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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1907
Page
10
The town enjoys mature autumn scenes and social events. The Lutheran ladies host a chicken pie social at Johnson home yielding about $40, while St Mary’s ladies raise roughly $165 for a new church fund. Miss Lula Cox joins J C Thorne’s dry goods firm as bookkeeper and cashier as Effie Green resigns for Des Moines.
Readable items include a Cedar township family relocating to Washington Iowa for meat market work. New marriage licenses issued for Amos J. Coil with Melinda Lambert Grover Bean with Minnie Downs Jno E Boysel with Myrtle Caviness Claude A Boons with Maude M Wayne. Old Settlers Park log rolling and cabin relocation October 25 with community turnout. The Show Girl musical comedy planned for November 5 with a 50 member cast including Lillie Sutherland Grace Wilson Edith Langdon Jack Curtis and a 20 member American Beauty Chorus. Rev Osborn speaks on temple themes Sunday morning and evening. Medals for New Jersey veterans to be distributed January 15 1908 per Iowa act. hymnals from joint church commission showcased.
A 70 year old man was found dead at the Bernhart depot platform near the track. Coroner and sheriff ruled accidental death from a possible train fall or strike. Identification linked to David Pearson of Amboy Indiana. body to be buried locally after return or sent to a medical school for dissection per state health board guidance.
Mr and Mrs G H Spencer marked their 50th wedding anniversary at their Penn township home with about forty relatives and friends. They were married in 1857 in Ohio and later settled in Jefferson County Iowa. Children C B Spencer Theodosia Van Nostrand attended. Rev Mills spoke. portraits were taken by an artist from Richland.
Jesse Mulkins died Sunday at his home near the city after years of diabetes. He was 45 to 50, born in Jefferson county, lived in the West, then returned to Jefferson county with a wife, one child and four stepchildren mourning him. Funeral plans await relatives in St Anthony Idaho. He was known as an upright neighbor and caring father.
In district court the session adjourned on Saturday and will reconvene Tuesday morning at 9. The brief notice sets the next formal hearing time and maintains order in the court's schedule.
The first artist recital under the Fairfield Musical club will feature Chicago baritone Chris Anderson. He will open the Burlington Musical club season on October 28th.
Classified notice offering two horses with double harness and a hay press for sale. Inquiries directed to Geo White or I H Marley.
Fairfield Gas and Electric advertises Coke delivery with low prices and flexible timing, promising convenient service for customers.
A mandrill baboon is described as having the most brilliant colorings among quadrupeds with striking blue red and purple tints noted in the report.
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