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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1917
Page
7
Mrs. P A Danielson died at her home east of Libertyville after a brief illness caused by lockjaw from stepping on a nail. She leaves a husband, two sons Carl and Irvin, a daughter Mrs Oscar Robberts, two grandchildren, and several friends. funeral at home Tuesday at two o'clock.
Elmer Bates of Perlee was badly injured when a car struck him on a Libertyville road while returning to Curt Sheets farm on a bicycle. He was found unconscious and taken to Jefferson County Hospital, with both arms broken and chest crushed. The auto party fled. traced to Ottumwa and possibly from Oskaloosa.
Simmons Sackett a respected Jefferson county resident died Monday night at 11 30 at his nephew S E Chichester’s home nine miles northwest of Fairfield The body was moved to 301 West Washington Street for the funeral set for Wednesday at 2 30 pm Sackett born July 29 1840 in Canfield Ohio came to Iowa 1870 with family and lived in Fairfield since 1912 until a month ago when he went to his nephew’s home and suffered an apoplexy He was the last surviving Sackett sibling Brighton Enterprise notes R L Hickman plans two weeks travel in Iowa selling Mackley’s Encyclopedia of Masonry
The Stanford family thanks friends and neighbors for kind assistance during bereavement and for flowers sent. Journal Want Ads bring results.
George Evans infant son of Mr and Mrs Noble Sammons died yesterday afternoon at four o clock at the parents home on West Madison street. Born June 2 he had been frail since birth. Funeral services will be held at ten o clock tomorrow from the home and interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. Sympathy is extended to the family by friends.
Union labor meetings listed by month and body. Trades and Labor Assembly meets second and last Fridays each month. Federal Labor Unions convene Wednesdays weekly. Barbers Local 368 gathers third Monday. Carpenters Local 1804 meets first and third Tuesdays. Cigar Makers Local 490 meets first Monday.
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