Focal News Briefs Hit Ottumwa and Nearby Areas
Local notices report visits and travel among residents including Mrs Mel Davidson and her son to Ottumwa, Mrs A P Anderson and grandson Gerald to Batavia, and many others in Libertyville Stockport Ottumwa and Clarinda. Several engagements and illnesses noted. library receives books for soldiers from Round Prairie Ladies Aid.
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Ida Lawson
Libertyville
N. I. Kiger
A. E. Labagh
John Charles
Ottumwa
R. A. Daley
Stockport
Yester
Round Prairie Ladies’ Aid Society
Ada B. Parsons
Andrew Gantz 85 Dies. Fairfield Resident Passes at Home
Andrew Gantz longtime Fairfield resident died at his West Washington home at 5:00 AM from heart trouble after six months of declining health. He was 85 and survived by two brothers, ten children with several deceased, and his second wife Mrs Sarah Ek Campbell. Funeral plans cite a Methodist church service probable Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cook
Ottumwa
Charlie A. Stump
Erma E. Ferrer
Libertyville
George Ball
Tennessee
Iowa City
Anna Campbell
Cleveland
Ohio
W. C. Ball
Alex Duffy
Seattle
Washington
Clara Pogue
West Burlington Street
Gilbert Swanson
Earl Riggs
Frank Massey
Ruth
Massey
O. F
Henry Grammar
Fell Cemetery
Frank Glotfelty
Harriett
O. E. Kirby
Jack
Aprel
Keokuk
T .A. Peebler
Mary O'Connor
C. E. Swinney
Bloomfield
R KE
Lepper
South Fifth Street
Emma Crawford
Thomas Rider
Isul
Pauline Jackson
Cross Lanes
Andrew Gantz
Fairfield
Washington Street
Mr. Gantz
John Gantz
Jefferson County
Iowe
Fairsfield
Jacob
John
Omaha
Neb
William
Martha
Emma Kennedy
Cora May
Florence Ashmead
Lowie M. Gantz
Edward
Harry C. Gantz
Brookville
Gantz
Los Angeles
Cal
Dayton
Wash
Clarke, Neb
Ida Snyder
Clarke
Mertie Millane
Sarah Ek. Campbell
Methodist Church
Washington Journal
The
Christian Church
Gladys Coakley
Hiram Coakley
Wilbur Davidson
Perry Davidson
G. Lolin Batson
Davenport
Stetson Hat Misdirected at Community Club Banquet
A gentleman mislaid a black Stetson No. 7 hat at the Community Club banquet. The owner should check the inside band for the rightful name. organizers will arrange the return. Montaville Flowers speaks at the Presbyterian church next Wednesday. admission 50 cents. Bible School session at 9:45.
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Montaville
Presbyterian Church
Smokeless Day Fund Support Reaches Fairfield Boys
A 1918 Iowa Smokeless Day Association letter to Mrs. O. F. Fryer confirms a $50 contribution intended for Fairfield and Jefferson County servicemen. The note stresses sending funds by cable to reach troops promptly and praises local support aiding men in France or training.
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Fairfield Boys
O. F. Fryer
Iowa Smokeless Day Association
Des Moines
Fairfield
Iowa
J. A. Garver
Jefferson County
White Rose Camp Anniversary Banquet Planned
The Eighth anniversary of the White Rose Camp Royal Neighbors will be observed with a banquet this evening and a delegation from Eldon lodge will attend. A program begins at seven thirty and all members and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Rose Camp
Eldon Lodge
Money to Loan on Improved City Property
City property offered for loan with improvement status noted as Lhoma and Thoma at 809.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lhoma & Thoma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Focal News Briefs
Mel Davidson
Little Son
A. P. Anderson
Gerald
Batavia
Elsworth Turney
Kansas City
C. M. Redick
Leggett
Max
Max Linder
Fairfield Theater
No. 89
Christian Bible School
France
W. Fordyce
O. E. S. Club
East Broadway
Young Woman's Home Missionary Auxiliary
Lutheran Church
Peace’s Machine Shop
North Fourth Street
HP. McLaughlin
East Side Square
Emerson
Gaumer Bros
Kathryn Williams
Stortz and
Taglauer
Fairfield Agents
C. G. Nelson and Son
Ottumwa, Iowa
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