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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
5
A long county report details visits and travels among residents including Estus Norton family in Keokuk, Mrs. Linderson in Mt Pleasant, and others from Fairfield and Ottumwa. School enrollment hits sixty with Mary Donahue and Fay Boley teaching. Community events include coffee socials, a Baptist church furnace decision, and a well attended band concert. Interspersed are farewells, visits, and small-town notes across Jefferson County.
Arthur Loomis and Arthur Sable visited Canada, seed corn discussed locally, and a rain boost to pastures. Grace Kelley and Guy Grover married in Sigourney. Miss Lucy Kelley attended. Prairie Gem ice cream social raised funds for school organ. numerous visits, concerts, and church actions listed.
Edwin Thomas, a leading real estate dealer from Washington Iowa, called here Monday. Mrs Bonnie Hartman injured in a motorcycle buggy collision rests at her parental home and improves with crutches. Frank Davis Farson Averill Shrye Martinsburg visited Abingdon. Abingdon youths enjoyed a dance near Smith Rancho Wednesday. N D Smith shipped 75 head hogs to Chicago Sunday. Icel Hawthorne and Raymond Martinsburg visited Frank Mowery. Jesse Raney raced his horse at the Clarinda fair. Tent meetings began, Pastor Joe Black Ottumwa to arrange services. Public invited to tent on church lawn back. Hagenbeck Wallace circus drew crowds at Fairfield Saturday. Rumor Emmet Myers sold his farm. O C Myers visited Brookville friends. Miss Helen Stanfield Bladesburg visited sister Hazel. Guy Harwood horse cut on wire Saturday. Robert Gill Fairfield visitors early last week. Pastor Pearson Moravia preached Sunday. Miss Aley Davis Farson visited sister Mrs Ray Vanness. Ralph Koert Snider trip to Chicago. one union student to Des Moines Highland Park. George Dillon family Roy Senn and Miss Verle Coy Farson Tom Smith Miss Gussie Brown Ray Estes Linby attended Abingdon church. B R Snider preparing saw mill for lumber. Mrs G A Mowrey returned from Centerville. Orville Smith Farson guest Wednesday. Wm Fleenor and wife in Packwood.
Joe Walgreen and wife from California visit relatives in Salina while Glen Schillerstrom returns from South Dakota and plans to start studies at Parsons this week. A church twin service runs 7 and 8 PM, with Elsie Hartman visiting Schillerstrom and Mabel Oman sewing for Ruth Nelson. wedding bells are noted for the boys.
Mrs. Chester Hickenbottom returns home from a two week visit in Nebraska and Colorado. Mrs. Grant Nelson and daughter go back to their Aurora Illinois home. Mrs. Nora Hess of Burlington is mentioned in the same notes.
J R Nelson and J C Howell spent Thursday in Wisconsin several days last week examining land. Jake Raines sold his farm to Chester Hickenbottom. Charles Gentle of Mt Pleasant and Veronica Gavin host Mrs Gentle’s visit. J R Parsons and relatives from Nebraska visit. Perry Hickenbottom and W R Smith joined a Burlington trip Friday.
Linby John Flint and daughter Mabel of California visited his uncle John C. Ruggles last week. Amel Nelson Charles Linder and Will McVey were business callers in Fairfield Friday. Viola McVey is at Rock Island working for Mrs A J Rowland. T M and H A Linder were in Oskaloosa last Wednesday. Lenis Wilson and son and Martha Williams visit their aunt at Eddyville. W H Steele spent Sunday at L Z Bartel's. M N Smith visiting relatives in Des Moines. Mary Brown visited Sunday with her son Guy Brown.
CENTER TOWNSHIP reports no classes at Maple Grove for a week as Miss Glendora Green remains ill. Charles Clapp visited the W F Miller residence Saturday. D M Holgate erected a new silo last week. C O Nelson and family from Albert City Iowa are visiting Mrs Hellen Jacobson.
Mr Crile and family plus their son H F Crile visited Saturday. D M Holgate traveled to Illinois on business last week. Mr Spencer and family W F Miller and daughter Fern Alvah Cornell and Perela Montgomery visited the Verne Cornell home Sunday.
District Court of Jefferson County Iowa 1912 silent heirs of Luella Frasher and unknown claimants notified to appear by October 15 1912 in a case filed by John P. Frazey seeking a quiet title to five acres of land described as the south half of the north half of the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter section 26 township 73 range 9 Fairfield Jefferson County Iowa The notice states Frazey has owned the property openly under color of title for 38 years and seeks to have his title established and all others barred from claims The publication is ordered for four consecutive weeks in The Fairfield Tribune with date September 16 1912 and signed by Judge Frank W Eichelberger.
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