Demurrage Rules End Private Use Of Rail Cars
Secretary McAdoo enacts new demurrage charges to deter private use of railroad cars as storage. Effective January 21, the Director General of Railroads bans average agreements and bans bundling, elevating daily charges from 3.00 for day one to 10.00 per day thereafter, with steep increases for extended holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
Burlington
Rich Ehough
Fairfield
Director General of Railroads
McCumber Urges Food Aid as War Ends in Sight
Washington reports Senator A PeCuwher of North BDrakota pressed in the Senate for immediate food shipments to allied nations while opposing delays. He argued the United States must supply full fares of relief to sustain the entente and keep momentum against enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Janet
Senate
Apecuwher
North Bdrakota
United States
Fer Wali
Itaty
Pranece Remihi
Recall call targets German minister in Mexico
Editorials in the Universal of Mexico City urge Mexico to recall Minister Von Eckhardt over alleged German propaganda activities and stirring discontent among Mexicans. The editorials cite concerns about the German influence spilling across the border.
Burn Wood Save Coal Urges Local Conservation
The Local Fuel Committee chairman R P Thoma warns the city faces severe coal shortages with few deliveries and dwindling home reserves. He says a general order closing public meeting places and possibly schools may come, unless every resident conserves fuel and volunteers to cut usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Thoma
S. A. Power
County Board to Collect for Patient Care
The Board of Supervisors moved to collect money due for care and keep of patients at the county home and at state institutions. In some cases large sums, long overdue, will be collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
County Attorneys Stir Over Pro German Punch Boards
County Attorney R C Leggett notes a general letter from Attorney General Haven er stating Governor Harding and Food Administrator J J Deemen view punch boards and slot machines as wasteful and unlawful. He says prosecutors must destroy such devices though none operate in Jefferson county. London reports a British raid north of St Quentin and war office says enemy artillery active in Ypres sector. Mrs Walter Hune visits her mother Mrs Jesse Martin. Miss LaNora Holmes of Kea ta visits a friend in Washineon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Leggett
Havener
Harding
J. J. Deemen
London
St. Quentin
Craig
War Office
Ypres
Walter Hune
Jesse Martin
Washineon
LaNora Holmes
Kea
Milan
Card of Thanks and College Notice
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for aid during illness of husband and father and for flowers. Special notice mentions tuition advancement after Monday January 21 and signals good positions at Fairfield Business College Junkin Block South Main street 887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
Mahlon Heston
Fairfield Business College
Junkin Block
South Main Street
Tentative Income Tax Return for Farm Year 1917
Iowa State Savings Bank notes a supply of blank forms to aid farmers in preparing their 1917 income tax returns. The blanks are not final reports and will not be accepted as such. They serve to help taxpayers determine their return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Bavings Bank
Local draft classification under way as weddings unfold
About 25 percent of local men are in class one with 345 in that group. Exemption board work nears completion though some have not filed due to service or travel. Examinations begin January 28 with fifty men examined daily until class one is finished. A wedding in town today features Miss Lucile Wisecarver and P. J. Easton at St. Marys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Way
West Burlington Street
Islu
Fairfield
Lucile Wisecarver
P. J. Easton
Des Moines
Wisecarver
A. C. Wisecarver
Greeley
Colo
Easton
Jericho & Easton
Alex Easton
Camp Dodge
Wit and Wisdom Club
J. F. Clarke
Ft. McPherson
H. J. Hogan
Ottumwa
Franke L. Whiting
Oradell
New Jersey
Beth Buchanan
Sheldon
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Anna KE. Ipsam
Joseph Provenozee
Davenport
Lillian Oblvich
Elizabeth Angstead
Lohegrin
Claribel Reth
John Shemanski
E. P F. Gaule
Ave Maria
Millard
Aries Michel Roth
Ivan M.ipsam
South el Street
Voc
Family notes thanks for kindness after mother's passing
The Johnsons Lundgquist August Kinzey families express heartfelt thanks for sympathy, kindness, flowers, and support during the illness and death of their mother Mrs Matilda August. Public notices advertise local property and chiropractic services nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda August
Chris Johnson
Frank Lundgquist
Albert August
Ed. Kinzey
Also Mentioned on This Page
McUmber
North Dakota
von Eckhardt
Mexico
Nes
Stroyed
Leggett
Jefferson County
Pythian Sisters Lodge
K. of P. Hall
Donald McGiffin
Highland Avenue
Westminster Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Kate McClain
Mae McClain
O. E. 8. Club
North Court Street
J. Voselge
Sang, D. C
Iowa State Savings Bank
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Down Town
Jericho
C. F. Long
West Broadway
Per Hank
Roth & CO
Mitch
Ell Bros
Roth
Presbyterian Ghureh
Corner Main and
Christian Endeavor
Junkin
Vesta
Lon H. Israel
Codagan & Atherton
East Broadway
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