City Franchise Vote Set for January 30
City council approved gas and electric franchise ordinances to be voted at a special election on Tuesday January 30. Franchises awarded to Wm C Dows Isaac B Smith and John A Reed for 20 years. Electric rates begin at 11 cents per KWh for the first 15 KWh then step down to 6 cents for over 150 KWh with discounts for prompt payment. Gas rates tiered by usage from 25 cents minimum to 1.375 per M for 2000 cubic feet up to higher brackets.
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Wm. C. Dows
Isaac B. Smith
John A. Reed
College Notes Report on Missions and Local Fire
Mrs. E R Davis spoke at chapel on foreign missions for Educational eee and Presbyterian church. Prof Watson stayed at Summit hotel last Thursday when it burned, recounting being awakened at 1 15 am. Parsons Senior class plans a dinner party at Miss Helen Crail's home tonight.
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E. R. Davis
The
Educational Eee
Presbyterian Church
Summit Hotel
Parsons
Helen Crail
First Iowa Infantry to Leave Brownsville for Des Moines
Company M and the First Iowa Infantry will depart Brownsville Texas next Monday for Des Moines. Loading of cars starts Saturday with plans to reach Des Moines by December 22 for mustering out at Fort Des Moines. Some troops may receive state pay instead of full pay if return time stretches to a single day.
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Iowa Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Des Moines
Iowa Guardsman
Bartley
Mexican
Iowa
Waco
Fort Worth
Fort Des Moines
War Department
Logan
City coal crisis calls for action by officials
In severe winter conditions residents face scarce hard coal and base burners. Some have exhausted supplies, others selling burners at sacrifice or facing $16.00 per ton if obtainable. The writer urges Fairfield city administration to confiscate coal as a stopgap, noting coal trains pass through Fairfield and urging swift relief within 24 hours. H. Van Dorn urges officials to act.
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Fairfield
H. van Dorn
Stockholders Meeting Notice for Fairfield Masonic Temple
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Fairfield Masonic Temple Association will be held at the Secretary's office in the Masons Temple at North Court and East Briggs streets on Monday January 8 1917 at 730 pm. K F Wilson Secretary.
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Fairfield Masonic Temple Association
Masons Temple
North Court
East Briggs Streets
F. Wilson
Community Christmas Celebration Planned With Practical Gifts
Fairfield prepares a frugal Christmas event emphasizing charity over displays. Gifts will be baskets delivered by a committee, trees will not be lit, and light strings may be sold as window decorations for $2 each. The Peacock tabernacle will host the program, with electric lighting and heating provided.
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Fairfield
Stever Brothers
Big Peacock Tabernacle
Jacob Scheffel targets release of Jacob Zehr from British camp
Jacob Scheffel, a childhood friend of Jacob Zehr, travels to Rome to gather affidavits from Zehr’s acquaintances to prove Zehr’s identity and roots near Rome. Affidavits from Simon Messer and others assert Zehr’s birth and upbringing, while relatives and neighbors provide corroboration of family history. City officials forward documents to Congressman Kenedy for attention.
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Jacob Scheffel
Jacob Zehr
Isle of Man
Rome
Zehr
Mr. Zehr
Simon Messer
F. L. Lane
Oscar Fitch
W. J. Fitch
J. T
Louise
Joe
William
Wilber
Oscar Kitch
White Oak School
Christian Zehr
Merrimac
Keokuk County
Skupk
Hinshaw
Jos. T. Zehr
Richland
Heflin
A. Kenedy
Fairfield Defeats Batavia in Boys Game as Girls Fall
Fairfield split a doubleheader with Batavia last night with the Fairfield boys defeating Batavia 62 to 13 while Batavia's girls won 7 to 6. The uneven score highlighted stronger Fairfield boys' performance and Batavia’s edge in the girls contest.
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Batavia
Fairfield
Ogee
Miss Edna Schlief Elected Queen of the Exposition
Miss Edna Schlief, a popular city girl, is elected Queen of the Elks Exposition with Bertha Wheeler second and Flora Miller third. Crowning tonight at nine, followed by a grand ball led by the Queen. Rev. R C Workman is ill at his daughter’s home. The Journal Wants Ads promise results.
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Edna Schlief
The
Bertha Wheeler
Flora Miller
R. C. Workman
Ralph Workman
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