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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1919
Page
2
The notice outlines subscription delivery by carrier or mail for weekly, monthly, and three month periods with prices indicated. It lists terms of payment and advance requirements for each delivery method.
The county campaign asks all who assisted in past loan drives to remain ready next week to respond to calls from David B. Gascatt who leads the speaking campaign. Automobiles will be needed.
Relatives of soldiers who died of flu or natural causes are denied $10,000 life insurance under the war risk act, per War Risk Insurance Bureau. Attorney B J Cavanaugh filed suit in federal court for Lawrence C O'Brien, father of Victor O'Brien, who died in October after being drafted at Jefferson Barracks. The government rejected the claim as a death bed case. the suit is the first filed here and may set a test precedent.
Des Moines reports passage of the good roads bill in the Iowa legislature. The house concurred in senate amendments by 78 to 12, allowing counties to decide by popular vote on hard surfacing. The measure targets ultimate hard surfacing of about 6000 miles of intercounty roads as the primary system. Some counties have begun grading and draining but three-fourths of the primary system remains ungraded and undrained.
A Spartacan group marching with a red flag in Rome on April 12 faced a hostile crowd. The assailants were hurt or captured as bystanders clashed, while supporters later staged a pro army victory demonstration with slogans praising the allied triumph and the king.
The state superintendent changes the next rural examination to Thursday and Friday May 15 and 16. Seventh and eighth grade students will follow on these dates per previously mailed plans for May 1 and June 2. Signed June Chideter, County Superintendent, $214.
A catalog item listing stenographer note books pencils and other supplies associated with Fairfield Business College appears in a minor stationery page. The entry notes basic office supplies suitable for student or staff use at the college.
Funeral services for Curtis Vaught were held from the residence in Libertyville this afternoon at two o'clock. Interment was made in Fell cemetery. Curtis Vaught, born near Libertyville in July 1882, married Anna McGaw fourteen years ago and had one son, Robert, age ten. He fell ill with pneumonia and died after brief hospital care. He is survived by his wife, son, one brother Elmer of Eldon, and two sisters Mrs A W Hisel of Mt. Pleasant and Mrs Lizzie Lindsey of Montana.
Supt A W Crane has been elected superintendent of schools at Creston for the coming school year. He will move there with his family this summer. Creston is agitating the construction of a new high school building to cost about 250000 dollars. Supt Crane's salary at Creston will be 2700 dollars.
Ottumwa report states J. T. Hackworth president of the Ottumwa National Bank and Batavia Savings Bank died Sunday morning from heart disease. He, a wealthy southern Iowa figure, was bonded with three Batavia directors to cover cashier Walter Lewis's $125,000 loss and death. his passing does not alter the bond. The signers are EK. Sterner, George P. Israel, and J. J. Curray.
The piece urges broad public support for the Victory Liberty Loan stressing prosperity tied to government credit and over subscription. It calls on people to invest savings, overcome objections to the interest rate, and participate actively to ensure national prosperity.
Last Saturday in Davenport the marriage of Miss Leona Arnett and Lawrence Bates both of Fairfield was performed at the Baptist parsonage. The bridal couple were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Carmel Gustison. Mr. Bates has recently received his honorable discharge from service. They will reside at 812 West 17th Street Davenport.
Militant suffragists announced starting today they will picket the White House to press for an immediate extra session of Congress. They believe such a session will enable congressional sanction of the suffrage amendment.
An advertisement touts the college’s offerings and asserts top value in typewriter paper at fair prices. The terse copy highlights affordability and quality for prospective students and office use.
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