Brighton Man Crain Dies After Head Blow in 1917
Philip Francis Crain, 47, son of Mr and Mrs A D Crain, died at home in Brighton Iowa May 12 1917 after a head injury from a blow three weeks earlier while employed at a Fairfield foundry. Born September 1869 he left parents two brothers Edgar and George in Company M First Iowa two sisters Minnie Elder of Washington and Vivian at home. Funeral May 14 at M B K church with Rev R V Pike and W O W order assisting.
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Brighton
Philip Francis Crain
A. D. Crain
Fairfield
M. BK
R. V. Pike
W. O. W. Order
Edgar
George
Company M
Minnie Elder
Washington
Vivian
Sutton Funeral Arrangements Not Yet Made
Jerry L. Sutton born January 1842 in Marion Ohio moved to Iowa as a child. He served four years in the Third Cavalry and lived in Fairfield since about 20 years ago. Survived by wife daughter Mrs Frank Simmonds of Los Angeles and two step children. church member at Methodist church after a Peacock revival. Funeral details pending arrival of relatives and to be announced tomorrow.
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Jerry L. Sutton
Marion
Ohio
Iowa
Ven Buren County
Company H
Third Calvary
Fairfield
Frank Simmonds
Los Angeles
Howard Prewitt
Indiana Youth Wrecks Furnace by Throwing Dynamite
Shelbyville May 15 Paul McCain aged eighteen a high school student narrowly escaped death when he hurled a box of dynamite into the furnace at his home The blast wrecked the furnace knocked him insensible as his parents rushed home to care for James Babb who died soon after at seventy seven The Weather
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Shelbyville
Ind
Paul McCain
John McCain
James Babb
Chicago and Kansas City Live Stock Markets Report
Market notes from Chicago, Kansas City, and East Buffalo show hog receipts around 12,099 to 13,000 with prices for light to heavy hogs and pigs, cattle receipts near 4,500 to 18,000 with ranges for steers, cows, and bulls, plus sheep lines. Grain and produce quotes accompany the livestock, including wheat, corn, oats, butter, poultry, and vegetables with regional variations and steady to mixed tone.
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Kansas City
East Buffalo
Dunning and
Stevens
Livestock Commission
Buffalo
N. Y
Parsons College Conservatory Orchestra to perform after May festival
The Parsons College Conservatory Orchestra under Mrs Mertie Pooler Mercer will present an entertainment next Thursday evening in the chapel after the May festival at 6 30. Milton Blane of Burlington Iowa will assist as soloist. The orchestra includes Paul Bishop Robert Israel Rachel Bauman Harold Ball Evelyn Atwood Katherine Fulton Marion McCulley Avrile Hammer Mary Louise Kerrick Chester Hyde Harold Pence Ruth Beel Nellie Peebler J P Moorhead and Lyle Blundeel. Delzell Green spoke at the Y M A gathering today.
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Parsons College Conservatory
Mertie Pooler Mercer
Milton Blane
Burlington
Iowa
Blane
Fairfield Band Concert Program in Fairfield Iowa Park
Fairfield Iowa band presents a concert featuring Arbogast Overture Intermezzo After Sunset selections and Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever with a wide mix of marches waltzes and popular numbers by Remick Monaco and Pozzo. Miss Daisy Little plans corn planting on 26 acres near Winchester southeast of Birmingham.
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Tomrrow
Fairfield Iowa
Naval Reserve
Arbogast
Pozzo
Remick
Monaco
Daisy Little
Winchester
Birmingham
Birmingham Enterprise
Parsons College students depart for farm work
A group of Parsons College young men are leaving for farm labor and will retain their credits for the rest of the year. Wade Flinspach Irwin Atwood Milton Larimer and Wm Gibson have already departed. Benjamin Gallaher is scheduled to leave next week.
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Parsons College
Wade Flinspach
Irwin Atwood
Milton Larimer
Wm. Gibson
Benj. Gallaher
Fishermans Club Calls Urgent Meeting Tomorrow Evening
All members of the Fishermans Club are notified that a very important meeting will be held tomorrow evening Thursday. Every member is urged to be present, signed BFF Wahorowski secretary.
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Fishermans Club
Community notices and sales in Jefferson County area
An assortment of small ads and notices including for sale piano and Edison phonograph, private sale of household goods, a concert at No 5 school house with tickets priced 15 and 20 cents, various furniture and hat shop listings, rental offers for multiple homes, and local business contact numbers. Describes items, addresses, and phone numbers.
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South Mainstreet
No. 5 School House
Wisconsin Hotels Bar Potatoes From Menus For Week
Milwaukee reports all Wisconsin hotels will remove potatoes from their menus for one week as a publicity measure. The decision affects breakfast and dinner offerings across the state.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Wanted Notices Seek Housing and Work in Iowa Journal
WANTED To rent a five room modern house Mrs P E Black phone 3446 Sie 734. WANTED Able bodied men good wages Gas and Electric plant Iowa Electric Co Fairfield Iowa 733. WANTED To buy a second hand reed baby buggy leave word and description at the Journal office for sale.
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Second
Stone Street
West
Burlington Street
Jericho & Easton’s
Harry S. Ball
White Tea
P. E. Black
Gas and Electric Plant
Iowa Electric Co
Fairfield
Iowa
Journal
For Sale Notices From The Journal Classified Deck
A collection of classifieds lists items for sale including a folding bed washing machine baby buggy and spring wagon plus a nine room house for sale or rent empty oak paint barrels Scotch Collie puppies and rebuilt typewriters with factory direct prices from American Writing Machine Co. Inc. Chicago listing details and contact points at Journal offices.
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Journal
W. P. Sullivan
South Main Street
Louden Machinery CO
Harry Culbertson
Ask the Journal
American Writing Machine Co., Inc
South Dearborn, Street
Chicago
Ill
Card of Thanks for Esthe Greber
Fred Greber signs thanks for sympathy during illness and death of his wife Esthe Greber and for the floral offerings. G A Merich, agent and salesman for John Sexton Co wholesale grocers of Chicago, Ill, invites readers to call at 204 South Main Street or phone 553.
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Esthe Greber
G. A. Merich
John Sexton Co
Chicago
Ill
South Main Street
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Sutton
Cale
Mr. Sutton
Odist Church
Indiana
Cash Grain
College
Paul Bishop
Robert Israel
Rachel Bauman
Harold Ball
Evelyn Atwood
Katherine Fulton
Flute
Marion McCulley
Mary Louise Kerrick
Chester Hyde
Harold Pence
Ruth Beel
Nellie Peebler
Prof
J. P. Moorhead
Lyle L. Blundeel
Mr. Blundeel
Ames College
Mason City
Mediapolis
Delzell Green
Fairfield Band
Beis
Pryor
Marcelle
Luders
Kalamazoo
Sousa
Wahorowski
Jefferson County Farmrs’ Mutual Insurance Union
E. D. Y. Culbertson
H. P. McLaughlin & Co
Lamberson
Mt. Pleasat
Briggs Street
West Burlington Street
Sie
Fred Greber
C.G. Taylor
Orpheum
TCS
Orpheum Orchestra
the Star Supreme
Mme. Petrova
The
Metro
McCleary
Runyon
Kroehler
Davenports
H. P. McLaughlin Co
Kaiser
Journal Office
A. V. Frazey
Verle Frazey
Men’s Athletic Union
Ladies Union
Boys Union
Misses Union
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