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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1905
Page
5
The article lists prize results from last week’s fair including numerous winners in poultry classes Black Langshan Buff Cochin Wyandotte Shropshire and Langshan categories with many First Second place awards. It also notes assorted garden and household prize items such as geraniums peaches jams and embroidered crafts.
The ad announces a Thursday dispersion sale five miles northwest of Fairfield in Jefferson County. It features 15 head of pure bred Clydesdales led by Prince Goodwin 8931, plus 9 females and 6 stallions, with several of his progeny. Also offered are 7 grade horses, 43 head of cattle, bees, and farming implements. Catalogs available. a ten month credit option on sums over $10. Terms require payment before removing property. Lunch on grounds.
A sequence of September property transfers shows multiple buyers and sellers across Batavia Fairfield and local townships. Records include E P Miller to H E Smith for 80 acres, $5150 and William Brown to Cora M Harrison for Lot 3 Block 4 Linby Original Plat for $1 plus other consideration. Additional deeds involve John Harrison to George Peabody Lot 3 Block 4, Thomas Thompson to Christian Kientz tract 27 73-8 for $160, C O Turner to R J Woody 108.55 acres for $9226.75, Michael Craft to the public road tract 27-73-8 for $40, Andrew Kessel to Andrew J Kessel 120 acres 17-75-8 for $6500, S C Ramey to C H Tait tract 33-73-II quit claim $12, Barthomi Gurski to Mare Ls Fey Co 14 acres 11-73-9 $50, Albert Davis to J B Trent Lots 53 54 Whitwood addition Batavia $675, Eleonore Sinn to J A Sinn 42 acres 30-73-8 $1100, Eva Cremer to Sampson W Reno Lot 2 Block 2 McQuerry’s Batavia $300, W A Samson to J E Cummings part lots 1 2 Block 20 New Plat Fairfield $2000, Jacob S McKenney and...
State of Iowa Jefferson County to heirs at law of Samuel Taylor Berry deceased and unknown claimants of West half of Southwest quarter of Southeast quarter Section 7 Township 72 Range 8 20 acres. Fred A Hamlin and Mary F Hamlin file petition asserting title by possession 57 years and ask court to confirm title and bar any adverse claims by November 1905.
Col. R. N. Buck, chairman of the general committee on arrangements for the coming session of the grand lodge I O O F grand encampment state assembly Rebekahs and the Patriarchs Militant has issued the official programme for the meetings in Cedar Rapids October 16 to 21.
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