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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1917
Page
2
J J Cummings Celebrates 89th Birthday
J J Cummings former Mayor of Fairfield and Mexican war veteran is 89 today, in good health and eager to walk daily after breakfast. He backs the President’s protection of American lives and rights and plans to resume his summer walking routine once weather improves.
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J. J. Cummings
Fairfield
Cummings
Journal
Loisa P Montgomery Answers Summons
Mrs Loisa P Montgomery died after a weeklong grippe at her home 600 East Lowe street on May 31. Funeral at two from her home with Rev W R Keesey officiating. interment Evergreen Cemetery. Born June 2 1840 near Germanville she was 76 years 9 months 3 days old. Survived by siblings Samuel Pheasant Lucola Courtney and William Pheasant and by children Parela Elwin Mira Laceja Ada Berdell. She married James Montgomery May 3 1869 near Germanville. he died January 16 1911. The family moved to this city eighteen years ago and she belonged to the Methodist church.
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Loisa P. Montgomery
East Lowe Street
W. R. Keesey
Evergreen Cemetery
Montgomery
Germanville
John Pheasant
Samuel Pheasant
Lucola Courtney
Osceola, Neb
William Pheasant
James Montgomery
Methodist Church
Parela
Elwin
Mira
Laceja
Ada
Fairfield
Berdell
Hear Pleasant Plain
Nomination Meeting Set For City Ticket This Evening
The Citizen's convention will nominate a municipal ticket tonight at 7 30 in the Court Room of the Court House due to crowd size. Ward caucuses last night named councilmen candidates: First Ward Len Israel Second Ward Jerry Dearduff Third Ward W Ray Baker Fourth Ward Dr W H Conner.
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Court House
Len Israel
Jerry Dearduff
W. Ray Baker
W. H. Conner
City Council Arranges For Road Dragging And New Addition
Fairfield city council approves contracting P. D. Wagner to drag county and city streets including Harrison to Main and Third and Fourth to Sixth from Broadway to Harrison. They plan to accept the South Park Addition by Pencoast Henderson & Ronk with new cross streets Tyler Polk Taylor, extending to the city limits.
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Fairfield
P. D. Wagner
Wagner
Harrison
Main
Broadway
South Park
Messrs Pencoast, Henderson & Ronk
North Fourth Street
Harrison Street
Tyler
Polk
Taylor
John Hisel
McKenney & Hague
Kirk Conder 87 Dies in Ottumwa While Visiting Daughter
Kirk Conder eighty seven year old longtime Glasgow resident died suddenly yesterday morning at the Ottumwa home of his daughter Mrs. George Lowen after breakfast. He is survived by another daughter Mrs. Doss Morris of Stockport and two sons in Colorado. Funeral likely tomorrow in Glasgow.
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Kirk Conder
Glasgow
George Lowen
Ottumwa
Lowen
Doss Morris
Stockport
Colorado
City Convention Tonight on the Citizens Ticket
Citizens committee appoints C. H. Doughty of the Fourth Ward to witness the gathering. The city convention is set for Tuesday evening March 6 1917 at 7 30 p m in the Court Room at Court House.
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Ning
The
Epworth League to Present Play In His Steps
The Epworth League of the Methodist church will stage a dramatization of In His Steps by Charles Sheldon early in April. A score of characters will participate under director Mrs. A K Harper with rehearsals under way. Proceeds benefit the League pledge for the new church fund.
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Charles Sheldon
Epworth League of the Methodist Church
A. K. Harper
League For the New Church Fund
Hero clings to eggs during ice rescue in Clinton
Martin Hermanson survived a river ice break on the Mississippi as he clung to broken cake ice with one hand and kept a sack of twelve eggs aloft with the other. Rescuers reached him and he was saved along with five of the eggs.
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Clinton, Ia
Martin Hermanson
Mississippi River
Clinton
Fulton
Kaiser Shuts Dutch Border to Hide Troop Movements
German authorities halt all traffic at the Dutch Regian frontier to conceal troop movements. Refugees report large masses of troops artillery and munitions en route to the front. Recruits appear very young while older veterans mix in. Some units arrive from the Russian front and the Balkans.
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Slius
Holland
Mar
Ghent
Germany
Russian
Balkans
Fairfield Business College three months free tuition offer
Three months free tuition advertised by Fairfield Business College invites inquiries. The notice advises visiting in person during forenoon, afternoon, or evening with contact by calling the campus at 334.
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Fairfield Business College
Giant eagle attack on Hanna City farmer ends with capture
William Turville, a Hanna City farmer, fought off a giant eagle for thirty minutes with aid from a collie. The bird was captured. A pocketbook found on East Burlington street can be claimed at the Journal Office.
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Peoria
William Turville
Hanna City
Turville
East Burlington Street
Journal
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