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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1918
Page
6
The notice outlines subscription payment terms with rates for carrier and mail delivery. Subscriptions must be paid in advance with monthly and weekly options listed, indicating a strict in advance policy for all renewals and deliveries.
The document lists grade by grade books used in Fairfield public schools this year. It includes readers, arithmetic, spelling, geography, English, writing, and history titles from Aldine Palmer Brook Kimball Hunt Krohn Mace and others.
The three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Cline of a farm seven and a half miles northeast of the city was seriously injured when a wagon entered a barn lot. An iron rod across the wagon caused her head and face to be severely bruised as she fell and was thrown to the wagon floor. She was taken to Jefferson county hospital and is resting as well as expected.
Rev. R. H. Polly addressed the Wapello county Churches of Christ convention in Ottumwa on the local church program. He also spoke in Brighton and described the bi county convention results with Henry and Jefferson counties forming a new organization led by Polly as president.
Announcement notes the marriage of Miss Clara Pogue and W A Duvall in Ottumwa on Saturday August 24 at the Presbyterian church parsonage. Rev. O M Humphrey performed the ceremony before Mr Duvall departs for Camp Dodge. Mrs Duvall will stay in Fairfield and friends extend congratulations.
Piano recital this evening at eight o'clock sharp in Prof Moorhead's studio features pupils of Mr Wilbur E Keesey. The program includes On Horseback The Daring Horeman Gurritt James Winter Kohler Waltz Aletter Charles Gossick Wayside Brook Morning Song Beethoven Blythe Lamme Fairy Tale Kullak Folksong Kohler and others.
Washington Aug 29 The new manpower bill may become law tonight enabling the provost marshal general to fix September 7 as the registration date for some 18 million men and boys aged eighteen to forty five under military control. Senate and house conferees narrow differences leaving two provisions unresolved amid war department objections to the work or fight clause.
Notice that the Court House offices will be closed all day Monday September 2nd in observance of Labor Day.
Announcement states delivery wagon will stop service after Saturday August 31 and instructs customers to fetch meat themselves, promising the same care for children as for adults.
London reports the German empress, ill for days, has taken a turn for the worse with a weakening heart. Emperor William stays at her bedside at Wilhelmshohe Castle as officials say no bulletin will be issued to avoid alarming the public. Earlier messages suggested improvement.
All former service members are asked to meet at the band stand in the city park Saturday afternoon at 2 30 to organize the fall reunion.
Freshman class members are invited to receive a gift book titled My Golden School Days as a limited offer from Jericho and Easton. Call to claim your copy, a token the pair wishes to share with every freshman.
The first National Bank of Fairfield Iowa and named defendants along with unknown heirs and claimants are notified that in Jefferson County District Court a petition by Celsus Thompson seeks fee simple title to a described tract in Section 8, Township 72, Range 9. The action involves a town land portion and the unknown heirs and devisees.
Court notice warns all claimants to appear by noon September 2 1918 in Fairfield Iowa or risk default and judgment in favor of the plaintiff Richard C Legfett attorney. The filing seeks to bar all unknown claims and quiet title to the estate centering on the plaintiff’s ownership and recovery costs.
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