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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1907
Page
7
Abnormally high temperatures dominated five days followed by a cold spell. Light frosts appeared in northern central and eastern districts. Ample rainfall with local excess in northern eastern counties. It was the warmest September week aiding corn maturity with about one third ripe for cutting. Most ears vary in hardness needing ten to fifteen days more for safe ripening. Plowing progressed and pastures remained unusually good for late September.
Sioux City Iowa September 20 A saloonkeeper evades the liquor law by serving a flower with every drink. each beverage has its own distinct flower, creating a floral twist to the establishment's offerings.
Albia Iowa September 21 Rev Mr Perkins of the Christian church was in a bad accident last evening after leaving Selection where he had filled an engagement. His bicycle struck a rut and he was thrown to the ground dislocating his shoulder.
A promotional note announces a yearly Tribune subscription priced at one dollar per week for fifty-two weeks, effectively a year for one dollar times fifty-two. The ad emphasizes affordability and ongoing reader access.
A summary of local notices shows Mrs. E. B. Mulkins seeking cancer treatment in Clinton with friends afar, several Ottumwa residents returning from trips to Denver Denver and Madison, and others visiting relatives in Burlington Philadelphia and Chicago. The piece notes various departures and visits, plus a theater review praising The Slow Poke with actor W. B. Patton and a planned return engagement on October 2 at the opera house.
Railroads urge dealers to stock up before cold weather raises demand. In Fairfield Iowa and Des Moines coal sells for 3 to 3.50 per ton with rumors of a rise to 4. Dealers deny any trust or price fixing. Public advised to secure a small supply now to guard against potential shortages.
Dealers seek West Virginia Indiana and Illinois coal shipments to balance heavy eastern grain shipments. Operators say coal production is pricier this year as miners wages rise and handling costs climb about 50 cents per ton. No price drop likely before February 1 if winter stays mild.
Fred J. Bernd caused his wife to be arrested on adultery charges in Waterloo Iowa. Co respondent Perry Parent and the couple were found together at the wife’s home and pled guilty to disorderly conduct in police court. Parent paid 10.50 and Mrs Bernd 15, as Bernd plans to prosecute and seeks a divorce alleging an improvised marriage. The marriage date and license details are in doubt.
In Bankston Iowa on September 21 Frank Schmidt and his son George fought eight rattlesnakes. The snakes ranged up to nearly five feet and one had thirteen rattles.
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