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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
6
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Kenneth Thorpe arrived in Des Moines after an Sunday visit with relatives. F W Jericho and Mr and Mrs Truman Greenfield visited relatives in Mr Pleasant and Washington. Mrs Moore returned from Des Moines due to her mother’s illness. Dr T L James goes to Havana Cuba for winter. Mervyn Laughlin of Batavia visited the city. Senator Geo W Ball returned to Des Moines after a Sunday in town for legislative sessions. Nellie V Kyle visited Ottumwa over Sunday. Mr and Mrs Joseph Burke of Stockport joined relatives in the city. Mr and Mrs H Ranke of Hartington visited at Mrs R C Leggett’s home.
Des Moines reports the Iowa Senate approved a concurrent resolution for a retrenchment inquiry by the committee on reform to prune duplication and waste in state commissions and offices. The panel will report by February 10 and may target traveling inspectors and the fire marshal’s office among early steps. Senator Chase seeks a quorum, while Senator Whitmore indicates four dry bills will be sent to vote after executive session unless the public is heard.
Information from R W Hughes secretary of the Des Moines Eistedfod Association states the event originally set for February 22 has been postponed to February 28. Programs remain the same with contests held at the auditorium and Fairfield residents among the participants.
Funeral services for Forest Clinkenbeard will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM from the West Burlington home with Rev Keesey of the Methodist church officiating. Interment in Evergreen cemetery. For rent two unfurnished rooms suitable for light housekeeping 6.00 monthly. Inquire N care of Journal 161 Money t Loan at from five to six percent. Word arrives of Mrs Harry Yount death Sunday in Kansas City hospital after two weeks and an operation. She leaves a husband six children and a four week old baby. Remains to be taken to Goodwin Kansas for burial.
For sale notice lists a seven room Condit home with 115 by 165 foot lot, located seven blocks north of the northeast corner of the square. Wm. L. Long is the contact. Also offered is a No 3 Monarch typewriter advertised by F. H. McQuiston.
Joseph Droz aged about 92, a well known farmer and Cedar Township native, died last evening at the home of his daughter Mrs Peter Chapins southeast of the city. He was born in France on July 21 1834 and spent years in Cedar Township before moving to the city five years ago to live with his son Joseph Droz. He is survived by two children Mrs Chapins and Joseph Droz. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 oclock from the daughter's home, with Rev Carson officiating, and burial will be in Pattison Cemetery.
The Lyceum course announces Ida M Tarbell as a leading American publicist to lecture on Industrialism. Tarbell advocates business justice, stresses democracy against wealth autocracy, and supports workers while praising employers for solving worker issues.
An advertisement offers first class residence properties and choice building lots at attractive prices and convenient terms. The notice mentions the seller Win f Long at 163 Presbyterians and refers to a church event named The Church in Action with a bank offering by the Woman’s Missionary Society to be received next Sabbath evening.
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