Various Local Notices and Inquiries from Birmingham Area
Community updates report sheriff Haney securing a Fort Madison prison guard post starting January 3. Local land deals include Trout buying 80 acres known as Sam Creek farm north of Douds and Harley Yost purchasing 40 acres near Libertyville. Quarantine remains in effect with new cases but no fatalities. influenza cases influence care in Fairfield and Ottumwa. Families travel for visits, military moves involve relatives in France, and a discharge occurs at Camp Dodge. An airship sighting and corn stalk toxin issues are noted amid county concerns.
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Haney
Fort Madison
P. Trout
Sam Creek
Douds
Grace Allerdice
Lockridge
Roberts
Charley Bennett
Gage
Okla
Blackwell
Board of Health
J. V. Clark
Ellis Rail
Kansas City
A. E. Nelson
Sidney
A. B. Nelson
Charles Walker
Fairfield
N. L. Calhoun
G. H. Simmons
Ottumwn
Paul Grooms
John Little
Martha
Albia
Pearl Tucker
Downey
Harley Yost
Libertyville
J. O. Boyd
J. W. Hearne
Ray
Walter
France
Orrin Roberts
Camp Dodge
Cteck
Des Moines
J. F Calhoun
Ellen
Kate Hiatt
Orlo
Lillian Davidson
Brighton
Charles Nelson
Believed Lost Minesweepers From Fort William
Two government minesweepers that departed Fort William Canada on November 24 for the Atlantic coast are believed to have foundered. No word has been received since. Portage Lake life saving station is asked to search Lake Superior shores for wreckage while tugs scour near Isle Royale.
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Calumet
Mich
Dee
Fort William
Canada
Atlantic
Portage Lake
Lake Superior
Isle Royale
Americans Housed in London Law Courts for Sleep Needs
American soldiers and sailors in London struggle to find sleeping quarters. The municipal government offers beds in public buildings including the law courts and Parliament. The American Red Cross provides the beds as a contingent of sailors is quartered at the law courts.
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London
Red Cross
Dec
American Red Cross
Wilson Signals Planning Rail Policy After Conference
President Wilson intends to keep railroads under government control for a reasonable time while Congress forms a future policy. Senator Smith of South Carolina, chair of the Senate Interstate Committee, says this after an hour's conference with the president before his death.
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Washington
Wil
Congress
Smith
South Carolina
Senate
Wilson
George Strong Corps elects new officers
At a meeting of George Strong Corps No. 21 W R C held Tuesday evening the group elected officers for the coming year. President Orpha B Turner Senior Vice Katherine Randall Junior Vice Jennie Young Chaplain Carrie Lynn Conductor Mary Turner Treasurer Margaret Co Gantz Guard Harriet Edmund Delegate to Department Convention Katherine Randall Alternate Delegate Emily Rice.
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George Strong Corps No. 21
Orpha B. Turner
Katherine Randall
Jennie Young
Carrie Lynn
Mary Turner
Margaret Co. Gantz
Harriet Edmund
Emily Rice
Jefferson County Fair Directors Meet at Court House
Notice that the Jefferson County Fair Association directors will convene at the Court House on Friday and Saturday December 6 and 7. Sanford Zeigler Jr. is noted in the notice.
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Jefferson County Fair Association
Court House
Sanford Zeigler, Jr
For Sale Cars and Property in City Listings
A column lists multiple items for sale and property in the city. Ford runabout and touring cars in good condtion, a North Court Street home with two big lots, Fifteen Leghorn roosters, sorghum, 13 ewe lambs, a four year old work horse, five cottages, and other car details with contact references such as George W. Warrington Lou H Israel M J Calhoun J I Danielson A J Smith and O A Banta.
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George W. Warrington
Lou H
Israel
Broadway
North Court St
O. A. Banta
M. J. Calhoun
R. KR
J. I. Danielson
Ewe Lamb
For Rent. Multiple Houses Listed in Local Ads
A slate of rental notices includes a small West Jefferson St house with contact at 602 West Jefferson St or phone 4526 443-5, a five room modern Auge on East Adams St with large garden, vacant December 1, by Writers R N Slimmer Libertyville Iowa 414-6, a five room house four blocks from the square with contact at 400 W Hempstead or phone 2364 403-tf, a modern six room house near school and square with sleeping porch bath furnace and laundry room, phone 3112 369-tf, and a nine room house with furnace and large garden, phone 333 364-tf.
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West
Jefferson St
West Jefferson St
East Adams St
R. N. Slimmer
Libertyville
Iowa
W. Hempstead
Estray notices and civil service clerk openings
A black yearling poll heifer about 650 pounds is missing with contact Henry Shafer at 6204 and 445 7. Four red yearling heifers entered in pasture under G G Chand ler at 5903 with owner notification to above. Town examinations for clerks on November 16 and December 7 offer $1200 salaries. civil service positions advertised by J C Leonard former Civil Service Examiner at 275 Kenois Building Washington 321-7.
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Henry Shafer
G. G. Chandler
J. C. Leonard
Civil Service
Kenois Building
Washington
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Birmingham
Lake Superior Port
George Strong
People's
Jalz
Star Garage
J, Smith
Square
The
Journal Office
Journal of Office
Ceeess Ree Serssaee Wisc
Holliday
Eabe
Csc
S.cd
Eekvlve Hee
Facmee Bell Toys
Seeeerreee
Barrettes
Abc
Pocket Books
Unkrich’s Dry Goods Store
East Side Square
Uslive
Book Co
Tom Allender
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