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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1879
Page
3
An advertisement touts Lolland Strengthening Tonic from Ottumwa Iowa claiming cures for nervousness, appetite loss, dyspepsia, kidney and liver issues, constipation, and general weakness. It urges purchase at the first symptoms and notes Hufford Bradshaw as a local retailer.
Local residents and visitors are noted in town, including W G Baxter named post master at Abingdon, and many travelers such as Dr Hufford from Colorado and Mr E St John of the Rock Island railway. The report lists multiple visits, departures, and short trips to Chicago Des Moines Kirksville and Centerville with accompanying family and professional movements.
The Fourth Annual Fair of the agricultural association opens this week with hundreds of workers and a smaller crowd than the state fair. The tax list and courthouse tax support dominate local attention as demos plan Saturday meeting. Reverend Haines and Bodkin receive assignments, Monticle team works on a new switch, and the Rock Island line lowers passenger rates to three cents per mile. The Montana Weekly Index mentions dignitaries visiting Yellowstone Park and a revived artistic note from Samuel C Farmer Sr. The Fairfield Woolen Mills touts new fall flannels, while Des Moines Ottumwa and Keokuk fairs are quoted with current fare details. Reverend Armstrong’s remains are interred on campus with notable speeches.
A well attended temperance meeting led by President Burgess elected R J Wilson as president CD Tomy and W E Thompson as vice presidents George W Williams as secretary and W R Murray as treasurer. The reading room was paused for winter planning and members were urged to donate and attend to sustain moral suasion against intemperance.
The Polk and Locust Grove Sunday schools plan a union gathering at Brookville on Sunday September 14, 1879 starting 9 30 AM. Program includes lessons, talks on duties of Sabbath school workers and improving attendance, afternoon Bible meeting, children’s meeting, basket dinner and music. All are invited to attend and sing.
Dr F James of Richmond Kentucky endorses Febrina as a superior remedy for all malarial diseases. The product is sold locally by W HH Jones and Brothers.
The article invites all to a grand picnic in the grove near Mr Smith Ball's on Saturday September 13. It promises a good time and a cordial welcome for everyone.
The community offers sympathy to Miss Ella Fawcett's relatives. Notes mention Mr E Sand and Miss Laura E Jenks at Parsons College, pursuing classical studies for the full college year. Other items report local school enrollments and minor incidents.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs colds asthma bronchitis hay fever hoarseness and other throat chest and lung ailments. It claims decisive cures where others fail and offers a trial bottle free with the regular size priced at 1.00 through C S Clarke Son.
Messrs Powell and Byrum announce a new auction room at the northeast corner of the square featuring queensware glassware boots and shoes in large quantities at low prices. Auctions held Thursdays and Saturdays. Sign of the Red Flag.
Mrs WL Platt announces a new millinery shop at the northeast corner of the square offering embroidery jewelry and ladies furnishings to Fairfield residents and nearby areas.
Drs. King and Fellows have placed their books and notes in my hands for immediate settlement. Persons knowing themselves indebted to them, will please call at my office and settle. The books must be settled up forthwith, or cost incurred. 221 Nos. D. Evans.
Black Hawk township Sabbath School association schedules exercises for Sunday September 28 at 2 30 PM at the Friends Meeting House. Devotional, essays by Miss Hibbs Harvey Jacobs John Davies Hannah McCrackin select readings by Miss Moyer and W H McCrackin. Also a lost silver hunting case watch between Fairfield and John Noble's, reward offered at this office.
Local board approves last meeting minutes and levies taxes for 1879 including state 2 mills, county 3 mills, poor 1 mill, insane 4 mills, and a 50 cent poll tax. It details township and district allocations for teachers funds, contingent funds, school houses, and city taxes across Walnut Penn Black Hawk Polk Locust Grove Fairfield Buchanan Lockridge Trenton Round Prairie Cedar Liberty Union and other districts with varied mill rates and specific sub-districts.
Independent district No 4 contends for a contingent fund set at ? mills on the dollar. DES MOINES TOWNSHIP appears in the notice as the locality overseeing the measure.
Lawson wheat raised and for sale by John Snook one and a half miles east of Fairfield. The wheat has been tested and proven hardy for this climate. Buy it for seed at 1.00 dollars per bushel.
Money advanced on improved farms and city property from $200 and up with terms from two to fifteen years. Funds available in three to ten days. Loans repayable in installments to suit borrowers. Office of Hi C Rowntree at Wells & Garrettson's bank.
Prices for flour, wheat, rye, oats, corn, seeds, butter, eggs, feeds, poultry, potatoes, salt, hides, tallow, hay and cattle are listed with per hundred weight or per bushel figures. Notable items include Flour Snow Flake at 300, Kansas White Rose 220, Wheat spring 65 70c, rye 35c, oats 16 17c, corn 25c, Timothy seed 180, clover 375, hay Timothy 400 459, cattle steady with cows 175 225, hogs scarce with shippers paying 20 50.
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