Local residents keep busy with visits and travel
Local brief items note Harry Keltner visiting Ottumwa, Ed and Mrs Monfort of Glasgow in town, Gordon Hopkirk of Lockridge on business, and Prof V Vartanian returning from California. Others travel to Des Moines Ames Cherokee Davenport and Omaha while state fair attendance and hospital training plans are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Monfort
Glasgow
City
Raymond Zeigler
Des Moines
Ames
Corp
Harold Zeigler
Americans Front Along Soissons With Tanks And Infantry
American forces in France push from Chavigny toward Juvigny plateau in a coordinated attack backed by tanks and heavy artillery. German defenses crumble under shelling as French tanks destroy machine guns and Allied air patrols deter enemy planes amid persistent rain and mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juvigny
Couronne Woods
Postmasters Renamed in Western Cities by President Wilson
President Wilson renominated postmasters in numerous middle Western cities including Aurora Bloomington Cairo Chicago Heights East St. Louis Jacksonville Kankakee Urbana Rock Island Decatur Evansville Kokomo Logansport Vincennes Marion Richmond South Bend Terre Haute Wabash Warsaw Alpena Benton Harbor Calumet Jackson Lansing Pontiac Port Huron Duluth Minneapolis Green Bay Milwaukee and Wausau. The nominations cover a wide regional spread across Illinois Indiana Michigan Minnesota and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson Sinels
Aurora
Bloomington
Cairo
Chicago Heights
East St. Louis
Jacksonville
Kankakee
Urbana
Rock Island
Indiana
Decatur
Evansville
Kokomo
Logansport
Vincennes
Marion
Richmond
South Bend
Terre Haute
Wabash
Warsaw
Michigan
Alpena
Benton Harbor
Calumet
Jackson
Lansing
Pontiae
Port Huron
Minnesota
Duluth
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Wausan
Chamber says tax increases opposed by business groups
Washington report says the chamber of commerce and allied trade groups overwhelmingly rejected higher income tax rates and a new war profits tax as revenue legislation is drafted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
Unite States
Flying Cirepa's Early Flight Steps Reported
A fragmentary account notes two British American Flying Cirepa aircraft traveling about 220 miles per hour over a route toward Port Des Molow. The text references Dea. Moines Ang. and Port Des Molow with unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dea. Moines
Ang. O
Port Des Molow
Remains of Bert Carl Arrive Tonight In City
The remains of Bert Carl, who died Wednesday at Camp Reation New Jersey, will arrive tonight and be taken to the B. G. Spencer home at 405 North Third Street. A military escort will accompany the body from the camp. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Carl
Camp Rariton New Jersey
B. G. Spencer
North Third Street
Patriotic Service At First Methodist Church Sunday
A special patriotic service is planned Sunday evening at First Methodist Church with songs and an updated Honor Roll and Service Flag listing twenty three new names and stars. The church currently lists 103 soldiers sailors and one Red Cross nurse. Rev. Keesey will speak on What Our Democracy Means To Us. Relatives and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Red Cross
Keesey
British Casualties Fall Week Over Week
British losses for the week ended Wednesday total 14,484, rising from 8,411 a week earlier. The figures show 887 officers killed or died of wounds and 2,194 enlisted men killed or died of wounds, plus 1,110 officer wounded or missing and 10,793 enlisted men wounded or missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Notice of Final Settlement in Estate Case
Notice to heirs and interested parties that on or before August 29 1918 the final report of John Jacobson as administrator of Nettie Jacobson deceased will be on file with the Jefferson county Iowa District Court seeking approval and discharge If objections are not filed by September 2 1918 default will be entered and the report approved and bonds released John Jacobson E F Simmons Attorney Administrator 30 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Jacobson
District Court
Jefferson County
Iowa
John Jacobson
Fairfield
Final report of Charles A Summers as Executor is filed
Notice to legatees and heirs that the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County Iowa has the final report of Charles A Summers executor of Charles C Summers deceased awaiting court approval. Objections must be filed before noon on November 2 at Fairfield court, with Starr and Jordan serving as attorneys. if none, the executor will be discharged on November 4 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias C. Summers
District Court of
Jefferson County
Towa
Charles A Summers
Charles C. Summers
Fairfield
Charles A. Summers
Starr & Jordan
Piano Tuning Visit to Fairfield in Late August
Piano tuning service announced for Fairfield from August 26 to September 4. Leave orders at Leggett house or Scheffel's music store KE. J Eisenhart. 961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Leggett House
Scheffel's
KE. J
Eisenhart
Thrift Stamp Society Plans Open Air Meeting and Talk
The Thrift Stamp Society of School District No. 4 Buchanan township invites all residents to a Saturday evening lawn supper and program at the Huglin home. Prof Macey Campbell of Cedar Falls will speak at 9 00 PM guiding Jefferson County thrift stamp efforts to meet the state quota with district officers urged to attend and learn campaigning steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Township
Sylvester Liblin
Huglin
Macey Campbell
Cedar Falls
Campbell
Iowa
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Personal notices of travel and homecoming
Charles Junkin and wife returned home this morning from the State Fair. Mrs Eunice Conn and daughter Dorothy also came home from Des Moines. Mr and Mrs L O Gaines, their son, Miss Ila Colling, and Huyette Gaines visited Culver Indiana, returning home after military school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Wisecarver
Charles
Sigourney
Charles Junkin
Eunice Conn
Dorothy
Des Moines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harry Keltner
Ottumwa
Gordon Hopkirk of
Lockridge
Prof
V. Vartanian
Los Angeles
California
James Hagans
Edna Barr
Ottumwa Hospital
W. H. Clapp
Seymour
C. S. Ford
James F. Wilson
Frances
Omaha, Neb
Laura Flindt
Cherokee
David Keltner
Spencer
Mrs
H. B. Keltner
Dollie Wilkins
8. R. Brereton
W. J. Brereton
Gladys Allender
Davenport
Harlan Castile
Camp Taylor
Clinton Lodge No. 15
A. F
A. M
Phillip Sauerer
Hazel
Julia Wright
Chicago
Co. M
183D Infantry
Camp Dix
New Jersey
Anna Culbextron
Iowa Falls
Martha Fulton
Libertyville
Adair
Juvigry
France
Soissons
Chavigny
Wilson
First Methodist Church
Cores
Oac
E. F. Simmons
U.S. Army
Munson
West Side
Thrift Stamp Society
Star Garage
Leggett
Fairfield Steams
Mp Place
Mira Ton
Shropshire
Delone
Theodore E. Fall
U. G. Rice
Kodak
Gammer Bros
A. W. Switzer
Third Street
John T. Davies
Emibalmer
George P. Loesch, L. E
West
Burlington St
River Cruise
ST. Paul
W. A. Blair
Northern Steamboat Co
C. L. Gamrath
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