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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1898
Page
2
Local briefs include events from Merrimac to Keosauqua
News items note the Improvement Association meeting at the library, KE R Smith to speak at Merrimac July Fourth, a newborn girl to Mr and Mrs C H King, and market prices for spring chickens at Weikert's. Also reported are rail fare specials by C B & Q, business changes, clergy notes, licenses issued, a resignation, a cruelty to animals charge, a federal arrest, a wedding at the courthouse, vandalism in an orchard, and sewer site planning by Ottumwa engineer C R Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Improvement Association
KE. R. Smith
Merrimac
C. H. King
Weikert
A. Wilkin
Keosauqua
Gethsemane
Parsons College
Omer Thompson
Lurinda McCasland
Liberty Township
John W. Stephenson
Ava C. Teeter
Fairfield Township
Washington and Jefferson College
Washington
Pennsylvania
D. E. Jenkins
M. A
Fairfield Creamery Directors Elected and City Budget Comment
The Fairfield Creamery Co. elected Ralph Lamson Thomas Crawford John Koons W J Kyle and Harley Hoopes as directors. Officers chosen: President Harley Hoopes secretary Ralph Lampson and treasurer W G Ross. Burglary at W S Edwards Bicycle Shop. thief took bicycle screw plates worth about 26 dollars. police expect to catch the culprit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Fairfield Creamery Co
Ralph Lamson
Thomas Crawford John Koons
W. J. Kyle
Harley Hoopes
Ralph Lampson
W. G. Ross
W.S. Edwards
S. W. Edwards
Burlington Street
For Rent Eight Room House with Cellar and Cistern
For Rent. An eight room house cellar well cistern all in good condition. J. B. MONFORT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Monfort
Runaway Horse Hits Buggy Near Libertyville
Tuesday morning a horse hitched to a buggy owned by Mr Huffman near Libertyville became frightened when its bridle loosened. It ran down West Burlington, turned south, crashed into a sidewalk breaking the buggy top and carriage step, then stopped near the school house. No one was in the buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huffman
Libertyville
West
Burlington
A. T. Wells
H. F. Booker
Annual old settlers reunion to be held September in Jefferson county park
A preliminary meeting at I. D. Jones office outlined the twentieth annual reunion of Jefferson county old settlers. The event will be September 10 in the city park with committees named for program speakers music decorations badges and logistics. notices for mercury catarrh cures inserted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. D. Jones
Jefferson County
J. W. McLean
J. S. Gantz
J. N. Smith
Ed. R. Norvell
W. W. Junkin
R. Norvell
James Messick
Eber Ogden
Robert Johnson
Ocal Music
R. J. Wilson
J. S. McKenney
Cora Ball
J. E. Cummings
R. D. du Bois
C. H. Gage
C. W. Gage
W. B. Murray
George Cochran
G. W. Phelps
E. D. Hoopes
Pum
Joy Brothers
Money est Rates to Loan 1 on Easy Terms
Raney and Simmons offer loan options with low rates and easy terms. The notice highlights accessible financing for borrowers seeking small sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.G. Ross
Raney & Simmons
Camp Life Notes From Company M Iowa Volunteers
Jacksonville June 25 1898 report from Company M describes slow recruitment four new men Chas Robinson Rolla Peters Wm Baker Walter Corey, officers changes Brig Gen Bancroft in charge, pay day finally arrived with seven dollars twenty five cents per man and two dollar treasury notes, hard tack rations replacing bread, new canvass uniforms issued to officers and soon to men, letters back to readers explaining stamps now affordable and mail delays easing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Florida
Tribune
Jackson
40Th Iowa
Bancroft
Chas. Robinson
Rolla Peters
Wm. Baker
Walter Corey
Jefferson
van Buren
Lucas
Davenport
Iowa
Des Moines
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
White
Lynch
Company M
the Tribune
Enterprising Druggist Offers Dr King New Discovery
J D McDowell’s store now carries Dr King New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with a trial bottle offered free. The remedy is praised for curing Asthma Bronchitis Hoarseness and throat chest and lung complaints. Guaranteed to cure or money refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. McDowell
Dr. King
Above Drug Store
Idlewild Ice Cream and Candy Store for Sale
The Idlewild Ice Cream and Candy Store offers a fine new fountain glass washer and up to date fixtures at a great bargain. Inquiries invited at the Opera House Block in Fairfield Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idlewild
Opera House
Fairfield
Lowa
Farm Pasture Available Near City Limits
I offer pasture for cows at one dollar per month cash in advance on my farm located one half mile south of the city limits. Inquiries may be made at the farm of Wm Droz, agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Allen
Ottumwa
Wm. Droz
Constipation remedy fails to cure refunds offered
A product named Mae Cure Constipation Forever and a candy cathartic advertised as 10c or Se fails to cure constipation and offers refund of money. The notice implies consumer dissatisfaction and a money-back guarantee.
Congress Approves Seed Quality Testing by Agriculture Dept
The act authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to buy seed samples in open market test them and publish results with seedman names if below standard. Testing begins July 1 1898 to curb sale of poor seed protecting farmers gardeners and reputable seed dealers. Department will provide purity and germination standards and a list of injurious seeds upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Gardner
Grain-O Drink Promoted as Coffee Substitute
Advertisement extols Grain-O as a tasty nourishing beverage for children and adults, claiming digestion aid and nerve strengthening. It is pitched as a healthful coffee substitute, costs about a quarter of coffee, and is sold by grocers. Also included is a note on poultry health and a solicitation to write for more information from LaMoille Ill. Lamolle D. Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamoille D. Co
LaMoille, Ill
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Loomer’s
Loomer
O. K
Brown’s Novelty Store
West Side Park
Fairfield, IA
G. W. Dahlman
South Side
Pairfield, Iowa
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Burlington & Quincy
la Rosa
Bevering
David Metzler
Florence W
Isaac W. Oliver
Ed Oliver
Theodore Crow
Charles Faulkner
A. C. Wisecarver
Wall
Jaques
United States
S. J. Chester
Edward F. Dunn
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
St. Louis
Chester
James W. Pence
Columbus Junction
Nina M. Gaumer
Court House
J. A. Boatman
Jas. Gaumer
W. S. Simons
Emma Clarke
Moorhead
Columbus
Ohio
Griffiths
J. P. Manatrey
Meeting of Old Settlers
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Wood and
Minneapolis
W. H. Pence
Cass
J. C. Thorne
Thorne’s
J. C. Thorne’s
Kerrick & Black
Shears
Jordan
West Side
Congress
THE
Hunt
North Side
JAY Copeland & Co.’S
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