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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
13
County correspondence records visits and events in Keokuk Fairfield and nearby towns. Notables include the Nortons Boos Lindersons and Carlsons with guests from Des Moines Burlington and Ottumwa. Community activities feature lectures socials band concerts and church meetings along with a furnace installation at the Baptist church.
Grace Kelley of this place married Guy Grover of Richland in Sigourney on Wednesday. Many local residents attended events in Fairfield and Des Moines. fundraisers and socials supported school music and church activities.
Edwin Thomas of Washington Iowa called here Monday as a leading real estate dealer. Bonnie Hartman, hurt in a motorcycle collision, improves at her parental home aided by crutches. Frank Davis of Farson and Averill Shrye of Martinsburg visited Abingdon. Tent meetings begin with Pastor Joe Black arranging services. Hagenbeck-Wallace circus drew crowds in Fairfield. Several residents visit, travel, and attend church and events, with farm and social notes across Abingdon and nearby towns.
Joe Walgreen and wife from California visit relatives in Salina while Glen Schillerstrom returns from South Dakota and plans to begin studies at Parsons this week. A social is set at John Mc Culley’s Thursday night and a joint church evening with Presbyterian at seven and Luthern at eight. Elsie Hartman visits J Schillerstrom, Mable Oman sews for Ruth Nelson. wedding bells expected.
Mrs. Chester Hickenbottom returns home after a two week visit in Nebraska and Colorado. Mrs. Grant Nelson and daughter go back to Aurora Illinois. Mrs. Nora Hess of Burlington is noted in the brief items.
J R Nelson hosted social visits while J C Howell traveled to Wisconsin for land viewings. Jake Raines sold his farm to Chester Hickenbottom. Mt Pleasant residents Charles Gentle and Mrs Veronica Gavin visited, with J R Parsons of Nebraska and others traveling to Burlington on Friday.
Mr Crile and family near German ville visited with their son H F Crile Saturday D M Holgate went to Illinois on business last week Mr Spencer and family W P Miller and daughter Fern Alvah Cornell and Perela Montgomery visited at the Verne Cornell home Sunday
John P. Frazey seeks to quiet title to five acres described as the East half of the South half of the North half of the Northwest quarter of Southwest quarter of Section 26 Township 73 Range 9 in Jefferson County Iowa. The defendants include Sarah E Hawk William C Hawk Stephen A Hawk Thomas M Hawk William Hawk Anna B Frey Jane Long Mary Ann Long Frances Osman Willis Frasher unknown heirs of Luella Long Frasher and unknown claimants. The court will adjudicate ownership after October 15 1912 and publication is ordered in The Fairfield Tribune for four consecutive weeks. Judge Frank W Eichelberger orders default if defense is not filed by November 2 1912.
John Flint and daughter Mabel visited his uncle John C. Ruggles in Linby last week. Amel Nelson, Charles Linder and Will McVey called in Fairfield on Friday. Viola McVey works at Rock Island for Mrs. A. J. Rowland. Leggett of Packwood visited Grant Brook's on Sunday. T. M. and H. A. Linder were in Oskaloosa last Wednesday. Lenis Wilson and son and Martha Williams visited their aunt in Eddyville. W. N. Steele and wife were at L. Z. Bartel's on Sunday. M. N. Smith and wife visiting relatives in Des Moines. Mary Brown visited her son Guy Brown Sunday.
Center Township notes no classes at Maple Grove last week because teacher Miss Glendora Green is sick. Charles Clapp visited the W. F. Miller home Saturday. D. M. Holgate built a new sito last week. C. O. Nelson and family from Albert City Iowa are visiting Mrs. Hellen Jacobson.
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