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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
4
A mixture of small ads and briefs notes trades and services including undertakers cigar store promotions and a drug department clerk change. Local reports mention a broken arm after a car crank an Iowa funeral directors election win and a new filtration plant progress. Farming prospects show better hay and oat yields while M L Wootten plans move to Fairfield and a new school building site work nears completion.
Washington School earns top honors in a local contest as Thoma and Thoma Lawyers of South Side handle the case.
Sewer work accelerates with half completed digging and pipe laying as disposal plants progress. Parsons and Monmouth prepare for Friday alumni field clash. past meeting left Parsons hopeful for a reversal. Local streets improve Gobble addition amid Main Street traffic delays. Jennie Valentine dies in New York after living in Fairfield years ago. Eagles convene in Burlington for Iowa State Aerue on June 18 1920. Wrestling match set between Guy Elliott Des Moines and Joe Kitterman Hedrick on June 6 at the Armory.
Mrs. Truman Rowley formerly Fanny May Cary was born April 28 1883 in Keokuk County Iowa. She died May 24 after a long illness. She is survived by her husband two daughters her parents one sister and two brothers. The funeral was held Saturday at 2 30 pm from the home with burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Miss Irene Deming presented a piano recital at Barhydt chapel, assisted by tenor Mr. Fred Wise, before a large audience of music lovers. The program featured works by Grieg Schubert Moszkowski Dvorak Beethoven and more, with selections including My Mother Taught Me and The Night Has A Thousand Eyes.
The mayor J P Starr requests all citizens suspend business for five minutes on Decoration Day from 1:00 to 1:05. During the next ten minutes while the Unknown Dead service is held by the W R C in the park, all street vehicles near the park should remain motionless.
Mrs James F Hodson born Elizabeth Tolbert in Ohio August 18 1834 died May 16 1912 at her home near Pleasant Plain Iowa She moved with family to Indiana and Iowa married James F Hodson August 12 1854 They had three sons Irvin Jonathan Alson eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild Survived by sister and brother Funeral May 18 at Walnut church with Rev A J Hanson and Rev Geo A Deshler Interment Walnut Creek cemetery beside husband
Mrs. Irving Higgins born Ethel S Anderson in Jefferson county Iowa December 6 1889. She married Irving Higgins in Mt Pleasant October 7 1908 and had one son. Her husband died February 28 1911 and she is survived by the baby, a brother Harry Anderson and sister Mable. She was a First Methodist member and funeral was held Sunday afternoon in the Mt Pleasant cemetery.
George H. Frasher learned Sunday of his daughter Nettie Frasher's serious illness at her Humbolt Kansas home. Mrs Frasher departed immediately for Humbolt, but a later message announced the illness status.
Miss Nettie Frasher born near Salina July 22 1774 died Monday after long illness in Jefferson county. She was the daughter of George H Frasher and will be buried in Richwood cemetery after a funeral at her father’s home conducted by Rev McKibben.
In Lockridge, Iowa, the Zihlman family mourns the loss of Hannah Caroline Zihlman two, who died Monday May 20 after a brief pneumonia illness. She leaves four sisters and two brothers with her parents Lucas E. and Hannah, a small farm and funeral services were held at the home before burial in Lockridge cemetery.
Bricem Mickey of Lockridge Iowa died at his son's home on Sunday morning at 3 15. The funeral will be held at the Baptist church Tuesday at 2 00 p m with Rev A C Droz of Mt Union in charge. He served in Company C Twenty fifth Iowa Infantry.
John D. Cramer of Brighton Iowa died about nine this morning after an illness that began in spring. He leaves a widow and two children Mrs. Alice Wilkins of Emerson and Will of Red Oak.
Twelve year old Edward Evans died after being struck in the stomach by a hard baseball during a game with companions near his Muscatine home on May 27. He succumbed shortly after.
Burlington May 27 Theo Bisch off a well known horse shoer has been missing since last Friday. Police believe he died by his own hand by drowning after leaving a note for his wife urging sale of household effects to pay debts. He had told friends of intent to drown himself.
A northern paper criticizes the Colonel’s vow to break the solid south and mocks his claim of breaking ten commandments as preparation for any job, citing the Atlanta Constitution.
Six years after opening two Fairfield stores Thoma’s Pharmacy sold to Mrs D F Huston of Omaha who will run Huston’s Pharmacy. The Wall Paper and Paint store remains, now focusing entirely on decorating materials and related supplies with continued personal attention.
The statement notes that spending funds will determine what gets built and where it happens depending on whether money is spent in another town or in this locality. It discusses economic impact and location choices without specific persons or organizations.
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