Photographer L H Morst Opens Gilchrist Gallery
Davenport transplant L H Morst arrives in town and invites public viewing of his photography. A train fire near County Line burned several cattle during an extra Southwestern freight, with at least five or six animals scorched. Temperance meeting features Misses Yancy and Fuller music, a reading room fund effort, and remarks by J F Wilson and President Burgess. Rey Hedrix addresses attendees and Alice Blair performs a Longfellow famine recitation. Ten cents at the door. club reportedly debt free.
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County Line
Yancy and Fuller
J. F. Wilson
Burgess
Rey Hedrix
Alice Blair
Hiawatha
Longfellow
Death of an old citizen in Fairfield
Fairfield records the death of William Paine aged 68 after years of erysipelas and dropsy. A Massachusetts native, he came to Fairfield 22 years ago, served as a fifer in the 45th Infantry during the hundred days, later worked as a city weigher and shoemaker, leaving a wife and two daughters. The funeral was held at his home near the graveyard at 3 p.m. The report praises his honesty and community regard. The city council met, ordering park cleanup, a new crossing on eighth West street, sewer work, tree trimming near gas lamps, and notices to property owners to clean alleys.
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Fairfield
Wm. Paine
Paine
Massachusetts
Fifer
45Th Infantry
Gibson
Chicago
Rock Island
Eighth West Street
Herring
S. W. Coffin
Marshall
W.P. Fee
W. S. Millspaugh
Henry Hanson
Fourth West Street
Sam. Farmer
J. W. Gilchrist
Second North Street
McKee
Patrick Hoaglin
H. C. Rock
Young Strong
Glasgow
James M. Dudley
R. M. Moyer
S. Lieut. Strong
Co. E
Iowa
Ihlis
Samuel Woods
P. N. Woods
Second
William Paine
Hilbert’s photography career praised for pleasing subjects
An article lauds photographer Hilbert for studying to please clients and advancing his craft. It notes Bromoline as a liver and stomach aid that stimulates activity, supports healthy secretions, and clears bile and slime from digestive organs, sold by W M Jones & Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.M. Jones & Bros
Big docket at Circuit Court and town notes
The next docket of the Circuit Court promises a big session. Local items mention gas main work, a gas or gaslight tone, train 4:40 am through to Milwaukee, town events at Park and Wells Hall, a 5 to 1 baseball win, Sunday schools, weddings, lightning strikes, and church synod protests against secular reading on Sundays.
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Qurrra
California
Presbyterian Church
Perlee
Jefferson Guards
Wells’ Hall
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Hi.Bert
East Side
Fairfield
R. J. Wilson
Keokuk
C. D. Leggett
Libertyville
Joan Ditt
Culbertson
Williams
Board of Supervisors
Milwaukee
Shaffer
State Agricultural Society
Hayes
Des Moines
John R
Iowa
Watnxut Lopag
I. D. Jones
Emerson
Glasgow
Rebecca Lodge
Geo. Clarke
Boyd
Des Mores
Cook
Knoxville
Gantz House
Emmet H. Nash
Rochester
N. Y
SL. Young
Ottumwa
Carson Reed
Wm. Alston
P.S
G. D. McGaw
Co. B
Wool market activity shows steady demand and stable prices
Dealers in the region report substantial purchases with Allmayer Bros buying 10,000 pounds and E M Kann taking 3,000 pounds. Quillen has 23,000 pounds contracted, Steed Clark 2,100 pounds. Prices range 18 to 32 cents per pound depending on grade, with burry wool at 2 to 3 cents less. Buyers note plenty of wool, generally good quality, coats weighing six to ten pounds.
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the Tribune
Messrs
Allmayer Bros
E. M. Kann
M. J. W. Quillen
Messrs. Steed & Clark
Two Fairfield Weddings Celebrate Spring",
Fairfield notes two spring marriages among local youth. Geo D Clarke and Etta Montgomery wed at the bride's mother's home in a quiet ceremony, then moved to their southwest Fairfield residence. Daisy Junkin Swinburne and J B Swinburne of Delhi Monitor married at the bride's father’s home with Rev Haynes officiating.
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Fairfield
Geo. D. Clarke
Etta Montgomery
Boyd
Mr. Clarke
Miss Montgomery
Virginia Junkin
Daisy
J. B. Swinburne
Delhi Monitor
Swinburne
Parsonville Sunday School Convention Highlights
The Parsonville M E church hosted a weekend Sunday school convention amid rain and heat. Highlights included an Inter Sunday School concert directed by Hiram Heaton with declamations by local youths including six year old Frank Hopkirk, lessons by T Y Lynch, and a lively music program led by Quip Manning. Leaders and townspeople praised cooperative effort, church decor, and a dinner basket. a June 5 meeting will organize teachers in Lockridge and Buchanan townships.
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Parsonville
Parsonville M. E
Inter
Hiram Heaton
Lockridge Red Ribbon
Maud Parsons
Mary E. Parsons
Eva Archibald
Ada Hickenbottom
Victory Toothacre
Maud Cray
Minnie Jenks
Maud Templeton
Laura Horton
Frank Hopkirk
Charles Johnston
T. Y. Lynch
Joseph Gassner
Samuel Horton
Wm. Hopkirk
Jacob Funk
J. A. Spielman
John 8
Caviness
J. M. Bates
Mr. Ogden
Quip Manning
Manning
Lockridge
Buchanan
Joan H. Funk
Sec’y
Sheriff and Clerk Return Woman to Poor Farm
Monday Sheriff Hughes and Clerk Jaques traveled to Ottumwa after a clerk’s letter saying Mrs. Margaret Jordan of this county was placed in an insane asylum. They located her, brought her back that evening, and she was sent to the Poor Farm Tuesday since her case did not require medical treatment. Her former home was Walnut township.
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Hughes
Jaques
Ottumwa
Wapello County
Margaret Jordan
Walnut Township
Decoration Day Observance in Glasgow Opens with Memorial Tributes
Tomorrow May thirtieth marks the Decoration of graves for Union soldiers in Evergreen Cemetery. Citizens recall the war’s losses, honor Lieut Strong and William Paine, and hear that a committee will lead arrangements at the Park starting one o'clock with music, addresses, and recitations.
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General Ordeer
Co. B
Armory Hall
W. A. Daggett
North
Evergreen Cemetery
W. T. Burgess
Crawford
C. D.tomy
Jordan
J.M. Hughes
M. C. Carlos
B. Ristine
Lizzie Steele
Cora van Dorn
Mary McAllister
Nannie Messick
Gladdis McCord
S. K. West
Capt
Forrest
S. H. Watkins
Fairfield Sunday School Union meeting at M E church Fairfield
Fairfield Sun day School Union will meet at the M E church in Fairfield on Sunday June 1 at 2 30 P M. Program includes Children’s meeting Devotional Exercises and duties of superintendents teachers and scholars with Rev Reed Prof McCalla Rev Sparr Rev Howell and T Y Lynch named.
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Fairfield Sunday School Union
M. E. Church
Fairfield
McCalla
Stever
An Cc
Reed
W. M. Sparr
H. W. Howell
T. Y. Lynch
Tiny Jefferson County Baby Sets Record
A Warren County paper reports a remarkable infant born last week to Mr. and Mrs. who weighed just over a pound and a quarter at birth and grew to nearly four and a half pounds, stated as perfect in form and development.
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Jefferson County
Warren County
the Tribune
Jefferson
Burkhead Infant Display Described As Curiosity
At their home near Lothrop C Burkhead presents an infant said to be about eight inches long with a head tiny as a teacup and arms permitting a ring thimble to pass to the shoulders, fingers only knotted around a knitting needle, a remarkable and unusual child.
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T’. C. Burkhead
Lothrop
Local residents noted in passing visits and departures
Oscar Herring returned Saturday morning. Mrs. Joseph Bradley visits Albany. Miss Lizzie McKenney heads to Wisconsin. Edward Henn visits from Sioux City. H. Rowntree flew to Muscatine returning yesterday. M. W. Roth goes east for several weeks. Mrs. M. J. Rhea of Osceola visits her brother Clerk Jaques. Geo. Russell and Edana of Burlington attend a wedding. Jnc H. Carse attends Blue Ribbon meeting. G. D. McGaw and J. J. Gibson travel to Dubuque for grand lodge. Mrs. A. Rogers and Mrs. Frank Glenn shelter with P. McMillan. Dr N. Steele departs for Beloit Kansas. Rev. Mr Thiele preaches farewell in Fairfield before moving to Brighton Ill. Fesrina marketed to cure chills and fever by W. H. Jones & Bros.
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Oscar Herring
Joseph Bradley
Albany
N. Y
Lizzie McKenney
Wisconsin
Edward Henn
Sioux City
H. ©. Rowntree
Muscatine
M. W. Roth
M. J. Rhea
Osceola
Jaques
Fairfield
Beloit
Kansas
Mr.Thiele
Baptist Church
Brighton
Ill
Thiele
Local crops show promise and odd note about colt
Farmers report good conditions for corn with generally healthy stands and strong prospects for an abundant harvest. Wheat is uneven but improving. A remark notes Aaron Hadley owning a young colt with one eye and a gymnasium at No 6 school featuring two swings.
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Aaron Hadley
No. 6 School
Mac
Weather and Farm Notes From Liberty Township
Corn planting winds down with some replanting to be done due to late start. Rain has been heavier than desired over the past days. Reports say Mr. Wm Barton suffered rib injuries after a wagon mishap. George Young and Fannie Cummings suffer chills. A roadmaster’s mishap involves tying a colt to a fence near the brewery. no beer involved. Wire worms hinder farmers. Mr John Rutledge dies after long illness. Sick lists show improvement. Many families travel toward Kansas and Nebraska from Illinois.
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Wm. Barton
George Young
Fannie Cummings
John Rutledge
Kansas
Nebraska
Illinois
Nino
John Wright
Liberty Township
John
Wooster items and Dr Bull's Baby Syrup notice
A rural page reports on local topics in Wooster including Fennel tea for babies sold as Dr Bull's Baby Syrup at 25 cents. Mentions crops, potatoes, greens, and a farewell speech by Rev A J Belknapp on May 25. Notes a local paper's praise for timeliness, decorum, and news coverage. Also cites Dr Bull's Baltimore Pills for sickness with 25 cent price.
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W.S. Smith
H. C
Wooster
Williams
A. J. Belknapp
Pleasant Grove
Dr. Bull
Baltimore
Dr King's New Discovery for Throat and Lung Ailments
An advertisement praises Dr King's New Discovery for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and consumption claiming it cures thousands of hopeless cases. It notes over one million bottles used last year and offers a free trial or a regular bottle for one dollar with a testimonial from C S Clarke and Son.
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Dr. King
C.S. Clarke & Son
Desirable fabrics and dry goods at attractive cash prices
Open daily with a wide range of cotton and dress goods from 75c cashmeres to 35c ranges. Gents garments made to order, bed spreads, lace, corsets, trimming silk, calico, muslin, and table linen all advertised with low cash prices. Also highest market price for butts and eggs. watches from Freeman and Towlsley offered for cash.
First Day of Summer Warns for Light Clothing
The piece notes the upcoming June start of summer and advises readers to wear light undergarments to avoid heat risk. It highlights Mr. David B. Wilson near the Post Office as a retailer with a wide stock of light underclothes, straw goods, hats, and men’s furnishings, inviting shoppers to visit the sign of the black bear.
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David B. Wilson
Wilson
Free man and Townley offer finest jewelry collection
The ad proclaims a rich variety of jewelry watches clocks rings chains pins and spectacles at Freeman and Townley. It promises quality goods at prices cheaper than trash and emphasizes an unparalleled stock in Fairfield.
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Fairfield
Freeman & Townley
S. Cood
City Council Notice on Trash Removal Requirement
All residents must remove trash and rubbish from streets and alleys adjacent to their property within ten days or face lawful action. By order of the city council. J. Slerring, Street Commissioner.
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J. Slerring
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P. R.R
Morn
Eldon
Ad Sea
Himpert
Inghram
J. Hochuly
Lemon’s
Opera House
L. H. Morst
Davenport
Gilchrist Gallery
Hilbert
J. Haynes
G. W. Williams
Committee
Susan
W. H. Jones & Bros
Black Hawk Township
Emery Alexander
Freeman & Towsley’s
Inghram's
Fairfield Woolen Mills
Merich & Jones
Jacob Dahlman
Southwest Corner Square
Merici & Jones
Francis Abbott
Morris’ Jewelry Store
Dauntless
Abbott
Just
Freeman
New Yor
DanaMan
Glass & Queensware
Daulman
Frmbean & Townley
D. W. Inghram
Blake & Lee
Architects
Boyd's Block
Fifth Street
Gros Grate
Jordon
Georgia
G. D. McGaw & CO
West Side Square
Bucklen’s Afnican
C. 5. Clarke & Son
Owwisusayo
Baxter & Hugues
City Omnibus Line
Leggett House
Banter & Hughes
W. Corner Square
P. N. Woops, J. P. Stead, W. Clark
Sweet
Beere
McCormick
Jordan Bros. & CO
C. S.clarke
C. S. Clarke &Son
BD. Co. Hicley
North Side Drug
W.H. Jones & Bros
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