. Church
Christian Church
Boy Falls From Train Near Dubuque While Mother Sleeps
John Martinelli, six, son of Mrs. Kate Martinelli, fell from an Illinois Central limited train near Dubuque as his mother slept en route from Italy to Leadville. He wandered off the rear coach, was found walking along the right of way near Julien with a scalp wound bound by a handkerchief. Mother, grateful, continues the westward journey with her son.
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Waterloo
John Martinelli
Kate Martinelli
Leadville
Col
Italy
Illinois Central
Dubuque
Independence
Julien
America
Osage infant murder mystery shocks town
In Osage Iowa June 1 two boys digging at the public dumping ground found an infant skull. Authorities say the skull shows the baby was murdered with blunt force. The infant’s illegitimacy is suspected and officials plan a wider inquiry into possible infanticide cases.
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Osage
Burglars Load Wagon and Escape
Three men broke into A Oswald's tailoring shop in Albia Iowa last night stealing twenty suit patterns. They loaded the goods into a wagon and drove away leaving no clue to their identities.
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Albia
A. Oswald
Dolliver Speaks at Fort Dodge Memorial Day Talk
United States Senator J P Dolliver delivered the Memorial day address in Fort Dodge Iowa on May 31 praising Civil War heroes for saving the union. A large crowd attended despite rain.
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