Pioneers and Visitors At Fairfield Reunion
Among today’s old settlers Dr. W A Jones and wife of Cantrell Iowa visit Fairfield for a reunion with former students at Rich Woods school. Jones aged 72, wife 65, with siblings I D Jones and family ties in the community. The article blends their travels and a reminiscence of a cattle trade with Indians near Fort Des Moines.
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W. A. Jones
Cantrell
Iowa
Mr. Jones
I. D. Jones
Jones
Fairfield
Rich Woods
I. D
Fidler
Charles’ Cochran
Cantrall
Long Walks Of Old Settlers To Fort Des Moines
An old settler recalls taking a cattle herd to Ft Des Moines to sell for winter provisions. He describes a days long journey on rough trails, traveling by day and camping at night as he drove the herd toward trade and supplies.
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Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Ft. Des Moines
Old Fort
Nebraska settler returns for Fairfield reunion
John L. Blakely of Springview Nebraska attends a Jefferson county reunion. He and his father arrived in 1841 and stayed until 1870, remembered fondly by Fairfield residents who greet him with cordial warmth.
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John L. Blakely
Springview
Nebraska
Jefferson County
Mr. Blakely
Fairfield
Kidney pain relief from Foley pills hailed by Peoria resident
Mrs. Paul Wehling of 316 Smith St Peoria Ill suffered kidney bladder trouble backache and headaches. She credits Foley Kidney Pills with curing her condition and says she will recommend them. Sold by L S Bradshaw Company.
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Paul Wehling
Smith St
Peoria
Ill
Foley
L. S. Bradshaw & Co
Advt
Women’s National Democratic Geared League Opens HQ
Mrs Woodrod gon and Mrs Thomas R Marshall head the women’s league with Mrs John S Crosby as president. HQ at 1123 Proxdwas New York, directed by Mrs Stephen Ayres. The group aims to build democracy for the future and speaks for thinking housewives on tariffs and costs.
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Tos Womans National DemoGeate League
Woodrod Gon
Thomas R. Marshall
John S. Crosby
New York City
Stephen
Ayres
Congressman Ayres
New York
Son
Old Landmark School to Be Torn Down in Fairfield
The Franklin school, built in 1868 and beloved by many Fairfield residents, is slated for razing after the new high school and Burlington depot project. The grounds will be converted for depot use and the building may be sold for salvage, remaining only through this winter.
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Lington Railway Company
Burlington
Franklin School
Burlington Railway Company
J. E. Gribbon
Fairfield
Franklin school memory and early Fairfield education
The piece recalls Fairfield’s early pride in locating the Franklin school beside railroad tracks after Burlington’s completion. It notes the Beehive and Franklin structures, Superintendent Mr. Pierce known as Batty, and long-time directors Charles Negus and C. W. Slagle. It honors alumni who rose in professions and the community’s attachment to those old classrooms.
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Burlington Railroad
Fairfield
Franklin School
Robert Israel
Pierce
Batty
Charles Negus
C. W. Slagle
Beehive
J. S. McKenney
C. J. Fulton
R. J. Wilson
Buy B P S Paint and China Lac at Thomas's
Local shop Thomas's advertises B P S paint and China Lac available for purchase, signaling supplies for home decorating and finishing projects.
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Thomas's
Deaths Toll for Year Reaches Eighty One Confirmed
A county death toll for the year ending September 1 1911 lists eighty one known fatalities with names ages and partial spellings. The long list includes C A Farman Lucinda J Cunningham 87 and many others with ages ranging from mid forties to nearly a century in a roster of residents and figures.
Tariff and Politics in Wilson Speech Highlights
Wilson argues tariffs affect farmers and labor, citing Taft veto of the Steel Bill and a Democratic House passage of tariff measures. He condemns the new party platform for mixing social reform with tariff and trust aims, warning about minimum wage proposals and federal enforcement.
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Taft
House of Representatives
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Money to loan on good farms
Thoma & Thoma advertise agricultural loans offering funds for productive farmland. The notice emphasizes favorable terms for local farmers seeking capital to expand or refinance operations.
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Thoma
Italian Charged With Murder of 12 Year Old Larry Smith
Tony Milano, an Italian shoemaker, appeared before Justice Stafford on October 14 charged with the murder of 12 year old Larry Smith. The alleged crime, committed last September, involved the victim and other youths teasing Milano, who then allegedly murdered the boy and set fire to his shop to conceal the crime.
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Washington, D. C
Tony Milano
Stafford
Ltarry Smith
Smith
Minnesota Baptists Meet Today in Minneapolis Convention
Minnesota Baptists convene at First Baptist Church in Minneapolis for a three day annual meeting with speakers led by Henry Bond, president of the organization.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Denominational Leaders named for National Convention
The Northern Baptists convention lists Dr. J. H. Franklin of Boston Rev. W. E. Chalmers of Philadelphia and other denominational leaders of national reputation.
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Northern Baptists Convention
J. H. Franklin
Boston
W. E. Chalmers
Philadelphia
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Stephen B. Ayres
The
Woman’s National Democratic League
Old Franklin
Bur
J. T. Davies
Undertaker
Grim Reaper
C. A. Farman
Lucinda J. Cunningham
WSOS
Reno Sks
Cee Atley
Catherine Lippett
Wilson Wertler
Elizabeth Mount
Margaret Manely
John G -Gondit
VIC Chronry Whigs
Piches
Elizabeth Stephenson
Widie Ngidele
Lesley
Phiza
Thos
H. Jane Bosworth
Abram Stanford
Susan R. Ross
Mary J. Pumphrey
Mary Jane Thrash
John R. Culbertson
Elizabeth Simmons Morrison B. Green
Ees
Rhoda M. Burkhart
Margaret McCarrs
John P. Frzeyslin
Fannie Welday
Nancy M. Sl
Ota
Ewee
A 'S
Pernt
M. Cunningham
Juhia Bleakmore
O.so
Martha E. Haynes
Robert E. Ramsay
Mattie Stever
Geo, W. Ball Eliza J, McCoy
Francis M. Harper Harnett Batchelder
Sarah Baum
K. Ballinger
Eorseregoase
Bali
Ste
Woodrow Wilson
Rosevelt
Minnesota Baptists
Jefferson Co. Abstract & Loan Co
J. E. Gribbin
Optomerist
Fairfeld
Gilchrist
Square
Higley & Gaumer
East Side Square
Packwood
Oskaloosa
Linby and
Richland
Ollie
Iowa Central
Pleasant Plain
Kittie Kruise
David Harum
St. Louis
Senator
W. W. Gill
William Cooper
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