Local Criefs Notebook Highlights Social Moves
Mrs. O R Corey returns home from Keota while W H Lloyd visits from Brighton and B H Henderschott stops in from Ottumwa. A marriage license is issued to Howard Rundell and Dorothy Morrison. Several residents travel, visit, or relocate including Mrs Sam Glotfelty, Miss Teresa Kasowsky, Miss Anna Wiseman, and W W Luke family moving to Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard O. Rundell
Fairfield
Dorothy R. Morrison
Lucas
Porter Spurns Aid as Son Fights for Life After Police Shootout
In Evanston hospital a broken hearted father recounts his son Paul Porter’s desperate confrontation with detectives at Davis Street. The 23 year old shot Detective Sergt Arthur Johnson and Irving Karber, was wounded thrice, and refused family help as his condition worsened. His troubled history includes hazing injuries, sanatoriums, a 1915 asylum stay, and stints in U S and Canadian forces plus a Winnipeg enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evanston Hospital
Sergt. Shea
Evanston
Paul Asbury Porter
B. R. Porter
Mt. Pieasant
Iowa
Highland Park Military Academy
Sergt
Arthur Johnson
Irving Karber
Karber
Davis Street
Mr. Pleasant
1St
Illinois Infantry
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Winnipeg
Canada
Dennis H. Grady
Northwestern University
Illinois Steel Company
Mrs Ardie Kneisley Dies in Sioux City
Word arrived of the death of Mrs Ardie Welton Kneisley at Sioux City February 18. Burial was at Wapello. She is survived by her father husband and two children. Known here as Miss Archie Welton she worked several seasons in the Fair Store millinery department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardie Welton Kneisley
Sioux City
Wapello
Kneisley
Archie Welton
Neighbors Hold Silly Gatherings and Send- Offs in Fairfield
The Westminster Guild meets Mrs Arthur Louden Friday at 2 30 pm on South Third street. Neighbors on West Kirkwood surprise Mrs W M Schaffer of Middleton Mont at her mother’s home as she departs after her father’s death. Fairfield Orotorio Society honors Prof C W Mountain at his North Fifth street home with games and music and refreshments. Junior Loyal Women Class plans farewell for Mrs Gus Kelly moving to Woolson after sewing at the Red Cross. Fifty neighbors bid farewell to Mr and Mrs O L Hiatt six miles south of Fairfield as they prepare for a farm north of town, oysters served. The same group surprises Mr and Mrs Homer Topping Monday as they move to Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Westminster Guild
Arthur Louden
South Third Street
West Kirkwood Street
W. M. Schaffer
Middleton, Mont
R. G. McFarland
Schaffer
Fairfield Oratorio Society
C. W. Mountain
North Fifth Street
Loyal Women’s
Christian Church
Red Cross
Gus Kelly
Woolson
Kelly
Charles Keltner
O. L. Hiatt
Fairfield
Homer Topping
Birmingham
Large banquet expected at Yeoman hall event
A large crowd is anticipated with over two hundred tickets sold for a dinner and meeting at Yeoman hall tomorrow evening. The program is lengthy and the committee says dinner will be served at 6:30 sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeoman Hall
Notice to Parents on Stolen Rides and Vehicle Safety
City mayor warns parents to caution children about riding in auto trucks wagons and other vehicles after multiple complaints. Several children avoided injury by luck in recent incidents. Also advertises Harper Special Brush at Fair for 75c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Munro
Civil Service Exam Shifts to Ottumwa Then Local Clerk Test Mar 15
The Civil Service examination scheduled for March 9 will not occur in this city but will take place in Ottumwa on that date. The clerk position requiring stenography and type writing will be held here on March 15 as previously announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Brushes in Fair 62 windows prompt inquiry
A local inquiry notes brushes displayed in the Fair 62 windows as part of a public exhibition. No further details on provenance or organizers are provided in the accessible text.
Sergt Billy Moore to Speak at High School Auditorium
Don’t miss Sergt Billy Moore speaking at the High School Auditorium this Friday evening, March 1. The address aims to inform students and community members about local police work and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt
Billy Moore
Window Washers and Dryers Sale at Fair
Long handled window washers with drier attachment offered at fair for 1.25 dollars. The item is shown among fairhouse cleaning tools.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Criefs
O. R. Corey
Keota
W. H Lloyd
Brighton
B. H. Henderschott
City
Phillip Sauer, Jr
W. A. Speers
Camp Dodge
Frank Speers
Ankeny
Rev
R. H Polly
Des Moines
Sam Glotfelty
County Line
R. G. Walker
Agency
Winnie Gillis
Teresa Kasowsky
English Lutheran Church
Heaton
East Adams Street
Frank Bruggemier
Mt. Pleasant
Anna Walker
Cedar Rapids
Anna Wiseman
Peck Millinery
Willis Green
Virginia
Glendale
Joe Hoffman
Libertyville
John Dunkin
Ella Allerdice
Ethel Smith
Mrs. Chas
Fray
Charles Heer
Glasgow
Raymond Stewart
Centerville
Harry Bennett
O Monson
Pearl Monson
Alex Pickard
Pleasant Plain
G. C. Kientz
Rudloph Snyder
Batavia
Lydia Lottridge
W. W. Luke
Mr. Luke
Carl Mathews
Keosaqua
P. A. Porter
Willard
Fairfield Battery CO
North Court Street
Fairfield, Iowa
Harper
W. H. Pence Mach, CO
Battery Department
Meyer Shoe Store
Tuality
Gaumer Bros
Keltner
Wii
Home Outfitters
J.c.bradshaw Furniture Co
Burlington
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