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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
3
A river camping trip near Douds and visits by Lib ertyville residents to relatives across Iowa are recounted. Reunions include Glotfelty and Campbell families at Hillsboro and Des Moines. A serious fall injures Will Bennett and obituary notes Mary Elillian Stewart Heston.
Community news records visits and travel among Pleasant Plain residents. Ruth Emry and Sue Emery return from Martinsburg. Gardner visits at Hutchins. Bern Hook and son head to South Dakota to see Zeharris family. Announcements cover hospital work, weddings, picnics, church events, and teaching duties.
Dewitt Baker returns home with his aunt Mrs Saseen after a year in California schooling. Several families discuss visits, travels to Fairfield Des Moines and Oskaloosa, and preparations for the coming school term as teachers arrive and revival meetings begin at the Tabernacle.
Numerous area residents from Richland Linby Fairfield and nearby towns visited friends and relatives last week. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. O C Spalding Mrs Funson Alma Sharp and many others visiting George Balderson Clarence Dana Wm Roberts and Ed Hosler households. A chautauqua and a concert were attended and Miss Mary Hoskins won a Victrola at the Jefferson county fair.
Glasgow Ivan Harter aided Wm. Corrigan in the garage in recent weeks. Mrs. O. W. Kiger and son Clifford and daughters Florence Cleota and Lavon shopped in Fairfield Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cochran and children Glenn and Dorothy spent Wednesday evening in Lockridge. Moses Kiger Jr returned from Camp Dodge Wednesday evening after three weeks there. Bertha Kiger and son Guy of Fairfield called Thursday afternoon. Elmer Gill and family spent Wednesday evening at the Gill home. Mrs. James Blueher and Ella Blu cher shopped in Lockridge Wednesday morning. Several locals attended the Kauffman and Castle sale in Lockridge last week.
Residents and visitors share weekend calls and travels across the region. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Kingland and others dine with friends at Fairfield and Richwoods, while Hazel Wyatt attends Burlington Fair. Families like Loving and McElwee visit relatives in Davenport Ottumwa Hillsboro Millsboro and Burlington. A Wright supper at the M E church raised about 37 dollars, featuring fried chicken and pie. Clifford Kiger attends the Des Moines fair. neighbors gather for reunions and daily calls.
Abingdon residents attend the Agency homecoming while many local notes recount dental work in Batavia, families visiting Chas. Hood, and Nate Smith sending 63 hogs to Chicago. Orville Smith and wives visit relatives, move plans unfold, and the Ever Ready class hosts a banquet to support the preacher. Local trips, farm tasks, illnesses, and arrivals pepper the week.
Lindy Hale and family members visited northeast of town with Mrs. Hattie Ruggles. Train service from Packwood to Ottumwa drew many south and east residents, while Mrs. Wm. McCreery traveled from Ottumwa after visiting Packwood. Key locals also included Miss Della McVey, Lon Flint of California, and Mrs. Borum of Oskaloosa.
Clean housing light air and sanitation drive rapid hog growth and pork quality. Eclipse offers free information on building profit producing hog houses and feeding floors. A flat grain shingle suits siding but not roofs. use Eclipse vertical or red cedar shingles for roofing.
The piece asserts floors are a key element of interior design, deserving consideration beyond mere housing function as they contribute to the overall furnishings and appearance of a home.
A cautionary note urges readers to order fuel early to avoid winter shortages and higher costs. Eclipse encourages customers to secure fuel now, rather than waiting until cold weather peaks demand.
A local ad urges homeowners to choose Eclipse roofing for shingles that maximize durability and value. It promotes long wear, suggesting the company’s products withstand cold and wet conditions while offering cost efficiency for winter preparation.
F P Steele enjoyed a pleasant surprise for his thirty second birthday on August twenty fifth with 52 family and friends. Refreshments were served and ice cream followed the main dinner.
Blackhawk Mrs Electa Rice and son Vance and Mrs Baldwin of Glasgow called at the Wm Brown home. Mrs Emma Cook of Fairfield visits her daughter Mrs Hugh Cockerill. Calf Club members Milton and Raymond Coffin attend the state fair. U S C Club meets with Mrs Jesse Miksch September first. Martha Figgin and daughter Helen visit Washington. Several families hold a reunion at Will Ehrhardt home near Rubio. State fair attendees include R B Picken Parish Hadley Martha Summers and Hugh Emry. Mills Irving and son Charles travel to Missouri for a short visit. Charles will remain to attend school.
Aaron Lenhart and Milton Werner enjoy state fair sights. Guy McCormick welcomes a son George Edgar born Sunday morning. Parsons and Grace visit George’s family. Henry returns to roots. McCormick, Davis, Hisel, and Mowery gatherings mark a week of reunions and hospitality.
J Scott Loughary born November 15 1838 in Des Moines county Iowa died August 26 1921 at his son W Lougharys home east of Packwood He moved to Jefferson county as a child and made the community his home He served in Co F 3rd Town cavalry from 1861 for four years marrying Jennie Sinclair in 1867 they had three children Orrie Mitchell Miles City Montana W E Loughary Packwood and H W Loughary Goldendale Washington He joined the M E church in December 1855 at Glasgow and remained a faithful member Funeral services were held August 27 at the M E church Packwood with burial in Packwood cemetery
Fairfield boys learn butterfly hunting to profit from selling insects to a single firm. Muscatine Journal notes the fad among boys of all ages with nets on long poles, finding common specimens fetch good prices and rare butterflies command higher sums. Early mornings in open fields yield best catches.
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