Obituary for John M. Johnson of Abingdon Fairfield
John M. Johnson born May 4 1870 near Abingdon Iowa died January 15 1917 at 5 30 am. He joined Abingdon Christian Church at seventeen and later served Fairfield Christian Church as elder Bible school superintendent and teacher of a fifty member class. He practiced law in Fairfield for twenty five years after being admitted in 1892. He married Cora B Jaques October 25 1899 and had one son Marshall J. Survived by wife mother one sister Mrs J W Flint. Funeral at the Christian church. Also notes Iowa road and bridge spending 10.6 to 12 million, a new Burlington station at Shenandoah Iowa 1917, and Old Ironsides now at Iowa State Ames with 600 for preservation.
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John M. Johnson
Abingdon
Jefferson County
Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Fairfield
Cora B. Jaques
Eldon
Marshall J
Valse
J. W. Flint
Christian Church
G. W. Burch
Fredonia
Kan
Tanlac Promises Plumpness for Slender Folk
An advertisement extols Tanlac a tissue building tonic to overcome stomach weakness and improve weight. It claims increased weight for the slender, stronger blood for the veins, and positions Tanlac as a reconstructive vegetable tonic sold at Gaumer Bros. Drug Co with Clapp & Carter.
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Wairfield
Gaumer Bros.’ Drug Co
Parsons Scalp Indians In 29 to 12 Victory
Parsons College tops the Cheyenne Indians 29 to 12 on their floor as a sluggish Parsons squad defeats the visitors. Gantz led Parsons with five field goals while White Eagle topped the Indians with several scores. Next Monday Parsons travels to Monmouth College as Garretson prepares his squad.
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Parsons College
Parsons
Garretson
Parsons Gantz
White Eagle
Indians
Monmouth
Monmouth College
What Perry thinks of Dows, Smith & Reed
John Carmody cashier at Perry Savings Bank writes that Perry Gas Company failed under old management and was rebuilt by John A. Reed of Cedar Rapids who improved service. He urges Fairfield to entrust gas plant rebuilding to Reed as it would yield satisfactory service.
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John Carmody
Perry Savings Bank
Perry
Iowa
Daily Journal
Fairfield
Perry Gas Company
John A. Reed
Cedar Rapids
Reed
Miss Hattie Pequignot Takes Week Vacation
Leader notes Miss Hattie Pequignot will take a week off from work. Byron Huddleston, formerly at Fruitland, has returned home exhausted and is ill with tonsillitis.
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Byron Huddleston
Fruitland
City carpenters to meet over White Tea Store
An important notice calls all city carpenters to convene in the hall above the White Tea Store tonight at 7:30 to discuss the wage scale for the coming year. Committee.
Old Hutchinson dies. Fairfield loses longtime helper
William Hutchinson, known as Old Hutch, a familiar Fairfield helper for decades, died yesterday at the hospital from pneumonia following a cold. Born a slave in Kentucky around 1848, he later traveled with a circus, settled in Fairfield about 40 to 45 years ago, and left an adopted son Herbert Hutchinson. Funeral services will be at Frazey parlors with A. M. E. church minister B. F. Hubbard in charge.
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Hutch
Fairfield
William Hutchinson
William
Kentucky
Eldon
West Washington Street
Herbert Hutchinson
Frazey Undertaking
B. F. Hubbard
A. M. E. Church
Cigar Prices Advance Notice to Dealers and Consumers
Notice to dealers and consumers of cigars announcing price increases due to production costs. From this date all five cent cigars will sell to the consumer at five cents straight. Signed by Fred M. Raible W. F. Bevering and C. F. Long.
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Fred M. Raible
W. F. Bevering
C. F. Long
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Abe Daily Journal
Isournal Printing CO
Taylor & W. Taylor
Eee
Burlington
Shenandoah
State of
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
State Board of Education
Clapp & Carter
R. F
White Eagle Keesey Hedrick
Wilson
Seeevene
R. G
Fire Cloud
Heil Flinspach
Smith Scovel
Gantz
Keesey
Hedrick
Zeigler
Sanger
Self
White
Green Crow
Russell
J. M. Overholser
Jack Rabbit
State Auditor's Office
Dows
Smith & Reed
Childr
Iren’s
Percale
Colgate’s
Ray Maxwell
Frank D. Kerrick
Iowa State Savings Bank
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
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