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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
2
A brief notice lists Chad Wintered as editor and manager at the Journal Printing Publishers located at 110 South Court Street in Fairfield Iowa with post office mailing status as Class See-Pee.
Subscription terms note three months in advance by carrier at 1.09 and six to four months by mail in advance. Readers are asked to report irregularities in service promptly to telephone number 23.
Of the 206 examined over Friday Saturday and Monday at Keosauqua by the local board for military service Lot 38 were discharged for physical disability. Van Buren county rural life contributes to a small percent failing while some counties with large towns show higher rates.
Morris Shillinglaw twenty three of Cedar Rapids Iowa was killed in Rush county Indiana when his head struck a baggage truck while leaning from a train car to hand a package to a man on the platform He was a U S Army member en route to aviation camp at Columbus and was on a special train carrying recruits His widow survives and the body was sent to Columbus for burial
J C Bentall of Litchfield Minnesota, last election’s Socialist nominee for governor, was arrested August 11 on a charge of attempting to cause mutiny in connection with draft related matters.
Senator Vomerene introduces a bill in Washington to reclaim 2,000,000 men rejected for service. It sets aside about 100,000,000 dollars to build camps where volunteers or drafted men will be treated for ailments and prepared for possible army service.
Washington reports the former army has surpassed its 183,809 man quota. Recruitment will continue to meet a planned expansion requiring about 26,000 more soldiers.
By virtue of a General Execution from the District Court of Iowa Jefferson County the sheriff announces sale of the north western quarter and west half of the Radeon quarter and the sixtieth acre of the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 11 Township 78 Range 11. The sale is set for Thursday August 22, 1947 at 2 PM at the courthouse front door Fairfield Iowa to satisfy a debt of 56.51 dollars and 12.31 dollars costs plus accruing costs. Property sold for cash to the highest bidder.
Tents for the White City at Chautauqua Park arrive with J P Starr overseeing erection. By Monday noon all will be occupied as campers settle in and enjoy outdoor life. The grounds bustle with pumping at the deep well and oiled streets reduce dust. The Elman concert next Tuesday draws crowds from Mt Pleasant and nearby towns amid strong reserved-seat interest.
The Steinway concert grand piano for Mischa Elman’s concert next Tuesday arrived today. Shipped by Lyon & Healey of Chicago to H. P. McLaughlin Co., western agents, the $1800 instrument will be tested by Prof. J. P. Moorhead and adjusted as needed to ensure perfect condition for the performance.
The list of 460 Iowa youths chosen to enter the second officers training camp at Fort Snelling Minnesota on August 27 was released by Lt. Frank W. Dawson USA retired who heads state recruiting. It includes Attorney E. E. Rorick and Harry T. Green of Fairfield.
Mrs Clara Lehman of Chicago arrives for an over Sunday visit with friends before starting work as a trimmer at a Centerville millinery store Birmingham Enterprise. Ot tumwa Railway and Light Co plans poles for a transmission line to Batavia linking Iowa Electric at Fairfield. Power will be distributed to Birmingham and extended later to Keosauqua and Bonaparte, with Bonaparte having granted a franchise to the Iowa Electric Co.
The Presbyterian church of Birmingham is named beneficiary of a $1000 bequest from the late D. C. Hootman. He requested the amount be deposited in a good bank to form a permanent endowment for the pastor's salary, and the Board of Trustees has satisfied all requirements.
Notice calls a Monday evening gathering of prospective stockholders in Fairfield to form a permanent organization. All Union men urged to attend and arrive early. COMMITTER
New York on August 11 reports that several thousand men who did not appear before local draft boards after being drawn face arrest and prosecution in federal court for evasion.
The Jefferson county fair ended yesterday with a large crowd on the grounds. Races in the afternoon were of high standard and attractions drew strong attendance. Buchanan and Center townships won prizes in Agricultural Hall, with Buchanan taking first and a $50 prize to the Bethesda church. An Albert Buttering won the Ford automobile. Races produced winners including Don Biscuit and Beasie Lear with times around 2:12 to 2:24.
All residents interested in oiling city streets must sign a petition by a majority of the property owners on the street and file it at the City Clerk Paul Coleson’s office.
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