Attack on Bugler Ward During Guard Duty at Santa Fe Bridge
Fort Madison reports a 2:30 a.m. attack on Bugler Ralph R. Ward of Fairfield and Co. K I N G on guard duty at the Santa Fe bridge. Ward fired three shots at a knife-wielding assailant, while two accomplices beat him. attackers fled as guards arrived. Ward, 26, is expected to resume duties soon and Captain Hout and Chief Schier pursue the case.
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Ft. Madison
Ralph R. Ward
Fairfield
Santa Fe Bridge
Ward
Wreg Ward
Hout
Company K
Henry Schier
War Department
Shan Campbell
Ralph Ward
Food Sale by Fairfield Aid Societies
The Aid Societies of Fairfield Circuit announce a food sale at the parsonage on East Broadway. The event is set for Saturday afternoon April 14 1917 with a variety of foods including chicken cottage cheese eggs butter cake and more. Ladies are invited to donate.
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Fairfield Circuit
East Broadway
Ernest Lucas of Libertyville Dies After Illness
Ernest Lucas, a well known Jefferson county resident, died last night at about eleven o'clock near Libertyville after a long illness with diabetes. He leaves his wife and four children Mabel Nelda Lula and Charles all at home. He was about 45 years old. Funeral arrangements were not yet made.
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Ernest Lucas
Jefferson County
Libertyville
Mr. Lucas
Mabel
Nelda da
Lula
Charles
Batavia Man Kills Wolf With Pocketknife
Frank Gillis of Batavia hunted a wolf and eight pups near Ottumwa timber after a snowstorm. With only a pocketknife he killed the mother wolf after four hours, earning $20 bounty plus $4 per pup, totaling $52 for the day.
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Ottumwa Courier
Frank Gillis
Batavia
Geo. Sammons Timber
Gillis
Wanted to rent five room modern house column
WANTED To rent a five room house modern preferable Address C care of Box 2 WANTED At once experienced wood working machine men belt sanders men and other ordinary labor Good wages Write Leopold Desk Co Burlington Iowa 501 509
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Leopold Desk Co
Burlington
Town
South Sixth Street Address Listing
W. J. Schaefer at 703 South Sixth Street is noted with a related number 549 in the readable text.
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South Sixth Street
W. J. Schaefer
For Sale Classified Items Roundup
Multiple sale notices list items for sale including two Angu s balls aged months, a modern nine room house on easy terms, a gentle mare with a colt by side and other horse gear, eggs for hatching Bradley strain at 60c per 15 and $3.50 per hundred, empty paint barrels for rain water use. Contact details include F P McGahan 6503 and Mrs L H Alexander 650% and Louden Machinery Co 443.
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F. P. McGahan
Pancoast
Hendrickson & Ronk
Stubbs
Square
C. W. Hodgen
Phone
Bradley
L. H. Alexander
Louden Machinery Co
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People's
Burlington Street
Chas
Lyon
Richland
Alvin Hoskins
Iowa
Gaines Bros
Sinsle
Oakland
Wm. L. Long
Earl Bowermaster
Acme
Chaumer Bros
Mitchell Bros
Shaicn Wells
East Adams Street
Iowa State Savings Bank
Fise Tires
W. H. Pence
North Fourth Street
Russell Smith
David
East Burlington
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Baldwin Pianos
Baldwin
M. E. Gott
Buyer
Liberal
H. P. McLaughlin Co
Lyon & Heaiy
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