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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1917
Page
7
Miss Marguerite Enburg of Mo line Illinois visits friend Miss May Larson. Many residents travel for family events, funerals, and visiting relatives in Ottumwa Keokuk Stockport Rock Island and other nearby towns.
Society notes report Mrs. Charles White and Miss Beat rice Huddleston will entertain White Rose Club members tomorrow afternoon at 806 North 8th Street. Guests are asked to bring their own plate spoon sauce dish and glass. The Misses Kasoski hosted a bank party with a list of attendees. Maude Barbara Larson married Albert Edward Blackford in a quiet Methodist ceremony with relatives present. Milred McLaughlin attends a Fairfield wedding. A. R. Wilson and wife return to St Joe after visits. Wilson goes to Red Oak on business.
Lloyd Fry of Chicago arrives for a two week visit with relatives in Libertyville and Fairfield. Davenport’s Dan Leppo stays over Sunday with his son. Local residents host relatives from Albia Fairfield Knoxville and Burlington. Community clubs plan meetings and fundraisers and Epworth League campers head to the Des Moines river.
Miss Caroline Roberts of Fayette county Pennsylvania born February 11 1845 died July 26 1917 at her daughter Mrs True Manning’s home east of town aged 72 years 5 months 15 days She came to Jefferson county with her mother December 6 1869 and lived here ever since She married John Booth October 22 1872 and they had seven children all living John Charles Wayne Will Lucy Mary and Mrs True Manning also a sister in Los Angeles Cal Funeral service at Manning home Friday at 2 30 conducted by Rev E W Stodghill interment Fell Cemetery Also note Miss Lois Barnes returned home from Trenton Missouri.
Auction sale continued Tuesday at 2:00 and 6:30 due to extreme heat. Remaining items include letters couch rocking chairs dresser oak wardrobe vern is martin bedstead iron beds carpet cupboards bookcase lunch stools linoleum kitchen cabinet and table plus many other articles.
Dr J F Herrick captain in Base Hospital Unit A organized by Dr J F Clarke of Fairfield is ordered to report at Fort Riley Kansas for training on August 10. He notes all physicians in base hospital units must enter officers reserve training camp for service abroad.
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