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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1912
Page
5
L C Mellett and son Dale and Austin Sasseen returned from Des Moines where they attended the State fair. Several locals report fairs, marriages, and school openings. Miss Crout leads Packwood School with Moorman and Porter assisting.
Lawrence Smith leaves for Woodward Iowa to attend school this year. Packwood visitors, calls in Ottumwa and Hedrick, and trips to Sigourney and Martinsburg noted. Cattle deal ships to Chicago. several residents tale of visits, school starts at Pleasant View and Lake Erie. local accidents and priestly services reported.
Gust Bright and daughter Hulda returned from a two month visit in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Ruth Monson visits Okoboji to see her sister. Norval Green attends the State Miss. Clemma Watkins of Glasgow will teach Union school. Mrs Frank Caldwell and sons go to Aurora NL after a week at J. C. Hawkins. Ladies Aid met Mrs. W R Smith. quilting bee and picnic dinner enjoyed by all. Ed Lewis and son return to Creston. Nellie Kyle visits Monroe Kyle home. Russell Johnson visited Fred Nelson at Lucas.
Very warm and dry conditions prevail with rain badly needed. Local residents share visits and dinners over the weekend including Mr and Mrs John H Copeland and family, Ed Neiswanger entertaining Bates family, and numerous guests at the Gaddis and Davidson homes. Lester Mitchell shows improvement after typhoid fever. Sunday guest list includes Sam Davidson and others.
Sam Fell returned from Neponset Illinois after attending a regiment reunion the 139th Illinois Infantry. Mrs Anna Walker and three children of Burlington visited family this week. Kate Rodabaugh hosted a birthday club gathering with an elegant supper. Mr and Mrs Devore of Eldon were guests of the Hibbsards. J T Rodgers from north of Fairfield spent a week with relatives. Jim Rowland and family visited then returned to Muscatine. The Hobbs and Ferrell families from Burlington New London Cantril and Fairfield were guests of local households. Several youths left for Cedar Falls Fairfield Beckwith and Plum College to attend school. Mrs Muriel Shiplier left for Beckwith to teach. A group traveled to Keokuk for a trip. Rev R C Russell leaves for Newton to attend the annual conference. Elsie Stewart married Hubert Fry of Glasgow yesterday with a church ceremony and four course dinner. The Fry couple will reside near Glasgow after a tour to Nebraska and Colorado. School opens September 9 with students meeting at Leedy hall for books and classification. Funeral services for Mrs Jake Glotfelty held at the Presbyterian church with interment at Fell cemetery. Frank Hurst and Frank Howard left for extended trips to Colorado. Local travel and marriages mark a busy week.
M. D. Peebler left last week for Texas where he will spend the winter with his son.
Dispatches reveal a planned Zapatista operation to seize Mexico City on September 15 with 100 rifles found during interrogation. Reports say 1,000 rebels dressed as workers would strike from three sides while police were distracted, aiming to loot from the capital’s armories.
Washington dispatch reports Senate committee investigating campaign contributions has formally asked former Roosevelt aides William Loeb Jr and George B Cortelyou along with William Randolph Hearst and John D Archbold to testify when hearings resume later this month. Subpoenas were not issued as yet, and all listed parties have notified they are ready to appear. The panel seeks to reexamine Cortelyou in light of Archbold’s testimony that Standard Oil funded 100000 with Roosevelt’s knowledge.
George Gano and Minor Heir owned by M. W. Savage came within 1.5 seconds of the world team pacing record at the Minnesota State Fair races in Hamline Minnesota. The record stands at 2.02. The pair finished in 2:04.14, with Hedgewood Boy and Lady Maud C. also owned by Savage holding the mark.
Dock workers tried to set fire to the steamship Finland of the Red Star line near Antwerp. The ship carried the American Olympic team to Stockholm. Flames were extinguished quickly and damage was slight.
Paris reports ex Sultan Mulai Hadif of Morocco continues drawing a $60,000 annual stipend from France and spends at about $15,000 weekly. The news notes the ongoing payments and rate of expenditure.
Train No. 10 on the Northwestern between Minneapolis and Chicago struck a washout at Little Lemon Creek one mile north of Hussler Wisconsin. Three people died including the engineer and fireman though no passengers were killed. The wreck followed one of the year’s heaviest Wisconsin cloudbursts.
Mexico City reports Mount Colima volcano in violent eruption after a series of 341 earthquakes. The strongest shock hit at 10 p.m. Sunday, shaking Guadalajara and forcing residents to flee. Earthquakes have razed buildings and left three months of damage.
Nat C. Goodwin who was seriously injured in a boat accident will be able to return to the stage in about a month according to his physician who says he will be out within two weeks.
Senator Cummins urges Iowa Republicans to back the state slate from the June primary and resist a new party. He praises Roosevelt but warns against disunity and endorses progressive Republican principles while cautioning about the national split and its impact on the party’s future in Iowa.
A concise remark highlights the ongoing effort toward the general good in civic life, emphasizing collective duty and public spirit without detailing specific actions or groups.
Des Moines Iowa reports a week with above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall until Aug 31 Sept 1 bringing copious showers. Corn progresses toward maturity with potential for a large yield if no frost before Oct 10. Dry weather affects pastures and potatoes though showers aid later. Stacking and threshing advance. nearly all small grain stored or threshed. George M. Chappel.
The Board of Supervisors will consider bids for furnishing coal to the courthouse and jail for the year beginning September 15 1912 if filed at the Auditor's office on or before September 11 1912. 27-1.
The duke and duchess of Connaught with Princess Patricia plan a month long Rocky Mountain camp starting 13 October while in the west. Northwestern Mounted Police Commissioner Berry at Regina is to prepare 18 horses and men as guards and arrange a suitable royal camp.
Sanford Zeigler reports on grain and fowl markets with prices for rye oats timothy seed and butter. illegible lines hint at new crop values and local agriculture trade activity.
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