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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
7
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Mrs. J. E. Johnson is very ill at home on West Burlington. Miss Mabel Clinkenbeard returns from Davenport. Several residents travel to Ottumwa Des Moines and Chicago. Hartman Ice Cream Co buys Milk Depot confectionery unit. will open daily. Infant dies at age two, funeral at Evergreen. Various visits from Peru Nebraska Washington Chicago and Des Moines noted.
The society column covers the Bennetts wedding in Ottumwa Iowa with Cecil Barker. the ceremony in a Baptist church featured a ring rite. Bennett works as a truck driver for Morrell Packing, later joining the ammunition train and leaving for Des Moines. Additional items note a Lu theran Winners' Bible Class meeting, Bridge party hosted for Dr. and Mrs. Walbridge, Birthday Club dinner hosted by Mrs. Junkin with guest Mrs. Howard, and several Ladies' Aid and social gatherings at local homes on East Burlington and South Fifth streets. A bank party hosted by Wandarnes concludes the readable fragment.
Lieutenant Robert Fulton enlisted several young men for Company M in Ottumwa to join Des Moines trip. Names include Herman Westphal of Fairfield Oscar W Johnson and Oscar Coffman of Brighton and Myron L Bates of Pertee. Parents followed him to Ottumwa to see the deed done.
The group formed a theater party at the Orpheum with a watermelon feed and a joyful gathering. This morning the girls shared a delicious breakfast together after the event.
All residents wishing their street oiled must obtain a petition signed by a majority of property owners on the street and file it at the city clerk’s office. Paul Coleson, City Clerk.
The War Department changes the location for the Second Officers Training Camps from Iowa Fort Riley to Fort Snelling. Rollin Wilson, Branch Chairman, notes the updated arrangement.
The note from Mayor R. H. Munro urges parents to stop children from running in the park and between parked cars during band concerts and to curb noise. It warns parents are responsible for their children. Also lists Mary Jane Bread at 9c loaf and local grocery ad by J. D. Seathorn with two phones.
Farm machine manufacturers face material shortages driving prices up. Prospects of greater shortages next year and potential government takeover of plants could reduce supplies and raise prices. Secure any usable machine now, protect it from rain, and consult us for ideas and materials this week.
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