Local residents on various trips and duties
W H George returns from a North Dakota business trip and R D Williams heads to Kansas City on business. George W Ball visits Deg Moines. Harold Randall plans a visit home from Kentucky. J S Goodson travels to Ottumwa to see daughter Mrs C C Stentz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. George
North Dakota
R. D. Williams
Kansas City
George W. Ball
Deg Moines
Harold Randall
U.S. 5
Kentucky
M. S. Randall
J. S. Goodson
Ottumwa
British forces push toward Bapaume amid major advances
London reports Haig's army closed on Bapaume capturing Suzanne and Cappy towns north and south of the Somme while taking Avesnes les Bapaume and reaching Thilloy. Montauban and Longueval areas also claimed. Monchy le Preux Guemappe and Wancourt seized with two mile advance on a four mile front. French forces also advancing south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Suzanne
Cappy
Somme
Field Marshal
Haig
Avesnes Les Bapaume
Bapaume
Thilloy
Montauban
Longueval
St. Leger
Lecarpe
Fampoux
Arras
Neuville-Vitasse
Monchy-Le-Preux
Guemappe
Wancourt
Mary
French and Australian Successes in France Front
Dispatches report French forces recaptured Fresnoy-Les-Rouge near Roye and advances along the Ailette and Aisne. Australians claimed about 12 000 German prisoners since August 8 as British and French troops push toward Bapaume and Arras, with no decisive counterattack succeeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ris
Avre
Fresnoy-Les- Roye
St. March
Chemin Des Dames
Pont St. Dfard
Orme-de-Montecouve
Juvieny
Bapaume
Bapaume-Beugnatre
Hne
Arras
Iowans Register 3500 Under Selective Service Law
Reports from the state draft headquarters indicate about 3,500 Iowa youths attained 21 since June 5 and registered last Saturday under the selective service law. It is expected that more than two thousand will be placed in class one and may be called before the end of September.
Mrs L P Quinn Dies in Jacksonville Illinois
Mrs L P Quinn of this city died last evening about 5:30 at a hospital in Jacksonville Illinois after a serious operation several days earlier. She was born near New Orleans Louisiana and had lived in Fairfield for twelve years. Mr Quinn left tonight on Burlington No 4 for Jacksonville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon in Decatur with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Quinn
Jacksonville
Quinn
New Orleans
Fairfield
Burlington No. 4
Decatur
Corner Stone Placed at Bethesda Church
The corner stone laying occurs this evening at the Bethesda church located three miles east of Fairfield. Rev. W. R. Keesey of this city will deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda Church
Fairfield
W. R. Keesey
Drake Clothing Co. Sale for Boys on East Side Fairfield
The Drake Clothing Co in Fairfield Iowa offers savings on boys waists shirts and furnishings. Shop at the East Side location for value buys and economical wardrobe additions for youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake Clothing Co
East Side
Fairfield
Notice of Final Settlement in Summers Estate
Final report of Charles A Summers as executor of Charles C Summers deceased filed in Jefferson County Iowa. Objections must be filed by November 2 at noon. court session to begin November 4 1918 at Fairfield Court House. Starr and Jordan attorneys represent heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jefferson County
Iowa
Charles A Summers
Charles C. Summers
Fairfield
Charles A. Summers
Starr & Jordan
Piano Tuning Available in Fairfield This Summer
J will visit Fairfield from August 26 to September 4 for piano tuning. Leave orders at Leggett house or Scheffel's music store. Contact BE J. Eisenhart at 961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Leggett House
Allender Brothers Buy T. W. Grant Meat Market
Raymond and J E Allender purchase the T W Grant meat market on North Main. The store opens Saturday September 7 with Raymond Allender in charge after years at Crail Brown market. J E Allender keeps interest in Star Garage and will devote time to that business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB
Raymond Allender
T. W. Grant
North Main Street
Crail & Brown
J. E. Allender
Star Garage
Local Residents Visit and Travel Notices
Mr and Mrs J A Wolff and their sons of Waterloo are guests at the William Jones home. Verne Hall and family are visiting the State Fair. Myrtle Hufstedler has gone to Burlington to work as milliner trim mer this season. Albert Nelson has arrived overseas safely. John Bellville and daughter Cecil of Washington visited Mrs Bellville's parents. LeRoy and Dale Carlson of Galesburg Illinois visit C P Nelson. Vera McKenzie leaves for Des Moines to attend school. S L French heads to New Washington Ohio after visiting George Unkrich and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Ankrum
Des Moines
LeRoy Williams
Des. Moines
J. A. Wolff
LeRoy and
Dale Carlson
Galesburg, Ill
Mrs. C. P. Nelson
Vera McKenzie
C. F. Keltner
S. L. French
New Washington
Ohio
George Unkrich
Italy Seizes German Baroness Villa for Children
Florence authorities seized the villa of German Baroness Ola Komarowski and will convert the property into a home for children. The move follows wartime asset controls and aims to repurpose the estate for humanitarian use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Florence
Ola Komarowski
Premier Orlando Heads to Front War Zone
Rome reports Premier Orlando has departed for the war zone amid rising tensions. He travels to oversee Allied operations and bolster morale as the conflict intensifies in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando
Rome
Women Boosted by Phosphated Iron Health Claim
A citywide testimonial touts Phosphated Iron capsules as a life changer for women facing nervous fatigue. It describes improved sleep, energy, and color, urging readers to insist on capsule form and buy from Gaumer Bros and other druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaumer Bros
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A. S. Hague
David Jones
Cody, Wyoming
W. C. Jones
West Broadway
Ruth Nelson
Washington, D. C
Walter Harris
Lucille
Glen
Oscar Larson
T. Y. Larson
Camp Dodge
W. H. Bedell and Sons
Keosauqua
X. L. Crecraft
Oskaloosa
Minnie Buckley
Moline
Orrin Sherman Greeson
Duluth
Minn
John Lamson
Jack
Chicago
Mrs. McBride
Horace Gentry
Centralia
Edwin J. Stephenson
Davenport
R. B. Stephenson
Libertyville
C. J. Gavin
Ruth
Erma
Ames
Nevada
Gavin
Fati
Frank M
Clark Gossick
Mearville
Mangin
Soissons
Anzacs
Debeney
Fresnoy-Les-Rouge
Roye
The
First Methodist Church
Bloomfield
S. A. Power
Dean Taylor
A. Young
C. W. Mountain
C. M. Graham
CC. D. McPherson
E. G. Fligg
Paris
Vuailly
Hoaig
Longuevil
Monchy- Le-T’reux
Eilias C. Summers
Allender Brothers
Mrs. Verne Hall
Myrtle Hufstedler
Burlington
C. P. Nelson
Albert Nelson
John Bellville
Cecil
Washington
Fairfield Steam Laundry
3 &K Footwear
Filo the Arch
Milton
Shropshire
Delone
Theodores
U. G. Rice
Kodak
Ganmer Bros
A. W. Switzer
Third Street
George P. Loesch, L. E
West
Burlington St
Pr. Ti
Cruise
ST. Paul
SteamMe
Helen Blair
W. A. Blair
Minneapolis
Northern Steamboat Co
Davenport, Lows
C. G. Keltner
City
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