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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1898
Page
6
A brief item notes Ward Lamson at a residence described as second door east of the Leggett House. The record preserves a local dwelling reference with no additional context or events.
Notice to electors of Fairfield Iowa sub-district No.3 that the schoolhouse is condemned and a special meeting will be held at the Court House Fairfield on Saturday June 4 1808 from 1 to 4 PM to decide a tax of 8600.00 to erect a new schoolhouse. J C Gow Secretary May 21 1898.
A promotional salve offers cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter cracked hands chilblains corns and all eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by J. D. McDowell at 25 cents a box.
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a permanent cure for constipation. It promises a refund from druggists if the product fails to work.
Corn lower 25 to 30 cents per bushel. Oats quotable 24 to 25 cents. Rye lower 45 to 50 cents. Timothy seed unchanged 75 to 90 cents. Clover seed 2.00 to 2.50. Wheat mill men paying from 0c to 1.00 per bushel. Baled hay 7.00 to 8.00 per ton loose hay 6.00 to 7.00. Hogs 4.00 to 4.25 fat steers 4.00 to 4.50 cows and heifers 2.50 to 3.00 stockers 3.50 to 4.50 fat sheep 3.00 to 4.00. Hides 5 cents per pound. Butter 8 to 11 cents. Eggs quotable 7 to 8 cents per dozen. Potatoes 60 to 75 cents per bushel. Apples 75 to 1.00 dollars. Onions 0.75 to 1.25 per bushel.
Many people cannot drink coffee at night as it spoils sleep. Grain-O does not stimulate and nourishes, yet looks and tastes like coffee. Suitable for nervous persons, youths, and children. made from pure grains. Get a package from your grocer today for 25 cents.
Local notice invites shoppers to order fresh fruits and vegetables at Weikert's New Grocery. Telephone number provided as 19 for orders and inquiries.
Libertyville notes report W E Cowan visiting Uncle Reuben Ellmaker with him not quite well. S H Watkins traveled to Ames on business. D W Garber remains in Fairfield for osteopathic treatment with his son Edward. A league social is set for Z T Moores. Wallace Ogden visited Batavia relatives. Mrs Wm Gossick returned from Fairfield. Elder Wolf officiates funeral near Ollie. Mable Yost visits grandfather S C Laughlin. Laughlin bought lumber in Fairfield to cover a barn and plans fence painting. County Line lumber buyer Loy plans home addition. Roy Fry returns from Chicago. Delegates Rev Minear and Miss Mollie Springer attended Keosaqua convention. Emery Carter and wife visited Moore home. Mrs Wm Manning remains as is. A G Hague expected to move here early June. Elder Wolf to deliver Father Bodker’s funeral sermon. Bodker aged ninety. Lowest price on Screen Doors at J R Speck’s. wee
In Des Moines Township events include a 3 PM Sunday sermon at No 1 school house by Mrs Benjamin, while Rev Wolf spoke at the Dunkard church. Local social updates note visits, marriage announcements for Stephen Thoma and Miss Rosa Jackson of Fairfield, and weather impacts on farming and transportation.
Reports say regiments from Camp Tanner move to Chickamauga park and Washington while others head to Tampa and the south. The war department plans a Cuba invasion within ten days. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth leave Camp Townsend for Chickamauga under Colonel Fred D. Grant. Admiral Dewey sends the Concord and Boston toward Iloilo as two Spanish gun boats are reported at Guayquil harbor.
The battleship Alabama launched in Philadelphia joins a busy harbor scene as ships sail to Manila and Manila-bound ammunition ships depart from San Francisco. Reinforcements arrive at Chickamauga Camp including Missouri, Oregon volunteers, Pennsylvania infantry, St Louis artillery and Ohio troops. Admiral Sampson and Commodore Schley move toward Cuban waters while Madrid reports Spain's squadron near Santiago de Cuba. General Merritt consolidates Philippine expedition plans as Spain vows to fight hard.
A yesterday order sent the Monterey to Manila at once. Cape Haytien dispatch claimed a battle near Mole St. Nicholas with twelve Spanish ships sunk and two American ships disabled, but officials had not confirmed the report. Former Spanish Minister Pelo y Bernabe left Montreal for Spain. Senor Du Bosc returned to Quebec to relay American war plans.
The cruiser Charleston has made its second start from San Francisco to The arrivals at Chickamauga Sunday were the Second Nebraska and the One Hundred and fifty seventh Indiana. The One Hundred and fifty ninth Indiana have left Camp Mount for Dunn Loring Virginia.
In the senate the cabinet announced steps toward fitting privateers and a volunteer pay bill passed the house. Troops for the Philippines sail on the City of Peking with 2 360 men and 120 officers plus supplies. Weyler relative Cortejo and Isidro Julian held as POWs to swap for reporters Thrall and Jones. Merritt sails from Chicago to command Manila expedition. Ardamhor prize is released. Mangrove reportedly captured then freed. North Texas tornado devastates half the wheat belt. other grain damaged.
Edward Bellamy author of Looking Backward and Equality died at his Chicopee Falls home early yesterday morning.
Warmer week with heavy rain in southeastern sections saturated soil. Keokuk reports nine inches of precipitation since January 1. Wide areas lack moisture but corn planting delayed. germination good and stands promising. Grass wheat oats rye and barley favored. fruit prospects good.
Court entries show guardianships and estates: sale of real estate orders, probate of Frederick Graff and Edward Davies wills with named executors, guardianship removals and final reports. Discharges and allowances noted for minor heirs and guardians, including $60 per annum for remaining wards.
May 16 notes State Schoolhouse No 3 raised a flag pole by C M Croy John Messer Robert Messer Willis Frasher and A W Johnson as the old glory floats above the building. War talk is strong in the area in support of Uncle Sam. Also mentioned is remaining corn to plant and ongoing rain. The Germanville creamery has built a house for the butter-maker who now occupies it.
A roundup of interments lists names, ages, and causes from Round Prairie and Lockridge townships in 1897. Entries include Andrew Sinn 67 from kidney disease. Barbara Fritz 84 from old age. many others with ages and causes such as pneumonia bronchitis cancer and burns. The record notes infant deaths and several farm families, with dates spanning January to December 1897.
A Washington Star anecdote recalls a northern congressman invited to a lady’s hotel. He promised to see the loveliest woman in the world, but revealed he meant his wife when asked at the capitol. The tale underscores gendered gossip around public figures.
A New York Sun description explains the steamer smokestack with a donkey stack for the boiler exhaust, its placement and how multiple boilers vent into the main chimney. It notes double-shell chimneys with a ventilating chamber between walls to cool the exterior and aid engine room ventilation.
In a Washington Star excerpt a poet Discouraged from casual verse tells Scannerton appreciation for a Cerebrum Magazine poem with lofty, challenging lines. The piece notes the author’s desire for more dignified verse and reflects on the difficulty of certain passages. Also mentioned is Japan’s Atami Odawara rail service and a Vatican Hebrew Bible weighing 820 pounds as the world’s largest.
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