Daily Journal Entry at Fair Geld Post Office
Editor Manager E entered at the Post Office at Fair Geld Iowa as mail matter of the Sec Bre Class.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1917
Page
2
Editor Manager E entered at the Post Office at Fair Geld Iowa as mail matter of the Sec Bre Class.
Terms of subscription listed by Carrierae Week me Month Three Months Waree Months in advance prices 1.25 1.09 By Mailout Months three months 81.00 subscriptions strictly in advance Report irregular carrier service to telephone number 23.
Elvona Dearmin Gifford, born August 1 1869 in Henry County Iowa, married December 14 1892 to William Gifford. She lived in Libertyville Fairfield and Bloomfield and raised two daughters Helen and Mary. A Christian and Rebekah Lodge member she endured multiple operations with quiet strength before dying August 15 in Bloomfield at 48. Funeral in Fairfield conducted by Geo Purdy and R H Polly, burial Evergreen Cemetery.
Dr Thibodeau pleased a large morning audience with his reading of H G Wells Mr Brittling Sees It Through He praised the author and outlined the story noting Brittling s view of woman his two marriages his son Hugh and other characters His talk ends with the idea that adversity reveals understanding of God A list of upcoming Round Table Talks includes Dr Luke s Gospel Rules for Perpetual Youth Prayer The Best Short Story in English and Quartus A Brother
Schedule for Sunday August 19 features 3 00 p m music by the Chautauqua Preachers Quartette 3 30 p m a lecture by Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes and a 5 00 p m concert by the same quartet Reserved seats sum to 2482 05 with company admissions 321 95 The ticket management apologizes for duplicated reserved seat tickets and any further trouble is anticipated to be avoided.
Mrs A C Turner left yesterday for Boston to attend the National convention of the W R C s. George M Ball and son Ronald and S S Crane fished on Skunk river at Millspaugh. Vernon Samuelson at Mt Pleasant for the Henry County fair. His parents Mr and Mrs Jno O Samuelson visited there and returned. May Shelton visited Mt Pleasant with friends for the fair. Ernest Toothacre attended the Tri State fair in Burlington yesterday. James Bailey and daughters Irene Gertrude Marie and Mrs Clarence Bates with Clifford and Willie Bailey left for Des Moines. Thereon Cochran attended the Henry County fair. John Parsons fractured his arm at Chautauqua Park. P H Fisher and daughters visited Mt Pleasant for the fair. O L Coen plans an over Sunday visit to Mt Pleasant. Rev W R Keesey left for Plattsburg Mo to be platform manager at their Chautauqua. Guy McCormick attended the Henry County fair. Charles A Summers returned from Stuttgart Ark on business.
William Patterson Ramsay born March 12 1857 in Iowa died August 13 1917 at his home 70 miles northwest of the city aged 60 years 5 months 1 day He was son of John P and Elizabeth Ramsay both deceased He survived by brothers Ed of Brookville Harry of northwest of the city and half brother Frank Boyd Frank and Maggie Campbell Ramsay married March 12 1885 in Fairfield two children Frank and Addie May Funeral at First Methodist church August 15 1917 at eleven oclock conducted by Rev Carson remains laid to rest in the Mausoleum
Roy Stansberry traveled to Chariton last night to spend an over Sunday visit with his wife’s parents.
Additional streets are being oiled as part of the city maintenance program. The work targets several routes to improve road conditions and reduce dust.
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