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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
6
The Burlington Hawkeye notes Premier Lloyd George and former Premier Asquith endorse woman suffrage, saying English women saved the empire and deserve the ballot. It says the Iowa legislature will meet the moment with sober second thought as the suffrage tide turns nationwide.
R C Rontesong will present for the first time in Fairfield a lecture and four reel feature motion picture titled Troubles Of A Merchant under the Retail Merchants Association. The event occurs this evening in the Elk's Hall and invites every merchant and clerk.
The District Court of Iowa Jefferson county gives notice to heirs and interested parties that the Executrix Isabella I P McElderry will file a final report by March 29 1917 and seek discharge. A hearing is set for April 9 1917 at Fairfield Iowa to contest the report. Leggett and McKenney represent the executrix.
Notice to interested parties in the estate of T. L. Workman deceased. The Clerk will file the Final Report of Etna Workman Executrix on or before the April Term 1917. Objections must be filed by noon on the second day of the term in Fairfield Iowa. If unopposed the report will be approved and bond exonerated. Etna Workman Executrix E Irish Attorney.
Coroner's jury opens testimony in the Hodgen accident case at R H Leggett's office. Witnesses Gail McNeise and Mrs Stevens describe witnesses near Pump factory, Wagon factory, and the track as the train struck and people were thrown. Dalton Howell gives driver’s view, noting lack of whistle and close cars.
Will Spees killed a large wolf east of town on his farm last Monday and another on Wednesday. He collected the $40 bounty from the county auditor for each wolf, after lambs were harmed on his property. The report also notes visiting relatives and several local illness and death updates, including Mrs. Robert Bailey’s death at age, with funeral services held at the Free Methodist church.
Funeral services for C C Carl are set for Saturday at 2 30 PM at English Lutheran Church with Rev Ansppach officiating. Interment follows at Evergreen Cemetery. Wollett's funeral is scheduled for tomorrow at 2 PM at the Baptist Church with Rev Toothacre. burial also at Evergreen Cemetery.
The Keltner family thanks friends for kindness and flowers after their mother’s death. Signed by John Keltner Mr and Mrs Roy Keltner Nabone Corsets and Mr and Mrs Theodore Keltner.
The Parson College Glee Club performed on a spring vacation tour with a late start in Milton due to power outages. Candles and makeshift lights lit the hall as Barnett and Keesey delivered vaudeville bits and the choir offered lively music. The group traveled by train to Veile and then to Montrose for a concert that evening.
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