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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
2
The soul is a fire that darts rays through the senses and is the center of our sentiments and ideas. Observations and efforts of philosophers should turn toward this fire as the main power of existence.
The Brownsville Sentinel denounces the National Guard deployment as a colossal bluff meant to intimidate Carranza. It argues the campaign failed after Parral and Carrizal, and notes troops were quietly sent home as railroads and public sentiment shaped the withdrawal. Miss Margaret Glotfelty of west of the city visits friends.
Reported arrival of about 1,000 refugees near Laredo Texas on December 29 from Salsilla and other points fleeing fears of revolutionary activity. Passengers described an escort of soldiers with mounted machine guns on trains from Tampico as they traveled southward. Tornado devastates parts of Mississippi counties on December 29.
Mrs Julius Standaert of this city received two jewel cases crafted in Holland by her brother Alphonse Vasterheghe a Belgian soldier. While interned in a camp near Zeist the craftsman assembled intricate inlaid wood boxes using many woods and hundreds of small pieces. The boxes measure about ten by six by four inches.
Lieutenant Colonel J M Clasby of the Seventh Illinois infantry married Grace Field of San Antonio on the eve of his unit's departure for home. Clasby is assistant postmaster at Chicago. The bride hails from Indiana and comes from a family prominent in the state's early history.
Mrs Roy Louden visits her Burlington grandparents. Dr and Mrs BD Moss and daughter Maryetta of Chicago will spend New Year’s with Mrs Moss’s sister Mrs C D Leggett. Eight pound girl born to Mandley Caviness of Stockport. Mrs Laffer and daughter Geo-Anne visit in Burlington. Hugh Holton of North Dakota visits Jay Copeland. Nurse Sella Sampson of Johns Hopkins leaves for Baltimore then Burlington. Birdie Newall of Lincoln visits en route to Birmingham. Joseph Hupp of Trookville in city on business. Myrtle Karper of Oakland schools spends holidays home. Mrs Geo W Yarrington and Brainard go to Des Moines to see ill sister. Louis Wheelock of Des Moines visits and attends Elk’s dance. Mildred Stever operated for appendicitis at Jefferson County hospital. Bernard Quinn returns to Ottumwa after visit with Mrs Elizabeth Tucker. Mrs Quinn stays longer. Mrs Ralph Rigby suffers a broken wrist from icy walk. Mr Rigby recovering from hip injury.
Vern Lewis of Batavia was arrested by Sheriff Shan Campbell and Marshall Hinshaw after a search at the Lewis home yielded four gallons of whiskey in beer, pint, and quart bottles. He waived examination before Justice Charles Conlee and was bound over to the grand jury on a $200 bond. Batavia News reports a Christmas program at No. 3 school with Nell Benson, a decorated tree, and a parcel post sale.
Joseph Ferguson, 48, of Terre Homme, Ind., was fined 500 dollars and given six months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing a turkey from a cold storage. Judge Newton, criticized for leniency, suspended part of the sentence, sparking surprise and debate.
In Des Moines Iowa on December 29 Delbert Collings seventeen was killed and five boys were seriously injured when two bob sleds collided on a steep hill. One sled carried black youths and the other white youths.
Milwaukee December 29 Richie Mitchell longtime title challenger and local idol slid 200 feet down a hillside after his automobile skidded on a grade but sustained no injuries according to reports authoritatively noting the lightweight's safe outcome.
Los Angeles December 29 a statement says the orange crop as a whole had not suffered from the low temperatures in the southern California citrus belt, suggesting resilience amid cold weather concerns.
We have some more of those good hind quarters at thirteen cents per pound. Low prices on all meats. Call 1596. J. STANDAERT. 64
William R. Hough eighty three a friend of James Whitcomb Riley who inspired the poem Out to Old Aunt Mary by taking the poet to visit a relative has died in Greenfield Indiana on December 29.
The Daily Journal outlines rising materials costs and impact on pricing. City subscribers in Fairfield face 1917 rates: $4.00 yearly strictly in advance, or $5.00 if paid quarterly or annually at the end. To avoid renewal notices, pay now at the old rate or pay $1.25 for three months.
The will of Mrs. Lizzie Merrill Palmer provides a school for teaching girl motherhood in Detroit. The residue of her estate, expected to reach about $1 million, funds the school and offers free education for girls unable or unwilling to pay board costs.
In Augusta under a prohibitive state, oil workers flood town for profits and seek iced beverages. Drug stores repurpose fixtures for fountains and seating as daytime heat peaks at 100 degrees. Lines form for multiple sodas nightly, with bars-like setups in fountains and a peaceful town despite arrests carrying fines. Jausrich's Band opens Riley Entertainment at the M. church on Tuesday.
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