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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
2
Entry recorded at the Fairfeld Iowa Post Office as a second class matter. A small administrative notice appears in the local mail log reflecting standard postal processing.
By carrier and by mail the rates are listed for one month, three months, and four months in advance. Report irregularities in service promptly. Telephone number 23 is provided for contact.
An anxious mother mails a Chicago Examiner piece praising a pan national peace congress as honorable. The piece, written to sway readers, mocks wartime losses and favors collective world governance, claiming nations would yield to “collective common sense of mankind.” Germany is named as an analogue to Jim Lewis to Batavia.
Libertyville reports multiple residents traveling to Burlington Des Moines Chicago and Indianapolis areas. Families and friends note weekend visits to Ottumwa Wellman Erie Canada Ams Oklahoma and Colorado destinations with extended stays and return dates.
The Jefferson county exemption board rejected several men on physical grounds from the first 148 drawn. One man weighed 101 pounds. About a dozen passed without claiming exemption, which the board asks not be published yet to avoid prompting claims from relatives.
Interest grows as Chautauqua day approaches with a Saturday August 18 declamatory contest at the auditorium. Winners from county contests converge at Parsons College for a platform presentation to claim a prize. a parade and five o'clock Jefferson County school picnic mark the festivities. Tickets reach rural students. parents should contact Dean Taylor for missing entries.
Society event notes a Ladies Missionary gathering at Mrs. J. E. Johnsons West Burlington Street home at 2 30 PM. The Chautauqua association board met at President J. A. Huglins home to review campaigns and prepare for the assemblies. George Shaffner and family visit Mrs. Ray Myers in Muscatine.
Dr. J. F. Clarke received telegraphic orders that all orderlies of Unit A must be examined between 8 a.m. and noon on August 8th 9th or 10th. Ernest Frank and Miss Pansy Arbaugh of Fairfield visited Conrad Frank before returning home. Mrs. N. L. Howard learns of Lt. Col. Howard's safe arrival in France with the Thirteenth Engineers. Paul Gosick and Harold Randall have passed examinations to enter the wireless signal corps at Newport Rhode Island.
The article warns Jefferson County must raise about 46,000 more to reach a 100,000 goal to avert closure. It recalls past crises saved by local donations and non resident trustees. It stresses the need for timely favorable action to keep the college from empty buildings and debt without reopening.
Victor Langner spent Sunday in Mt. Pleasant. Harry Ritchie attended the Barnum & Bailey circus in Ottumwa. Theodore Ricksher returned from Havana Cuba. Mr and Mrs Thomas Pollock of Libertyville visited the city. Mr and Mrs Ray Bennett attended the Ottumwa circus yesterday. W L Holden and daughter Harriet of Winfield visited the Garmoe home. Wm Ringland and daughter Helen of Winfield visited C E Garmo. Earl Parsons returned to work at Hufstedler and Baker after a vacation. Mary Stever returned from visit with W M McClelland. Louis White and children motored to Ottumwa for the circus. Ward reports a 4 to 2 win for their ball team over the artillery, improving to 10-2.
Mary M DuBois born October 15 1853 in Fairfield Iowa died August 5 1917 aged 53 9 10. Oldest daughter of John W DuBois and Elizabeth Dill Dubois. Joined Christian church at 16. Married Asa D Roberts August 12 1896 in Fairfield. Survived by husband five step children two brothers Sarah Birt and R D DuBois Fairfield John W DuBois Jr Murdo SD and other relatives. Funeral 2 30 p m at 204 West Briggs Street with Rev Polly and Rev Keesey.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Parsons College will hold a business meeting tomorrow at 10 o clock. All members are urged to attend. By Order of the President.
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