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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1917
Page
2
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Judge Edward Swann of the New York Supreme Court contends gangsters arise from Bohemian conditions and refuse to work or obey parents. He says they use drugs to erase fear and will kill for money. He argues the so called code is really revenge with no esprit de corps.
Ordinance 193 repeals part of Ordinance 78 and enacts new pay for waterworks staff. Chief engineer salary set at 75 dollars per month paid semi monthly, assistant engineer at 60 dollars per month paid semi annually. Effective after passage and one publication in the Fairfield Daily Journal. Passed February 27, 2017.
Miss Hilda Levy broke an eggshell during tanning work and produced a diamond ring from within. The egg seemed intact when found and the staff doubted the claim, though Levy remains in possession of the ring while the case attracts attention from local officials and the public.
The text explains slip safety relying on stability strength water tightness and reserve buoyancy. Strength comes from framing end plating or planking while water tightness uses calked seams. Iron plate seams are caulked by hammering edges and plank seams filled with oakum pitch or putty. Reserve stability and floatability depend on flooded interior space, reduced by watertight bulkheads across the ship.
The article notes California redwood resists fire unlike other woods. Logs weigh 30 to 50 tons for a sixteen foot butt, making handling hard when ground is littered with bark and tops. Lumbermen burn slash to remove waste, yet redwood logs survive eight to ten hours of blaze with only slight sapwood scorching.
Parsons college concert company of Fairfield under Prof Charles Mountain performed at the Presbyterian church in Washington. Eight students presented opera selections, solos, and choral numbers. Miss Mildred Stewart received enthusiastic praise for Ballad in A Flat. The program highlighted Miss Collins as reader and featured local youths among the quartet and vocalists. Proceeds help pay for a Presbyterian motion picture machine.
Prof. T. Rh. Douglass of Ames leads a two week Corn and Soil campaign starting March 5 with meetings in Bradshaw Cedar township Ankrum Glasgow Beckwith Chandler Penn Pleasant Plain Germanville Salina Lockridge Four Corners and planned northern and western tours. Local chairmen are named for each site and further dates will be announced.
Joseph W. Olliver a farmer living west of Libertyville killed himself with a .32 calibre revolver this morning. His body was found by his sisters about two o clock this afternoon after a search when he failed to return from chopping wool. Olliver had recently returned from Mt Pleasant hospital around Christmas time.
Nominations for Fairfield city officers must be filed by Saturday March 10. A Citizens mass meeting is customary to nominate a Citizens ticket. The 1915 committee Harley Hoops John F Loehr W C Spalding C H Doughty organized today to prepare for the March 1917 event. Ward meetings will precede the mass meeting for ward councilmen.
Edgar R Bruton of Moultrie Georgia reports he fears going crazy unless he stops counting razor strokes. He began counting to reduce strokes, succeeded after months, then finds he cannot quit the counting habit, with madness seeming imminent.
The Matron's Silver Medal Declamatory contest was held at Woolson church with large attendance. Mrs. S. E. Carmichael trained contestants and presented prizes. First prize went to Mrs Cecil Hadley, second prize to Mrs Mary Mendenhall.
Miss Nichols from Spokane spoke at the YWCA meeting. Rev Holler preached at the YMC A. Parsons faces Christian University on the home floor after a prior Canton win. Mawson Antarctic travel pictures shown Thursday in Barhydt chapel. Genevieve Wise and Frances Dool contract mumps. Mary Miller improves at Jefferson County Hospital and may return soon. Ada Miller from Sidney plans to stay over weekend in Ballard Hall.
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