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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1919
Page
3
William McCandless of Sloan hosts William Louden. Ottumwa visits include Mrs. Machesny and Miss Linn while Des Moines and Chicago trips occur for several locals. Military notes report Robert Winn’s discharge, Harvey Johnston’s Germany service, and Clifford Comingore’s recuperation. A February 13 cattle sale is announced by Melvin Cory.
Ralph Peebler bought the Dustin farm and will take possession March 1. A boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Boggs on Thursday January 16. Mrs S H Watkins spent Thursday in Ottumwa. Mrs Howard Harshman went to Iowa City Friday for her sister Mrs Tom Dotts illness. Loren Pratt family from Burlington visited here. Joe Wagner ill but improving. Fred Martin and son and Roscoe Ferrell from Ottumwa visited. Golda Aldrich of Fairfield spent Sunday at the Ferrel home. Charles Allison family from Fairfield were weekend guests at C A Heston. Nell Hewitt of Montana visiting her sister Mrs Arthur Zuehlke.
Mt Pleasant Iowa January 28 Trusties from Fort Madison at the State Hospital for Insane sold property from the institution. A sheriff led a search that uncovered a convict selling brass fittings worth over a hundred dollars and other thefts including stored clover seed. All involved were sent back to Fort Madison and the practice of farming out convicts likely will end.
Des Moines reports a 1951 Iowa law set marriage fees at $2. Mr. Morrow of Van Buren County introduces a bill to raise the fee to $5, aiming to address cost of living concerns and gain unanimous support among officials.
Aurora reports Conrad Bard and four others are chosen by the government to destroy a deadly gas 72 times more lethal than known, to be dumped into the Atlantic. The team left Willoughby Ohio on a special train and will transfer the gas to a steamship in Baltimore. Bardwell is among 80 chemists entrusted with the secret process.
Mrs S O Fisher died at her home seven miles southeast of Pairfield on Tuesday January 21 after a brief illness from influenza She was born March 14 1882 near Iowa Iowa and married Snowden Fisher in June 1890s They leave two children Mary Anne Francis and her husband and father William Gardner two brothers William and Frank Gardner and sister in law Phoebie Van Valkenburg Her funeral was held at Eversree cemetery January 23 at 1:00 p m.
We thank neighbors and friends for the beautiful floral offerings sent during our sorrow. 665 8. O. Fisher and daughter.
We express thanks to friends for their kindness and beautiful flowers sent during our recent sorrow.
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