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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1912
Page
5
Local social and church events are reported from Ollie and nearby towns. The piece catalogs anniversaries visits illnesses reunions and ongoing church activities plus school notes and revival services led by Rev. R C Russell with a Sunday program that includes Epworth League and union services.
Mrs. Ward returns to Bloomfield after a two week visit with her daughter Mrs. Summers. Leland Holgate and his mother plan a Friday morning trip to Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Micks and Gladys spent Sunday with the John Krumholtz family. Russell Laughlin moves to the McPherson farm. Mrs. Summers and Mrs. Lamme visited the D. M. Holgate home. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley of Fairfield visited Beatie. Frank Stiperton visited Ray Cornell. Mrs. Ross McCarty injures finger at sewing machine. Verne Cornell and family visited W. F. Miller. Harry Gantz visited D. M. Holgate. Wm. Beattie shows a fine shepherd pup from Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Paul Castor of Ottumwa visited Chloe Miller. About 50 friends gathered at the C. D. McPherson home to bid them farewell for a move to Topeka, Kansas. Oysters were served.
Libertyville reports Mr and Mrs Will Grissom visiting relatives in Illinois. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Will Wachlin in Mystic Iowa on October 6. Albert Baldwin remains unconscious after a serious injury last Wednesday. Mrs Baldwin is in serious condition. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Ed Ward in Fairfield. J O Boyd and daughter Zella and Lew Fordyce traveled by overland to Keokuk Saturday. Mrs Luther Leedy visited Mt Pleasant on Saturday. Miss Dorothy Russell returned home.
Has not seen the invitation. PACKWOOD. Mr. and Mrs. Jenison and others visited Mo ravia Town. Miss Fox from Brighton spent Sunday with the Shepherds. G Myera and family and R H Myers group visited Huffman’s south of town. Braden couple passed through en route to Fairfield. A fortieth wedding anniversary surprise for Mr. and Mrs. Snider gathered friends and relatives. J C Ruggles reported no better. Walters stayed with Erma Krout in Freemont. Benn recovering after appendectomy. George Cooper of Illinois visited Marlow. Benn family of Stockport visited. Linby youths attended meeting. McEwin of Ollie visited Thames family. Grandma Oliver in poor health.
Ed Ogden's Sunday outing near Batavia at the Joe Miller home. Norvel Daviness returns from Minnesota pleased with the country and plans a possible move. Miss Whitaker visits with Frances Root. Will Roach Louis Bennett visit Collett at the John Roach home and bring calves. A son arrives for Mr and Mrs J E Prince on Oct 3. Visitors from Pleasant Plain Stockport Cedar township and Oakdale call to see the new boy. Miss Grace Young from Oakdale is a guest.
A reader describes spending a very pleasant evening and wishes the hosts success in their new home, noting warm hospitality and good company.
Miss Clemma Watkins traveled to Mt Pleasant on Saturday. Miss Dessie Anderson stayed with the Monson family last week. Miss Clara Johnson went to Middletown for a two week visit. Many attended the Sabbath school convention at Ebenezer on Sunday. J C Howell spent part of last week in Wisconsin.
The report covers medical updates on C. W. Benn after appendicitis surgery by Dr. Moore of Martinsburg and family travel notes. It notes Joe Crail’s campaign speech in Richland, social visits among residents, corn husking by Romack Bros, and a birth announced for Austin’s family with a girl born October 5.
The average family man buys shoes for about five people and with current prices he finds the shoe question of no small consideration. There is little prospect of improvement while he buys the average run of shoes.
Relief Our splendid shoes look so much better and last so much longer that they reduce the shoe bill materially.
Moines visitor Will McCreery spent time in Richland with friends. Lloyd Mitchell also in Richland on Saturday after mull feed. All plan to attend the Buffalo barbecue and old settlers reunion at Fairfield next Thursday. Mr and Mrs Asa Weller visited Richland on Friday.
Lynn school nine miles northeast of Fairfield hosts a pie and oyster social at the schoolhouse on Friday to raise funds and bring the community together.
An October 11 social event invites each girl to bring a pie and a gentleman's neck tie for a festive evening filled with fun.
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