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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1879
Page
3
The Tribune lists West Fast No. 4 Mail at 4 45 pm No 3 Mail at 11 50 am No 2 Atlantic Express at 4 40 am No 1 Express at 11 39 pm Freight trains are also noted.
Jef ferson Guards conduct target practice with planned team drills and Friday sessions weather permitting. Temperance talk draws large crowd with Prof. McCalla, Col. Reed, and Longfellow verses, followed byDecoration Day planning and a Camilla Urso concert praised but sparsely attended.
A collection of brief items from Fairfield recounts local happenings. Mentions include fishing along Cedar Creek, lamp post installations, tax totals, woolen mill plans, garden yields, illnesses, court and bar admissions, temperance talks, a Wallack entertainment, and upcoming railroad meeting.
Stafford and Bradshaw's offer a standout fountain service with a wide selection including Vichy Kissengen soda water and Ottawa Beer on draught, touted as among the best in the city.
Citizens of Fairfield plan a meeting at the new courthouse to discuss the Narrow Gauge Railroad from Ft Madison. The gathering starts Friday May 9 at 7 30 PM with Mr James Pollard of Ft Madison as the speaker.
A city gentleman owns a valuable coin collection including pennies valued by dealers at $1.50 each and a gold dollar received from his mother twenty five years ago. He also collects fractional currency once common in vest pockets. A Goop appointment assigns A B Scott as county crop reporter by Prof. Heinrichs, with monthly reports and broader agricultural statistics.
Popular actor H A Kendall supported by Julia Kendall and a company of eighteen ladies and gentlemen will perform at the Opera House Monday Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next week. Kendall has enjoyed success in Kansas and Missouri and should draw large crowds. Monday’s program features Joshua Whitcomb with three hours of continuous laughter. A new program will be presented each night. Admission is fifty cents with no reserved-seat charge. Seats for Monday night go on sale at Inghram’s Friday morning.
April notices show licenses issued for their pairs in St Paul. Couples include Jackson Hawk with B A Ciun, Jno tgoe with Emma Woodson, Allen Tinsley with Lizzie McFee, Chas Goodrich with Nancy Freedman, and others like Warren Britton with Susan McCormack, Geo Cowdrey with Eller Carnes, Ezra Winsell with Fannie Newland, Moses Osborn with Sarah Strayer, and Jno Gimpel with Ella Norcross.
A meeting was called at the new courthouse to push a road project to Fairfield. Mr Pollard of Ft Madison will speak and explain organization route construction and costs. The editor received a letter noting track laying progress and future elections. moot court held by law students later.
The council met Friday with mayor and all members present. Petitions sought corrections to assessments for Hickenbottoms, Potter, and Simpson across wards for more gas lamp posts. Monthly treasurer and street report approved. Several bills paid, and numerous assessments adjusted, lowering values for Hickenbottoms, McCalla, Potter, Sullivan, Simpson, and Hafferty. Daggett road poll tax referred to Judiciary. Twenty new gas lamps authorized under a five member committee led by the mayor. Adjourned to tomorrow evening.
A county Democratic convention held last Saturday in adverse weather selected delegates for the State Convention. Chair Sam C. Farmer Jr. announced a three member committee Ratcliff McGaw and Hufford to present nominees. The committee named W B Culbertson S K West S C Farmer Jr Harvey Brown Chas David James Gallagher and David Parrott as delegates.
Elder Raines of the Christian church departs for Keansas today. Guests include Misses Fyes of Ioha with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sheward. Lawyer Chas. J. Dodge from Burlington visits Fairfield. Several residents and guests, including Miss Kate Henn of Sioux City and Jno F. Stevens from Des Moines, are listed with travel and visits.
President DuBoise of the Old Settlers' Association envisions a ceremonial copper plate certificate for the Society of the Eld to be preserved for future generations. Mark Ranney reports five asylum inmates to be moved to the county poor house on the 16th, with three others ready for transfer if space allows. A neighbor notes relief from a child’s sleep problem after Dr Bull's Baby Syrup.
Free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung ailments are offered to those with severe coughs colds or breathing difficulties. The ad claims thousands of cures and urges trying the remedy, available from C S Clarke and Son.
Local notice advertises WantTeEp offering 2 060 pounds of soap grease at Fairfield Woolen Mills. The listing provides sparse details and denotes a bid or purchase action. Further specifics such as contact or delivery terms are not included in the fragment.
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