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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
2
I T WISECARVER invites horse owners to Fairfield Iowa for a large sale on Wednesday June 23 1909. Buyers seek 300 to 500 branded mares 3 to 6 years old weighing 1000 pounds and up for the Indian reservations. Bring all your horses to the sale.
Moses Raschio a peddler fired two bullets at A. H. Todd of Todd Kraft wholesale fruit firm during a dispute. Todd was hospitalized while Raschio drank carbolic acid and died within thirty minutes. Todd is believed to recover.
Miss Mabel Moyer of the State Teachers College at Cedar Falls will address the summer school students on Wednesday at 2 PM. in the college chapel. The topic is The Aim of the Training School.
Fairfield readers learn of diverse events from a summer school enrollment and lecture at the college chapel to a barn fire on the D L Glass farm, injuries at Howard's grocery and the Moriarty Cook wedding at Ottumwa with long time courtship finally tied after twenty five years.
Notice to Teachers announces the regular same examination for teachers at the Court House on Wednesday Thursday and Friday June 23 24 25 1909. For further information visit the office. BESSIE B BUCHANAN County Superintendent.
Transfer notices show Albert S Hague to Vernon L Hague undivided interests in northwest quarter of section 36 and southeast of northeast quarter of section 35 in township 73 range 11 with a 10000 dollar price. Rowntree to Martin J Kinnavey covers parts of lots 7 and 8 in Old Plat Fairfield for 2000 dollars. A P Anderson to Martha J Anderson describes Lot 1 in New Plat Fairfield. Franklin Hadley and wife transfer to J A Paxson all of near forty three eighty ten area.
Ottumwa dispatch reports Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Lambert in a feud over their daughters names after custody. The mother claims Carolyn for the younger child and Frances for the older, while the father insists Carmen for the younger and Frances for the older. The court had custody with the doctor.
Mrs. D. G. Higley and Mrs. J. F. Wilson Jr host a 12:00 o'clock luncheon for their lady friends at the Higley home. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wilson entertained relatives with a six o'clock dinner last Friday at their South Court street home.
Yesterday at 2 pm Miss Nettie Lessenger of this city and Chester A. Palmer of Omaha Nebr were married in the residence of Mrs Dr Hayden. The couple are both totally deaf and could not speak and the vows were conveyed by sign language interpreter Mrs Charles. They left for Omaha to begin their life together.
A meeting of citizens was held last night to discuss starting a city pottery. A subscription sheet for attendees ensured good turnout. The meeting's result is unknown as the Tribune goes to press. Miss Bridget Kilroy visits Burlington sister’s home on vacation from duties at the Fair department store.
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