Local news briefs from the city and surrounding areas
Several residents are listed as traveling for business or visiting relatives including Mrs Chas Heer to Davenport F Spratt to South Dakota Dr E C Bock at home on East Burlington St and Lee Gallup back to Ames G W Clark of Batavia in the city on business E W Carter of Libertyville in town on business C J Fulton back from Des Moines C E B Nieukirk of Batavia in city on business J A Goodson to Oskaloosa George Messer of Libertyville visiting relatives Mrs John Barnett seriously ill Marion Hart ill with measles Olt Messer of Oskaloosa visiting Louis Messer West Broadway Mrs M K Barnes returned from Trenton Mo Mary Glen Miller operated on at Jefferson County hospital Maxine Mullenix ill with measles Charles Nickelson purchased Monson home moving his family to the city Official Board of First Methodist Church meets 730 PM Minister's Study Sun Day School workers meet 730 PM Presbyterian prayer meeting at PF McQuiston's home Lieut W B Rorick travels from Ft Sheridan to Leon Springs Texas to join the 304th Cavalry, Pleasant News Mrs Mary Morony dies at her son Dan Morony's home aged over 80, Irish born long-time Meny county resident.
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Pleasant
Mary Morony
Dan Morony
New Increment to Find Camp Dodge Ready for Them
Des Moines reports Provost General Crowder ordered 15 000 additional national army selectives to Camp Dodge for five days starting February 23. Iowa will supply 6 384 and Minnesota 8 600 of the men to raise the 3159 division to war strength, with units and depots prepared and new arrivals to be barracked separately for exams and disease checks.
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Des Moines
Crowder
National Army
Camp Dodge
Ssth
Iowa
Minnesota
Harrison R. Price
Jourth Field Artillery
Cas
Fiel Artillery
Castle
330Th Engineers
351St
337Th
Ilinois
North Dakota
338Th Field Artillery
352D
S59th Infantry
Notice to Bidders for Cement Contracts in Jefferson County
Bid openings set for 1 20 p m February 6 1918 at the auditor office for 1560 barrels of Portland cement. A C TERNER Auditor.
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Jefferson County
A. C. Terner
Hay for Sale and Quilt Making Services Ad
Hay for sale first class timothy day delivery to Fairfield phone 7116. Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church offers quilting and comfort tacking services call Mrs. W J Garmoe for details.
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Timothy
Fairfield
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Boys who returned purse may claim reward
Notice asks the boys who picked up a pocketbook at the Orpheum Saturday night to return it to the Journal for a reward. The item is described as a pocketbook and the appeal seeks the finder’s cooperation.
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Orpheum
Meatless flour selling rule goes into full force
The Fairfield grocers were notified by local Food Administrators that new regulations require selling four with wheat flour and to offer an equal amount of another cereal per purchase. The Daily Journal outlined the rule, which applies as federal law and warns customers not to expect merchants to violate it.
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Fairfield Grocers
Daily Journal
Tomorrow is Wheatless Food Saving
Tomorrow urges all readers to practice wheatless eating as a daily service, noting groups can substitute and thrifty people can save modestly while the well off cut to simple living. It calls for eating plenty but wisely and without waste.
Neighborhood Prayer Meetings Set for Wednesday Evening
The Methodist Neighborhood Prayer meetings will be held Wednesday at 7 30 PM with a goal of more than 100 attendees across several homes and a church study. Leaders and addresses include Mrs Willa Chandler 105 East Kirkwood Philip Ringlespach at home. Mrs G W Mintonye 604 West Grimes C V Pool. J S Gantz 204 North Third A K Harper. George Israel 407 West Burlington Mrs T S Waters. Fred Stansberry 702 South Third R H Spence. Thomas Davies 1100 South Main Mrs L T Gobble. Mrs J W Oliver 50 East Adams Mrs Robinson. K P Simmons 607 East Burlington Mrs Laura Chilcott. plus church minister Wilbur R Keeley.
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Willa Chandler
East Kirkwood
Philip Ringlespach
G.W. Mintonye
West Grimes
C. V. Pool
J S Gantz
North Third
A. K. Harper
George Israel
West Burlington
East Adams
Robinson
K.P. Simmons
East Burlington
Laura’ Chilcott
Wilbur R. Keeley
Negro Minstrel Show At Cross Lanes Church Friday
My America Club presents a negro minstrel at Cross Lanes church Friday evening February 7. Admission 15 and 25 cents. Everyone invited to attend.
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America Club
Cross Lanes
Eighth grade exam to be held February 20-21 at courthouse
Notice states the examination occurs at the courthouse on Wednesday and Thursday February 20 and 21 starting at nine o'clock. If roads are bad and attendance is impossible the state superintendent permits another August examination, leaving two trials remaining.
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Court House
Corn Bread Recipe Promotes National Unity
A New York hotel offers a patriotic corn bread recipe blending corn meal and rye flour to save wheat for the United Nations. The 16 by 22 inch pan yields a batter with milk batter substitute honey eggs salt cornmeal rye flour baking powder and a slow bake process.
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New York
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Chas
Heer
Davenport
DPD
F. Spratt
South Dakota
E. C. Bock
East
Burlington Street
Lee Gallup
Ames
G. W. Clark
Batavia
E. W. Carter
Libertyville
C. J. Fulton
C. EB. Nieukirk
Goodson
Oskaloosa
George Messer
John Barnett
West Kirkwood Street
Marion Hart
East Broadway
Olt Messer
Louis Messer
West Broadway
M. K. Barnes
Trenton
Mary Glen Miller
Jessie Miller
Jefferson County Hospital
Maxine Mullenix
Mrs
Fred Mullenix
South Fourth Street
Charles Nickelson
Pleasant Plain
Monson
South Second Street
First Methodist Church
Jeff Pence
Clintonville
Wis
W. H. Pence
West Hempstead Street
Thursay
Camp Cody
Deming
New Mexico
The
HL McQuiston
W. B. Rorick
Ft. Sheridan
Leon Springs
Texas
304Th Cavalry
United States Food Administration
Thoma & Thoma Siby
Wever Shoe Store
J. M. McKain
South Third Street
Gaumer Bros
Arlo McPeek
Was Pvp
Crete
Sea
Srat
Packegee
Shriner & Johnson
A. F. Carlson
J. Engel Piano Tuner
Chicago
Scheffel’s Music House
James Hughes
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