Local Briefs Mixed with Travel and Obits Across Fairfield
A stream of notes from Fairfield Iowa covers relatives visiting, travel to Portland Chicago and Bakersfield, obituaries for Mrs Burk and Mrs Wright, and moves from Burlington to Ottumwa and Fort Worth. Names include William Patterson Mildred Metzler J A Schaefer Percy Droz Henry Pierson John DeMarsh and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Metzler
Mildred
Baker, Oregon
J. A. Schaefer
Percy Droz
L. E. Marshall
Burlington
Burk
Passadena
Cal
John Burk
Burk Wagon Works
J. E. Orton
Portland
Ore
Ensign J. E. Orton
F. P. McGahan
Fairfield
Crowder Issues Rule Governing Draft Age Men
Provost Marshal Crowder issues new rules allowing draft age men to enlist at their own request. Only white men may join and may serve in infantry signal corps medical corps or quartermaster's department. Some branches are closed. Transportation and subsistence to camps are provided by local boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Crowder
Infantry
Signal Corps Medical Corps
Quartermaster’s Department
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
Cavalry
Engineers Corps
Regular Army
Aviation Section
Signal Corps
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Land Division
Fort Leaven_worth
Kas
Medical Department
Medical Officers Training Camp
Fort Riley
Kansas
Missisippi River
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Jos
Crowder Ruling On Battery Enlistment Clarified
Burlington notes General Crowder's draft rules do not affect the battery enlistment. A. E. Felker, captain and local exemption clerk, says artillerymen already sworn in before December 15 remain valid under the new guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowder
Burlington
General Crowder
A E. Felker
Ministers and laymen meet over college campaign funds
An important meeting of ministers and lay members from adjoining Presbyteries convenes today to discuss the college financial campaign. A telegram from Hospital Unit A in Chatanooga dated Monday night reports they will reach Fort McPherson Atlanta today amid cold snowy weather. Rev Holler of New London and Parsons graduate attended morning chapel. Rev Anspach of the English Lutheran church will speak at the Y M C A tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatanooga
Tenn
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Holler
New London
Parsons
Anspach
English Lutheran Church
Enroute South with Unit R Boys from Cairo Ill to Tennessee
En route news from Cairo Illinois at 6 p.m. reports Unit R sailors in high spirits after a concert and a $2 auditors contribution to the Company mess fund. A yearlong tourist sleeper car marked Navy carried sailors from Seattle to Washington via Burlington St Louis and the Eads bridge. The train faced gas in a shed, meals were taken at Murphysboro, Illinois, and the party crossed into Kentucky then Tennessee, with thanks offered for Red Cross canteen lunches and Iowa cooking claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Ill
Burlington
Navy
Bevo
Kaiser Soup
Seattle
Wash
Washington
St. Louis
Eads Bridge
East St. Louis
Murphysboro
Mobile
Ohio
Illinois
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tennessee
Jefferson County Red Cross
Iowa
Jackson
Knights of Pythias to Announce Page Work Tomorrow
The Knights of Pythias call all members to attend tomorrow night for Page rank work. All members are required to be present.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Patterson
William
New York
U.S. S. San Diego
Chas. F. George
Chicago
John Drewer
Theodore Keltner
Burlington Hawkeye
Thomas L. McLain
carpen_ter
R. A. Harkness
Panora
John DeMarsh
Valley Junction
Kerrick Undertaking
Walter Glotfelty
North Court Street
Frank Bean
Thomas McGraw
Ainsworth
E. A. Wright
Charles Myers
Rome
Wm. van Patten
B. T. Raines
Henry Hoskins
Ottumwa
Anna Collins
A. M. Wight
Los Angeles
Paul
Galesburg
James Hammon
Adam Lynn
West Burlington Street
George Zillman
Great Lakes
Louis Zillman
S. A. Anderson
West Grimes Street
Charles Riggs
Libertyville
Mr. Stalker
Richland
Ft. Worth
Milo Heinze
Widon
Mohr & Crew
Joseph Curray
Batavia
R” Boys
Knights Pythias
The
Palmer Comedy Co
Happy Jack
Little May Bell
Caumer Bros, Senay
Brunswick
Unkrich’s Dry Goods Store
Merich’s Dry Goods
East Side Square
Fairfield, Iowa
Fairfield Theatre
Joe Welch
Mutual Masterpiece Presents
Mary Miles Minter
Ecco
Martha Washington
Rosecraft Art Pottery
P. Metaunhlig
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