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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
3
County news records a calm week with social visits from Fairfield and ParsonsKansas relatives, a Children's Day gathering at Brookville, and farm losses such as a colt. Families including the Thrash, Wilson, Myers, Salts, and Burke circles are mentioned with weekend travel and homecomings.
Farmers finish planting and plow corn as residents attend a Sunday church program. Irid Swanson leaves for Omaha on business. Frank Marlow and family visit Harris household. Cement sidewalks go in this week. Mrs. Pollock hosts Illinois visitor. lady guest near eighty. Bertha Loomis visits brother southeast of town. Bundy travels on banking business. Peabody of Washburn visits Webb home. Lutheran churchfolk gather at Samuelson home. Woolum plans to begin rebuilding lease on a farm burned earlier.
In Libertyville June 15 Mrs Frank Brown of Fremont Nebraska visits her brother Charley Roberts. Charley Leppo and W Riggs attend events in Douds and Richland respectively. Several locals visit Fairfield for an institute and others host or travel for family and church activities.
June 15 Merrimac column reports Judge Keck ill, Silas Gregory in Birmingham for Union Telephone business, and several residents visiting relatives or traveling to Davenport Iowa and Chicago. Rain damage to corn and stands noted, church events announced, and local families shown visiting Four Corners and neighboring towns.
Miss Marguerette Roach visited in Mt. Pleasant for several days. Miss Hales of Keosauqua spent Sunday with friends nearby. Victor Roots, Jean Parsons and Bill Kearns shared a Sunday dinner at the Bush home. Mr Carrigan is on the sick list. William and Mrs Bush hosted a strawberry dinner for seventeen friends north of Fairfield last Friday. Forbey Carlson visited Burling ton and Mt Pleasant during the week.
For the week ending June 15 1908 in Iowa the average temperature and sun shine were below normal across the state. Rainfall varied by region with amounts below normal in the northeast and above normal in the southwest. Showers occurred daily in parts of the state though four days averaged without rain. Corn work advanced with early fields cultivated once and many second cultivations well along. Wet areas remained waterlogged delaying field work in river bottoms and flat lands. Overall condition of the staple crop improved though acreages may shrink as some fields are abandoned. Small grain and potatoes benefited from cool weather with thriftier crops reported. Hay making began in Iowa County, alfalfa cut in Marion County. Cherry yields look large in the north and light in the south. strawberries promise a fair crop. apple crops expected to be light.
In Des Moines Iowa on June 13 Edward Ebersall and William Jennings drowned when their launch sank at the Edison Light Company dam after the engine failed to start. Their brothers Earl Jennings and William Ebersall swam to safety in the flooded river.
Memorial day observances by Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows and their auxiliaries included a parade around the square led by the Forest City band. Services at the Methodist church featured Rev. W. S. Kight and solos by Mrs. Hochuly and Miss Ball, followed by cemetery rites and grave decorations.
The Chautauqua program is in preparation and will be published in about two weeks. It will include a complete talent list with halftone cuts and a detailed daily program. Relying on Fairfield residents to mail the book to potential attendees for August 12 to 21. Season tickets remain at $1.50.
Des Moines June 13 Campaign costs for Governor Cummins in the United States Senate race totaled 5139.05 with 360.90 personally spent by Cummins and 4760.15 by the Cummins committee. Printing and buttons ran 2971.82 and postage 943.36 while office costs were 853.07. Allison reported 50 postage from Washington and 2000 donated to his committee. other district expenses not reported. James W. Good spent 4320.83 securing the GOP nomination for Congress in Iowa's Fifth District.
A sharp observation notes that when men praise an ideal soul they are likely to marry a real partner with freckles and No. 6s. The remark blends humor with social commentary on romantic expectations and practical realities.
A Cedar Rapids Gazette excerpt discusses the need for a democratic weekly in every county and state, urging readers to support local, state, and national weeklies. It promotes clubbing rates, aligned editorial policy, and engagement with editors to reflect public opinion. It also includes a note on women’s welfare and rural life as discussed by Prof Holden.
The article argues that physical strength alone is base and must pair with mental acuity. A noble mission that unites body and mind to serve the common good leads to lasting achievement and inner happiness, not mere harm or idle effort. The Commoner.
In a farmer short course address Prof Holden urged greater consideration for the women on the farm. He called for lighter burdens for women and noted a fact that many farm women shoulder a large percent of domestic work.
A globe trotter praises Andalusian labor capacity in a New York Press interview. He extols Spaniards for twelve hours of hard labor with cheerful endurance and stamina, citing their diet and famed vigor. He compares physiques across cultures and recalls historical figures noted for endurance.
Mr Frank Conlan of 436 Houston St New York praises Electric Jitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver issues and a remedy for lame backs and weak kidneys. The drug purports to regulate digestion purify blood and renew vigor for both sexes. Available under guarantee at F S Shriner's drug store for 50 cents.
An advertisement asks a wife if she is as fair as the day of marriage, provoking ridicule and warnings that any answer could cause trouble. The wording is criticized as tired and inappropriate in the current discussion.
Bernard Kotch a 66 year old partly blind man left Viola New York alms house after four years with a fortune of 88000 dollars. A Philadelphia friend left the legacy and lawyers tracked him down after a period of search.
Market notes list wheat, oats and corn prices at Zeigler Elevator. Wheat 42c, oats 48c, corn 42c per bushel. hay prices 6.00 to 8.00 per ton for both loose and baled hay.
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