Local Briefs Highlight Visits Travel and Illness
Sunday social notes list Ernest Peasley Brighton visits and several residents from Grinewell Spokane and Ottumwa traveling or visiting kin. Mentions include hospital unit members in New York and La Junta death of Effie Hoffman Rogers. Local Batavia teachers join Fairfield to assist Jefferson county exemption card work.
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Ernest Peasley
Brighton
W. E. Richardson
Homer Richardson
Grinewell
Chi
Ralph
al. Harper
P. O. D. Society
Effie Hoffman Rogers
la Junta
Colo
Rogers
Fuera
Oskaloosa
Batavia
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Iowa First District completes draft quotas for Camp Dodge
Des Moines reports preparations for concentrates at Camp Dodge from February 23 to 28 as Iowa completes its first draft quotas. Forty five percent of the state’s allotment is already sent. remaining fifty five percent equals 6384 men. Several boards had quotas filled by voluntary enlistment and no credit will be given for post increment enlistments. credit will come on the next call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Page
Story
Hamilton
Fort Warden
Wash
Des Moines No
Audubon, Cass
Pottawatomie
Shelby, Adair
Guthrie
Madison Coun
Local residents return home from visits and employment
Miss Zilpha Kamp comes home from nursing in Batavia. R M Crail and son Scott return to Davenport after visiting relatives here. Isaac Tomlinson of Bloomfield arrives to take a position at the Grant meat market. Mt Pleasant News reports Hospital Unit A has reached New York and Camp Merrett on the Jersey side of the Hudson and will sail for Europe once transports are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Duffy
New York
Guy Londin
Brighton
Ed Davies
Spokane
Wash
A. S. McPherson
Day Hunt
Edmund
Sulman Johnson
Pleasant Plain
Maude Murphy
Lockridge
W. J. Dolan
Ft. Madison
Inez Hoffman
Florence Peebler
Ottumwa
R. M. Crail
Scott
Davenport
Isaac Tomlinson
Bloomfield
Grant
Mt. Pleasant
Camp Merrett
Jersey
Hudson
Europe
Thomas Edison Celebrates 71st Birthday Today
Thomas A. Edison marks his seventy first birthday as employees at his West Orange plant hold a luncheon in his honor. He was absent, described by his secretary as being somewhere in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
Mr. Edison
America
Social notes honor Abingdon visitors and local birthdays
Mrs. Fred Stewart hosts guests George Schugman and Mrs. Frank McClure of Abingdon Ill the event is tomorrow afternoon. Helen and Paul Bell celebrate birthdays with eighteen friends Saturday two to five pm at their South Second Street home. Burl Fleming invites church youth for a Valentine party tomorrow at 608 West Harrison Street. Mrs. W R Keeser hosts the Philathea Bible class Tuesday on West Hempstead Street. Victor Bates entertaining tonight with Mrs Schugman and Mrs McClure as guests. Hawkeye Rebekah lodge plans regular meeting with officers urged to attend practice. Wesleyan Bible class social meeting moved to February 21 at Mrs Fred Wray’s South Second Street home. Loyal Women’s Junior Class to sew for Red Cross tomorrow 1 30 pm at Mason Temple then attend Back from the Trenches at High School Auditorium. They return to Red Cross rooms to sew until closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stewart
George Schugman
Frank McClure
Abingdon, Ill
Helen
Paul Bell
South Second Street
W. R. Keeser
Philathea Bible
The
Methodist Church
West Hempstead Street
Victor Bates
West Jackson Street
George Schugmen
Wesleyan Bible Class
Fred Wray
Chrisian
Masonic Temple
Red Cross
Lincoln Birthday Observance By Local Post Office
Local post office will observe Lincoln's Birthday with adjusted hours. General delivery closes at 190 o'clock tomorrow morning for the remainder of the day, city carriers will have one delivery and collection, rural carriers proceed as usual, and alien enemy registrations run Monday through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Money to Loan on Real Estate First Mortgage
$7,000 loan available on real estate first mortgage. Contact William L. Long. Phone 3692.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. L. Long
Hay for Sale and Property Loan Offer
First class timothy hay available for delivery to Fairfield. Also offering 957 Money to Loan on Improved City Property through Thoma & Thoma at 809.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Hay
Fairfield
Thoma & Thoma
Quilt and Comfort Tacking by Women’s Missionary Society
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church offers quilting and comfort tacking services. Contact Mrs. W. D. Garmoe for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
McCord Chapter to Confer M M and PM Degrees Tonight
Members of McCord Chapter No. 5 R A M meet at 7 2 o clock this evening at Masonic Hall to confer the Regular M M and P M degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCord Chapter
Masonic Hell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walton Shoe
Cago
Vera Hartman
Mrs
O. B. Hartman
First District
Henry
Jefferson
Louisa Ee van Buren
Washington
Zilpha Kamp
Thomas Edison
Burl Fleming
Christian Church
West
Harrison Street
Hawkeye Rebekah Lodge
Meyer Shoe Store
West Broadway
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Down Town
Jericho
Easton
C. F. Long
Gaumer Bros
John B. Lord
Venice
India
Mnerich’s Dry Goods Store
Fairfield, Iowa
East Side Square
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