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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1917
Page
6
The notice outlines subscription options and rates for Carriero services. It lists three month and four month plans and specifies advance payment. It also states Fairfield Iowa mailing details and post office handling as a third class mail matter.
Ira P. Day former well known citizen died Wednesday at his Keosauqua home after weeks of illness with whooping cough and heart trouble. He was about seventy two and survived by his wife, one son, and five daughters. Funeral held at one this afternoon from the home with burial in Keosauqua Cemetery. Mrs. W. C. Ball, Mrs. Rosella Jewett, and Ozro Day attended.
Julius Standaert proprietor of the New Chicago Grocery and Meat Markets has bought a fine new Ford auto delivery truck. The purchase supports his fast growing business and will be used for general delivery and operations.
All G. A. R. members and old soldiers are asked to gather at the Courthouse this Saturday at 2 p m to organize attendance at the funeral of Comrade A. W. Jacques scheduled for Sunday at 2 p m at the M E church. By order J S Gantz, Commander.
Special notice announces a second training camp for officers to be held in Fairfield at Fort Riley Kansas through July 15 1917. Applicants must obtain blanks from Rollin J Wilson Branch Chairman.
Notice is given that a document claimed to be the last will of J F Stanford, deceased, is on file in the Jefferson county Clerk of the District Court. The court sets September 10, 1917 at 2:00 p.m. for proof and final hearing. George M Ball Clerk. Deputy R V Peebler.
A Saturday night social hosted by the A. O. U. Girls at the Beckwith School House aims to raise proceeds for Bethesda Church located at 898. The event promotes community gathering and charitable support.
Brooklyn and Philadelphia split games with Brooklyn winning 5 to 3 and 10 to 3 in one twin bill and Philadelphia taking 1 to 0 in another. New York beat Boston 3 to 1 as Schupp and Gibson pitched for the Yankees. Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 6 to 1 while St. Louis trimmed Chicago 4 to 0 in a separate pairing.
Readable lines show teams Boston and New York with pairings Fisher Nannamaker and Leonard Thomas. Scoring details are fragmentary and not fully clear from the OCR snippet.
A meeting to form a Jefferson County Community club adjourned without adopting a committee report outlining a constitution and by laws for nine directors. The plan split rural interests from Fairfield chamber of commerce and raised questions on fund division.
Dr. A. E. Kepford will lecture Sunday night at the High School auditorium to open the Jefferson County Red Cross campaign. Morning church outlines will be given by speakers and all churches join the evening meeting.
A Red Cross and Patriotic program will be given at the Methodist church Sunday morning at 9 30. The schedule includes Hymns 577 and 702, Responsive Readings, Psalm 46, prayers, readings by Edna Barr and Earl Power, Red Cross work, a flag salute with the pledge, and a star spangled banner quartet led by Maurice Fryer. The program begins promptly at 9:30.
Anthony W. Jaques, a long respected Jefferson County resident, dies at 4:40 AM at his West Broadway home after a year of illness. Born May 16, 1846 in Washington County Virginia, he moved to Iowa in 1848 and served in the 45th Iowa Volunteer Infantry. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, served as district court clerk, and held roles as Fairfield mayor and justice of the peace. He is survived by his wife and son Edgar A. Jaques of Minot, ND. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at the Methodist church with Dr. Thomas Osborn presiding.
Advertises jersey and guernsey milk delivered to homes with a price of twelve quarts for $1.00. Contact Lincoln Hudgel at phone 776 for delivery details.
T Y Lynch was found dead in his Holton Kansas home yesterday morning. A former city resident and nephew of P A Lynch he was about sixty and survived by his wife and two children. The body will be brought here for burial with funeral details to follow.
Sunnyside Bathing Beach marks its third annual opening on Monday July 2 inviting the public to join a safety first celebration. A 130 pound cannon and fireworks will be used for the Fourth of July event and children under fourteen must be with a parent or on a special request.
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