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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
6
San Taylor publication notice lists subscription terms for carriers at 1.26 dollars and 1.00 dollars with ten cent rates. W Taylor serves as editor and manager.
Subscribers receiving the paper by mail report missing over half their issues for a week. The Journal blames rail or post office disruptions but notes it pays postage on affected papers. It asks readers to report unnotified missing deliveries to help fix the problem.
Fairfield Boy Scouts report their wartime work on Liberty Loan campaigns. Members who sold ten or more subscriptions earned medals to be awarded at the M. E. Church. Nationwide records show the first drive raised 139,645 subscriptions totaling 25,228,250 dollars and the second drive 533,820 subscriptions totaling 102,084,100 dollars.
B C Johnson was arrested and brought before Squire C M Redick on a charge of assault and battery against his adopted son. Two witnesses testified he beat the boy with a razor strap until he lost consciousness. He was dismissed with a warning to refrain from further abuse.
Bert Bryan died at Jefferson County Hospital from injuries after a shotgun misfire on his farm Sunday while protecting his dog. He was 28, married to Myrtle Lynn Bryan with two children Alta and Leonard. He leaves his mother, wife, two children, and four siblings. funeral at his mother's home Friday at two oclock conducted by Rev W R Keesey.
Mrs. Wm Carter of Libertyville is a business visitor. Mrs. Rarph Gilmer and daughter Doris visit Ottumwa with the former's parents. Mrs. CC A Rauscher of Lockridge, Mrs. Walter Stewart of Glasgow visit. Mr. and Mrs. Sulman Johnson of Pleasant Plain in the city. Lillian Mitchell of Packwood shops here. J A Hill and Harry Mitchall of Packwood visit. Wm Lougherty of Packwood in town. The Ryman family of Packwood here on business. Fred Martin of Ottumwa a guest last evening. Harley Carter taken to Jefferson county hospital with pneumonia. O P Flower of Oskaloosa visiting at the Kirby home. Arthur Nelson visiting the Bucher home. Miss Georgia Bosworth of Richland visits friends. Miss Gertrude Bailey goes to Ottumwa for days with friends. Dr S A Spillman of Ottumwa here on professional business. Myrtle Raymond goes to Libertyville to visit relatives. Lester Maxwell called to Elvaston Illinois for his father's illness. Mrs George Savage of Brighton and Mrs Calvin Hoskins return from California wintering. Mrs Savage visiting J M McKain's home. Prof O F Nixon leaves for Ottumwa to attend Southeastern Iowa Teachers' convention. Mrs Margaret Summers seriously ill at home on West Hempstead Street.
The Camp Dodge Military Band failed to perform in Fairfield arriving last night and departing after breakfast. It is unlikely they will return this week. Three large meetings are planned for Saturday afternoon at 1:30 in the park armory and Methodist church with speakers G M Saltzgeber Mrs Lewis and Mr Biglow.
The Jefferson County Woman's suffrage association will meet next Saturday afternoon at the Library. The program includes a song Columbia the Gem of the Ocean an audience sketch of Life of Mrs Ellis Woods Auntie Woods written by Judge Co D Leggett a review of The Sturdy Oak chapters and civics question discussion. Mesdames Spence Shriner Bock Leggett Hunt Hammer Rakow and Neller will participate with music Battle Cry of Freedom.
George Zeppenfield, once posing as a Federal officer and cashing a $10 check at Sauer restaurant, has been arrested in Des Moines and sentenced yesterday to Leavenworth Federal Prison for impersonating a United States soldier.
All old soldiers and all ladies are requested to be at the court house Friday April 5 at 12 30 to escort G M Saltzgeber Commissioner of Pensions who will speak at the Methodist church gd 3B Gantz Committeeman
The county’s 14th standard school opens at No 2 Walnut Sloughville where Edith Essley teaches and D I Paul directs. Essley nears end of second year in May after meeting required points with support from the director and parents. A slate blackboard and upgraded readers completed the effort.
The Bethesda church will lay the corner stone next Saturday April 6 at 100 o clock in the morning. Rev W R Keesey of Fairfield will preside. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
Physicians warn Mt Pleasant residents to watch for smallpox as cases spread in nearby areas Oakland Mills reports several cases. No current cases in Mount Pleasant yet. all suspected chickenpox should be treated with suspicion.
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