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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1879
Page
3
Fairfield Iowa train schedule lists passenger trains including Fast at 3:05 am on No 2 and Ex 5:25 am on No 6 N Y Express, Mail at 6:30 pm, plus freight at 7:00 am. All trains carry passengers.
A Greenback Convention held last Saturday at the courthouse drew a small crowd as corn harvest kept many away. Led by chairman A. R. Pierce and secretary Robb, a delegate committee named A. R. Pierce D. P. Stubbs J. W. DuBois Smith Ball Geo C. Fry E R Norvall and Wim Ball before adjourning.
Sheriff Hughes returned from Chicago on Tuesday. D. P. Stubbs left for Chicago Wednesday morning. Miss Fannie Thompson returns to Chequest tomorrow. Geo. Heck went to Princeton Missouri to work for Speer Bros. Will Jones and sister Mrs. Rickey of Keokuk visited with Frank Jones of Unk rich and Jones. Mrs. Henrietta A. Cole of Des Moines, once Fairfield resident, visits. Caulie Finch son of D. O. Finch toured for western law publishing house. E. B. Zimmerman, Des Moines printer, returns. health poor. Washington men Tea at Leggett House on way to Council Bluffs. Burrell of the Press part of party. Others return from Council Bluffs. Mrs. J. M. Acheson of Pittsburgh arrives for weeks with relatives.
The county finished its 1879 assessment with a total valuation of 5,769,234, about 1,142,424 more than 1878. Fairfield for 1879 reports 589,253 in total, Des Moines 427,260, Buchanan 491,865, Penn 493,430, and the City of Fairfield 1,077,676, among other townships. Last year’s county valuation was 4,626,810.
A nostalgic testimonial promotes Dr Bull's Baby Syrup as the cure for family friction. The ad urges mothers to recommend the remedy to grandchildren to maintain harmony.
An Oxford professor who turned around to avoid wind while snuffing walked six miles before dying, a contrast to widespread use of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. The ad touts the sugar coated pills as a reliable laxative correcting stomach liver and bowel irregularities sold by druggists.
Strawberries are in market at twenty cents a quart. A Jefferson Guards strawberry and ice cream festival is planned for the 30th. Local meetings and picnics reported, with church notices and Decoration Day planning. Several small items include a stray five dollar bill found, weather and crops outlook, a curious two legged chicken, and local transport coincidences.
The decision holds that the majority of district township electors may determine allowed uses of the schoolhouse including religious services Sabbath schools debating temperance and other meetings when legally assembled. It states directors must open the house for these purposes and that temporary use does not conflict with Article I Section 3 of the Constitution.
The second militia target practice last Friday shows better scores than the first shoot. Simpson posted the top total with four points on four occasions while E G Spencer notched the sole bulls-eye counting five. The next shoot is scheduled at night in two or three weeks. Dr Monk's office hours are listed around the square.
Charlie Wells leaves for Chicago to Burlington route with plans for Galesburg to St. Joe work. J. M. Bigger from Aurora replaces him in this city. J. H. Heberling assists as route agent preparing the handover. Ray Wells remains as clerk. Also notices plumbing by N. E. Walsh of Des Moines offering comprehensive services and goods.
An advertisement asserts Dr King s New Discovery provides immediate relief for coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever consumption and throat and lung complaints. It claims hundreds of cures and offers a free trial bottle or a 1 00 regular bottle at Clarke Son drug store.
Railway employees cheer the pay car passing through Beckwith on Monday. The Beckwithite plants 25 acres of corn after a 13th inst. planting. Mr. Buchanan urged garden prospects as locals plan for Wooster roasting ears. A Caviness plants 20 rods of hedge. Febrina touted as fever remedy by W. Jones & Bro.
The Black Diamond city area reports steady growth and improving health. Farmers are optimistic as spring grain and corn emerge well. Perlee will hold a Walnut Lodge picnic on May 27 with music speakers and dinner. In response to Buchanan's inquiry, I will say the golden egg or the egg.
A fragment notes on July 4 1776 and a forecast for another pipping before March 4 1881. The text compares a stray gander to a political party favoring life liberty equity and justice. Signed R E Porter.
Mrs J B Lock visits Tailor county while Uncle Joseph Hudson dies suddenly in Polk township at age 79. Grandmother Hough declines. Rev F F Lyons preaches at Chandler’s school house biweekly. A new boy at Joseph Orndoff’s home praised as a bouncer. Mrs S J Fryer’s family ill with lung fever. Win Locks condition viewed as poor. Uncle Zeff Hafferty in Nebraska with a new claim. District road supervisor Montie Chandler readies work. Curr Brack Hawk.
Farmers plow corn and shear sheep as spring rains improve wheat and meadows. A weekend storm caused little damage. Bethesda graveyard cleanup is underway. Sabbath school convention in Parsonsville set for next weekend. Bethesda reports a strong Sabbath school led by Superintendent John Caviness. Local concerns include a stray brewery outfit and illness among residents Mrs. Morgan Robinson and Peter Robinson. A new baby arrives. labaugh family celebrates. Rare birds found after the storm, with one given to Jefferson County library and another kept at Crawford farm.
Liberty Township reports corn coming up well with farmers confident of a strong stand. Mary E. Gumere builds a 24 by 26 barn on her farm, contract by Gabriel Guyer. Mrs. Adaline Steel is ill. James Barker heads to Ness County Kansas with his family. Oscar Smith loses a horse, suspected to be lung fever. viewed as a busy time for the farm. The Tribune is praised, with readers urging organization plans across townships and school districts.
Wooster this week focuses on finishing planting in the neighborhood. Rev. A. J. Belknapp will give his farewell address at Wooster Sunday evening May 25. John Dexter’s patent buggy simgetree is advertised as the town’s biggest thing. A fishing trip to Croton included Bronson Cox and others. Henry C. Smith offers free hauling for widows and maids. A bouncing boy surprised Rev. D. M. Helfinstine on his return. Friends from Fairfield visited Mrs. Jose Smith.
A Pleasant Grove reader defends the Blue Ribbon club of Bethesda against charges of hypocrisy. He argues some opponents misrule temperance efforts, notes church friction over temperance meetings, and urges resisting overzealous reformers who label beer use as disloyal to the cause. The writer mocks extremism and urges inclusive temperance work.
Fine growing weather continues with a helpful shower on Tuesday. Corn nearly all planted with a good stand though cutworms threaten some fields. Cattle look well but numbers are thin. Spring wheat similar in condition. Drought a month ago blamed for past grass stress, now recovering with recent showers. prospects remain hopeful.
A letter argues for strict stock confinement to protect crops and meadows from half starved animals roaming roadsides. The author notes fences fail if neighbors let livestock out and urges local residents to vote on keeping stock on own premises, asking the Board of Supervisors for a fall vote.
Public notices promote Freeman Townley’s jewelry and Dautman boots in Fairfield. It lists teacher appointment events for 1879 and a May 31 exam for teachers in the city schools, with applicants advised to attend Scholarship and Methods testing at the school house.
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