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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1917

Page

3

Personal notices from Coalville and nearby towns

Mrs Mund Carlson of Coalville Ill visits J B E Johnson home. Mrs C C Griswold of Allerton visits her mother Mrs J J Welday. Mr and Mrs C A Herring visited Ot­tumwa relatives. Ray Mulkins returns from Ottumwa. Paul Sodergren of Washington visits en route to Lockridge. Frank Kirkpatrick of Keota visits. Mrs D B Moss of Chicago visits sister Mrs C D Leggett. Mrs J E McClain of Batavia visits daughter Mrs Ted Kocher. Fred Begolty of Mt. Pleasant visits friends. Ruth Gavin improves from quinsey. Mervyn Laughlin of Batavia in city on business. Mrs Roy Wagner and children move to near Centralia Mo. brother Charles Keller accompanies. L J Marcy very ill. Jacob Pacha of Pleasant Plain in city on business. Mr and Mrs Allison Jones of Richland spend day here. E G Pattee recovering from Jefferson County Hospital move home. Mr and Mrs John Craft of Pleasant Plain visit. Mrs T B Allender taken to Jefferson County Hospital. Miss Bertha Wheeler goes to Moberly Mo for new position. Miss Ruth Young returns to work at fair. County Atty R C Leggett and County Auditor A Turner to Keosauqua on business. W R C regular meeting at courthouse. M M Shirk of Batavia in city on business. Mrs Alonzo Barr returns from Lawrence Kan. County Engineer Don H Teal surveys Batavia. F Patterson of Batavia city visitor.

Gaumer Buys Stag Tailor Shop on West Broadway

Hugh Gaumer purchased an interest in the Stag Tailor Shop on West Broadway and will run the business. Retiring partner Mr Judd may open a five and ten cent store in Red Oak and leave this week. Gaumer engages Anna Messer from Gobble Heer Clothing for pantatorium work and presses. first class cleaning to be offered.

Hugh Gaumer Stag Tailor West Broadway Judd Red Oak Gaumer Anna Messer Gobble & Heer Clothing

Local societies hold meetings across city venues

B A Y Club meets in Yeoman Hall at 8 30 with refreshments. Hawkeye Rebekah Club meets at Miss Charlotte Sauers home with hostesses and invitations. CDO Society hosts a stork party at Mrs Noble Sammons home inviting contributions. White Rose Club meets at Mrs Jack Huddlestons with voting on new members. Woodman Circle gathers at Moose Hall. Upper Room Bible Class enjoyed a social at Mr and Mrs Fred McClains on South Main with over thirty guests. Philathea Bible Class entertained Miss E F Nobie Ball on East Burlington with business, games and a meal.

Methodist Church Fred McClain South Main Street McClain First Methodist Church Nobie Ball East Burlington Street Miss Ball

Pleasant Plain Residents Say Hello To City Visitors

Local notes report Thomas Nicholson of Pleasant Plain in the city. Hazel Turner ill with mumps at East Briggs street. Mrs Corliss Teeter and children return from Glasgow after a visit with John and Mary McKenzie on South Court street. Dr Britt of Batavia in town on business. Fred Wray plans a new stucco house on South Second street. Ralph and Roy Nelson recover from measles and return to school. Mrs Reuben Gilbert brings daughter home from Chariot on visit. Frank D Bruggemeyer of Muscatine visits friends. Francis O Neill visits Mt. Pleasant. Elizabeth Bates ill with bronchial pneumonia at West Kirkwood street. Glendale school closed two weeks due to measles. teacher Miss Mabel Trail on vacation. Iva Parker returns from Des Moines. Harry Porter visits Brighton. Ray Baker returns to work at Hufstedler Baker after illness. Everett Griffith of Washington en route to Iowa Wesleyan. J A Hudson and Wm Fleenor of Abingdon in town on business. Florence Loehr convalescent from quinsey. Prof E K Watson writes on College Freshman and His Mathematics in Educational Psychology. C K Stanfordt and son of Santa Barbara en route to Chicago. plan future home there. visits Brighton. Gertrude Mason back out after two weeks illness. Newton Freshwater and Varilla Smith return from Glendale visit. Etta Warner accompanies her home.

Local Family Moves and Health Updates

Mrs. Foss Heaton and children depart for a New York home after a visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. George. Mrs. Warren Garst recovers from surgery at Jefferson County Hospital and will move to the Lamson home on South Main. Mrs. Thos Turner returns from Elden visit. Mrs. Ed Fisher visits Canton Illinois relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Wright plan to move to Lockridge. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perkins and daughter prepare to relocate to Rock Island for a new job.

Foss Heaton New York W. H. George Warren Garst Jefferson County Hospital Lamson South Main Street Thos Turner Elden Ed. Fisher Canton Ilinois Alva Wright Lockridge Fred Perkins Rock Island Mr. Perkins

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lady Jane Luntdreland Mrs. Mund Carlson Coalville, Ill J. BE. Johnson C. C. Griswold Allerton J. J. Welday Ray Mulkins Ottumwa Paul Sodergren Washington Frank Kirkpatrick Keota City D. B. Moss Chicago, MI C. D. Leggett J. E. McClain Batavia Ted Kocher Fred Begolty Mt. Pleasant Ruth Gavin Mervyn Laughlin Roy Wagner Centralia Charles Keller L. J. Marcy North Main Street Jacob Pacha Pleasant Plain Mrs Allison Jones Richland E. G. Pattee John Craft T. B. Allender Jeffeson County Hospital Bertha Wheeler Moberly Ruth Young R. C. Leggett A. ©. Turner Keosauqua Court House M. M. Shirk Alonzo Barr Sfrom Don Il. Teal Ieee F. Patterson Yeoman Hall Hawkeye Rebekah Club Charlotte Sauer West Burlington Street G. K. Dunkel Thomas Stuckey Walter Prouty C. D. O. Society Noble Sammons West Monroe Street White Rose Club R. N. of A Jack Huddleston Gertrude Wilson Woodman Circle Moose Hall Thomas Nicholson Miss Hazel Turner East Briggs Street Corliss Teeter Glasgow John McKenzie South Court Street Dr. Britt Fred Wray South Second Street Ralph and Roy Nelson C. P. Nelson Rhoda Henry Harry Freshwater South Depot Street Reuben Gilbert Daughter Chariton Frank D Bruggemeyer Muscatine Francis O'Neil Elizabeth Bates Fred Bates West Kirkwood Street Andrew Anderson Glendale Mabel Trail Iva Parker Des Moines Harry Porter Brighton Ray Baker Hufstedler & Baker Store Everett Griffith Iowa Wesleyan Messrs J. A. Hudson Wm. Fleenor Abingdon Florence Loehr Quinsey E. K. Watson C. K. Stanfordt Santa Barbara Calif Chicago Gertrude Mason Newton Varilla’ Smith Etta Warner Hake Stanford Graham Theatre Washington, Iowa Andreas Dippel Boston Lilac Charles Duvillier Forty-fourth St. Theatre N. Y Gaumer Bros Jewelry Brunswick Phonograph Orpheum Orchestra Oliver Morosco Kathlyn Williams Thomas Harold Lockwood and May Allison Pidgin Island Stubbs Ciras Ithe East Side Square Fairfield, Lowa
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