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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
6
Milwaukee police report Adam Prochowski confessed to burglaries of the Oscar Greenwald and Frank Pamkoehler homes in December and revealed where jewels valued near 5000 were disposed. Authorities expect to recover the stolen gems.
National Geographic notes that the bay lynx or bobcat weighs under twenty pounds yet is praised for prow ess. while timid toward humans it relentlessly preys on ground birds and small game including quail and grouse making it outlawed in settled areas.
The London Science Progress notes that sash windows, likely invented in Holland and imported to England in the late seventeenth century, are seen as irrational and risky due to cord breakage. It contrasts them with French windows, which can be closed to block drafts or noise, and observes the rarity of double windows in Britain.
United States Ambassador Fletcher plans to depart for Mexico City on Saturday. He will confer with President Wilson about issues pending between Mexico and the United States before his departure.
The passage explains that a storm is not a single wind but a wheel of winds curving toward a central eye. The eye has the lowest barometer, while the rim is high. The wheel typically spans several hundred miles across.
Parsons College selects its debating teams to meet Wesleyan and Penn in a triangular debate on Friday February 16. The affirmative team includes Warren Glotfelty John Larmore Orion Coppeck with alternates Benj Gallaher. The negative team to meet Penn at Oskaloosa features Dwight Krumholtz Fred Wilson Lowe Berger with alternate Frank Abbott. The Wesleyan and Penn teams are noted as strong and capable.
Des Moines Feb 8 The administration road bill before the Iowa House would replace the highway commission with a two year appointed highway commissioner earning 4000 dollars yearly plus 20000 for staff and expenses. The commissioner would prepare county plans advise supervisors and judge contracts over 2000 while handling federal aid provisions under the Shackleford bill. County supervisors retain primary control over county roads and township trustees keep road powers with township road superintendents. counties hire engineers to survey roads under supervision.
Fairfield High School basketball hosts Burlington High on the local floor at the High School Gymnasium tomorrow at eight. The local team seeks revenge after last week’s defeat on Burlington’s floor as a large crowd is expected to support the boys.
W R Johnson of Industry Illinois attends a business trip in the city. Herman Dillener reports his two year old son ill at grandparents in Bloomfield. Ed G Fligg attended Harper meetings in Seymour. Dan Schooley of Abingdon was a city visitor. O L Fry of Wooster in the city on business. Fred Graber and W F Bevering were in Ottumwa and Lokridge on business. Miss Gertrude Dixon recovering at home in Brighton. Charles E Keltner and J F Donica on business from Des Moines. O C Richardson returns to Rock Island after visiting the Minster home. Miss Clarinda Easton improving from illness. L A Kuhns returns from Chicago conference. Walter Cornett of Davenport visits. Fred Bray of Richland in the city. Mrs Dan Stout ill on North Main. Albert Peterson returns to Davenport after visiting family. Yeo Man Lodge meets 7:30 pm with initiation. Evergreen Lodge D of H meets tomorrow night with refreshments. Birmingham Co M men inspects last night. Rev W R Keesey lecture at Methodist church moved to Tuesday Feb 13 under Epworth League.
Captain Bates of the regular army praised Company M after an annual inspection at the armory. The crowd saw thorough prep and top marks for readiness and drill, with Bates calling it the best guard company he had ever seen. Elias Hall of Birmingham visited the city yesterday.
More than 200 people aboard the California were lost after a German torpedo strike. Survivors, including John A. Lee of Montgomery Alabama, were landed at Queenstown. at least one crew member is missing. The sinking follows numerous merchant craft losses since the German proclamation.
FE M Shaw of Washington county holds an unusual land record as he reflects on moving to Iowa fifty two years ago and buying his farm at five dollars and fifty cents per acre.
All parents and friends of the Boy Scouts are invited to the anniversary exercises in the east room of the Methodist church at 7 30 this evening. Addresses will be given by Dr J F Clarke Charles W Wade Rev H A Mosser and others.
Iowa will receive 2,000,000 dollars in federal aid over the next five years. Twenty counties have applied and pledge to add 50 to 75 percent more funding for road improvements than the federal aid.
A health note on lean individuals linking nervous temperament to premature facial aging and digestive issues. It advises choosing starches sugars and fats thoughtfully while avoiding sour and spicy foods, and emphasizes a sunny restful disposition and steady nerves as traits of a robust person. Dr L H Levy cites Ple torial Review.
Des Moines reports Senator C W Whitmore revising bone dry measures for the senate committee on intemperance. The draft would allow two quarts of liquor and two beers per shipment to non bootleggers every two weeks, with permits required. Some propose permits issued via county auditors or railroad companies.
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