Local Briefs Move Through Town Amid Illness and Visitations
Miss Hilda Whitney is ill with influenza. J J Kyle of Perlee in the city on business. John Clark of New London was here yesterday. Pure food inspector Chas Bogle of Des Moines visits. Thus Poulton of Ottumwa spends a few days with relatives. Rev L E Koenig returns from a six week trip to North Dakota. Wm Louden granted a patent for a stall manger. Calvon Hoskins visitants in Pleasant Plain. Harold Cassel buys Bailey property on South Second. Miss Glee McCleary weekend in Libertyville. Mrs Elizabeth Colton improving at daughter’s home. E A Cornick called from Omaha due to illness in wife and daughter. J A Howlett’s death brings Mishawaka and Moline visitors. Mrs James Farmer of Bernhart in city. Arreada McCarty visiting Ottumwa. John Walljasper in city on business. 8S A Wise home quarantined for influenza. Vera McCleary weekend in Libertyville. Mrs Erdine Williams to spend weekend away. Misses Mary O Conner and Burl Fleming in Ottumwa. Arthur Louden and wife in Des Moines. John Cosman and Mrs Cosman in Pleasant Plain en route to Burlington. Rena Fansher to Batavia for weekend. Mrs McCullough and Vera to Hedrick. Emma Stever and Carrie Stever head to Chicago. Mrs Woolsey and Violet of Moline attend J A Howlett funeral. Misses Anna and Lucy Miller return from Washington. Remains of Robert Woolsey to be interred at Evergreen tomorrow at 10 with Rev Kuhns.
Eggs For Sale From Fairfield Hatchery
Eggs for hatching offered from trap-nested 8. C. White Leghorns. Breeding pen eggs priced at 1.50 per 15 or 8.00 per 100, range eggs 0.75 per 15 or 5.00 per 100. Three January pullets laid 260 to 268 per month. Visitors welcome to inspect flock. Glen M. Nihart, Fairfield, Inc. Phone 8516, 899-17. The Manhood of Fairfield in the Courtroom of God subject Men only Baptist Church Sunday 2:30.
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Glen M. Nihart
Fairfield, Inc
Esther Loving Writes From Rome During War Time
In a letter dated January 2 1918 Esther Loving stationed in the office of the Military Attache in Rome writes to her grandmother Mrs. H. C. Maxwell of Fairfield Iowa recounting her voyage from New York to Paris and Brest aboard the Martha Washington. She describes leaving New York feeling both awe and homesickness the peril of mines at sea life belts in use in the danger zone and her impressions of Brest Paris Brittany and Paris including weather, mud and her disappointment with France and its people and experiences around Wilsons arrival in Paris.
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H. C. Maxwell
Esther Loving
Rome
Italy
New York
Paris
Glenn
Martha
Brest
France
Okla
Gethsemane Commandery meeting scheduled for Monday night
Gethsemane Commandery No 59 Knights Templar will meet in regular session at their asylum Monday night at 7 30 All Sir Knights urged to attend F S Cummings E C 896 15 Also hear the whistling auto harp Vocal Trio Sunday Union Evangelistic meeting Sunday evening
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Gethsemane Commandery
Knights Templar
F. S. Cummings
E. C
Union Evangelistic Meeting
Funeral of J. Wm. Brown Called Sunday at Hall
All Knights of Pythias are asked to be at the hall promptly Sunday at 2 o'clock to attend the funeral of J. Wm. Brown. W. F. Bevering and C. Hear the whistling auto harp.
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K. of
J. Wm. Brown
W.F. Bevering
C. C
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J. J. Kyle
Perlee
John Clark
New London
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Chas, Bogle
Des Moines
Poulton
Ottumwa
Rev. L. E. Koenig
Dakota
Wm. Louden
Calvin Hoskins
Pleasant Plain
Harold Cassel
Bailey
South Second Street
Elizabeth Colton
B. F. Crail
South Main Street
E. A. Cornick
Omaha
Lewis Easton
Jefferson County Hospital
F. P. Howlett
Mishawaka, Ind
J. A. Howlett
Gilbert Canterberry
Moline, Ill
Canterbury
James Farmer
Bernhart
Arreada McCarty
John Walljasper
West Point
Vera McCleary
Liberty Ville
Erdine Williams
Libertyville
Mary O’conner
Burl Fleming
Arthur Louden
John Cosman
Burlington
Rena Fansher
Batavia
Mrs. McCullough
Vera
Hedrick
Emma Stever
Carrie Stever
Chicago
Ill
Mrs. Stever
T. P. Woolsey
Violet
Anna
Lucy Miller
Mrs
Chas. Benz
Washington
Robert Woolsey
Evergreen Cemetery
Kuhns
Fairfield
Baptist Church
Iowa
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Frank
Kerrick
Tripune
John T. Davies
Toos
Richardson Hardware CO
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Troy
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Frank Kreenan
Henry Irving
John Lynch
Bige Rivers
California
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DED Lyons Mail
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Germany
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