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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1917

Page

7

Personal News and Local Appointments in Ottumwa

Ottumwa notes list residents visiting relatives and ill locals, with several travel and social mentions. Names include Roy Wagner family, David Faulkner of Davenport visiting daughter Gertrude in hospital, Verle Porter, W H Harrison, E D Schooley and daughter, and Mrs. Robert Lumdson guests of L E Kuhns. Local licenses issued to Paul Kasowsky and Vola Thompson. Various illnesses and travel updates follow among dozens of residents, with staff changes at Lincolin School and gas company in Waterloo.

David Faulkner Davenport City Gertrude

Cross Lanes Club Plans Fourth Anniversary Festival

The Cross Lanes Ladies Social Club marks four years since its founding with an all day festival at the church on January 26. A noon dinner and a thoughtful program are planned, with a letter from Dr. J. O. Hinkhouse read and his reply shared.

Ladies of the Cross Lanes Br. J. O. Hinkhouse J. F. Hinkhouse Sioux City Iowa Ear Hinkhouse Lauies Social Lab Cross Lanes Owice Cross Lanes Church J. D. Hupp Edna B. Whitmore Ladies’ Club Whitmore Evy Mrs. Hinkhouse All Presbyterian Board of Iowa Home Missions Iowa Presbyterian Sunday Schools Democratic Center

Crack Muscatine Battery To Be Mustered Out

Muscatine January 22 Battery C a crack national guard unit will be dissolved and mustered out soon after a heavy vote backed removal rather than accept the new federal oath requiring six years service three active and three reserve The decision follows widespread reports the men would not take the oath and notes future reorganization may require 100 men per infantry company within two and a half years for war department recognition

Muscatine Crack National Guard United States National Guard War Department

Cross Lanes Church Thanks Members

A note of gratitude from J. F. Honkhouse thanks church members for their work at Cross Lanes church and offers best wishes in service.

Cross Lanes Church J. F. Honkhouse

Poultry Scoring Set for Fairfield Tomorrow

Judge Dagle will be in Fairfield to score poultry on Tuesday January 23. Those wishing to have poultry scored may arrange with S. A. Power or James H. Montgomery.

Dagle Fairfield S. A. Power James H. Montgomery

25000 Guardsmen Ordered Home From the Border

Washington reports twenty five thousand national guardsmen will be returned and mustered out as transportation allows. General Funston selected units include New York Seventy Fourth infantry and field units, Illinois brigade HQ, Indiana ambulance and brigade HQ, Iowa First Squadron cavalry and field hospital, Ohio Fourth and Fifth infantry with cavalry and support companies.

Washington Ohio Fifth Infantry

Henry Faulkner Announces Drag Wagon Start

Henry Faulkner announces the start of a small drag wagon on Monday January 22. He asks for patrons and notes headquarters at Simons Second Hand Store with phone 3368 and residence 2699. The address listed is 147.

Henry Faulkner Simons

Notice to cigar dealers and consumers of cigars

Owing to rising production costs the price of all 5c cigars will be raised to 5c to the consumer. The notice is signed by Fred M. Raible W. F. Bevering and C. F. Long and issued to dealers and consumers.

Fred M. Raible W. F. Bevering C. F. Long

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Resistos Roy Wagner Stockport W. H. Harrison Des Moines E. D. Schooley Abingdon Robert Lumdson Ottumwa L. E. Kuhns Harry Craig Mt. Pleasant Frank Bruggemeyer Fruitland Pos, Agv-T. Thompson Brighter Fanny Custer Chicago Ill Roth 4 Co Paul A. Kasowsky Brighton Vola M. Thompson R. N. of A Moose Hall B. B. Kracht West Adams Street Bertha Mrogenski Spring Valley Ruth Gavin Bar Parsons Frank Ogden Vago Til Clinton McGahan Hillsboro Charles E. Curtis Mr. Pleasant News Humphrey Fern Kilroy Florence Kasowsky Pleasant Plain Mike Damm Clarence BE. Schuler Charles City Loudon Machinery Co Waterloo Dyas Belleview Lincolin Marguerite Zeiger Cochran F. I. Ogden Beckwith Esther Laird Batavia Cross Lanes Club Diaes Pal Indiana Illinois J. C. Bradshaw Furniture CO Just Gaumer Bros Jewelry Fairfield Theater Yellow Menace Fay Tincher Tully Marshall Ford Weekly Educational Harry Stones LaBell Mable Art Padgett Mr. Schultz Kalamazoo Mae Marsh Robert Harrow Molly Harry Stone Louise Lovely The Sky Pathe Gold Rooster Robert Edeson Rudyard Kipling Thomas H. Ince Frank Keenan Louise Glaum Charles Ray Jack, Swain Grace Cunard Francis Ford Purple Mask and Good C. E. Anderson
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