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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
1
The article argues that aviators deaths do not deter public interest. Monmouth plans more aerial shows and auto racing, as crowds seek danger and excitement. Citizens attending the state fair drive by auto, challenging rail rates and signaling protests against transportation costs.
Des Moines reports a federal suit by major Iowa railroads seeks an injunction against county boards to stop current farm tax assessments. If the railroads win, farmers face about a 25 percent tax increase as counties must cover state fiscal needs. The case questions whether Iowa may fix valuations and tax laws, with potential direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A Fairfield pilot, famed for daring air stunts, was hospitalized after being struck by a Ford in a country town. The accident contrasted with his crashless past and the prosaic scene of injury amid broader social comments on crime and reform.
The piece argues that woman suffrage has not yet purified ballots or social conditions and that prohibition has reduced minor arrests but increased bootlegger crime. It notes mixed outcomes for both movements, urging separation of suffrage from partisan politics and calling for new reform methods to achieve lasting change. It highlights Fairfield as a dry effort hindered by bootlegging.
William FF Copeland sixty five a respected Liberty township farmer died Friday from a self inflicted gunshot after despondency over ill health His wife and son Elmer found his body in the Libertyville area He attached a double barrel shotgun to a tractor wheel and used a yard stick to trigger the weapon Funeral services were held at Mt Zion church and burial in Fell cemetery.
The Farmers Unions of Jefferson county plan a large picnic at Chautauqua park on Saturday September 17 featuring a parade led by the Unkrich band a band concert float judging prizes for floats and decorated automobiles basket dinner and speeches by F A Hougas and O E Wilson with music by Pershing Way Quartet and other entertainments including a ball game and horseshoe pitching all invited with baskets and on site refreshments.
New York reports auto fatalities reached 12,000 in 1920 with 1,500,090 non injuries. Life insurers paid about 4.5 million dollars in death claims and total life insurance distributions across the US and Canada topped 1.092 billion. Largest claim was 550,000 to Wallace L. Pierce’s heirs. Jake L. Pase’s heirs received 465,000. Olive Thomas Pickford held 135,000 in coverage.
Extension specialist Dr. K W Stouder notes hog cholera prevalent across Iowa with $10,000 losses this year. He urges strict practices: locate hog yards away from watercourses, isolate new stock for two weeks, burn carcasses, immunize near centers, post warnings, monitor temperatures, avoid relying on serum as cure, and disinfect facilities after outbreaks.
Dr. C. L. Heald and Dr. William Pfannebecker bought the Merchants hotel in Sigourney to adapt as a hospital this fall. The two-story building will house twenty eight rooms and serve Keokuk county, which has no hospital. The move benefits health care but leaves Sigourney with only one hotel.
Carl Ruble was seized in Ottumwa and brought to Des Moines after allegedly stealing a barrel of wine from Sheriff Rebb. Ruble and accomplice W. S. Sampson are accused of spying the barrel near the county jail, seizing it at Carney and moving it under a viaduct with a truck before fleeing.
A promotional note highlights the Tribune as widely distributed in Jefferson county and neighboring areas. It emphasizes steady growth of the Tribune family and claims readers gain valuable community information, suggesting subscription benefits.
Miss Merle Wright county nurse outlines July and August work including prenatal guidance with Farm Bureau, nutrition classes in rural schools, and new office at 106 South Main. Plans for Christmas seals drive, patient referrals to Iowa City Oakdale and Sunny Slope, and a chautauqua emergency tent. Clinic set for Sept 14 with Dr Winholt. contest prizes funded by Rotary and D A R. registrations open for babies and conferences.
At the Iowa state fair a surge of questions met the state highway commission booth about the new headlight law. The commission clarified that car owners may adjust headlights themselves, receipts or certificates are not required, and no fee is mandated. It outlined ten points including beam height, use of plain glass, glare concerns, proper lens installation, and a 32 candle power limit.
The Jefferson county association of soldiers and sailors fixed September 16 as the date for its annual reunion in the city. Committees were appointed for arrangements, program, speaker, music, and finance with plans for a full observance at the Methodist church to encourage wider participation from all veterans and citizens.
Carl Meyer returns from St. Louis with a new stock for a Washington store scheduled to open around September 10. The Economy Shoe Store will occupy a ground floor room near the square and feature Peters Diamond brand shoes, backed by Meyer’s small profit and high turnover policy and steady advertising.
Jefferson county farmers attended a large Farmers Union picnic held in Sigourney on Tuesday. Reported attendance ranged from twenty thousand to thirty thousand, making it the biggest such event this fall. The crowd enjoyed roast beef sandwiches pickles coffee and ice water. Attendees from Center local Farmers Union No 415 Fairfield included the Old Settlers quartet D H Palmer S A Copeland May Gantz Ed Hewitt J H Copeland and Leroy Copeland and Wm Fickel from Batavia.
Washington Journal reports a bands of travelers were rounded up and ordered to leave after arriving Saturday with fifty or more people in automobiles. They began begging, but authorities moved them on promptly, driving south.
The article explains that a lens not on the approved list may still meet legal light requirements if tested and reported positively. It notes that deflecting devices sold as substitutes are considered lenses by the attorney general, often cheaper but less satisfactory. The Highway Commission will publicize information but has no authority beyond testing offered lenses.
A Tribune clipping warns that silage gas builds carbon dioxide above ensilage in a filled silo left overnight. It states leaving silo doors open at the level of the silage allows air to mix with gas, rendering it harmless, while keeping doors closed creates a deadly gas well that can kill.
At the home of the bride’s parents on South B street Miss Frances Spence married William Sylvester Barnett of Centerville on August 31. Barnett, a medical student at Northwestern University, Chicago, they left for the city after the ceremony.
Miss Mary Miller and Wesley Flinspach unite in marriage at the bride’s Randolph Iowa home on August 30. They are Parsons College graduates and plan to reside on a farm near here with Mr and Mrs Fred Flinspach noted as parents.
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