Local News Briefs Mixed in from City and Surrounding Areas
A volley of short items notes residents visiting the city from Lockridge Waterloo Batavia Bellplain and Des Moines names appear including Miss Anna Starr Miss Louise Keltner and Miss Bertha Radley. A marriage license was issued to M L Snider and Anna Hedges both 48 from Richland. Several residents travel to Rome Pleasant Plain Stockport and other nearby locales for visits meetings and family occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Snider
Anna Hedges
Richland
Methodists Plan Sunday Canvass For Budget Support
The First Methodist church Official Board designates next Sunday afternoon for a two-person canvass to visit members between 1 and 6 o clock. Members will be asked to pledge weekly contributions, with fifty two envelopes provided for annual giving. The aim is to raise church income for the new year amid rising costs, urging each member to increase offerings even by small amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Bovery
Price determining committee meeting in Jefferson County
State Food Administrator's office will send a representative to the Armory in Fairfield Iowa on Friday August 2 at 3:00 p m to organize a price determining committee for Jefferson County. All grocery meat market and food supply interests urged to attend. Food Administrators for Jefferson County J S McKenney and W C Spaulding urge broad participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Food Administrator’s Office
Burlington
Fairfield
Jefferson County
J. S. McKenney
W. C. Spaulding
Announce Retraining Plan for Disabled Soldiers
Washington August 1 completed plans for reconstruction and vocational education of disabled soldiers in general military hospitals announced by Surgeon General Gorgas. The plan classifies men into three groups: those fit for full military duty, those for limited service, and those needing vocational education for civil life. The third class provisions were developed with the federal board of vocational education and will continue after discharge by the army and navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Military Hospitals
Gorgas
Federal Board of Vocational Education
Arty and Navy
Former Fairfield Resident Dies in Oklahoma City
O T Hoops reports the death of his brother Charles Hoops on July 31 in Oklahoma City from heart trouble. A longtime Fairfield area resident, he lived on a farm east of Fairfield. Survived by Mrs V A Root, Merton Hoops, and Mrs Perry Montgomery. Funeral planned in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. Root
Ralph Green
Oklahoma City, Ohla
O. T. Hoops
Charles Hoops
Oklahoma Cty
Okla
Fairfield
Hs Brother
Chiildren
Merton Hoops
Oklahoma City
Perry Montgomery
U. S. Buys 510 Locomotives for France War Railroads
The war department ordered 510 locomotives from Baldwin Locomotive Works for military railroads in France at about 25 million dollars. About 10,000 freight cars for service in France costing around 13 million dollars will be ordered within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
France
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Eighty Two Men Share Eight Beds Found by Inspector
Gary Indiana Aug 1 Sanitary Inspector Porter found a rooming house where 82 men share eight beds and ordered the proprietor to cut the number by half at once. There are eight double beds, five men sleep in shifts, 16 to a shift, two to a bed. In another place the inspector reported 25 men occupying ten beds in one room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Porter
Brighton Boy Wins Distinguished Honor in France
Edgar Davison of Brighton located a large German gun shelling Paris and earned a distinguished honor. He climbed a tree in No Man’s Land to map positions, survived a shell strike, and returned to American lines with his maps. His mother and stepfather live in Brighton. two half-brothers serve. Davison joined Company M of the 133rd Infantry, later transferred to 168th Infantry in the Rainbow division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Davison
Brighton
Paris
No Man's Land
Davison
Dick Cain
France
Jefferson County
Dan Cupid musical comedy comes to Orpheum Aug 6
Twenty member company with scenery arrives at the Orpheum Theater next Tuesday August 6 presenting a high class musical romance with twenty five big numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum Theater
Free Methodist Quarterly Meeting Opens Friday
The Fairfield Free Methodist church society holds its last quarterly meeting of the conference year starting Friday evening and running through Sunday. Rev. H L Dalrymple, Burlington district elder, will conduct services with eight oclock evening sessions. All are welcome to hear Rev Dalrymple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Society of the Free Methodist Church
H. L. Dalrymple
Burlington
T Dalrymple
Awe R. Ogden
Iowa
Auction of Household Goods by Allender at 203 South B
An auction sale of mostly new household goods set for 2 30 Saturday afternoon August 3 at 203 South B Street. TB Allender is the auctioneer and the organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South B St
Allender
German Reply Favorable to Prisoner Exchange Conference
Berlin dispatch reports the German government answered the American invitation to a conference on exchanging civil and military prisoners with a favorable reply. The exchange proposal aims to ease wartime prisoner handling and improve humanitarian relations between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Ang
Berlin
Narrow Gange Barber Shop Moves to New Location
The Narrow Gange Barber Shop relocates to the building east and under FE. R. Smith's law office and is now open to serve old customers. New business will be handled in a first class manner. G. P. Wright. 879
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gange
FE. R. Smith
G. P. Wright
Red Cross Seeks Furniture for Stubbs Building HQ
Notice announces permanent Red Cross headquarters in the Stubbs building behind Dr. Gaumer with a call for rockers chairs a desk table couch and other furnishings contributions. Call Red Cross Headquarters at Phone 2688 to contribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubbs
Dr. Gaumer
Red Cross
Divorce Petition in Jefferson County Iowa
In Jefferson County Iowa Fred J Aldrich sued Helen Aldrich for divorce citing two years of desertion. The petition asks general equitable relief and a decree by the court. Helen is warned to appear before noon on the second day of the next term starting September 9 1918 or a default judgment will be entered. Attorney W F Kopp represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Aldrich
Jefferson County
Iowa
Yue, Bane
Court House
Fairfield
Baseball World Series Plans Delayed by Work or Fight Rule
Washington officials say if a world series is held after September 1 players drafted into the army must be instant inductees under the work or fight rule. Provost marshal general aides confirm the policy applies to ball players appearing in games after Baker’s set date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geners
Baker
President Wilson Repeals National American Alliance Charter
Washington August 1 President Wilson signed a congressional resolution revoking the charter of the National American Alliance amid Senate committee charges of pro German activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hun Alliance
Washington
Wilson
National Forman- American Alliance
Senate
Explosion in Japan Kills Dozens Damages Ship and Train
A terrible blast in Tokyo on July 1 at Shimaonoseki involved eighteen carloads of powder and tight bombs being loaded onto a ship. At least 80 people are dead and many more injured. The ship was wrecked and nearby houses collapsed. A passing passenger train was heavily damaged with several fatalities among the train passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo
Shimaonoseki
Ivo Assengers
Girls Club Food Sale at Meyer Chapel Aug 3
The Girls Club of Meyer Chapel plans a food sale on Saturday August 3 at the Orpheum Building. Proceeds go to club activities and community outreach.
Girls Club Food Sale and Dan Cupid Musical
The Girls Club of Meyer Chapel holds a food sale Saturday at the Orpheum Building. Reserved seat sales are underway for the musical comedy Dan Cupid at the Orpheum Theater Tuesday evening August 6.
Campaign for Camp Library Books Sustains War Effort
An intensive campaign promotes Camp Library Books as a continuous effort to last the duration of the war and encourage bringing donations and materials to support service members and communities.
Western bound and eastbound rail timetable list
Rail timetable details show west bound trains from Chicago to McCook and east bound trains from Denver to Chicago including Fast Mail services and local connections with multiple arrival and departure times. Additional routes cover Omaha Peoria Burlington Creston Ottawa and Burl ington lines with various arrival times throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
McCook
Denver
Peoria
Ottawa
Creston
Omaha
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Hank
Anna Starr
Lockridge
Robert Parrott
Waterloo
City
Mrs
Joseph Curry
Batavia
Mrs. van Dyke of
Bellplain
J. F. Stanford
Louise Keltner
Bertha Radley
Des Moines
John Boos of
wArthur Minster
Davenport
D. Long and Sons
Lawrence
Robert
Mt. Pleasant
Mildred Ferguson
Rome
Lillian
Bessie Hutchinson
Allerton
C. J. ‘Gavin
Irma
Grace George
Audebon and
Dexter
T. B. Stuckey
Joseph and
Thomas Stuckey
E. H. Lyon
Wallace Dale
Cedar Rapide
Lee Gobble
W. H George
Dean Taylor
Stockport
Parela Montgomery
Pleasant Plain
Iona Miller
Camp Grant
Ae Harnertys
Mra
W. A, Hook and Family
Libertyville
Mrs. Luwinus
Ames
Ir. Iona Miller
Ralph Greef
Los Angeles
A. E F. Creef
Mr. Greef
Sean
Hugh
Bennett
Atchison, Kan
Trip
Oklahoma
U. S
Brighton Boy
Washington County Press
Dan Cupid
Orpheum
Free Methodist Quarterly
United States
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Hooster Ka Leche
Fis
Retel
Tang Thas
Hoosier
H.p.mclaughlin Co
Fred J. Aldrich
Plaintiff
W. F. Kopp
Meyer Chapel
Orpheum Bulldine
Eatonic
Gaumer Bros
F. D. Kerrick
Tribune
Hha
Airdome
C.B
CR L & F
West Bound
Wm. S. Cox
John T. Davies
George P. Loesch, L. F
West
Burlington St
Tada
RIVE
H River Cruise
Minneapolis
Ste Mer
Helen Blair
W. A. Blair
Northern Steamboat Co
Out
McIntire Dray Line
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