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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1905
Page
11
Fragmentary notes indicate a May 29 discussion on establishing a governing board for denominational institutions. The visit to colleges and other sites collected miscellaneous data, with findings to be digested and included in the final report.
May 29 report from a rural area describes a man DeWitt, his wife Ren, and their three children. The mother was found dead in the creek mud while the baby lay drowned nearby. Authorities say the wife had been drinking. the father awoke to find the children injured or missing. The scene prompted temporary detention of the husband for questioning.
A boy was found alive in the mud beside Silver Creek near a house. Neighbors alerted authorities and searches uncovered the bodies of a mother and daughter nearby.
Tokura Matumosi, a Japanese merchant in Council Bluffs, was refused citizenship papers, with officials stating US naturalization laws do not include Flowery Kingdom natives. Matumosi wore a military medal but it did not aid his filing.
Oelwein Iowa May 29 Officers at Minneapolis hold J D Whipps city clerk awaiting Iowa officials to bring him back He is accused of a shortage of several thousand dollars in his accounts He left home about three weeks ago and was traced to a sister in Minneapolis where his arrest followed
Secretary James Wilson returned to Washington after a two week stay on the Traer farm with his three sons. He joked his son can cook a better beefsteak than professional cooks in Washington and enjoyed the bachelor life on the farm.
An old ad claims Dr King New Life Pills clear the body for action with healthful bloom and bright eyes. It promotes the product at Frank S Shriner's drug store for 25 cents in May.
Commencement week at Parsons College features a Baccalaureate sermon by Pres Willis E Parsons in the Presbyterian church with a full house. The day includes a 4:30 pm vesper service, an address by Rev Black, an afternoon declamation contest, and a prominent commencement concert at the opera house led by Prof James P Moorhead with artists Seeboeck Spiering Gobble. The Alumni Banquet follows in the church basement, while the Board of Trustees meeting is postponed due to Decoration Day.
Last Wednesday night Katharine Reynolds married Jno Samuelson at the bride’s mother Mrs. Margaret Reynolds home. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Thos Osborn of the M E church with only immediate relatives in attendance.
The city council met in regular session Thursday evening with Mayor C J Fulton presiding and all members present except Man atrey. Minutes of the preceding meeting were read and approved.
Mary E Lippitt born February 7 1839 married to W L Daggett in Chicago April 12 1863. They moved to Iowa settling in Fairfield where two sons F L Fairfield and Jesse H Richland were born. After three years of decline she died after a two week illness. Funeral at East Adams street home Sunday at 2 PM conducted by Rev Thomas Osborn M E Church. Large crowd attended.
At Salina Lodge No. 427 I O O F a memorial notes Samuel J. Brighton of Spokane Washington a member of the league has died. The report praises him as an active member friend citizen and family man and declares the lodge room to be draped in mourning for thirty days while extending sympathy to his family and forwarding copies to Fairfield papers for publication.
Ada B Peebler born November eighteenth eighteen sixty eight died May twenty four nineteen hundred five in Sioux City Iowa after two weeks of pneumonia. She married Dr F F Winsell August twenty first eighteen ninety five at her parents home near Libertyville. She leaves a husband two children five sisters two brothers and a large circle of kin. Funeral services were led by Rev J M Wiggins assisted by Rev Rodlingson and burial was in Winsell cemetery.
E. J. Eisenhart announces piano tuning service in Fairfield from May 30 to June 11. Clients should place orders early at Baker's Music Store for scheduling.
Memorial Day activities drew many to the procession beginning at the G A R hall and proceeding to the park and cemetery. The program at the opera house featured Joe S Crail's address and an emphasis on duty, sacrifice, and national unity as living veterans were saluted.
Judge Fichelberger concluded the April term with probate and law dispositions. Final reports approved in estates of Mary E. Smith and Alonzo Fawcett. guardianship actions for Mabel Hutton and Lydia McGregor. probate of D. P. Stubbs will. Elijah Dill final report. Garnishment order in Roth vs Goehner. Logan Grain Co. suit dismissed for lack of prosecution.
A northern boy visiting kin in a southern state with convict labor on public works became fascinated by workers in striped uniforms. He later saw a zebra at a circus and exclaimed to his aunt, misnaming the convict mule as a zebra in a humorous reminiscence from Lippincott's.
The sentence describes eyes that perceive impressions with precision and depth. It emphasizes keen perception and steadfast, almost unwavering, perceptual depth. The phrasing suggests a contemplative reflection on how deeply the gaze processes sensory input.
Lemon City Florida resident C B Wainwright reports faster relief from stomach pains colic and cholera morbus using Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy dissolved in hot water. He claims it reaches the right spot instantly and doubles the rapidity of effect. For sale by Frank S Shriner May.
Notice to Builders Sealed bids for building a school house in sub district No 2 Buchanan township Jefferson county Town will be received by the Board of Directors of said township from date up to the first day of July 1905 Plans and specifications can be seen at the Tribune office All bids should be addressed to P I Labagh Secy Board of Directors Fairfield Iowa The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids For further information see Morgan McCarty sub director No 2 P I LABAGH Ii 4t Secy Board of Directors
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