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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
2
A note records an editor being entered at the Fairfield Iowa post office as mail matter of the second class. The entry indicates mailing status and postal category for distribution through local channels.
At a Saturday Red Cross sale in Libertyville, items brought varied bids with a box of apples at 12.50 and pigs selling for 26.50 and 2.25. A Rhode Island Red pair sold for 30.00 and a supper netted 21.70 donated to the Libertyville Red Cross.
Rain disrupted the Fairfield County Service Flag Raising, moving most events to the high school. Governor Harding addressed the crowd in the park, urging bond purchases, thrift stamps, and Red Cross support as Jefferson County remembers its soldiers.
J M Raeder special agent of the U S Department of Agriculture toured Fairfield to aid the state barberry eradication campaign. He identified 56 bushes and 175 feet of hedge, warning the rust threat to wheat and urging property owners to remove plants now.
Magician Marko dazzles Fairfield audiences with mystery acts and audience interaction. He borrows a spectator’s handkerchief, cuts a hole, performs Arabian nights style tricks, then restores the item intact. He promises new tricks and a lively program at today’s show.
Deputy Sheriff M S Randall was critically injured when alighting from a Milwaukee train in Ottumwa. He had escorted five prisoners to the Anamosa reformatory with Sheriff Shan Campbell. The left foot was amputated after a head wound and severe bruising.
The George Strong Corps No 21 W R C Fairfield thank the Fairfield Band for services on Thursday and J T Davies for organizing the parade despite rain. They also thank the Merchants committee Chas Lyon J E Cohagan Walter Bean and local merchants who closed shops for Jefferson county servicemen and appreciate the High School auditorium being made available.
Dr O H L Mason will deliver the annual Mothers Day sermon for the Wesleyan Bible class of the Methodist church He is active in Liberty Loan and Red Cross campaigns with three sons in the service, two of them in France
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