Local residents take weekend travels and visits list
Mrs W H George and Mr and Mrs N R Graham and daughters motor to Muscatine and Wilton Junction returning Saturday. J O Way leaves for Des Moines to settle future home. Helen Haftick weekend with Greenfield parents. Graham daughters Opal and Veeda return to Griswold after visiting. J N Gregg of Creston visits sister Marguerite Gregg. George Mintonye return from Rock Island after weeks with daughters Abe Van Dyke and John Stappleton. Alma Tinsley heads to Sigourney for week with son F H Tinsley. Ruth and Grace Cook of Davenport depart after visiting. John Cochran returns from New London. Glen Doughty visits Mt Pleasant. Nora Warner becomes bookkeeper at Richardson Hardware. E R Smith travels to Chicago to see Mary J Blair. Mrs Mary J Blair’s condition unchanged. Mrs Fred Bates and son return from Davenport visit with Lon Connell family. Bishop of Ottumwa visits Mrs G B Orris at C C Cochran home. Capt B F Crail recovered and on streets. Wm Cupp from Birmingham visits relatives. Norvil Caviness family and Miss Ida visit Riverside. Epworth League meeting postponed indefinitely. James Hammon returns from Galesburg visit. Mrs Mervyn Allender back from Indianola. Ellsworth Austin sells 40 acre farm to Thompson Williams of Victoria for 14000. Mr and Mrs David Akerman Keosauqua in city on business. Mrs M Graham and son Arthur Wesley return from Knoxville visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R. Graham
Opal
Veeda
Griswold
W. H. George
D. Way
Ottumwa
J. N. Gregg
Creston
Marguerite Gregg
George Mintonye
Rock Island
Abe van Dyke
John Stappleton
J.C. Way
Ed Krum
Alma Tinsley
F. H. Tinsley
Sigourney
Ruth
Grace Cook
Davenport
John Cochran
Gabbert
New London
Glen Doughty
Mt. Pleasant
Nora Warner
Richardson Hardware
E. R. Smith
Chicago
Mary J. Blair
Smith
Fred Bates
Lon Connell
Bishop
G. B. Orris
C. C Cochran
B. F. Crail
Wm. Cupp
Birmingham
James Hammon
Galesburg
Mervyn Allender
Indianola
Ellsworth
Austin
Thompson Williams
Victoria
David Akerman
Keosauqua
M. Graham
Arthur Wesley
Knoxville
College students seek aviation service enlistment
Ree Wade and Jan Parsons traveled to Ottumwa this afternoon to take the aviation service enlistment examination. The Elzevir Oriol Literary societies plan their annual reception for non literary students this evening at Miss Mary Louise Kerrick’s West Burlington street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade
Jan Parsons
Ottumwa
Aviation Service
Elzevir-Oriol Literary Societies
Mary Louise Kerrick
West Burlington Street
Business Men Banquet and Community Notices Amid City Visitations
The regular monthly Business Men's banquet is set for Thursday at the Methodist church. Elmer P. DeVoe from Fairfield High will travel to St Louis to seek entry into the aviation corps. A First Methodist official board meeting is scheduled for 7 30 this evening in the Pastor's Study. George Edick moves to Washington DC for a new position. Various local residents, including Mr and Mrs George Zika and Mrs Warren Barber, are noted visiting or traveling for work and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Elmer P. DeVoe
Fairfield High School
St. Louis
Aviation Corps
First Methodist Church
George Edick
Washington, DC
George Zika
Ottumwa
Gus Schillerstrom
D. P Murphy
Elizabeth
Monmouth
Ina Cook
Vera Richardson
Mt. Hamill
Warren Barber
Ehlers
Levi Peasley
Ernest
T. B. Brinton
Brighton
Roll Slimmer
Libertyville
D. W. Thompson
Moville
al. Coop
Mrs Humphrey Longtime Round Prairie Church Member
Mrs Mary Humphrey a pioneer of Iowa and Jefferson county was buried Sunday at Round Prairie. She died November 28 at about 85. She moved to Round Prairie Township in 1837 and joined Round Prairie Baptist Church in 1852 remaining a member for 65 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Humphrey
Iowa
Jefferson County
Round Prairie
Humphrey
Round Prairie Township
Obituary of Mary Jane Fawcett Pioneer to Iowa
Mary Jane Fawcett born March 26 1839 Belmont county Ohio died November 29 1917 at home near Libertyville at 78 8 3. She moved with her parents to Iowa in 1854 married William Clover near Fairfield August 26 1858 he died January 23 1914. Survived by children Emily J Harry Edith Hill a brother Rev C D Fawcett Milwaukee Okla and Laura Robinson Fairfield and a grandchild Kenneth Clover Hill. Funeral held Mt Zion church Sunday at 2 pm conducted by Rev EB Stodhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Fawcett
Belmont County
Ohio
Libertyville
Iowa
Wm. Clover
Fairfield
Emily J
Harry
Edith Hill
Douds
C. D. Fawcett
Milwaukie
Okla
Laura Robinson
Kenneth Clover Hill
Mt. Zion
EB. W. Stodhill
Newly Weds Offer Setup at Extra Bar Gains
Advertisement fragment invites couples to set up housekeeping at Extra Bar Gains with a ready setup and a contact phone number 2681. The brief tone mirrors a local shopping notice from a mid century paper. The snippet emphasizes practical purchase and domestic readiness.
Piano Tuner W J Kritzman Services Through H P Mc Laughlin Co
W J Kritzman expert piano tuner and repairer offers services through H P Mc Laughlin Co contact 400 for orders. He also performs intricate repair work and plays tuned pianos by request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Kritzman
H. P. McLaughlin Co
Social and church group activities noted in community column
A busy week of social events includes two division meetings at the Methodist church for December planning, a Queen Esther Circle gathering at Alice Gilbert’s home with officer elections, and an old fashioned pie Social. Other items cover Lutheran Women’s group, White Rose Club, a Sunday school class gathering, a Libertyville trip for a pie social, and Embroidery Club hosting arrangements at Mrs Labagh’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Gilbert
Cleo Pence
Buti Bradshaw
Helen Baker
Queen Esther
Gilbert
Vera Parks
Rena Simons
Clydena Stanford
Marjorie Roberts
Mite Box
Lois Barnes
Dean Taylor
Methodist Church
Clinton Lodge Elects Officers in Annual Meeting
Clinton Lodge No. 15 A F and A M held their election of officers last evening in their hall. The following men were chosen: Frank H. Simpson Jr W M, Leroy Williams S W, I H Dunn J W, Raymond Charles See, Frank Black Treas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Lodge
A. F
A. “Mi
Frank H. Simpson, Jr
W. M Leroy Williams
W. I. H. Dunn
J. W Raymond Charles
Frank Black
Treas
M W McCord Chapter Plans Royal Arch Degree
Nomination of officers and work in the first or second rank scheduled Wednesday evening December 5 1917 in Castle Hall. W R Baker and M W McCord Chapter No 5 will hold a special meeting Tuesday evening at 7 30 to confer the M M and P M degree. All Royal Arch Masons urged to attend. Royal Arch Degree Friday December 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Castle Hall
McCord
Royal Arch
Jefferson County Farmers Mutual Insurance Union Special Meeting
Notification to policy holders announces a special meeting on Saturday December 15 1917 at 1 30 PM in the County Courthouse Fairfield Iowa to amend the Articles of Incorporation by order of the policy holders signed E D Y Culbertson Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Jefferson County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance — Union
County Court House
E. D. Y. Culbertson
Sec
Wairfield
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Walton Shoe
Innes
Fant Ireland
N. R Graham
Muscatine
Wilton Junction
J. O. Way
Des Moines
Helen Haftick
Greenfield
Norvil Caviness
8. T. Caviness
Ida
Riverside
Epworth League
College News
Mrs. Humphrey
Round Prairie Church
Prof. Vartantan
Women’s Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church
Chase McKee
West Hempstead Street
McKee
H. A. Anspach
White Rose Club
J. F. Johnson
James Dies
Johnson
Club
R. N. of A
Lilian Baker
South Sixth Street
Lyon
Verna Stever
Mildred Spielman
Lucile Orr
Florence Light
Grace Oliver
Hick Stever
Wm. Lyons
Frosty Nelson
Mack Rainey
Kenneth Swartz
Frank Lucas
A. B. Labagh
Labagh
Knights of
Pythias
W. R. Baker, M. W
Browning
Browning Fairfield
Goeke’s
West Broadway
C. E. Anderson
Ous Saumer Bros
Lelalurlel
Fairfield Theatre
Marion Swayne
Sup
J. W. Oliver & Son
RED Top
Arlo McPeek
J. M. McKain
South Third Street
J. Engel
Piano Tuner of
Scheffel
James Hughes
METRO
Mme. Petrova
Orpheum
Wat
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
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