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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1917
Page
2
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The W C T U plans a 3 PM meeting at Mrs E S Parkas on South Fourth, inviting dime-card holders to bring them in. Kathryn Rauscher hosted a Lockridge house party with meals and a trip to Oakland Mills and Mt Pleasant. attendees included Fern Nichols Minta Hoagland Berta Hoagland Viva Valentine. Bay View Club to meet Lois Sackett on East Broadway at 7 30 PM. Ridge Club ladies hosted husbands for dinner at Mrs Walter V Hughes East Burlington with guests from Washington and Sioux City. Book Club held season finale picnic at Fulton pastures. Aristo Delphic Society Parsons College hikers plus browse with chaperone Miss Hunt. evening weiner roast and theater trip to Orpheum for The Primitive Call. Health Club hosted by Mrs H Alston on West Hempstead.
Chicago papers announce Lieut. Maurice Fryer of Culver Military Academy has been appointed military instructor at Englewood High School. The son of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Fryer, he leaves Culver after attaining prominence in military attainments and is called to Ft. Sheridan.
Miss Gertrude Burman of Newton visiting Iowa Wesleyan at Mt Pleasant spent Sunday with the Maas sisters. Ottumwa residents Mr and Mrs D R Mesmer called on Mrs Margaret Banfield. Eulalia Dollar visited John Roth home. Martha Nelson Mabel Carlson and Lucile Burke spent the weekend with relatives in Ottumwa. Vic Burden of Birmingham visited sister Mrs Clifford Way. J C Richardson and sons of Keota spent Sunday with Dr Ray Kirkpatrick. Frank Bruggemeyer of Muscatine spent Sunday with friends. John Johnson and W W Dyer families of Ottumwa visited John Gosick home. Erickson and grandsons Jack and Maxwell Aston returned from Bloomfield.
In Richmond Indiana on May 14 the Rev W R Motley pastor of Spartansburg Christian church disappeared with Mrs William Mann wife of a rich local farmer after planning to preach on Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery. The couple left by horse and carriage, abandoned the rig in Greenville Ohio, and no trace has been found. Mrs Mann had said she planned a trip with Motley before they vanished.
May 14 report from Sault Ste. Marie notes no fatalities yet but dangerous conditions persist. The John Owen lies ashore near McCullough on Carbill Point, the Vulcan disabled in Whitefish Bay, the Cowle has clades knocked off her wheel, and the Northern Queen tows the North Wind after it is found disabled in Iroquois Bay.
In Belleville Illinois thirty five Orban Stove and Range guards were detained by police after a crowd of hooters was fired upon the night prior. Patrolman George Ehrhardt was shot through the head. others are not seriously injured.
Raising Bachelor Company in Evansville Indiana reports a seventy year old bachelor leading recruitment efforts. The project seeks to offer a company of bachelors to the President for service and has seen good progress in enlisting recruits.
Esther Amanda Swanson Greber, longtime resident, dies after yearlong tuberculosis. Born December 7 1885 in Varna Illinois, married January 5 1909 to Fred Greber. survived by husband, her parents Mr and Mrs P A Swanson, sister Mrs Ellen Engstrand, and Henry A Swanson. Funeral from Swanson home at East Lowe Street then Lutheran church, Rev H A Anspach. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.
The National Crop Improvement Service urges farmers to select only strong ears. Use twelve to fifteen ears to plant an acre and terminate weak ears now to avoid planting inferior stock this year.
Tomorrow marks the legal opening of fishing season at the city reservoir. Fishing is limited to the lodge and west pond while the east pond remains closed for three years to protect the two carloads of young fish. Violators face a heavy fine.
The corn belt loses about 200 million bushels to the corn root worm annually. The remedy is crop rotation and avoiding more than two consecutive corn crops. If last year was bad, switch to barley and prepare land well if planting corn again.
The Illinois Medical Society delegates in Bloomington voted to support national prohibition, arguing it would reduce crime and poverty. Springfield was chosen for the 1918 convention. officers were E W Flegenbaum president, E P Sloan and Sadie Bay Adair vice presidents, A J Moreley treasurer, and W J Gilmore secretary.
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