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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
2
Six family members and two visitors are found murdered in Villisca Iowa with an axe and no clear motive. Investigators pursue two relatives amid suspected grudges while bloodhounds and fingerprint experts join the search for clues.
Authorities have dispatched arrest orders to Clarinda but no further word has been received, leaving the case in limbo as the search extends.
Thomas Gilbert a respected Jefferson county resident died suddenly of apoplexy at his home north of Fairfield on June 3 1912 aged 77 years 10 months and 21 days He was born in County Antrim Ireland in 1834 and came to the United States in 1847 He married Christiana Coop in 1865 and they had six children five survive He is also survived by two brothers and two sisters Funeral was held June 5 at the family home with Rev Boise officiating and burial at Antioch cemetery
Mrs. Russell of Ottumwa dies after years of suffering. Survived by B T Packingham of Galesburg Indiana W F Russell of Bingham Utah Mrs Henry Grady Libertyville J A Russell Ugene Oregon Mrs A A Carlson of this city and Dottie and Park at home. Funeral Friday at home led by Rev Jonathan Lee of Ottumwa. Burial at Rome, the family homestead, beside loved ones.
Stephen Dwyer died June 4 at the family home on West Kirkwood. Born in 1832 in Tippersary Ireland he came to Canada at 18. Survived by six of ten children including Robert Lincoln Nebraska Stephen Denver Colo Mrs M Dorsey St Joseph Mo Mrs J M Holland Chicago Mrs C J Lodge Lincoln Neb and Mrs John Conley Tilden Neb. Funeral at St Marys Catholic Church June 7 with Rev Father Hogan and interment Evergreen Cemetery.
Daniel Gavin died Tuesday night at Mersy hospital Ranchester Minnesota at age forty. The funeral was Saturday at St Alphonsus church Mt Pleasant with Rev Father Kissane officiating. Burial followed at St Alphonsus cemetery. He was born October 1 1872 in Mt Pleasant and married Veronica Hawkins October 1 1901. He leaves his wife an aging mother two sisters and five brothers.
Mrs. W C Russell a Minerva Park resident and daughter of Marion Francis and Jane Shuman Park was born near Rome December 5 1850. She died at her East Kirkwood street home June 6 1912 after a long illness. She married W C Russell March 17 1869 and the couple had ten children, three of whom preceded her in death.
Grant M. Anderson died Sunday June 9 at his mother’s home on South H street after months of illness. He was born February 16 1884 near Salina and served in the regular army reaching sergeant in the 33rd Coast Artillery at Fort Columbia Washington. He spent time in a government sanitarium in Arkansas before returning to Fairfield to be with family. His wife at Fort Columbia awaits arrival. funeral likely Friday at the Lindbom home conducted by Dr. Thomas Osborn of the M E church. He leaves wife two sisters a brother a half brother his mother and a step father.
Mrs Nancy Elliott died at her son Nathan Elliott’s home five miles south of Glasgow after a long illness. She was about 75, widowed from John Elliott, longtime Jefferson county settler, and survived by sons Nathan and John and siblings Mrs John McCullough Mrs Mina Billingsley Oscar Howard and Samuel Turner. Funeral held Monday at Union church with burial nearby.
Geo. S. Cochran and Miss Henrietta Lentner were married quietly Saturday evening at the groom’s brother John Cochran’s home. Rev. Langston performed the ceremony in front of close relatives. The couple will live on a farm near the city.
The quiet wedding of Anna Larson and John Larson took place last Wednesday at 4 pm in Jefferson City. Dr. Thomas Osborn officiated as immediate relatives witnessed due to the grandfather H B Mitchell's recent death. The couple will reside in Minneapolis after a brief farewell train trip.
The new ice plant well in St. Peter's sandstone near 1400 feet deep faces a test this week. An air lift pump rated at 100 gallons per minute will be installed and the drilling may stop if the flow meets the requirement. Plant machinery and 350 horsepower equipment proceed, aiming for mid July operation.
The Byrhydt chapel overflowed with relatives as Parsons College Academy bestowed diplomas to nineteen graduates. Prof. Harry M. Gage gave the closing address and presented diplomas. the program included music, scenes from Dickens and David Copperfield, skits, and class prophecy.
A new era in the automobile industry is indicated by Studebaker Corporation reorganizing its sales end. The firm, with a sixty year wagon industry heritage, has sustained a manufacturing pace since entering cars, signaling a major strategic shift.
In Perry Iowa on Friday a two year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Connor, removed a cork and swallowed carbolic acid. Dr Ross aided by a stomach pump saved the child's life though his mouth and tongue suffered severe burns and other burns appeared on face and arms.
William Brewer formerly of Manchester Iowa vanished after leaving March 7 for a claim near Wasta South Dakota. He sent a cheerful card from Sioux Falls claiming a delightful Dakota trip, but no word since. relatives seek him as fear grows for his safety.
Delaware county man Charles Brewer disappeared under suspicious circumstances after leaving Manchester. Brewer and Night Policeman S H Morgan traveled to Sioux Falls to probe the case but returned with no answers, leaving the inquiry to Dakota authorities. Brewer, 40, single, son of Mrs. Chris Brewer, lived near Spring Branch east of Manchester. He carried $300 in draft on Ryan State Bank and a $100 check on Delaware County State Bank plus about $50 in cash.
Fort Dodge Iowa June 8 two rival groups vie to stage the Webster county fair. The Webster County Fair association resurfaces and buys the Mineral City Driving park after a dispute over the W C Haviland fifty five acre purchase. The competing plan seeks a 50000 dollar incorporation with Haviland site priced at 16500 and Mineral City at 17500, the latter owner donating 2500 to the Webster county fair association.
City debate over a planned swimming hole for youths resurfaces. Residents near the college area complain about unsafe backyard sewage and urge a regulated pool site, possibly by damming Crow creek below the water works after sewage disposal reforms.
In Davenport Iowa on June 11 during a hydroplane speed trial 18 year old Raymond Garner of Rock Island Illinois drowned and G L Vivoman of Davenport nearly died as the boat towing a skiff with both men overturned in Mississippi. The hydroplane owned by W H Kaufman was moving at high speed.
Dick Carr, 38, of Centerville Iowa, walked into Waterloo police declaring he feared for his life and had lost his mind while out of work since Seymour strike. He asked to be kept in custody for safety, citing heart troubles and worry over a Des Moines woman. He described his home and sought notification for Maggie Salters.
The Knights of Pythias Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges held joint memorials last Sunday. Members marched from lodge halls to the park and Methodist church for music and speeches, then to the cemetery for Decoration Day ceremonies. Reverend J A Langston gave the invocation. Ruth Wisecarver sang. a male quartet performed. Henry F Wagner delivered the address.
Parsons College Conservatory advanced students presented a recital at Bar Hydt chapel to a large audience. The program included works by Mendelssohn Chopin Grieg Dvorak and MacDowell among others with vocal and piano solos and a soprano obligato by Della Sawtelle.
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