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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1905
Page
18
Proceedings from Fairfield Iowa on April 27 1905 cover the regular city council session led by the mayor and members Deardorff Willis N. sheriff Black Pickett and others. Committees for the coming year include Zeigler Kerrick Jeans Smith Snook Manatrey Neibert Easton and Easton with clerk Deardorff.
Residents and visitors in Ottumwa and nearby towns engage in travel and relocations. Includes letters of thanks and farewells as people visit relatives, take new jobs, or depart for cities such as Chicago Des Moines Lincoln Omaha Portland and Kanawha. Notable mentions: Shan Campbell and wife relocate to Chicago. J W Fulton Jr heads to Portland. Osa Park takes hospital position in Cherokee.
The Parsons College juniors entertained the seniors and guests at Ballard hall with a formal evening. Guests arrived at eight greeted by Willard Vernon and Jennie Vernon, then were seated for an eighty-cover luncheon served by P E O chapter members. Roscoe P. Thoma chaired the toast with remarks from Nellie Ball Gearhart Bonnie Vernon Cora Smiley and Dr W E Parsons. Schubert's Ottumwa orchestra provided music as the group departed happy with the evenings pleasures.
Hon Daniel Parham Stubbs dies at about two o'clock after retiring for a routine nap following dinner. He had been active in his office that day and felt well prior to the rest. Stubbs had a political history with the Republican party and later the Independent Greenback party, running for governor in 1878 and for Congress in 1880 with significant vote totals.
Daniel Parham Stubbs a famed Iowa lawyer and orator dies at home in Fairfield after years of public service. Born July 7 1829 in Ohio to English parents he studied law while teaching and rose to mayor and state senator. Surviving are his wife two sons Orsino and C E Stubbs and daughter Mrs V A Bradley. Burial plans await son C E from Denver. Tenth C E district convention to meet May 11 12 at Bloomfield with Rev Corkey presiding.
The Hobart M Cable factory price piano sale at the Jacob Scheffel Music House ends Saturday evening, May 6, with bargains on factory priced pianos for buyers seeking value and selection.
C D McPherson left today with a carload of full blood stock heading to Estherville Iowa and Sherbin Minnesota.
A period advertisement urges readers to shop for lightweight undergarments and hose. It lists Ladies vests, white ribbed vests, mercerized silk tape trim pieces, long sleeve vests, knee length pants, and men’s shirts and drawers, all priced in low bulk quantities. The tone emphasizes value while guiding readers to inspect the offers closely.
The opera house was filled last Thursday as Sherwood and Beresford delighted Fairfield and nearby towns. Encores followed long, with Bach, Schumann, Chopin, and vocal selections praised for tone, technique, and dramatic expression. Prof Moorhead’s accompaniment supported Beresford, earning public thanks and praise for Parsons college music leadership.
For a week Jacob Scheffel's piano parlors hosted a factory price sale led by Hobart M. Cable rep H L Goodrow. The salesman drew crowds with skill and courtesy, answering questions well and selling more pianos in the period than any local dealer. The right instruments and prices backed his personal efforts.
A devoted mother and wife tends a cozy home and cherishes her children and husband with tenderness. She manages household love while maintaining her own intellect, achieving a near angelic balance between care and thought.
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