Will You Plow Garden Work Urges Bruce Gobble
Notice urges any person willing to plow gardens to contact Bruce Gobble immediately as many buyers seek plowing services but cannot find workers.
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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
6
Farmers' union talk urges unity to raise farm prices
State President O. E. Wilson of the Farmers' Union spoke to a capacity Jefferson County court room audience about organizing farmers to secure higher prices. He urged $1 a dozen for eggs and $1 a pound for butter and 25 cents for meat, criticizing middlemen and tenant farming while signaling wary stance on the Nonpartisan League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County Court Room
Farmers’ Union
O. E. Wilson
Winfield
Wilson
Nonpartisan League
Local Briefs Update on Medical, Travel and Social News
Mrs E Lamberson is ill at home on South Court Street. E A Young travels to Des Moines for several days. A birth is reported March 17 to Mr and Mrs Oakes A Worl of Akron Ohio formerly Miss Cecile Allard. Various residents visit family in Ottumwa Davenport Brigh ton Glasgow Libertyville Camp Dodge Jefferson Barracks Mo coast artillery enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lamberson
South Court Street
E. A. Young
Des Moines
Oakes A, Worl
Akron
Ohio
Worl
Cecile Allard
J. D. Mitchell
Mildred
Brighton
Gilbert Martin
Glasgow
F. W. Peebler
Libertyville
L. ©. Graber
J. H. Johnson
Davenport
L. B. Kuhns
Ottumwa
Jerry Minster
Harry Coop
Camp Dodge
Phillip la
M. Everett
J. A. Clark
Mt. Pleasant
Andrew Gantz
Hugh Bennett
Omaha
Lucile Lamberson
Verle Mrazey
Murphy
Lockridge
Mt. Pleasant Newa
Alva Talmadge
Army
Jefferson Barracks
Coast Artillery
WRC Members Called to Red Cross Rooms Tomorrow
All members of the WRC are asked to report to the Red Cross rooms in the Masonic Temple tomorrow afternoon to participate in volunteer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WRC
Red Cross
Masonic Temple
W. R
Car Load of Sheep Poisoned En Route to City
Federal agents will probe the death of nearly eighty sheep owned by John B. Stever. A carload of 155 head was shipped from St. Paul via Milwaukee and Burlington lines, arriving Sunday. By Monday 77 were dead or dying, with evidence of poisoning likely within 24 hours of arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
John B. Stever
Stever
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Burlington
Gamrath
Camp Dodge recruits rapid progress in first regimental review
Camp Dodge Iowa March 18 new men rapid progress in drilling and weapon handling. More than 2,000 Iowa and Minnesota recruits took part in their first regimental review as Col Harrison Price ordered out the 350th infantry for its first demonstration. Newcomers show marked improvement in military bearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Minnesota
Harrison Price
Society Notes Highlight Pythian Club and St Patrick Party
Mrs. W H Mohr and Mrs W M Hurtstedler host Pythian Kensington gathering Wednesday at Mohr home. My America Club radios hold St Patrick party at Miss Mable Gantz home in Brookville with games music and refreshments. Women’s Foreign Missionary society plans Kensington at Mrs W Fordyce home. W R C to meet and W C T A to hold special prayer for Neal Dow program with Mrs Louis Easton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mohr
W. M. Hurtstedler
Miss Mohr
Pythian Kensington Club
Ms Mohr
My America Club
Mable Gantz
Brookville
Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Kensington
W. Fordyce
West Broadway
Louis Easton
North Main Street
Neal Dow
German Spy Poses as Soldier In Fairfield
A tall slender man in uniform, posing as a U S soldier on government business, staked out Fairfield claiming to hunt deserters and planned to arrest them with Sheriff Campbell. He forged checks for ten dollars and used a draft from Fort Leavenworth. later identified as a German spy and deserter active in Burlington and Mt Pleasant areas along the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
France
John Stever
Moose's Lodge
Alva Talmadge
Mt. Pleasant
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Zeppenfield
Phillip Sauer
Mr. Sauer
Army National Bank
Fort Leavenworth
Texas
George P. Zeppenfield
United States
Burlington
Henness Pleads Guilty to Assault and Battery
In Cedar township, Charles Henness pleaded guilty before Squire D B Wilson to assault and battery following an altercation with J D Whitson who had preferred the charge. Henness was fined five dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Whitson
Charles Henness
Squire D. B. Wilson
Cedar Township
Carlyle Blackwell in Fascinating Role at Fairfield
Carlyle Blackwell, famed leading man, stars in The Good For Nothing at Fairfield Theater. He plays Jack a cheerful lovable rogue with a sunny disposition and winning smile in a story noted as humorous with an ending that satisfies. Co stars Muriel Ostriche and Evelyn Greelov appear with him. Ruth Tyrol and daughter from Oxford Junction are visiting relatives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle Blackwell
Fairfield Theater
Jack
Muriel Ostriche
Evelyn Greelov
Mre, EK
B. Tyrol
Ruth
Oxford Junction
Baseball gear shipped to Company M at Camp Cody New Mexico
Equipment for Company M was shipped to Camp Cody New Mexico this afternoon. Miss Genevieve Maddox raised 100 dollars for the kit which included thirteen pairs of shoes three and a half dozen National League balls eight bats a catcher’s unit and chest protector plus eight balls sent by President Charles Comiskey of the White Sox. The express charges were prepaid and the total matched the subscribed amount.
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Co. M
Camp Cody
Genevieve Maddox
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Phillips & Co. at Fairfield Theater Tuesday and Wednesday
Vaudeville duo Phillips and Co. bring musical comedy to Fairfield Theater for a two night engagement Tuesday and Wednesday. Performances promise lively songs and comedy in period vaudeville style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Theater
Phillips & Co
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