Remember Monday is wheatless in local briefs
Local news items list residents and visitors in the city today and over the weekend. Names include Pearl Fulton, B H Hendershott, Miss Jessie Wray, Miss Ira Miller, Mrs Mary Reed, Miss Tillie Nelson, Kenneth Mitchell, Mrs R C Leggett, Mrs R A Tull, Mrs Guy Beatty, Harry McWhirter, Prof E E Watson, Mrs Wilson Reed, Homer Skate, P F Sauer Jr, Miss Mable Thorson, Miss Lucy Thorson, Miss Nettie Tedrow, Rev E W Stodghill, Judge C W Vermillion, Sen John F Webber, Arthur Green, Gilbert McClaran, and Alice McClaran with travel to Ottumwa, Burlington, Des Moines, Rock Island, and regard to family visits and a college debate outcome.
Groundhog Day Weather Talk Sparks Local Debate
In Fairfield on February 2, Groundhog Day prompts discussion of sun and shadow as forecasts for spring. The piece recalls Candlemas lore, Roman rituals, and the shift from heathen custom to weather prognostication, noting mixed beliefs and enduring curiosity.
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Groundhog
Goverment Weather Bureau
Fairfield
Sol
The
Encyclopedia
Februa
Mars
Sergius
Eagles Meet Monday for Only Meeting of Month
Fairfield Aeroe of Eagles will hold their only February meeting next Monday evening. Members are urged to attend as two candidates will be initiated.
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Eagles
Fairfield Aerue
Local Notes From Abingdon and Surrounding Areas
Abingdon visitors include A L Crecraft and Mrs H Woods while Dr Iona Miller travels to Centerville for a aunt’s illness. Visitors from Pleasant Plain and San Francisco return home. Ministerial association to meet at 10 AM in Agassiz room. Birth announced for J D McGaughey couple in Keokuk. Death of Daniel W Schwartz reported in Chicago. Junior college basketball team delayed by bad roads returning from Stockport.
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Iona Miller
Centerville
Stockport
Extension classes meet Feb 2 at Jefferson County Court House
The history and English extension classes will meet Saturday February 2 in Miss Chesters office at the Jefferson County courthouse at 9 a.m.
Call 4274 When You Need A Taxi
A brief taxi note instructs readers to call 4274 for taxi service. The message is short and emphasizes the contact number for hiring a ride.
Card of Thanks from J C Barnes and Children
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during the sickness and death of our wife and mother and for the beautiful floral offerings. J C Barnes and Children.
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J.C. Barnes
Fresh fish at Lewis meat market tomorrow and next Tuesday
The Lewis meat market announces fresh fish will be available tomorrow and next Tuesday, offering customers a new selection for the week.
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Lewis
Notice to Public on Desertion of Wife by Hanshaw
Public notice states Carlos G Hanshaw will not be responsible for any bills incurred by his wife who deserted him on October 1 1917. The declaration aims to deter creditors from seeking repayment from the husband.
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Carlos G. Hanshaw
Eighth grade exam set for February court house days
The eighth grade examination will be held at the court house on Wednesday and Thursday February 20 and 21 at nine o'clock. If roads are bad and you can't come, the state superintendent has always called an examination in August so you will still have two trials left, Jane Chidester County Superintendent.
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Court House
Obituary Notice for John Albert Nelson of Mt Pleasant
John Albert Nelson of Mt Pleasant died yesterday at Sunny Side sanitarium in Ottumwa after months with tuberculosis. He was about 43, leaving a wife and two daughters Veril and Gladys. The funeral is Sunday at 2 PM from Upland church, with burial in Upland cemetery, under Rev. Weston. He is brother to Mrs Mary Reed and Miss Tillie Nelson of the city.
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John Albert Nelson
Mt. Pleasant
Sunny Side
Ottumwa
Ottumway
Mr. Nelson
Veril
Gladys
Kerrick Undertaking
Upland Church
Lockridge
Weston
Mt. Pleasat
Upland Cemetery
Nelson
Mary Reed
Tillie Nelson
Library Hours Tighten Support for Student Reference Work
Local fuel administration limits library hours to Wednesdays and Saturdays. Students and college pupils should submit advance subject lists for reference work to ease librarian workload during shorter hours.
Money to Loan on Improved City Property Thoma and Thoma
Thoma and Thoma offering money to loan secured on improved city property. Principal terms likely include mortgage on titled real estate with standard interest and repayment arrangements. Contact Thoma and Thoma at 809 for details on the loan program and eligibility.
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Thoma & Thoma
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Omtarcland
Pearl Fulton
Libertyville
B. H. Hendershott
Jessie Wray
Ira Miller
Kenneth Mitchell
Davenport
R. C. Leggett
Burlington
R. A. Tull
New London
G. S. Grinstead
Guy Beatty
Joseph Hickenbottom
Glendale
Harry McWhirter
Chicago
E. E. Watson
Seymour
Wilson Reed
Des Moines
Lieut. Reed
Camp Dodge
Homer Skate
Rock Island
Margaret Miller
P. F. Sauer, Jr
Hedrick
Mable
Lucy Thorson
Leland Holgate
South Second Street
Nettie Tedrow
E. W. Stodghill and Son
C. W. Vermillion
Parsons College
John F. Webber
Arthur Green
Roberts
Idaho
Gilbert McClaran
Miss Alice
Will McClaran
France
Brizfs
A. L. Crecraft
Abingdon
Elnora Burg
Pleasant Plain
Joseph Kessel
Hla Collins
San Francisco
Cal
W. S. Campbell
Ames
Ministerial Association
Agassiz
Charles A. Summers
Stuttgart
Arkansas
H. J. Woods
J. P. Allen
Wood
J. D. McGaughey
Keokuk
McGaughey
Miss Pearl Barnes
Daniel W. Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz
City
Clark Gossick
Packwood
Meadville
Jane Chidester
Meyer Shoe Store
A. F. Carlson
J. Engel
Scheffel
Music
James Hughes
Saqumer Ares
Arlo McPeek
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Big Horn Basin
Burlington Sevice
Area
S. B. Howard
Q Building
Ojon
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