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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1907
Page
3
Local notices recount visits and health updates from residents, including Abla visiting Courtney and W. Courtney’s return from a relatives’ trip. Several residents travel or return from nearby towns, and church and school activities are noted, such as an ice cream social and a closing program with a picnic and ball game.
All persons interested in the Union cemetery are requested to meet Tuesday afternoon May 28 and put the grounds in order. Albert Heaton who has been here three months returns to Minnesota this week. He has made many friends who regret his departure. Frank and Perry Smith returned to
Reports include livestock losses such as Carl Riggs horse with pneumonia and Columbus Ferrell cattle deaths from possible poisoning. Births, visits, and family moves noted across Libertyville Table Grove Fairfield Ottumwa Agency and Birmingham with social events, church notes, and a Fairfield game 2 to 4.
Rain and warmth boost crops as residents engage in home improvements and travel. George Johnston paints his house while Ray Donald builds a new hay barn. Mrs. Lane plans a Nebraska stay with relatives. An executor sale is set for Oliver Bradford's late residence on May 25, 1907.
Elm Grove Iowa May 20 reports school closed last week due to Miss Macy illness. An entertainment and ice cream supper at Plum Grove netted 7.75. Numerous visits and small-town activities follow including travel to Minneapolis and Horton Missouri. A Sunday school organized at Plum Grove and a new barn project at Mohawk schoolhouse are noted alongside weather and farming updates.
Pete Sammons Ralph Frazer and Mrs Harry Sullivan left Merrimac Indiana with Estrus Norton for a корот visit to Rome before returning to Fairfield. Rev Schofield and Elder Morgan of the Mennonite church conducted meetings Saturday night and Sunday in town.
Joseph MacDermott of Ottumwa visited his grandmother Mrs. Roach in Parsonville. Miss Parker and Mr. Pleasant stopped by on Saturday. Ethel and Omar Hoskins visited the Larson home while Mrs. Carrigan remains on the sick list. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Forby Carl on May 10.
The Tribune Iowa Weather Bureau reports erratic early week weather with overall improvement. Temperature averaged three to six degrees below normal. minimums approached freezing on three mornings. Precipitation was light overall, heavier in southeast and east central districts, with light showers and occasional snow flurries on the 14th.
Reports from stations in the north and center note moist weather aiding germination and growth. Heat is sufficient for development, with 80 to 90 percent of corn planted under excellent soil conditions. Despite a late season, farm work is on schedule and normal heat and moisture could yield ample staple crops.
Teachers with first and second grade certificates must write a theme on one of seven subjects for renewal. The Educational Board of Examiners reviews themes in Des Moines. Only renewals trigger themes. ongoing teaching with five years’ service and strong credentials exempts second grade certificate holders from exams if they complete the required theme.
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