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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
3
W D Shirk leaves for Nebraska on a ten day trip while C Luper remains gravely ill at Jefferson County Hospital. Many townspeople visit relatives in Dexter Ottumwa Burlington Quincy and Bloomington IL. Scout Commissioner Frank returns from Christmas trip. Various locals visit family and friends in Hedrick Yeo Davenport Keota Muscatine Eldora and Rockford.
The A. C. L. club meets at the Armory Friday at 9 a m with gym wear for one hour of basketball. Boy Scout troops gather there to practice. Troop No 2 held a brief meeting and popcorn feast after business. Local Council assembles at headquarters tonight. all members urged to attend.
All members of the battery are asked to meet at the armory this evening at seven o'clock instead of seven thirty due to special work. McCord Chapter will meet in special sessions Thursday and Friday evenings for work and members are urged to attend.
The annual meeting of the stock holders will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday January 1 1918. O F Fryer president.
Notice to Homesteaders. All members of the Homesteader lodge No. 675 may leave their dues at Gaumer Bros. drug store or pay them to W. B. Campbell, Secretary. Regular meeting January 1, 1918.
Daniel W. Treon, long time city resident, died last night at 11:30 after a week with pneumonia. Born February 27, 1866 in Indiana, he was the son of Cyrus and Eliza Treon and is survived by his wife, three sons Paul Glen Fredrick and a daughter Hazel. Funeral is tomorrow at 2 pm at the Methodist church with Rev. W. R. Keesey officiating.
Des Moines reports December 26 that several hundred soldiers from Camp Dodge arrived from Christmas leaves spent at home. Many traveled hundreds of miles by automobile as steam transportation was limited to only five percent of men.
Notice to masons announces banquet tickets for January 1 1918 must be secured by next Saturday night from the committee J B S Gaumer W V Hughes F H Simpson Jr.
J Engel Piano Tuner of Chicago now based in Fairfield offers seventeen years in the trade and six years factory experience. Leave orders at Scheffels Music House or James Hughes, phone 1691.
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