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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
7
Sunday visits and travels are listed with residents from Mt Pleasant Kirksville Seymour New London Morn ing Sun and other communities. Notes include teaching departures Navy enlistments commissions and marriage license issued to Frank R Rizer and Dollie Huffman.
The Jefferson County Woman's Association held a Saturday afternoon program at the library. Rev. W. R. Keesey spoke strongly for women’s suffrage, followed by a civics discussion led by Mrs. Louis Thoma. A county demonstrator membership was pledged and a committee of three women was named to solicit more members.
Mystery plays draw crowds with visual thrills and detective roots. The Mysterious Mr Tiller stars Rupert Julian and Ruth Clifford tonight, followed by Bondsage tomorrow with Dorothy Phillips in a domestic tragedy and reconciliation.
Russell Reed of Co. M 133d regiment was the sole Brighton boy aboard the eastbound troop train last Wednesday. Mac Swisher has departed for Rutledge Missouri to work on a steam shovel gang. Malcolm Griffith left for Madison Wisconsin Thursday. his wife will visit relatives until about June 20. Frank Hoover of Brighton and Eleene Ward of Richland wed in Fairfield Saturday evening. Reserved seats for Ambassador Gerard’s My Four Years In Germany go on sale at Jericho & Easton. The Summers property on West Hempstead street, a ten room modern house, is up for sale as a bargain. executor C A Summers notes it as a combined residence and renting opportunity.
Mr James P Moorhead will teach piano this summer for a term of ten weeks beginning Monday June 10 Students may register at any time Residence phone 3592 Studio phone 622 603
Notice requests all who hold accounts with the Journal Printing Company or its firm members to submit statements. Wilbur E. Keesey announces a summer piano term starting June 3 at 206 West Briggs, phone 2436, with registration open any time. Miss Margaret White will teach voice for ten weeks starting June 10, call 1403.
A red headed woman arrived in Burlington and met with real estate dealers led by Ewald Hoelzen. A second man pretended to be a buyer while a partner posed as a widow named Wright. The scam ended when the woman asked about banking in Bloomington and disappeared. Jefferson County sheriff’s office was alerted as the case linked to Illinois frauds. Bloomington officials are being contacted and the pair may return to Illinois.
Iowa sugar product manufacturers must file reports by June 14 detailing sugar used and on hand or risk losing sugar allocations for July through September. The order from Washington, circulated by the local fuel administration, targets candy makers and soft drink manufacturers among others.
Forest City Lodge No. 37 calls a Patriotic meeting in Castle Hall on Wednesday evening June 5 with A G Jordan and others giving short addresses. The lodge will meet once a month in June July and August on the first Wednesday night. W R Baker C C also notes a college promotion offering a limited shorthand and typewriting rate to teachers and 1918 graduates at Fairfield Business College.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Roy Wright died yesterday afternoon at their West Briggs Street home. Born that day the baby lived only a few hours. Burial was held this morning in Evergreen Cemetery.
The referee will privately sell the residence of the estate of Joseph Clinkenbeard at the corner of South Seventh and West Jackson. The property includes a full lot and four room house and is offered very cheap to settle the estate. WM. L. LONG Referee. June 2-tf.
Miss Kimball and the Younger Set announce seats for the Red Cross benefit will be sold June 11 at Jericho and Easton’s for 85 and 50 cents. A clean man feels a sense of decency for not breaking the Sabbath.
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