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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
6
At last night's meeting the Yeomen elected officers led by Honorable Foreman Orin Coppock and Master of Ceremonies Frank Rizer. The corps includes Correspondent Ida Stephenson, Master of Accounts F D D Kerrick, and Chaplain Olive Coppock. Appointive officers to be named later.
The Journal prints Hannah and Holgate Motor Car Co advertising their Battery Department. Mr Hannah says a storage battery service station ran with their business for over a year and many automobiles customers learned of it. The ad prompted a surge of battery sales and required adding another battery man. The firm reports higher Eveready storage battery sales than ever before in the same period.
Dellinger faces a justice court in Mt. Pleasant after a pursuit spanning Ottumwa Brighton Wayland Trenton and Henry county towns. Constable J M Hueman captured him on a fraud charge filed by Charles F Dellinger. He allegedly passed a $10 check drawn on the down State Savings Bank at Fairfield with insufficient funds to pay for goods.
Tonight prayer meetings unite Districts 6 and 7 for a delegation night while Saturday shelves no afternoon services and Sunday hosts three farewell services with final free will offerings for the evangelist. A Presbyterian banquet for 239 young men precedes tonight’s tabernacle event as high school girls dine at noon.
Notice is given that a document claimed to be the Last Will of Mathas F. Drish is on file in the Jefferson County Clerk of the District Court. A proof and final hearing is set for February 5, 1917 at 2:00 p.m. in the February term. Clerk Geo M Ball signs the notice.
Bosse feeding the town. Mayor Bem jamin Hosse of Pvaneville Indiana travels to Chicago to obtain food provisions for the municipal market opened on his suggestion. A carload of potatoes from Chicago, six bushels, sold at $1.40 per bushel and sold out within five hours. The article notes a Yeomen entertainment event featuring Miss White and a display of table etiquette from The Pink Tea.
Members of the Jefferson Co Farmers Mutual Insurance Union are notified that assessment cards for 1916 have been mailed. Pay promptly and report errors or nonreceipt to the secretary with policy name and number. Y Culbertson.
Obscure OCR snippet lists a figure 1,692 as previous total and a grand total, with fragmented phrases referencing a youth baseball or trading card style tally. No clear event, names, or location provided in readable text.
Society notes report the S T L Girls meet Saturday at 3 PM with Grace Shaner at her aunt Mrs Herman’s home on East Kirkwood. All members invited. Also a St Mary's church reception for Rev Edward F Gaule tonight in the church basement.
The preacher describes the rich young man in the Bible as wealthy and notes Jesus looked at him with love. He says the sermon outline was not his, and he sought no credit. Yet his command of the topic prompted many to respond, as forty eight came forward seeking a consecrated life in the Master's service.
Mrs Martha E Young wife of E A Young died this morning at her home on East Briggs street after a short illness with a complication of diseases. Funeral services will be held Monday at two pm from the residence and interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. She was born August 8 1857 in Carroll county Indiana daughter of John and Mary Anne McCormick and lived in Jefferson county since 1848.
One referee will receive sealed bids by December 15 1916 for four lots on the east side of South Sixth street Fairfield owned by Mary F Yount et al part of the Mount Greenhouse property R D DuBois Referee Leggett and McKenney Attorneys read the classified ads
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