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Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1917

Page

4

Death of Elizabeth Bates Child in City Home

Elizabeth Eleanor Bates died early today at age 6 after a brief illness with bronchial pneumonia. She was born October 24 1914 in the city and leaves her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Bates and a brother Clarence. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 30 PM from the West Kirkwood Fourth Street home with Rev Polly officiating. Interment in Evergreen.

Elizabeth Eleanor Bates Fred Bates West Kirkwood Fourth Streets Clarence Polly Evergreen Era

LAFER PROMOTED AND IOWA CAVALRY POTENTIAL

Des Moines reports Capt. Glen Laffer of Riverside is recommended for promotion to Major to replace Major Howell of Iowa City. A regiment of cavalry may be organized in Iowa with headquarters at Iowa City and units from Marshalltown Fairfield Grinnell Tama Toledo Ottumwa and other cities. Muscatine may form a troop if its battery is abandoned.

Des Moines Glen L. Laffer Riverside R. P. Howell Iowa City Iowa Marshalltown Fairfield Grinnell Tama Toledo Ottumwa Muscatine

Suffrage Association Had A Good Meeting

The Jefferson County Suffrage Association met at the Library Saturday afternoon in an unusually lively session. Kate Jones reported strong progress on finances while a press account described rapid preparation for seven suffrage editions and over 1 000 inches of advertising. Elizabeth Beck and Ogden gave fine solos and Mrs. Price spoke on current conditions alongside Mrs. Clapp's anti suffrage views and reasons from a winner's stance.

Jefferson County Suffrage Association Daily Journal Kate Jones Elizabeth Beck Ogden J. B. Price Clapp

Taxes Due January First Delinquent List March Penalty April

Tax collection notice from R. H. Spence, County Treasurer, urging timely payment. Taxes due January 1. Delinquent list published in March. Penalty imposed April 1. Readers urged not to delay in paying.

R. H

Fairfield to inaugurate motor truck system next week

Fairfield public transportation will start a motor truck system for heavy or light hauling. The first truck, a Hercules body on a Ford chassis, will haul up to a ton and a half. More and larger machines will be added as demand grows.

Fairfield Stortz & Slattery Ford

Notice of Final Report in Workman Estate

In Jefferson County Iowa the District Court hears the final report of Etna Workman executrix of the will of T L Workman deceased. Objections must be filed by noon on the second day of the April term 1917 at Fairfield Iowa. If none the report will be approved and the bond exonerated. Attorney S E Irish.

District Court Jefferson County Towa T. L. Workman Fairfield Iowa Etna Workman E. Irish

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