Jurors Named for April Court Term in Fairfield Area
The list lists jurors summoned for the April term. Names include Otto Hildebrand Lockridge Roy Finger Liberty G Greenfield Second ward Fairfield Gaston Droz Cedar Wm Goddard Second ward Fairfield Marty Turner Third ward Fairfield and many others from Des Moines Liberty Batavia Round Prairie Lockridge Abingdon and Buchanan counties with wards noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hildebrand
Lockridge
Roy Finger
Liberty
G. Greenfield
Second Ward
Airfield
Gaston Droz
Cedar
Wm. Goddard
Fair
Rnest Sandbloom
W. O. Allen
Penn
Arthur Smith
Blackhawk
Howard Ferrell
George
Allison
Center
Joe Graber
Round Prairie
Billingsley
Yates Knerr
Walnut
David Hopkirk
Gail Anderson
Roy Alverson
Batavia
John Carr
Abingdon
Frank Dill
Fred Briggs
O. J. Simons
First Ward
Fairfield
R. M. Davis
Brookville
Thos, Howell
A. Jh. Mullenix
Third Ward
Strike at Hog Island Yard Disputed Labor Standstill
Philadelphia reports a strike at Hog Island Yard with 3000 carpenters quitting, while Rear Admiral Bowles questions the figure. In New York Harbor a 60,000 worker meat processing strike threat by Marine Workers’ affiliation was believed averted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
2 Island
Write Association of Carpenters and Growers
Francis T. Bowles
Fanyon
New York
New York Harbor
Marine Workers
Threaten Big Milk Strike Up North Illinois Wisconsin
Dairy farmers in northern Illinois and Wisconsin threaten a widespread milk strike over March price set at 32.85 per hundred pounds. Distributors argue the price supports production and processing, while farmers charge a double blow amid Hoover policy and supply concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eollk
WI Kittle
Nasvety Ten
Wisconsin
Mr. Hoover
Two Americans Win Honor in Paris Legion of Honor Awards
Maj. James R. Bar hoour of the American Red Cross and Ralph Preston of the American relief clearing house were decorated with the Legion of Honor by the French government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Maj
James R. Bar Hoour
American Red Cross
Ralph Preston
American Relief Clearing House
Legion of Honor
Iowa Electric Proposes Gas Rate Increase Amid War-Era Costs
Iowa Electric Company asks city council to approve higher gas rates after upgrading a decayed plant. The notice details wage rises from 60 to 280 dollars monthly, doubled maintenance, coal price spikes including dock costs at Green Bay, and new freight and war taxes. The firm argues service and gas quality have improved and the proposed increase is modest compared with rising costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Company
Illinois
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
United States
Kaiser Telegram Urges Unity and Strength From Historical Experience
Amsterdam reports Emperor William replies to Philip Heineken with a message stressing that the German sword protects and will bring peace in the west. He praises heroic deeds, calls unity vital, and expresses faith in the people’s resilience and future under strong patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Philip Heineken
Lloyd Steamship Line
William
Reletstag
Kaiser
Woval
The Town Slouch Sends Morning Wake-Up Call
Cy Dawkins fixes it so he wakes for emergencies amid jumbled satire about beauty, weather, and Hoover bread. The piece frets about lawns, spring yearning, and a Kaiser-like leadership as it mocks local quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cy Dawkins
For Rent Notices Collected in Local Classifieds
Local classifieds list multiple rental offerings including a good barn near the square for horses or automobile, furnished rooms in a modern house, suite of office rooms over a shoe store, and a half of a double house two blocks from the square. Phone numbers 178, 3190, and 4215 are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Shoe
J. H. Hufstedler
For Sale Items Listed Including Vehicles Eggs and Farm Property
A classified page segment lists multiple for sale items and wants. Items include White Orpington eggs for hatching 13 for $1.00, a 1917 Maxwell touring car with about 7 000 miles for $500, a drug store in Fairfield Iowa for sale, an estate farm of 120 acres in Round Prairie Township for private sale, home grown seed potatoes one bushel price $1 60, a Holiday car and Ford touring car for sale, plus several wanted notices for farm work house cleaning and a Ford runabout. Includes contact references and box addresses in Fairfield Iowa and Mt Pleasant Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ogle
Fairfield
Iowa
C. T. McCampbell
Round Prairie Township
James P. Starr
Ohio
Thompson
Mt. Pleasant
Wl H. Pence
Notice to Yeomen on White Uniforms for Eldon Display
All Yeomen who may possess a white military suit should notify Mrs E L Stephenson and return the attire at once as it is needed for a display in Eldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Stephenson
Eldon
British Win in Palestine Reported by War Office
A British official communication from London describes a victory in Palestine and Mesopotamia areas. It notes a general advance on both sides of Jerusalem on an 18 mile front with an average depth of two to three miles along the Euphrates/Mesopotamian region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hit
London
Mesopotamia
War Office
Bougded
Muphrates
Whitman Wife Sends Pigeons to Invite First Lady
Mrs Charles S Whitman releases three carrier pigeons bearing an invitation to Mrs Woodrow Wilson for the military and naval athletic meeting at Madison Square Garden next week. A White House pigeon will carry Mrs Wilson's reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles S. Whitman
Whitman
Woodrow Wilson
Madison Square Garden
White House
Mra Wison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marty Turner
S. McPherson
Fourth Ward
Eid
M.D. Williams
Des Moines
Fischer
Lonnie Graham
Piarry Knight
CC Gorman
Ba Crew
Otto F. Smith
Lawson, Liberty
Hert van Tassell
John Lindbom
G.C. Peterson
Buchanan
R. E. Neff
Packwood
M. Machesney
Frank Dagcett
Theya A
A. Young
Hichard Fisher
Fairfieid
Kientz
Fourth Ward, Fair
Sela
Andrew Wolf
S G. Orris
Geo
Dray
Paine, Cedar
Hog Island Yard
Mairy
Buast
God
Germany
Luis M. Clare
Jawn
People’s
Golumn
Ford
Unkrich
W. HH. Pence Mach. CO
Battery Department
Chicago
Scheffel’s
Music
James Hughes
Palestine
Frank D. Kerrick
Cmbalmer & Funeral Director
Tribune
Pigeon
Charlies S. Whitman
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Burlington Street
Jewell’s
William Fox
Jewell Carmen
Thomas H. Ince
York Film Corp
Harold Lockwood
Metro Picture Corp
Edith Storey
the Legion of Death
Metro
Pallas Pictures
Vivian Martin
Molly
Goldwyn Distributing Corp
Mary
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