Local notes and visits mix with fire call and hospital reads
A string of town news reports visitors and trips. Rontercland J H McCarty and KE R Smith travel on business to Des Moines and Kansas City while Frank Bristow and Miss Eva Mitchell plan travels. A fire destroyed a shed on South Fifth street before firefighters arrived. Hospital stays include Imo Rae Myrtle Stewart and Della DuVall receiving treatment. Local families attend visits, funerals, and conventions with several residents noted in Fairfield and Mt. Pleasant areas.
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Frank Bristow
Brighton
Della DuVall
Jefferson County Hospital
Imo’ Rae ‘Myrtle Stewart
Olga Stewart
North B Street
Jefferson County Draft Quota Down to 189 Men
New census figures show Jefferson county must furnish 189 men to the National Army instead of 240. About 130 men will be drafted from regulars and National Guard. reduction follows revised population estimates from Washington. Last week rumors claimed draws started for precincts 5,7,11,17 causing anxiety before it was learned no drawing had occurred.
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Jefferson County
Regular Army
National Guard
United States
Washington
Birmingham
Bazel
Hallie Brown
Harry Nelson
C. L. Robbins
Dr Bonnell's Office Open for July Practice
Dr Bonnell's office will be open from 3 30 to 4 39 p m during insurrection in Chicago in July while pursuing postgraduate work Glasses for repair may be left with Dr Frank Fourt 908
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Bonnell
F. S. Bonnell
Chicago
Frank Fourt
Wanted A Volunteer For Medical Department Aid
An 1917 recruitment letter from Fort Des Moines Iowa seeks a rapid accurate typewriter and stenography skilled man for the Medical Detachment. Maj. E. L. Martindale urges enlistment for a choice position in the Medical Corps now in active U S service. Apply at the Army office Beecher? Bee die oF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Des Motives
Iowa
Iowa Inf
Robert L. Fulton
E. L. Martindale
Maj. M. C. Iowa
Medical Corp
United States
Armory
Bee
Rural Route 1 Farmers Take Pleasant Auto Trip
Rural Route 1 residents report a number of farmers putting up their ways while C. C. Spencer and Clarence tour northern Iowa and Minnesota by auto. R. B. Pocken and family and Chas. Merce visited the river Sunday. Pleasant Grove Sunday School picnic on the Fourth drew a large crowd. Attorney A. G. Jordan of Fairfield spoke on Red Cross work and a program by the W I Ladies. Mrs Ola Hamilton hosts Illinois visitors.
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Spencer Andon Clarance
Iowa
Minnesota
R. B. Pocken
Jamily
Chas. Merce
Pleasant Grove
A. G. Jordan
Fairfeld
Red Cross
W. I
Local News Briefs from Fairfield and Surroundings
Packwood residents Mrs Emry Edwards and Mrs James Crail visited Fairfield yesterday. Birmingham visitors L G Boies and George Kerr called on local contacts. Miss Hazel McDonald and Mrs James Crail spent Tuesday afternoon with Ottumwa friends. Mr and Mrs J H McCarty and daughter returned from a Des Moines car trip with John Hellman cashier of Pot Gove Savings Bank. Rev D C Eddy district elder of the Free Methodist church will hold the Fourth Quarterly meeting in Fairfield July 13 to 15 with services Friday 7 45 pm Saturday 2 30 pm and 7 45 pm. Anken couple Mr and Mrs Frank Spiers visited Mr and Mrs Philip Sauer Jr. Mrs Melville Parton and two children from Packwood motored to Fairfield Tuesday to visit the Dahl home. John W Drake of Des Moines visited yesterday at the E D Mitchell home.
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Roll Slimmer
Libertyville
John E. Crail
Des Moines
D. S. Murrey
Perlee
Jefferson County Hospital
Masters Frank and
Karl Simmons
George Simmons
Birmingham
W. E. Bower
Topeka
Kansas
Frank Basham
Eva Mitchell
Rushton
Robert Anstead
N. C. Anstead
Salt Lake City
C. ¢. Gavin
J. B Cornick
Ruth Hughes
P. J. Hurley
St. Alphonsus Catholic
Mt. Pleasant
Dwight Fradley
Bernice
Smingfield
Mass
Braniey
Clarence Glass
Chenoweth
Nirih Dakota
David N Sense
Wm H. Boone
Batavia
Florence Peck
Timwa
Emry Edwards
Packwood
L. G. Boies
George Kerr
Hazel McDonald
James Crail
Ottumwa
J. Ho. McCarty
John Hellman
Pot Gove Savings Bank
D. C. Eddy
The
Free Methodist Church
Fairfield
Melville Parton
City
Chase F. Dahl
Ebbert Registers 1353 at California Ranch
G. B Ebbert has the last registration card number 1353. He registered on June 5th at a California ranch.
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California
G. B Ebbert
Mr. Ebbert
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Rontercland
J. H. McCarty
Stockport
KE. R. Smith
Kansas City
Thos. Osborne
Pleasant
Theodore Kener
Leona Arnedt
New London
Della Newlar
West
Henry Adkins
South Fifth Street
Maude Thoicy
Tom Grant
A. R. Burrs
L. W van Nostrand
C. J. Gavin
J. B. McCormick
Ruth Gavin
Ola Hamilty
Illinois
Frank Spiers
Anken
Phillip Sauer, Jr
John W. Drake
E. D Mitchell
Kolynos
Lambert's
Lister
Venice
Jersey
Gaumer
MI Tat
Charles Lyons
Frank D. Kerrick
Iowa State Savings Bank
Palm Beach
Fairfield Steam
Fairfield Pure Ice Company
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