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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
7
Multiple short items note residents visiting relatives and traveling. Mrs P H Laughlin of Brookville and Miss Mary O Connor return from Albia. Prof C W Mountain visits New London. several families motor to Burlington and visit Waterloo, Sheridan, Muscatine, and Dallas City. Local staff shifts include Miss Gertrude Mason resigning, and exemption board registration updates.
Traveling salesmen for apparel and furnishing houses will bear increased passenger costs when new rates take effect Monday. Most work on flat commissions, while grocery and produce houses pay salaries plus expenses, now facing higher rail fares. Travel within about 200 miles means modest impact but higher costs add to selling price for consumers. TIU OOF members announce Memorial services Sunday June 9 at 3 p.m. in the M E church with canton encampments and lodges meeting earlier to march, Rebekah Lodges to join at the church. public invited.
The Geneva Golf Club team from Muscatine visited Fairfield for a match on the Fairfield links. Fairfield won 8 to 0 as Huyett Gaines Co H Heer and E R Crabb posted low net scores of 70. A large luncheon and clubhouse picnic followed, with a Sunset tournament set for Friday June 14 and a four-man Fairfield team scheduled for the Iowa Illinois Golf tournament at Burlington on Monday June 17.
A humorous verse sketch on men in social missteps and flirtatious misreads. The poem riffs on misread signals, gossip, and the ease of spotting a loser by a sly grin while noting a fast youth not always arriving. It playful-critique of urban romance and social habits.
Washington dispatch reports Marshal General Crowder asking governors to inspect draft classification lists and reclassify men as needed. Class 1, about 28.7 percent of registrants, varies by board district with cases of slack or strict application. Public tips to boards are sought and work or fight enforcement remains the relief approach to add over 500000 men to class 1.
Mary Garden stars in A Splendid Sinner a Goldwyn film showing today at the Orpheum. The drama follows Dolores Far gus a Bohemian socialite who marries a physician then loses him amid war and secrets. She becomes a nurse in a French hospital captured by the enemy and assists her husband’s escape with stolen documents in a poignant act of devotion.
Lost white silk crochet bonnet with blue rosettes reported in park or West Broadway area. Contact journal office or phone 1379. Also notice of the probate of Laura B. Weitzel deceased in Jefferson County Iowa with hearing set September 9, 1918 at 2 pm. Clerk GEO M BALL presiding. Local items note Fairfield College sale dates and Ambassador Gerard book return event.
Notice states the Wool Growers' association will meet at the Court House Saturday evening at 8:30 to consider disposing of wool. Charles Clark, Secretary. 626 BUY W.8 No law on State Statue is plainer than that against Sunday desecra tin. 645.
Referee WM L Long to sell the decedent Joseph Clinkenbeard’s residence at the corner of South Seventh and West Jackson streets. The four room house on a full lot will be sold cheaply to settle the estate. Also notices of a Red Cross benefit seating on June 11 and Summers property on West Hempstead listed for sale as a bargain.
Executor Mr James P Moorhead will teach piano this summer for ten weeks beginning Monday June 10 Students may register at any time Residence phone 3592 Studia phone 622 603
P. E. O. members propose to devote one afternoon each week to the garment shop with Wednesday chosen as the recurring day. The move aims to support tailoring work and community service led by the organization’s president.
Ambassador Gerard presents his book read aloud at the Fairfield Theater on Sunday. The program, offered by special request, brings a personal account of four years in Germany to local audiences.
In Van Buren County Kepos Keosauqua the Republican tally topped 1 000 with Democrats around 400. Semi official tallies note contests for Sheriff and County Attorney with Haney leading Kinsey by a slim margin. The canvass next week may alter results. Summer term at Fairfield Business College starts June 10 enroll Monday.
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