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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1917

Page

3

Local Briefs Record Summer Moves and Departures

Mrs. George Edick and children head to Danville Ind to visit her parents. Several locals attend a Moose convention in Dubuque. Nurses' secretary Olive Graber travels with Southeastern Iowa Nurses' association. Ausherman birth announced in Springer New Mexico. Many residents visiting, returning, or traveling to Ames Ottumwa Burlington Huston Texas and Sunny destinations for summer work and studies.

George Edick Danville Ind Oscar Kurtz Charles Lee Jefferson County Hospital West Jackson Street W. F. Bevering Moose Dubuque Everett Allen Rupert Yocum Lucas J. A. McLaughlin New York City H. P. McLaughlin Ruth Clarke Ames College Union Iowa Dorothy Zichy Weston Aurelie Zichy Oelein Frank S. Boies Carl Myers Ames C. H. King Burlington Olive Graber Geo. M. Ball Miss Graber Southeastern Iowa Nurses’ Association Helen Anderson Huston Texas Lloyd Stanford Floris J. F. Stanford J. W.ausherman Springer, New Mexico Ausherman Isabel O'Brien Sadie Goehner Mtdwie Weygandt Boston Mass Parsons College Wirtz

Notice in Equity Case Morrison v Weir et al

Plaintiff B W Morrison seeks to quiet title to Lot 3 Block 1 Old Plat Libertyville Jefferson County Iowa against defendants including Martha A Weir James Weir John Prather and others with heirs and unknown claimants. Deadline to answer is Sept 10 1917 at Fairfield Iowa. otherwise default and decree may be entered.

Martha A. Weir James Weir John L. Prather Prather Adam H. Weir Conable & Smyth Conable Libertyville Jefferson County Iowa State of Iowa District Court State Town B. W. Morrison County of Jefferson Fairfield

Andrew J. Kessel Dies After Seven Months Illness

Andrew J. Kessel died this morning at 2 30 at his home 1104 South Second street after a seven months battle with cancer. Born December 2 1875 on a Brighton area farm he lived there until moving to the city last March. He married Margaret Adrian January 18 1901 near Keota and leaves five children Adeline Clement Lawrence William and Margaret, plus two brothers and two sisters. Funeral at St Josephs Catholic church Pleasant Plain tomorrow at ten in the morning with Rev Gaule officiating.

Andrew J. Kessel South Second Street Rochester Minn Mr. Kessel Brighton Andrew Mary Kessel Keota Margaret Adrian Adeline Clement Lawrence William Margaret Jacob Kessell Pleasant Plain Joseph Kessel Fairfield Emma Berg Bertha Kessel Burlington

Dick Crail Visits Friends in Libertyville Yesterday

Dick Crail spent yesterday with friends in Libertyville, meeting locals and sharing time in casual visits around the town. The appearance highlighted Crail’s familiar ties within the community.

Dick Crail Livertyville

Reverend Truman G. Williams Dies in Indianola After Long Ministry

The Rev Truman G Williams a longtime Methodist pastor connected with the Illinois conference and retired since 1908 died at his home in Indianola He graduated from Asbury College now DePauw University Greencastle Indiana indicating a notable clerical career ending in retirement background.

Truman G. Williams Danville Illinois Conference Indianola Asbury College DePauw University Greencastle

Notice on Sanitary Sewer Bond 39 payment

Sanitary Sewer Bond No. 39 for $300.00 is payable. present at the City Clerk office to stop interest from June 11. Paul Coleson City Clerk 829.

Paul Coleson

Cabbage Plants for Sale at Crail & Browns Market

Cabbage plants offered by Prem Flat Deuth Bald Head and Sure Head priced five cents a dozen thirty five cents a hundred and two dollars fifty per thousand. Plants promise heads weighing ten to fifteen pounds under favorable conditions. See Ray Allender at Crail & Browns meat market.

Ray Allender Crail & Brown

Piano lessons resume at 801 South Second Street

Notice states Leland R. Holgate will resume piano teaching at his residence starting in June. Arrangements for lesson times can be made by calling 246 or 1268.

South Second Street Leland R. Holgate

John Sinton & Co. Wholesale Grocers Ad Profile

G A Merich agent for John Sinton & Co. Wholesale Grocers Chicago. Office at 204 South Main Street. Phone 553.

G. A. Merich John S«vton & Go Cuiago Ill South Main Street

British Losses Reported as Small at Messines Ridge

Reuters from British headquarters in France says up to Friday evening about 10 000 men failed to answer roll call on the British side after Messines Ridge. Past experience suggests roughly sixty percent are wounded but able to walk, with many of the rest expected to rejoin later.

London Messines Ridge Reuter France

Cadillac man drowns when car leaves quarry road

Leon Leapie of Cadillac perished after his automobile skidded into an abandoned quarry that was partially filled with water, dropping the car forty feet to the bottom.

Grand Rapids, Mich lLeon Leapie Cadillac

Foster boy killed by passing truck in South Bend

Ernest Christabel a six year old foster son of Mrs J A Metzler was struck and killed as he tried to pull a toy car from the street in South Bend Indiana. Eyewitnesses cleared the truck driver of blame. The Metzlers took the boy from an orphans home a year ago.

South Bend Ind Ernest Christabel J. A. Metzler Metzlers

Dodge to Offer 1.9 Million Gift for Red Cross Campaign

Cleveland H Dodge announces he will personally give 1 9 million toward the 100 million goal if twenty four other donors join with equal contributions. The nationwide drive to raise 160 million begins Monday June 18 and runs through the week.

New York Cleveland H. Dodge Wilson Red Cross Cotmecil

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