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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1901
Page
6
County readers hear of Frye Bros shipping to Chicago and local figures including Rev E Marshall Perlee and Richard Fisher hosting guests. Ebenezer meetings continue, school at Wooster ends, and local sentiments push for graded schools and timely road work under contract systems.
W W Israel visited on Monday. Rollin J Wilson and Day bought Val Stuff and Steve Wright property last Wednesday. Deffler family to move near Denton Montana next Saturday. Shultz farm west of here sold to Geo Ball. Val Stuff to Greysville Missouri for new home. Charley Neice rents Leffier farm this year. Grant Shekelton wins school election. E W Miller rents farm to N S Miller Jr and plans Fairfield move. Gwynne couple visit Fairfield. Winnie family moves to Fairfield. Opinion on district schools and road work.
Dr Carl Bishop of Glasgow visits friends here Aaron Fell spends weekend with mother Mrs Wa Fell Mintia Glotfelty of Birmingham visits at Mrs James Glotfeltys Lon Welch relocates from Fairfield to Saul Vaught property Ed Slimmer listed as sick W H Rodibaugh takes Columbian Quick Generating Gas Lamp agency Sam Burger of Washington Co moves to Ashmead farm Mr and Mrs Jos Huffman welcome a baby girl Rev Alexander James Cowan Frank Hurst Capt Watkins Dan Leppo and S C Laughlin visit Fairfield on business Mrs Ferrell of New London moves to W P Ferrell farm south of town Silas Pearson buys a new wind mill Mrs Bert Smith and daughter visit Fairfield Sunday Ed Whitlock of West Point moves to Loveless property Will Linder moves to farm bought from Frank Countryman Mrs McKee of Birmingham visits Fairfield with Harley Yost Mrs W H Rodibaugh visits Fairfield Monday
Mrs W H Stoner hosts her in laws at present while Mr and Mrs Alfred Green stay with her. Mr and Mrs Scott Chariton entertained friends at dinner on February 28. Enos Shaw remains convalescent after lung illness. About thirty youths attended a party at John Kanone's last Wednesday with refreshments. Miss Austrilla Bush and her niece Miss Hattie Bush from Adams County visit relatives there.
Miss Lulu West closed a successful term of school at No.9 Friday. A nice program was rendered and the children were treated to candy and oranges. The school board met at No.2 on Monday at 3 pm and Mr. O. W. Kerrick was re elected director. Geo Shaw of Pittsfield Ill returned home after visiting here.
March movers reduce numbers as Peter Godwin relocates to Brighton. George Ball and wife occupy his former farm while L C Ball repairs structures. Ebenezer chapel meetings end. Rev Burdine assists in Clemment Marshall Co. Mrs Ish Shatner of Harland visits sister Mrs Parsons. Ed Campbell remains ill in Chicago. Maud Green from Perlee visits Mrs Richard Fisher. Low Cox stays with home folks. she attends Fairfield high school.
Local items report Rev. Mitchell in Mt Pleasant and a protracted meeting in Puersonville. Miss Garmoe ends school term. Mrs. Bates returns from time with her daughter near Winchester. Mrs. Henry Hawk suffers a sore hand from sewing. Mrs. Chilcott and Mrs. Peterson are very low in health. Birds and wildlife are migrating. Robin McCulley marries and rumors of young men drinking at Parsonville foray into a coal house calaboose. Several residents relocate: Johnson moves to a farm south of Fairfield, George Stewart to Johnson property, Hartman buys Horton farm, John Anderson buys Peterson property for 300 dollars.
August Hildebrand moved on the King farm Wednesday of last week. Lucas Ziblman of Brighton also moved on the Hildebrand farm which he has recently purchased. Kauffman sros. employed Frank Nelson as huckster this summer. Mrs. Frederick Rauscher of Macon City Missouri is visiting friends and relatives at Four Corners.
John H. Boos completed assessing the first of the week. The Four Corners Creamery Co. employed Mr. Coal of Ames as butter maker this year. C. F. Hildebrand returned from Milwaukee last Saturday after shipping a car load of horses. Bertha Achenbach, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Achenbach, died Thursday at sixteen months from pleurisy and lung fever. Funeral held Sunday at 10 conducted by Rev Nolte. Burial in cemetery west of Four Corners.
Abstracts report numerous property transfers from Feb 25 to Mar 1 1901 including James Dickinson to Adam Peck 48 and a half acres in 23-73-9 for 2150 dollars B F Black sheriff to A V Beeman part of Whitwood addition Batavia 352 50 dollars and many others involving 40 to 320 acres with varied prices across Batavia Fairfield Milton and surrounding townships. Names include Dickinson Beeman Sutton Caviness Gavin Ogden Barrow Heaton Mccreery Hammond Hill Kurka Parrett Thosa Zihlman Newland Shafer Howard Orndorf Mahon Nelson and others.
Advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm relieves nasal catarrh by applying a small amount in the nostrils. The product supposedly soothes inflammation, cleanses and heals, with mail orders available for 50 cents from Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., New York.
The Tribune outlines clubbing options with Fairfield Tribune, Homestead, St. Louis Semi-Weekly Republic, Des Moines Weekly, Kasas WENT AS the AKA, and Cincinnati Enquirer. Offers apply to renewals and new subscriptions with savings on other papers.
The Des Moines Daily News enlarges to eight pages and uses AP telegraphic service. Subscriptions stay at 1 year for $1, 75 cents for six months, 50 cents for three months. Cash in advance. World news daily, market reports by wire, family features. Circulation over 29,000. Address The News Des Moines Iowa.
Emil J. Gnekow files a petition against William H Gnekow Mary L Knerr Chas Knerr Caroline C Gnekow Kate M Gnekow and Charles J Gnekow seeking partition of the west half of the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter and west half of the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter in section 24 township 72 north range 8 west in Jefferson County Iowa. The court may confirm shares and order partition. appearance required by March 2, 1961 at Fairfield. If not, default and judgment will be entered. Attorney J. D. Jones.
Administrator F C Wollums reports as administrator of J F Wollums deceased estate seeking approval of final account and discharge. He requests heirs and interested parties appear before noon of sixth day of March Term 1901 at Fairfield court to defend or default will be entered. J D Jones attorney.
Fairfield residents report Edw. Campbell Jr is in critical condition at St. Luke's Hospital Chicago with little hope of recovery. He traveled with his wife to visit daughter Mrs. S C Farmer, where a clot has damaged a leg artery and amputation is considered impractical.
An 19th century reminiscence recounts Victoria the Apache chief using salt and foot vibration to judge men for dangerous duties. The tale describes 100 Apache braves and a runaway freight train on the Wasatch divide, with the cowcatcher killing the attackers. The narrator questions the source of Victoria’s knowledge about physiology and salt in the body.
The passage compares two camellias on a window sill to a lover and a beloved, describing one pale pink with few buds and refined pose, the other vigorous with eight buds and deep red and white variegation. The letter laments camellias for lacking scent while praising the beloved’s fragrance of spirit.
Two clerks, Thomas and Clarence, served a wealthy merchant. Thomas was diligent while Clarence led a frivolous life. Clarence later married the merchant's daughter and became a partner, while Thomas remained honest and valued by all. Moral remains that there is no royal road to success.
A Morganton Tenn mother reports her daughter’s large head sores progressed to scald head before Bucklen’s Arnica Salve fully cured her. The ad touts the salve as a guaranteed remedy for eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers piles and lists Geo D. Clarke as the seller at 25 cents.
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