Local News Briefs Highlight Social Visits and Travels
Local briefs note Mr and Mrs Bernie Clinken ear ed and daughter Cleo plan a weekend outing. Miss Phyllis Woodsgord of Clay visits Miss Margaret and Gloral Mullenix at the Idel Stephens home. Several residents travel for family visits and health related trips, with relatives visiting in Ottumwa Des Moines Batavia and Fort Collins Colorado. Mrs Carmichael moves from Stockport to local care. Curtis Elliott of Des Moines arrives for a weekend with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Woodsgord
Clay
Laird Dusenberry
Washington, Iowa
Margaret and
Gloral Mullenix
Idel Stephens
East Kirksami Street
The Town Slouch by Ellis M Clarke
A satirical piece laments a spreading fever and political alarm as the town and countryside feel the strain. The dialogue touches on season, crops, and a humorous nod to Adam and Eve in a rural setting.
Notice of Mechanic's Lien Foreclosure Case in Jefferson County
State of Iowa Jefferson County notifies David Francy of filed petition by Henry Pickard and son seeking 139.43 dollars plus costs for goods and materials used in an improvement on 175 acres in sections 28 and 29 township 73 range 8. Case seeks foreclosure of lien with judgment if not answered before September 10 1917 in Fairfield. Leggett McKenney attorneys for plaintiffs.
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State of Iowa
Jefferson County
David Francy
District Court of
Henry Pickard
Iowa
Walnut Creek
Merrimac Road
Fairfield
Leggett & McKenney
Probate of Will in Jefferson County Iowa
Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of Lether Greber deceased is on file in Jefferson County Clerk of the District Court. September 18 1917 at 2 o clock p m is set for proof and final hearing during the September Term 1917. Witness GEHO M Ball Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lether Greber
District Court
Jefferson County
Aaron Rhodes
Notice of Final Hearing for Aaron Rhodes
Public record states Aaron Rhodes deceased is on file in the Clerk's office for final hearing as of August 1917. Seal of GEO. M. BALL.
Notice to oil city streets petition by owners
All persons interested in oiling City streets must obtain a petition signed by a majority of property owners on the street to be oiled and file it at the City Clerk's office. Paul Con City Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Con
Company M Boys Lonesome in Regimental Shuffle
A note from Corporation Clyde L Sim mons of Company M describes losing fifty four men moved to the Third regiment on Monday by a government rank and number draw. Carl Nelson the only Birmingham man remaining, with sixty three soldiers and three officers, they drill daily awaiting orders under General Ballou.
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Corp
Clyde L. Simmons
Company M
Birmingham
Carl Nelson
Co. M
Gen. Ballou
Wildfire Boomerang in a Ten Cent Town
In the small town of Winton a scheming real estate agent named Tobias hatches a rent and marriage plan to control Nina Potter and her father’s store. Matters accelerate when Buckman’s chain enters the picture and a rival in town arrives, turning Tobias’ scheme into a boomerang that upends the town and Nina’s future. a photo play at Fairfield Theater today offers a matinee and night show.
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Winton
Tobias
Old Man Potter
Nina
Buckman
Puckman
Fairfield Theater
For Sale and Rent Classifieds Compilation
Various outbound sale notices and rentals listed for Ottumwa Iowa include a good organ in a piano case and other furniture, two milk cows, a large house with grounds on South Fourth Street, a former Fairfield Dry Cleaning Works building, ranges, cars, tires, a Reed baby carriage, used cars from Han nah & Clinkinbeard Auto Co, a Surrey and horse equipment, poultry, typewriters, and rental listings for two rooms, a seven room house, and a four room house with immediate possession. Contact details and prices vary by item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Briggs Street
East Lowe Street
South Fourth Street
Fairfield Dry Cleaning Works
W. H. Parker
C. C. Brown
South Second Street
South Sev
Enth Street
South Ottumwa Wrecking Company
South Ward Street
Ottumwa
Iowa
Burlington Street
Studebaker
Hannah & Clinkinbeard Auto Co
Surrey
J. L. Raney
Loren White
Labor Union Meeting Calendar Listing
Federal Labor Unions schedule Wednesday meetings each week. Barbers Local 368 meets on the third Monday. Carpenters Local 1804 holds sessions on the first and third Tuesdays. Cigar Makers Local 490 meets on the first Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Barbers
Carpenters
American Bankers Association Plans Annual Convention
Atlantic City reports the American Bankers Association will hold its annual convention on September 24 after prior doubts about the event potential cancellation. The notice confirms the location and timing for bankers gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
American Bankers’ Association
Acts of An Aged Fairfield Man Surprised Friends
Fairfield resident R J Gudgell, well past youth, sets a brisk pace for younger people and credits Tanlac for his renewed health. He describes kidney and bladder trouble, back pain, and sleeplessness before taking two bottles of Tanlac from Gaumer Bros. druggists, who tout Tanlac as a berry and bark tonic aiding stomach liver and kidney ills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaumer Bros
Mr. Gudgell
R. J. Gudgell
Fairfield
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Bernie Clinken
Eeard
Cleo
Miss Gloral
Margaret Mullenix
Creek
Sirs
W. J. Ankrom
Fair
Mervyn Laughlin
Batavia
Chautauqua
Ruth Gavin
Nel‘s
O'Neil
Burlx
Ooum
A. P. Cannon
Keithsburg
Wm. H
Parker
Gertrude Whitmore of
Bavia
Hugh Carmichael
Stockport
Eliza McMullen
A. L. Brighton
Denver
Colorrado
John H. Frush
Ricago
AS. W. Glen
Illinois
Fort Sheridan
Rsa
George H. Marts
B. Eslinger
M. E. Hagan
Cantril
Il Il
Se “Harles Hagan
R. H. Gentry
Quincy
Ill
Mendeth Faust
Kate Robb
Des Moines
Gernhart
Mrs. O. Flower
Mary Katherine Howard
Fort Collins
Colo
Louis Aston
Roland Marsh
Ot‘“amwa
John Dunkin
Fair Store
St. Louis
Busis
C. M. Buchanan
Des ‘*Ioines
Mt. Peasant
Perens
Margaret Kearns
Cedar ‘Rapids
J. T. Sheahan
Daugher Mary
Robert
Moberly
Gail Heflin
Mo‘erly, Mo
W. B. Ireland of
Winfield
The
City
Curtis Elliott
Comppany M
Perle Parsons
Ellis M. Clarke
Dy Dawkins
Adam
Eve
Elberta
Ben Davis
M. Ball
Geo. M. Ball
Remingtons
Monarchs
L. C. Smiths
Royals
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South Dearborn, Street
Chicago
John H. Fritsh
East Madison Street
C. M. Redick
North Mainstreet
Stuckey
Ll. A
J. N
Trades and Labor Assembly
Neva Gerber
Herbert Rawlinson
Eddie Lyons
Lee Moran
Billie Rhodes
Nestor
Agnes Vernon
Unkrich’s
Unkrich’s Dry Goods Store
Fairfield, Iowa
United States
Allied Temperance Committee
Pure Life Insurance
National Life Assn
W. B. Parrett
James F. Wilson Jr
Agts
Iowa State Savings Bank
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