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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
4
A flood of notices lists undertakers, cigars, paint and wallpaper shops, and loan offers from Thoma s and relatives. Births announce a baby boy to Mr and Mrs O E Kirby. Also listed are livestock for sale, popcorn requests, mower repairs, and machine shop services. Community updates cover politics, markets, church calls, strawberry season, crops, and local social events.
Mac Davis age 26 and Josephine F Glotfelty age 22 of this city seek marriage. Edward Randolph Bartlett age 23 of Grand View Iowa and Edna Ruth Pace age 22 of Mt Pleasant Iowa also granted licenses to wed.
In Keosauqua area, Miss Maud Alice Thoma married Prof. Leon Smith of Paulina Iowa at the Sumner home on West Burlington Street. Rev. W A Wolgemuth officiated the ring ceremony before about fifty relatives and friends with a four course dinner. The couple will visit Okoboji then reside in Keosauqua where Smith will head the schools. Out of town guests attended from Ottumwa Paulina Sioux City Wellman and other communities.
Miss Edna Ruth Pace and Mr. Edward Randolph Bartlett unite in marriage at the Osborn home with Rev. Pace and Rev. Thos Osborn officiating. Guests include Iowa Wesleyan colleagues and family from Mt. Pleasant and Fort Madison. The couple plans to reside in Grandview after July 15 where Bartlett serves as pastor.
Miss Florence Glotfelty and Mae M. Davis were quietly married Tuesday June 11 at the bride’s mother home on East Burlington. Dr. Thomas Osborn performed the ring ceremony as immediate relatives looked on. Both couples are well known in the city and Jefferson county with hundreds of friends sending congratulations.
Supreme court decides in favor of Jefferson County Agricultural Association in a receivership bid. The plan now is to sell the fair grounds and relocate perhaps near Burlington Street by Chautauqua park for development as city lots and housing for factory workers.
Wilson A Murray 79 former Pennsylvania resident and Fairfield neighbor died at his daughter Mrs H C Stephenson s home Saturday after long illness. He married Susan Camron in 1859 in Pennsylvania. seven children were born, two predeceased him. Survived by wife? no, spouse died earlier. Surviving children include Homer R Murray Mrs E E Reed and E M and A C Murray. Funeral held yesterday at ten from Stephenson home, Rev Bruce officiating, Evergreen cemetery interment.
Christopher N. Brown known as Deacon Brown died in Passadena California on June 4 at age 88. He lived on the Ralph Stever farm near Fairfield for years and left Jefferson county for California about eighteen years ago. Survived by his widow and three children Edwin M Brown Rose S Brown and Mrs Lily Massey.
Isaac Sharp born near Cumberland Gap Tennessee January 8 1822 died in Des Moines Iowa June 12 1912 at his daughter Amanda Rodgers home after years of illness. He married Susannah Wilson in Illinois and moved to this county in 1841 to farm. Survived by eight children including James Henry William Amanda with wife died 1886 and he lived in Santa Rosa California 1897 and returned to Des Moines 1909. Funeral at A V Frazeys parlors conducted by Christian Science society and buried Evergreen cemetery June 14 1912. He was a respected neighbor husband and father. His daughter and her son Ross thanked neighbors for funeral help.
The time and place of holding the county conventions is established by the state primary law and calls should be published by county chair men for Saturday, June 29, at eleven o'clock. Delegates to the county conventions were elected at the primaries and each precinct is entitled to the same ratio of representation as obtained for the first county convention held this year. Dated at Manson Iowa this tenth day of June 1912. MO. F. DALTON, N., F. REED, Secretary. Chairman.
The Crail home on South Main hosts seven Des Moines girl friends for a house party. A reception tonight invites about a hundred city youths. A party dance at Armory Hall Friday night with Schmidt Orchestra music caps the week.
Gardner Cowles of Des Moines was re elected president of the Iowa Wesleyan college board of trustees at the year end meeting. Carl S Williams of Chicago was named vice president T J Myers of Mt Pleasant treasurer Elmer E Lymer of Mt Pleasant auditor Dr C P Frantz secretary resigned will be replaced J A Boatman Muscatine and W J Steckel Bloomfield were re elected as retiring members for 1912.
An Indianapolis teacher recalls guiding a Kentucky Tennessee border child through addition. He could rapidly sum digits but struggled with carrying. A class girl earned a dime by showing the youngster to move the right-hand digit and tote the other when totals exceeded nine.
A party from Batavia to Fairfield for a Keokuk river trip lost Mrs. Fisher’s alligator leather satchel at the depot after Barney Walker stepped out. The satchel contained a purse, $8 to $10, a new dress and personal items. Suspected tramp or hobo tale as depot memories fade.
Charles Van Housen, a lifelong wanderer, trudges into Waterloo Iowa with a dust covered pack and rheumatism to reach Parkersburg where his wife and child lie buried. He has walked hundreds of miles across eastern and southern states and declares this last leg completes his long journey though he remains penniless at times.
An etiquette reflection extols daily politeness and courtesy. It argues polite speech prevents quarrels and fosters harmony, noting manners cost nothing and improve with use. The piece concludes by urging everyone to model respectful conduct.
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