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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1917
Page
2
The citizens of Fairfield celebrate the approval of gas and electric franchises for 20 years. The new holders are Mears Dows Smith Reed and the arrangement promises reliable service, reduced delays, and local prosperity. The opposition concedes the outcome and praises the chosen franchise seekers.
Poughkeepsie N Y Warren Delano Barrytown Colonel Archibald Rogers Hyde Park Tracy Dows Rhinebeck Fierman Livingston Greendale Thomas Hunt Clermont become directors as the Upper Hudson Protective Society is incorporated to guard wealthy New York estates. Leading figures include Vincent Astor Robert P Huntington Frederic Vanderbilt William C Dinsmore and John J Roosevelt. Detectives and watchmen will be hired and local county and state cooperation sought with rewards for arrests.
In Havana the lepers of San Lazaro hospital resisted a transfer to Maruel, delaying for seven hours. Health officers hesitated after rumors that 174 inmates were armed. A promise to move to a new hospital once finished led the lepers to board ambulances, many in tears, though reports say over twenty escaped during negotiations.
Gaston A Shepard a prosperous Derry New Hampshire farmer travels to Holyoke Massachusetts seeking a wife due to his single status. He says at seventy seven he earns good money and hopes to find a real home and asks interested girls to write to him.
Jefferson City reports no prisoners in the Cole jail for the first time in 75 years. The last inmate was discharged recently, leaving the jail unoccupied despite typical counts of five to twenty five prisoners this time of year.
Dows Smith and Reed of Cedar Rapids win both gas and electric franchises in Fairfield by margins over two to one. John Wheeler led the campaign, and attorney P R Abrahams arrived to finalize legal matters as the city plans rapid takeover and service improvements.
Marie Whitmore hosts a Sunday dinner for Fairfield guests Misses Golda Aldrich Margaret Stephenson and Eula Harreld with friends Irma Isae Pauline Bryan Jackson Mary Glenn Clarence Gorman Lou Horner Elizabeth Farmer Loren Stark Goldie Aldrich Eula Harreld Margaret Stephenson and Cephas Whitmore also noted. Church groups announce meetings including Presbyterian Missionary Society Lutheran Women’s group Westminster Guild luncheon and Wesleyan Bible Class call.
An ad notes Theda Barn stars in The Vixen at the Orpheum tomorrow. Also offered for sale is ten acres with a house barn and orchard just outside city limits, with J E Hickenbottom listed for particulars via phone.
Due to scholastic ineligibility of most basketball players, the game with Wesleyan College at Trustee Gymnasium tonight was called off. Coach Garretson arranged a plan allowing players to be eligible for the next conference game at Mt. Pleasant on February 14.
The funeral for William Kf Cowen who died Monday at his Libertyville home was held at one o’clock from the Presbyterian church in Libertyville. Rev Campbell officiated and interment followed in Fell Cemetery. He was 83 and survived by his wife and three children. He had moved to Iowa with his parents in 1962 and held various life associations in Bloomington and Jefferson County.
A called meeting of the Wesleyan Bible Class of the Methodist church will be held this evening at the close of services. All members are urged to attend due to the importance of the gathering.
Washington cover notes Clifford Thorne still active in Iowa politics planning a possible bid for Congress in the First District against Representative Kennedy. He is in the capital on legal business and discussing his plans with delegation friends. Also advertising Theda Bara in The Vixen at the Orpheum tomorrow.
The regular monthly meeting will be held in their rooms Thursday evening February 1st at 8 00 o clock. Members are urged to attend and support the organization. RN. F. Wilson Active Secretary.
Mesers FE R Smith Wm Berrie and Max Westphal spend the week at Ames for the Short Course. Thomas Turner confined to home with grippe. Bucher family recovered from scarlet fever on East Lowe. Wesley Graham of Packwood visited. Born Tuesday at the Hospital a baby boy to KE and W Campbell. Jane Steele and Eliza McCracken leave for Toledo. M D Rodabaugh appointed guardian for Mrs Albert Cox. Norwegian ship Hallbjoerg sunk near Bergen crew saved. 2587 tons, last sailed from New York Nov 28 toward Bordeaux.
William Nelson Bailey disclaims responsibility for his wife Anita Delph Bailey’s bills from this date. He lists his address at 906 W Hempstead and a note about seeking two modern unfurnished light housekeeping rooms near the square, with responses directed to "M" care of The Journal. Also mentions Theda Bara in The Vixen at the Orpheum tomorrow and promotes Journal Want Ads for results.
The record recounts Joshua’s capture of Ai with an ambush of 4 000 behind the city and a flank strike by Israelite warriors. It notes Persian forces at Thermopylae under a traitor, and Hannibal’s near backbeat maneuver routing Romans after Mago’s ambush.
A. B. Barley, 63, of Decatur Idaho, was killed when a Wa bash passenger train struck him. He was reputed to have won a fortune of about $204,000. The accident occurred on January 31.
Phoenix January 31 Governor Thomas W. Campbell the de facto chief executive of Arizona has taken over the executive offices following the supreme court decision issued Saturday. The move marks a shift in the state leadership as the court’s ruling enables Campbell to govern from the official offices.
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