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OlO ivuV/ AV/ 11VV/ izv.v. r.«M7,mi* .•A;.V.V.?/.'5* MMM WW- S'*« • ^V.•aPt-the* members owned a ball, drove with th« ‘stick” and then threw the cluo on to the nextplayer.Public CommonsLamson’s pasture was something of a ‘‘public commons.” | In addition to the new golf, course, cattle and sheep grazed there and members of the Agassiz society searched for beetles and butterflies and gathered hazeL nuts. It was also the shortest route to a popular spot for boys of the town —McGaw’s swimming hole. \IThe golf course begun on South Main St. near the Joseph Jackson residence and extended to the Crow creek road. There were seven holes.An early scorebook showed that a match was held on Feb 25 in one of those early years between two of the club’s better players. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Ross. For 14 holes Mrs. Ross’ score was 82 on the first seven and 107 on the back seven while her husband had a 57 and 71 for his rounds.suahedriihina fhiu(IliaStilheforagical golf club are shown during a game in what was then Lamsoifs pasture. Game wasintroduced to Fairfield in 1892 by Dr. J. 1 »*c JClarke.GOLFING GARB — When I’airfielders went golfing at the turn of the century, they wore such items as knce-length leggings, long skirts and clerhv hats. FarR members of loentire jxpuTat:on when Fairfield Samuel Shuffleton, Gilbert Fox, was oiganizea as a community J. T. Moberly, W. E. StoneFirst Town CensusShows 7 FamiliesIand John Ratcliff and their fain-:men, ,Vi;The date of the match alsopoints out the fact that golf was nearly a year-round sport for those first hearty players.One of the* popular games in those early vears was a “cross-country drive.” Starting from the goLt grounds, balls wen-driven to a designated point three or four miles away. The winner was the player with the Iowa st score when the group arrived at the sjxit.On Aug. 14, 1900, the Kahgah-gee club was reorganized and a written constitution was drawn Membership was limited to 40 persons.On Oct. 1. 1900, the club purchased a log cabin for $25. This was razed, moved to the golf grounds and erected by the club members south of the present site of Washington school. Later a machine shed was added on the north side of the cabin at a cost of $28. Annual dues to the club in 1901 were two dollars.75 MembersIn May of 1901 the club leased the front pasture on ‘Parkinson IlitT and in September of the same year membership was increased to 75 members and a committee of five was chosen to manage the dub The five were E. A. Howard, W. Cl. Hoss, .11-Claike, J. E. Johnson, and K Day HuntOn Jan. 22, 1902, a committee of three was appointed to arrange for a “social rally once a month ” Dr Clarke. Alice Booker, and Kitty Wilson were the first appointed for the duty.Later the social rallies werein 1839.A c* nsus of these earlv set- dies; and threewere sewn families and three tiers show the following names: Richard Irwin, H. R. Noelson dii single m *n who made up the Thomas Dickey. J. A. Pitzer/und Thomas Gray.36 YEARS«of Moving Hauling/voordered to occur every two■ ■■ a a I. M mL i L m 4 4% rv/\ If /11 I IsingleHistorical records show then*44'Gentlemen of The Moving Industry'‘t%1ILeft to Right: Loren Barney Shepherd, Owner; Don Turne Milt Baldridge, Linda White, Dwayne Leyden, Ronnie WilsoiWe are proud to have had a part in the progress of Fairfieldespecially proud of the many good friends and patrons we Ii
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Fairfield Daily Ledger
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 25, 1964
Page 31
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