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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
7
Des Moines social notes list Addie McClelland as a local idolo last week. Several residents including Roy McKee in Ottumwa and Katherine Mann in Boise face travels and visits. The item covers long visits, family travels, and upcoming events across Iowa and neighboring states with numerous names and places.
La Moure June 26 Mrs Evigne E Reilly presented her husband with four babies three girls and a boy today The little ones were perfectly formed and normal in every particular Mrs Reilly is thirty four years old and is now the mother of ten children
In Des Moines Indiana on June 23 robbers chloroformed Henry Kunkle and his wife at 407 Southeast Sixth Street then set the house ablaze. Fire was noticed by Officer Charles Davis who rescued the aged couple from certain death.
Second purchase of wash goods introduces lower prices than the earlier lot. New styles in ladies and children lace hose in black brown and white. Ladies lawn kimonos 23. Warm weather shoes oxfords for men and women plus barefoot sandals for children and misses. Always great bargains.
A large Van Buren and Jefferson county delegation backed a proposed inter urban from Keosauqua to Fairfield with Birmingham as a possible northern extension. Two committees will study route feasibility and financing while resolutions pledge united support for building and operating a profitable line benefiting Keosauqua, Birmingham, and Fairfield.
Joel Turney aged 78 died in Fairfield on Tuesday June 27 1905. Funeral services set for June 29 at 2 30 p m at his West Kirkwood home. Born near Columbus Ohio June 15 1827 he built a wagon business from Trenton Iowa to Fairfield expanding after 1887 with his sons Ellsworth and Dillon and J H Montgomery. The fire damaged plant in 1897 but a larger brick factory rebuilt the same year. He spent years retired and ill from October 1904 until death.
William Payne born February 18 1867 in Mt Pleasant died June 21 1905 at home in Fairfield after months of illness. He married Effie Knowles on October 22 1894 and leaves four children. A painter by trade he worked for Turney Wagon Co and was a member of Fairfield lodge No 629 I O O F. Funeral service conducted by Odd Fellows with Rev F M Fenwick and Rev S S Stewart officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
Last Saturday evening Mrs J E Roth and her daughter Julia and son Edward were returning from South Main when a dog spooked a team driven by Martin Hall. The buggy overturned after wheels locked at a culvert and Mrs Roth suffered injuries but no bones were broken. she remains at home recovering from a severe scare and concussion.
The last day of the Jefferson County Normal featured six days of untiring work with strong attendance and good interest. Lectures in the assembly room drew steady crowds while Monday and Tuesday focused on examinations for 155 enrolled students, 88 applying for certificates. Superintendent Anna White directed the normal herself and reports a successful outcome with no ill effects from the exertion.
The fair premium lists are out and those who want them should call on the secretary Dr Sayers.
For Rent or Sale. One hundred acre blue grass pasture with good living water. Risk and Huf stedler list this property offering. Local notice implies land available for agricultural use and potential buyers or lessees are notified.
Webster City awaits a dispute as the city council, split five to five, faces a tied vote over a municipal gas plant after the Western Gas and Construction Co of Fort Wayne announced shipment of the plant purchased by the city. The controversy follows a spring push by Brown and Worth firm to gain a gas franchise, with the council’s purchase attempt tying the issue to finances strained by a new heating plant.
Edith Brown aged 15 who ran away from Lake City with her two sisters aged 3 years and 3 months was brought to Minburn by her uncle and left in the care of grandmother Mrs. Jane Clarke. Parents in Lake City will retrieve the children Saturday and return them home.
Eldora Iowa June 23 Hardin County Historical Society receives valuable relics including the first Hardin County Sentinel from 1855 and a preserved New York Herald issue from April 15 1865. The keepsake features Lincoln assassination reports and Seward assassination attempt as well as a cabinet display with Indian relics and county memories.
In Judge Wheeler’s absence a second injunction stops Harrison and Monona counties from advancing the joint drainage ditch. Florence M. Wood, who owns 700 acres in the ditch area, and attorneys from Logan secured the order from Judge Scott of the superior court. The action follows a ruling by Judge Wheeler dissolving a prior injunction for W. A. Smith & Co. The judge ruled only a taxpayer within the drainage area may complain.
The awarding of the contract went to three other construction concerns, signaling a split decision amid competitive bids.
Jesse Kosiel of Savannah surrendered to police after confessing to killing J A Weaver, a Burlington section hand. The body was found on a northern Savanna highway from blunt force trauma. Kosiel, about 18, claims motive was revenge by his family. his brother and father are jailed on complicity charges. An inquest will follow.
Carroll Iowa June 24 At age 24 J A Stamen is auditor of Carroll county a Republican born in Germany November 27 1880 brought to America in 1882 and later settled in Dyersville Dubuque county He attended the common schools and began his official duties in the local area.
A former Iowa newspaperman suggested Des Moines as a location for the Russo Japanese peace conference to Assistant Secretary Loomis. Loomis joked he would consider it, noting Des Moines lies roughly halfway between Tokio and St. Petersburg, with Japan and Russia preferring closer or more distant venues respectively.
George Mellor, worker for J E Potter in Ames Iowa, was badly burned when a plumber's torch exploded at the new dragon fraternity house. He suffered serious burns to his arms and legs. The accident occurred today and details are limited.
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