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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1917
Page
2
By Carrier or Mail select three month and one month options with advance payments. Carrier price three months 1.25 in advance and mail price three months 1.00. Report irregularities in service and call telephone number 23.
Libertyville residents report trips to Muscatine Iowa Parson Kansas and Des Moines for fairs and family visits. Others announce relatives visiting Ottumwa Davenport Des Moines and Omaha while some plan school and club activities for August and September.
Francisco Villa was wounded in a skirmish south of Parral where Villa’s bandits fought Carranza troops. Carranzistas were routed, according to an official notice from Mexican consul here.
Burnham Lewis left yesterday for Fort Riley Kansas to enter the medical department for special training.
Fairfield Chautauqua association officers were elected for 1917 18 with J A Huglin as President and Mrs Alice Booker as Vice President. New committees include Program Grounds Advertising and Stock. Assembly dates set for August 13 22 1918 with opening day on Tuesday. Receipts shown but full report awaits bills.
The district exemption board certifies several more men for national army service in addition to those named previously. Listed are Marshall Shipley Alva P. Kitchen Jos F. Reisch Louis C. Nady Carl C. Humphrey Grover C. Schwartz Stephen Schelangonskie A L Hodson Oral L Killion Chester W Sharp Wm H Smith Geo H Johnson O R Roberts H H Castile T F Watts Ernest McClure Elmer Ingersoll Bernard S Schelangonskie.
Floyd Arnold Brighton resident returns home from his sister's in Alta. Visitors including J W Swisher family and Lizzie Legrow call on Rebecca Robison. Mrs Stone returns to Cedar Rapids after visits. Mac Swisher back from Bloomfield. Linnie Savage and son move to southern California. City park construction begins on East Washington. Pooster Day raises 200 for Red Cross to aid Charles Hammond. Nordke funeral leaves for Geneva Ohio.
A prominent gathering of business men and other interested parties meets tonight in the Retail Merchants' association rooms to discuss whether to hold Old Settlers Day this year. The meeting begins at eight o'clock and invites all opinions.
Mrs Victorine Stansberry and son Truman visited friends in Birmingham Sunday and attended camp meeting. Miss Iva Parker travels to Des Moines then Billings Montana. Mrs Harry Lloyd of Brighton visited friends. Merle Banta visited Burlington. George Moore of Albion Nebraska guests in the city. The Unkrich Boys' Band leaves for Des Moines to play at the State Fair.
The ninth annual Laymen's Association meeting of the Town Conference will be held at the old Methodist church in Washington Iowa beginning Friday September 7 and concluding Saturday. Evangelistic services will be led by A K Harper and G W Scott of the Fairfield Business Men's Gospel Team.
Chicago reports rallying of city hall lieutenants and Lorimer remnants for Mayor Thompson's bid for the U S Senate. Aimed at Sept 5 at the Kankakee fair, the push seeks Republican nomination and broad support from the state’s political factions including Harry Ward promoting southern mobilization.
At the University Club Chicago on August 28 William Jennings Bryan dismissed focus on Mayor Thompson’s remarks about U S soldiers serving abroad. He argued unity on prosecution of the war is essential and that divisions harm the effort by prolonging the war and increasing costs. He stressed prominent figures must avoid actions seen as disloyal to the country.
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