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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1905
Page
10
J E Roth and Co announces new fall merchandise with large silk selections especially blacks. The store touts bargains across departments including dress goods silks and sunburst under skirts in black satin and taffeta. Prices are emphasized as low and value driven with a money back silk claim.
A novelty store was struck by lightning but no injuries occurred. Earlier that night a barn on the George Workman farm near Mt Zion burned, destroying corn and hay with cone hogs reported. insurance of 125 dollars covered part of the loss.
A bolt of lightning struck Jefferson Beggs residence three miles west of Keosauqua during a storm. It tore the bedroom door apart, shattered a small table, and split the bedstead where two young women slept, tossing them to the floor while several children slept nearby.
Lynn & Nelson, located at Four Corners Iowa, dissolve by mutual consent. Russell Lynn will continue the business and all accounts are payable to him. Dated Aug 30. Lost notice for a Gent’s open face gold watch between town and Spratt's place on Birmingham road. Finder to leave at the office for reward.
An eight room house is for rent with inquiries directed to Charles H. Gage at 201f.
Community notices detail church sermons and addresses, school updates, sales and farming ads, and civic items. A city council agenda includes street work, water works, and sidewalk grading with the tax levy table for 1905.
Regular session held at city hall with all members present except J P Manatrey. Day Cummings and others petition Arc lamp for North D and East Hempstead Streets. Jos Ricksher and J E Roth urge South Main Street graded with sidewalk to city limits. city solicitor to locate lines and arrange grading and sidewalks.
The school board met Monday and voted to give teachers and students in public schools an afternoon holiday on Old Settlers Day so they can attend the exercises. School resumes Thursday morning Sept 7 at 8 30 and closes at 11 with Sept 14 also granted a holiday.
The report lists assets and liabilities for Jefferson County State Bank of Fairfield Iowa as of August 1905 including notes and bonds held 108216, cash 9870, deposits 99627, capital 60000, undivided profits 2783, surplus 11350, and various overdrafts and due from other banks. It notes real and personal property values and lists specific debtor and depositor figures and endorsements in the county.
The article notes a holiday period and the Log ing Franklin building staff with Principal Hicks and assistants including Laura No 7 Jessie Baker and others. It lists grade teachers, counts enrollments up from last year, with Logan and Franklin buildings showing increases and a new school building progress noted.
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