Local Residents and Visitors Charged Through City Headlines
Perry King a business caller at Keota yesterday. A L Bellas of Salem visiting today. Miss Alice Glass returned from Kansas City. Mr and Mrs Homer Brinton of Brighton in the city yesterday. C V Martin of Kalamazoo arrived for a visit en route from Hay Springs Nebraska. Mr and Mrs R R McCormack and children of Chicago arrived for a several days visit. Mrs L Lynn and daughters visiting relatives in the city. Mr and Mrs G C Kientz returned from Mediapolis and Burlington. Mrs Gilbert Swanson and son Eugene spending the day with relatives. Mrs Alice Allen of North Henderson guest of daughter Mrs Charles Wray. Mrs W T Atwood gone to Chicago for weeks with relatives. Mrs Clarence Glass left for Camp Merritt New Jersey to visit husband. Mrs E R Morrow and Joyce returned to New London after visit. Joseph Provenzo returned to Davenport after short visit. Frank Berard leaves for Creston for a few weeks. Mrs H D Davis of Libertyville visiting relatives. Clifford B Lee of Fairfield took exams for navy enlistment in Burlington. Ruth Lamson of Chicago visiting parents. Myrtle Larson returned from Summer School at Madison and visited friends in Chicago. Clarence O Sloan enlisted as expert mechanist in aviation and stationed at Ft. Logan Colorado.
Ruth Dunlap Dies in Mankato Kansas at 81
Mrs. Ruth Dunlap died Wednesday at the home of her brother Nathan Chilcott in Mankato Kansas. She was 81 and had been in poor health for years. Her son Ross Long had died earlier. Remains to arrive this evening at 5 10. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 a m at Salina with interment nearby.
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Ruth Dunlap
Nathan Chilcott
Mankato
Kan
Fairfield Township Sunday Schools Plan Joint Meeting
All Fairfield township Sunday schools meet in Fairfield Sunday evening at 7 30 on the Baptist church lawn. An orchestra devotional and song service directed by Gus W Scott lead a program includes declamations from each denomination, a pageant Carry the Light, plays and songs with an election of officers and benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Township
Fairfield Two
Baptist Church
Fairfield
Gus W. Scott
White House Pickets Broken Up Outside Lafayette Park
Police halted a suffrage meeting in Lafayette Park across from the White House. Officers rushed the speaker’s base, arresting more than a dozen, including Alice Paul, with around forty held at police HQ after early dispersals.
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Washington
Aug
Lafayette Park
White House
Marquis Lafayette
Speaers
Alice Paul
National Woman's Party
Street Services This Evening
Street services will be held at eight o clock at three locations weather permitting Team No. 1 Corner West Grimes and 9th street speaker Charles S Walker Team No. 2 Corner East Adams and D streets Rev Rolland Butler Team No. 3 West Van Buren St Rey Behner speaker Neighborhood residents are invited and music will be provided at all meetings
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Team No. 1
West Grimes and
9Th Street
Charles S. Walker
East Adams and
D Streets
Rolland Butler
van Buren St. Rey
Behner
McPherson Family Three Sons Serve U S in War
C D McPherson notes his three sons volunteered for service. Raymond, 18, serves in Battery B 130 La in France. Waldo, 21, is a second lieutenant and Hobart, 21, serves in the Navy. Both brothers planned college completion after the war. He also notes applying for Red Cross War service and a summer with crops affected by heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond
Battery B
France
Waldo
Hobart
Navy
Kansas University
Red Cross War Service
C. D. McPherson
McAdoo Pushes 80 Percent War Profits Tax Plan
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo backs a new revenue bill with an 80 percent tax on war profits. He plans to push the provision into the House bill upon return to Washington and has telegrammed Chairman Kitchin urging strong adoption of the tax.
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Chicago
Aug. S
of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Tle
Washington
Kitchin
House Ways and Means Committee
Glacier Park
For Sale Household Goods and Vehicles
Household goods are as good as new including a collapsable baby buggy and a reed sulky. Buick Five passenger 1917 in like new condition offered as a bargain this week. W H George Fairfield Iowa. Land listings include many Iowa farms in Jefferson and nearby counties and a select list of Missouri farms. P H Fisher & Co invites inquiries.
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North B Street
W. H. George
Fairfield
Iowa
Jefferson
Missouri
P. H. Fisher & Co
Wanted young lady for office work
Wanted notice seeks a young lady for office duties with some bookkeeping and typewriting knowledge. Apply to C. H. Kearns at 914 WANTED two or three hogs weighing from 30 to 60 pounds. Call phone 3628.
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C. H. Kearns
Two Houses For Rent Near Square and New Chicago
894 FOR RENT Two partly modern houses one one block from the square and the other in New Chicago Inquire Kestner's Insurance Agency 917 $11 910 FOR RENT S&4 room house three blocks from the square $12.50 per month Six room house partly modern $15.00 per month See Thoma s Thoma.
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the Square
New Chicago
Kestner
W. H. Guyer
Iowa State Savings Bank
South 4Th Street
C. H. Doughty
Kirkwood
Third Street
D. F. Spratt
S&4
Thomas Thoma
Charles Linn Appointed New Manager of Climax Market
Beginning today Charles Linn will take charge of the Climax grocery store on the east side of the square. The store will remain one of the best and most up-to-date groceries in the city. Linn has spent the past ten years at Maxwell grocery and is well suited for the post. Harry Knauss will remain in the store temporarily.
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Charles Linn
Climax Grocery
Mr. Linn
Maxwell Grocery Store
Harry Knauss
Two American, British Ships Sunk by U Boat Attacks
German submarines off the French coast on August sank the American steamer Lake Portage of 1098 tons built last year at Patluth Minnesota and the British steamer Hervind. Both vessels were struck by U boats during the patrols.
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Lake Portage
Washington
Aug. C
Sumarines
Hervind
Patluth
Minn
Meeting at Armory to plan Old Settlers Day agenda
Notice urges interested residents to attend Friday at 8 p m at the Armory to organize Old Settlers Day. Also publicizes Army Sulis gear at Drake Clo Co and promotes the Camp Library Books drive as a wartime continuous campaign with drop off at the Public Library.
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Sulis
Drake Clo. Co
Ladies' Silk Hose Everwear Price at Drake Clothing Co
Silk hose from Everwear offered at one dollar per pair by Drake Clothing Co located on the East Side of Square at 916. Neighborhood shoppers urged to visit for affordable stockings amid local retail deals.
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Everwear
Drake Clothing Co
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Neue
Pontive
Perry King
Keota
A. L. Bellas of
Salem
City
Alice Glass
Kansas City
Homer Brinton
Brighton
C. V. Martin
Kalamazoo
Mich
Mrs. S. O’bhen
Hay Springs
Nebraska
R. R. McCormack
L. Lynn
Genevieve and
Byrl
Davenport
The
G. C. Kientz
Mediapolis
Burlington
Gilbert Swanson
Eugene
Libertyville
Alice ‘Allen
North Henderson
Charles Wray
W. T. Atwood
Chicago,Ill
Clarence Glass
Camp Merritt
New Jersey
E. R. Morrow
Joyce
New London
Joseph Provenzo
Frank Berard
Vist
Creston
H. D. Davis
Clifford B. Lee
Ruth Lamson
Mrs
R. W. Lamson
Myrtle Larson
Madison, Wis
Clarence O. Sloan
N. E. Sloan
Oskaloosa
Aviation
Ft. Logan
Colo
Fairfield Twp. S. S
the Lutheran Sunday School
Presbyterian Sunday School
Christian Sunday School
Free Methodist Sunday School
Methodist Sunday School
W. R. Keesey
R. T. Butler
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Moston
St. Egud Vineer Ides Tessores
Sweer CP
Cindiseceesssi
Ceceereseeesen
Cccecie
U. S
McAdoo
House
People's
Golumn
Journal
Star Garage
East Burlington Street
John H. Fritz
Frank’s Orchestra
ISLC
Sessue Hayakawa
Allison
Beatrice
Charles. Linn
Climax
North Main Street
John T. Davies
George P. Loesch, L. E
West
Burlington St
Ford
Packard
the Star Garage
Leggett Hostel
ST. Paul
W. A. Blair
Minneapolis
Northern Steamboat Co
Sis
Maslin
East Side Square
Merich Dry Goods Store
Fairfield, Iowa
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