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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1917
Page
2
The Daily Journal notes with its publishing staff and management, listing the editor and manager roles within Journal Printing Co. The item highlights newsroom leadership and production oversight in a compact journal record.
KNOW IOWA outlines Iowa’s lead in agricultural value with corn and orchard output surpassing many states and major U S crops. It cites Iowa’s superior farm product value per farm, livestock totals, and per capita wealth alongside population and land-area rankings. The report notes Iowa’s per capita wealth at 3529 dollars versus the national 1965 dollars.
About forty friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fry home for a miscellaneous shower for Miss Cora Keller. Guests spelled backwards for a prize, received wedding gifts hidden in strings, and later presented a bride’s umbrella. Bride-to-be is a Keller of Bethesda, to wed Lawrence Silvers of Stockport on March 12 at the bride’s home.
Mrs James Goodson died at her South D street home after months of illness. Her Birmingham family moved to town a year ago. Survived by husband James Goodson and six children including W C Goodson Kirksville and B K Goodson Toledo. Also survived by siblings Sadie Davis Mary Shagley James Shagley Will Shagley Chester Shagley. Funeral from South D street home tomorrow at 2 30 in charge of Rev W R Keesey with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
In Washington on March 13 reports circulate of a strike order by the four great railroad brotherhoods. Brotherhood Chief Stone declines to confirm or discuss the move while awaiting talks with the railroad managers conference committee in New York on Thursday.
At Peoria Illinois on March 14 a group of 400 men joined a citizens drill company modeled after federal camps. The Peoria Board of Trade sponsors the movement which aims to grow to over 1,000 members in weeks as Illinois National Guard officers train recruits.
Mrs. Lorraine Ossen berg sues Will Ham in Evanaville Indiana for divorce citing extreme cruelty and threats to kill. Both from prominent families and were high school sweethearts married a few months ago. Ham is nephew of Fred W. Ovsenberg a notable local politician.
The British authorities denied mail transport on the American flagged tanker John D. Archbold at Halifax, halting Atlantic mail in a rare move. The ship had arrived from Bergen Norway, marking possibly the first instance of such a denial for an American flag vessel. In Dayton Ohio Miss Margaret Wilson denied engagement rumors to Frank R. M. Compton through Mrs. David.
Representative Kitchin, Democratic House leader, called a caucus of House Democrats for April 12 to consider organization of the chamber.
Berlin based Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung claims German Foreign Secretary Zimmermann told Minister von Eckardt in Mexico of an alliance with Mexico and Japan should war with the United States occur. Berlin says the plan was not conveyed by formal letters and hints treason may have occurred on American soil as to how the U S learned of the instructions.
Chicago live stock receipts 21 000 with light packing hogs at 14.50 14.75 and good to fancy pigs. Cattle receipts 5 000 with good to choice steers at 11.00 11.75 and butcher cows at 12.75 13.25. Cash grain shows corn No 3 white 1.08 1.09 and oats No 3 white 58 60c. Butter eggs prices listed. East Buffalo quotes cattle 15 cars steady, hogs 30 cars lower with heavy at 15.40 15.50 and Yorkers 15.00 15.30.
Juarez March 13 Salazar's Villa bandits opened fire on a Mexican Central passenger train at Laguna station killing forty five of the escort and wounding three passengers. Twenty of Salazar's men were killed and twenty one wounded by the Carranza escort.
Report from Cedar Rapids dated March 12 describes alleged efforts to unload surplus potatoes to avoid attention. A carload bought on the market at a northern wholesale point was sold in a nearby small town for 1.65 dollars per bushel, while retailer prices at purchase were likely 1.25 to 1.50 dollars. The note also mentions 90 pound bag shipments and the new residence of Mr and Mrs W H Pence at 401 West Hempstead Street.
Mr and Mrs Fry were thanked by guests for their generous hospitality which contributed to the success of the affair held in Stockport.
For sale or trade a seven room house with wood house and barn, gas for cooking and electric lights, extra adjoining lot. Will sell one lot or both, carry part on house and lot. Cheap if taken by April 1. A. KL Canterbury, 708 South Fifth Street. 395
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