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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
2
Fairfield battles blizzard and severe coal shortage with near zero temperatures. Officials Thoma Raible and McNew coordinate relief as 28 tons sit at Lick Creek mines unreachable. Local fuel dealers run dry. schools and Louden Machinery face fuel risk. unions consider combined services if relief delays continue.
Due to uncertain train service the Fairfield Mt. Pleasant high school game was canceled. The college team will play Monmouth tonight at the college gym instead of the high school. Monmouth reached Mt. Pleasant on the lone through train.
Severe storm cripples rail service across the city and middle west. Temperature drops to 18 below zero. Rock Island reports drifts from El Paso to Washington, with No. 29 delayed and other routes stalled in Illinois. Burlington cancels mail and No. 9 with limited through service today. No trains in or out of Chicago on the Burlington.
Friends in the city learn that C C Anderson, formerly of Fairfield, is now in Cedar Rapids as president and organizer of the Reliance Ring Co, which makes three piece oil tight piston rings. He helped organize the Anderson Engine Works, now Fairfield Engine Works, with his brother E I Anderson who died by accidental electrocution. Darrell B Anderson, son of the deceased, is involved in Reliance Ring Co.
Announcements report the marriage of Dr Russell A Collins of Oskaloosa to Miss Frances Wheeler of Ottumwa, which occurred Saturday December 5 in Oskaloosa. Dr Collins, youngest son of Mr and Mrs M R Collins, is a Fairfield High School and Iowa State College veterinary graduate with an established practice in Oskaloosa. The couple will reside at home with friends in Oskaloosa.
The Journal reports Elmer D. Hinkhouse has been selected for the Third Officers training school starting January 8 for three months. He transferred from Camp Dodge to Camp Pike near Little Rock Arkansas and was among two men selected from Old Battery F. Hinkhouse recently left hospital after a week with grippe losing thirty pounds but weighing about 160. Miss Lake Emry accepts a post at Dexter Washing Machine Co. office.
E L Allender from Rock Island Arsenal plans an over Sunday visit with his mother Mrs Thomas Crawford tonight. Marine Byron Neibert from Paris Island SC arrived last night for a visit at H K Smiths and other friends here, after a stop in Chicago. The Fairfield theater fire crew attended a small blaze around a flue with little damage. The Red Cross Chapter expects about 35 from the South Side ridge club, earnings from a banquet for the Retail Merchants association. Money to Loan on improved City Property Thoma and Thoma.
The note states that the churches will not hold evening services tomorrow with the Lutheran church specifically reporting no services.
First Methodist and Presbyterian churches schedule Sunday morning services with sermons on Safeguards of the Church and Call to Repentance. Rev. Roland Buter of Iowa Falls to preach. Bible School, Sunday School times, and 7:30 evening meetings noted. Reading Room over Tae Fall Clothing Store offers weekday hours and a Christian Science library. prayer meeting at Will Batley residence Thursday at 7:30 with subject The Assurance Faith Heb 10:12.
Sunday School at 2 30 PM for New Chicago Mission and College Addition Mission with a 3 30 PM children's service where Mr Wnorowski speaks on Character Building. Regular services at 7 30 PM. Mr Waorowaki delivers final sermon on Man or Master. Prayer meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 PM.
A disheveled aging man with dirty clothes and unkempt hair sat in a back room style table to illustrate a corre spondence school advertising stunt. An empty whisky bottle lay beside him as a large sign on the window proclaimed this person a failure for wasting his spare time.
Dialogue shows a father scolding a son for reading German propaganda and opposing relatives fighting relatives. The misfit wartime sentiment surfaces as the boy defends pacifist stance after a woodshed punishment.
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