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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1917

Page

7

Death of Louis LeRoy Lesher in Rock Island

Word arrived of the death of Louis LeRoy Lesher at Rock Island Illinois yesterday afternoon at 1 30 He was the twenty month old son of Mr and Mrs John F Lesher He leaves a brother Jack and a past bereavement in the family Funeral services will be held at Overgreen cemetery with Rev L E Kuhns of the New Chicago Mission in charge The body will be brought to this city tomorrow morning for interment

Louis LeRoy John F. Lesher Rock Island Ill Ricketts Louis LeRoy Lesher Jack Winifred Overgreen L. E. Kuhns New Chicago Mission

Local Society Notes and Marriages in Libertyville

Miss Florence Gibberson of Fairfield and Willard Gire of Birmingham wed at the Christian church parsonage with Rev. Polly officiating. They will live in Fairfield. Ethel Baker and Lloyd Faulkner quietly married in Batavia with Rev. Fischer. They visited Ottumwa afterward. Faulkner is with Co. M in Des Moines and bound for France. Elinore Albright dies in Des Moines. funeral at M. E. church with burial at Fell cemetery.

Florence E. Gibberson Fairfield Willard J. Gire Birmingham Christian Church R. H. Polly Ethel Baker Lloyd Faulkner Batavia Fischer Caldwell Bertie Wheeler Ottumway

Local Briefs Highlight Social Visits and Chautauqua

Miss Etta Miser visits in the city while attending Chautauqua. Dr and Mrs Paul Reed of Iowa City visit the Wilson Reed home. Kansas City guests Anna and Carl Soderstrom welcome by Mrs Bert Rizer and others. Several residents travel for visits, school year starts, and upcoming church meeting noted. County officials visit Mt Pleasant. many plan travel for fairs and weddings.

Etta Miser New London Paul Reed and Son Iowa City Wilson Reed Anna Carl Soderstrom Kansas City, Mo Bert Rizer

Local residents visit in the city and beyond

Mt. Pleasant resident K Reiste visits friends in the city. A baby girl was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs Wm DuBois north of the city. Chester Workman and family of Iowa City visit Ralph and Alva Workman homes. William Wells goes to Des Moines for the State Fair. Chester Vandagriff of Ft Madison visits sisters Mrs Roy Spratt and Mrs Charles Bush. Mrs O M Olson and son return to Evanston Ill. Eunice Lee resigns Fairfield teaching post due to brother's illness. J H Kyle visits Pleasant Plain for an over Sunday. Joseph Curray returns from Iowa City amid his son's illness. Mrs J F Geddes and son of Danville Ill visit Deputy Sheriff M S Randall. Mrs Joseph Hudgell visits son Ernest in Burlington. Eunice Green of Middletown visits Fairfield. Stil Mead family visits Ralph Riley home. Misses Dorothy and Agnes Jones return to New London from a visit. Mary West, Fairfield, pictured among Chicago nurses bound for France. Bertha and Amy Lewis go to Des Moines for a week with family.

Ex cellent driving mare offered and nurse Nellie Williams moves

A six year old gentle driving mare for sale at T. S. Copock home 306 South Main St. Piano tuning work in Fairfield from August 27 to September 5 with orders left at Leggett House. Miss Nellie Williams, registered nurse, has moved to rooms at Fayette Spencer home and can be reached by phone 1492 to provide nursing nearby.

R Ecall T. S. Copock South Main St Fairfield Leggett House E. J. Eisenhart Nellie Williams Fayette Spencer

City street oiling notice petitions due

All residents must sign a petition by a majority of property owners on their street to authorize oiling. Petition must be filed at the city clerk Paul Coleson’s office at once.

Paul Coleson Vitv

Union Meeting Schedule By Local Bodies

Union and trades assemblies hold monthly meetings on the second and last Fridays. Federal Labor Unions meet Wednesdays weekly. Barbers Local 368 meets on the third Monday, Carpenters Local 1804 on the first and third Tuesdays, and Cigar Makers Local 490 on the first Monday.

Trades and Labor Assembly Carpenters

Also Mentioned on This Page

Little Louis Lesher Libertyville Ed. Gire Mrs. Gire Miss Paker Geo. T. Baker Mr. Faulkner Wm. Faulkner Co. M Des Moines France Mrs Ed. Stephenson Ft. Leavenworth Kan Battle Creek Mich Elinore Albright Emma Jones Fred Brownfield Chilson Winfield Arthur Miller Harry Craig Salem Miss Wiebrigie Brewer Washington Olive Leech A. M. Hillman Lockridge L. E. Whitney Mary Harry Keosauqua Anna White Marshaltown Keokuk The United Presbyterian Church Frank Chidester Miss Mary Denver Col Guy Lanning Montana Lt. Whitney Don MccGiffin Jefferson County Hospital Wm. Teeter Brighton Merle Banta Chicago O. A. Banta Lelia Glee Cleary Edna Warren Centralia D. Kerrick Chautauqua Ted Geo. M. Ball Vern S. Samuelson R. H. Spence Son Roy Henry County Court House Mt. Pleasant Thomas Woolsey Harry Canterbury Gilbert Canterbury East Moline J. C. Bley J. M. Hamrme Illinois W. E. Johnson H. M. Fuhr Lincoln, Ed Bedford Johnson Fuhr’s Hastings Mrs. Johnson K. Reiste Wm. DuBois Sirs Chester Workman Ralph and Alva Workman William Wells Chester Vandagriff Ft. Madison Roy Spratt Charles Bush J. H. Kyle Pleasant Plain Joseph Curray J. F. Geddes Danville Minnesota Marshalltown Iowa M. S. Randall Joseph Hudgell Burlington Ernest Hudgell Eunice Green Middletown City Stil Mead Tobias Nep Ralph Riley Dorothy Agnes Jones Chicago Herald Mary West J. West Bertha Amy Lewis ICS Taylor Federal Barbers A. V. Frazey & Son Gaumer Bros Kodak Films Burlington Street Washington and Adams Streets T. B. Allender Fairfield, Iowa P. L. Fulton Athletic Union
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