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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
7
Footmac or Ventilated Oxford, Ramp Tramp or Barefoot Sandals offered to fit your feet and budget. Don’t suffer in heat when comfortable options are readily available.
Attorney J. S. McKenney returns from Toronto while Andrew Gantz visits Nebraska relatives. Several residents like Miss Jennie Coop and Elizabeth Raney travel to and from Washington and Toronto. Others relocate for work, medical, or family reasons including Edgar Allender to Rock Island Arsenal and Carroll Haney joining the YMCA medical corps in Indianapolis.
General execution issued in Jefferson County Iowa directs sale of the NW quarter and W half of SE quarter and N 60 acres of E half of SE quarter in Section 11 Township 73 Range 11. Sale set for August 23 1917 at 2 pm at Fairfield Courthouse to satisfy debt of 12.31 dollars and costs totaling 56.51 with accruing costs. Sheriff Shan Campbell and Deputy M S Randall listed. Also rental notices for a four room house on West Broadway and a furnished house on Stone Street plus rooms for rent on East Burlington Street.
Des Moines residents cheer a Fairfield visitor Miss Marion Fulton noted as an excellent and popular support to the local soldiers. The message praises her spirit and family ties, highlighting her as a vivacious sister of Corp and Lieut Fulton.
Federal grand jury returns indictments against Daniel H. Wallace Earl C. Willis and Fred Vollmer on espionage and conspiracy charges. Wallace pleads not guilty with 12000 dollar bond while Willis and Vollmer set at 2000 dollars each. Indictment follows probe of an anti American lecture at Turner Hall in Davenport.
Mr and Mrs Fred Wilson and children express sincere thanks for sympathy and flowers shown after the death of their baby.
All members of Fairfield lodge No 629 I O O F are asked to meet Saturday afternoon by 3 45 and march to the John Lindomn home on Maple avenue for Elmer Andersons funeral at 4 oclock. The Odd Fellow lodge will conduct the service.
A local ad announces Dr Layman's soap for sale at 304 West Jefferson Street with contact by phone number 2512. The notice presents a small business offering, listing location and how to reach the seller.
The Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist church hosts an evening program at the church Friday. Light refreshments will be served, with admission set at 10 cents for adults and 18 cents for children.
A sequence of for sale notices lists vacant lots near the square and Burlington, a cheap motor cycle, private household goods, a seven room house with fruit and gas, and an L C Smith typewriter. Remingtons Monarchas L C Smiths Royals rebuilt offer factory direct discounts and a one year guarantee with five day trial from American Writing Machine Co. in Chicago.
Go to Church Sunday will be observed Sunday evening August 5 at six o'clock with selections by the A M E choir. Rev A R Toothacre will give invocation, Rev B F Hubard scripture, Rev A H Anspach sermon, Rev L E Kuhns remarks, and other choir selections. Public invited. Ottumwa visitor J A Bright stays with uncle G A Bright. Mrs Elizabeth Stevenson came from Keota for a few days in the city.
Word has been received of the death of Charles Shirk who was drowned Thursday afternoon in Chicago. He left here a week ago after visiting his uncle W D Shirk and grandfather M M Shirk. The funeral will be held Sunday in Chicago. A baby boy was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Clyde Norris at Jefferson County Hospital.
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