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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
3
Brighton’s Gail Whisler, Lockridge’s Chas Molander, and many others visit the city or travel to nearby towns. Deputy M. S. Randall returns from Anamosa with Clarence J. Bauder who will serve a theft sentence. Funeral attendance, measles illness, enlistment interest, and licenses also appear among home visits and relocations.
Community patriotic meetings at schoolhouses boost war stamp funds. Attendance ranges from 45 to over 124 with social pie sales raising funds for the purchase of war stamps. Events include Union No 6, Liberty No 1, Round Prairie and Lockridge township programs plus a Baptist church gathering.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church will meet with Mrs Butler at the parsonage Friday at 2 o clock. A good attendance is desired. The G A R regular meeting is set for Monday at 7 30 p m at the Court house with all members urged to attend. Mrs Glenn Shannon hosted about sixteen ladies at her Highland Avenue home on Tuesday evening with recitations music and games a silver meat fork was offered as a parting gift for their summer in Wichita Kansas.
A school program showcases a series of patriotic items including a solo “We're Going to Fight” by Ella Allerdice, duets with Margaret Shaw and Ruth Leu, a story titled “The Serpent,” dialogue “Making the Flag,” exercises “Working for the Flag,” and songs “Columbia the Gem of the Ocean” and “Amenca.” A patriotic address from Fairfield precedes scenes like “Uncle Sam's Peace Party” and ends with the audience joining in “Star Spangled Banner” at closing.
W B Campbell the Nursery man will take orders at the Court Hotel up to Saturday afternoon. Phone 160.
Taxes due January first become delinquent March first with a penalty April first. Treasurer’s office announces evening hours this week from 7 to 9 p m. G A Unkrich, agent for John Sexton & Co Grocers Chicago, phone 1566, 204 South Main Street.
Willard Daggett Carrol Bradshaw and Albert Thornberry compose the Fairfield High School negative team. They left this afternoon with Miss Cora Porter for Burlington to face the Burlington High School affirmative team in tonight’s debate.
Having sold my clothing business I seek settlement of all accounts before April 15. Accounts will be at the store until that date. L. B. Clinkenbeard.
Jefferson District Court notices Marcellus Thompson seeks to quiet title to a described parcel in Jefferson County Iowa. Defendants including First National Bank of Fairfield and multiple individuals must appear by April 8 1918 or default judgment may be entered. Attorney Richard C Leggett represents the plaintiff.
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