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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1918
Page
7
A stream of short notes lists Charles McKee from Chicago visiting grandparents C H McClelland, Belle Sampson from Lockridge, and others in town. Visitors include Mrs Fred Bates, Miss Lizzie Lindberg, Gladys Nelson, and families from Chicago Davenport Ottumwa Birmingham Fort Madison Keosauqua and Galesburg with trips and calls to relatives and friends.
Glen Grant traveled to Kansas City Missouri. Mr and Mrs Carl Stanford returned home from Rochester Minnesota. Mrs Walter Roth and daughters Rosemary and Betty of Cedar Rapids visited at the M W Roth home. Mr and Mrs Charles Raines returned from Toledo and Cedar Rapids. Mrs J M Hammer left for Chippewa Falls Wisconsin to visit her brother. Clinton McGahan had appendicitis surgery at Jefferson County Hospital. Miss Enolia King returned from Davenport and Rock Island. Bay W S.
Miss Gladys Nelson returns from Chicago with sisters to summer on parents' farm north of town. Mrs. David Robaugh buried in Bethel cemetery Libertyville Iowa. funeral by Rev Stodghill. Quarterly meeting held in Free Methodist church. Clyde Hall and Susie Spees wed at Presbyterian Manse with Rev Peter Bock officiating. Local visits include Charles Hall and wife from Good Hope Illinois en route to Colorado. Sam Hewitt and family and Sam Rail and wife of Batavia visited Camp Doge. Naomi Waters of Seymour visiting sister Mrs L M Cain. Charles and Ernest Walker from Fairfield visited N L Calhoun home. Stanley Manning of Keosauqua transacted business in town. Advertisements for children's wash suits and special prices at Drake Clo Co. Public note of thanks from M B Humphery for support in recent primary.
Washington July 1. Charles E Hughes who headed a 1911 commission on second class mail called the zone system for newspapers and periodicals ill advised and backward looking in a house Ways and Means hearing on the new revenue bill. Publishers opposing the act note Hughes’s claim the system unjust to public and publishers and a barrier to disseminating intelligence. The Drake Clothing Co will stay open July 4th eve. A Aerdale Terrier lost with name tags and initials M K on collar to be returned to L Q Keesey for reward. Fairfield stores to close all day July 4th with evening hours on July 3.
A War Savings Society organized at No 10 Penn Township with Esther Gilbert as president and Beatrice Coop as secretary. Charter members include Bernice Coop Maurice Coop Gladys Coop Dorothy Gilbert Ralph Gilbert Eunice Gilbert Beatrice Coop Mary Gilbert. Associates Daisy Gilbert Kate Coop joined. Cedar township formed a second society with 15 charter and 5 associate members led by Miss Iola Chappins as president and Miss Mary Keller as secretary, Miss Clara Fry as sergeant. Children earn Thrift stamps by selling butter and eggs and other efforts. Buy War Savings Stamps.
The Fairfield Golf Club schedules a July Fourth day with a morning 18 hole medal play ball match starting at 9 30 and a Red Cross afternoon event around 3 00. Entry fees fund prizes and Red Cross support with first prize a gold medal and second a certificate.
A Chicago paper lauds Iowa women and National Guards in wartime, noting 30 deaths from a Chateau Thierry battle among 39 Iowa casualties. It quotes that mothers wear gold stars to support the war, and announces ongoing rotogravure features of Iowa heroes. Nearby ad promotes W. & S. furniture at 307 E Hemstead.
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