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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1919
Page
2
A local column urges urgent publicity for the Fairfield Chautauqua August 13 to 20. Despite focus on soldiers’ reception, organizers promise a strong program led by the Fla chus Band and Grand Opera features, stressing broad notice and immediate action to advertise the event.
Henry Alston shares a letter from B H Temple of Somerville Tennessee noting boyhood days in Fairfield Iowa Jefferson County and Temple’s oil properties including a half interest in 80000 acres in Tennessee. Temple mentions wife’s illness and hopes altitude in Colorado helps. He expects to locate a gusher size well in Tennessee.
Payette City Pa July 8 Three men were killed and seven others seriously injured by a rock and earth fall in the Neill mine of the Pittsburgh Company near here. About one miner was imprisoned in a tunnel nearly two hours.
The American coast guard vessel Jasca arrived in Willemstad Curacao in July and will remain under Dutch neutrality regulations prohibiting war vessels of belligerent nations from staying more than twenty four hours.
Fairfield residents discuss forming a new natural ice company to reconstruct ice storage at waterworks ponds after the old houses collapsed and last winter’s supply ran short. An artificial plant breakdown worsened shortages, and no firm estimates exist for constructing new ice houses, possibly of lumber or cement due to permanence.
Mrs. Mary McKenzie aged 50 died Monday after illness at 615 North Avenue C Washington. Brief home service then 9:57 tram to Fairfield. Funeral at Christian church with interment in Evergreen cemetery. Survived by three daughters and six brothers. born Fairfield March 28, 1865. Married Kenneth McKenzie in 1886. widower died six years ago. Mother Mrs. Henry Keltner survives.
The Jefferson County Hospital thanks the ladies for home made preserves and jellies donated on July 4. Canteen committee sent extra fruit and jars to the hospital for the Soldiers Homecoming banquet. The Woman's Auxiliary improved the Nurses' Home kitchen with a gas range and inlaid linoleum flooring.
Real estate records show multiple transfers including J W Burns to Hawkeye Pump Co for lot 2 block 13 Railroad add Fairfield at 1000 dollars. Oliver to Cowen for tract in Polk section 14 at 1 dollar. McElhinney to Christine Spielman for part of lot 5 block 18 Old Plat Fairfield at 800 dollars. Clarke to Christian church lot in block 6 Old Plat Fairfield at 6750 dollars. Ramey to Smith tracts in Polk section 34 and Locust Grove section 3 at 1 dollar. Hunt to Clarke lot 5 block 18 New Plat Fairfield at 1 dollar. Casselet to Bangs lot 3 block 3 Highland add Fairfield at 800 dollars. Strah and husband Supaila lots 7 8 block 5 Gages add Fairfield at 3500 dollars.
The Ladies Aid of the English Lutheran church will gather Friday at 2 30 at Mrs Bert Dill's home with hostesses Mesdames Ray Mulkins Lon Nichols and Bert Dill. Mrs Oscar Boltz hosted the N C Club with games prizes to Mrs Orville Johnson and Mrs J L Young refreshments served. The next N C Club meeting will be with Mrs Charles McKee on July 22 Eastern Star chapter to meet Friday evening at 8 00.
Mrs Caroline Sharpe died this morning at 2 30 at the home of Dr and Mrs W H Axline in Attica Iowa The remains will be taken to the homes of her sisters Mrs M M Voorhies and Mrs G A Unkrich in this city tomorrow with funeral arrangements to be announced later
Mrs L D Smith died last night at 9 15 at the home two miles north of Libertyville after ten weeks of paralysis. Born June 25 1850 in Thompson Geanga county Ohio she was 69 years 13 days old. Funeral at home Thursday at 2 pm with interment in Felke cemetery. City clerk V and S Samupelson notes water filtration repairs.
520 acres of smooth well laying prairie land with good soil, improvements include a room house large barn sheds and outbuildings a deep wind mill well. Located 14 miles from Mexico and 6 miles from Laddonia Missouri. Asking price 80 dollars per acre, value listed at 100 dollars per acre. Contact H. E. C. Tucker Mexico Missouri.
Fairfield officials weigh forming a building and loan association to address a housing famine. Before the war about 100 houses a year were built. wartime production and a new Dexter plant expansion intensify demand for workers, while no housing is available for added families. A community meeting may be called to discuss viability.
In Atlanta on July 9 the ratification of the federal woman suffrage amendment failed as a motion to disagree with a committee report was defeated 37 to 12. In Washington on July 9 Secretary Glass was asked in a resolution to disclose currency in circulation and steps to reduce inflation.
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