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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1917
Page
7
Local notes report attendance at Nannie Barker's funeral for Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Brewington of Keota, with several residents visiting relatives and friends in Ottumwa. Wartime references appear with service exams and hospital unit plans, while travelers like Mrs. Betts of Keokuk visit friends in the area.
Mrs. Ed Beaver of Phoenix visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. J A Wray and attends her sister Jennie Wrays wedding Monday. Walter J McKeen returns to Trenton Mo after visiting son C R McKeen. Mrs James Hamson of Denver called here for sister Gertrude Fowlers illness. Eva Litton of Glasgow spends today in the city. Major J Ready from Des Moines visits family. Mrs Joseph Loofbourrow returns from three weeks with relatives in Bonaparte. Loofbourrow spent Sunday there. Edith Sense, Logan teacher now moving to Miles City Mont salary 90 a month. Mrs G W Woodward returns to Yate Center Kansas after weeks with sister J C Norris. H P McLaughlin at Packwood on business. Clyde Norris visits Ottumwa C M boys Sunday. Art Miller and Clarence Miller motor to Abingdon Sunday. Ruth Garber called to Wisconsin Sunday. George Zika of Ottumwa in the city on business. Myrtle Harper, former Oakland Iowa instructor, returns home.
Jefferson county youths urged to join Company M of the First Iowa to reach 150 war strength. Only 40 volunteers needed before June 5 conscription day, after which selections will be by federal draft with no choice of unit. Lieut. Fulton at the Armory for information.
During the morning chapel two musical numbers were performed violin by Miss Minerva Redbetter and vocal by Mrs. Redbetter Phillips from the Minneapolis Twin City Conservatory of Music. Both are sisters-in-law to Prof. Clyde T. Reed of the college, with Mrs Phillips previously earning praise for a geogram of lyrical soprano numbers.
Winfield Iowa tenor Delbert Pierce the favorite soloist of the Parsons College Double Quartette visited campus this week after being away from school for over a month.
Junior Doctor E. W. Wilson of the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville Missouri visited Warner Gotfelty and other student body friends during the weekend.
John Hedrick, noted as one of Parsons' favorite athletes, becomes the last student to quit school to help on the farm in support of Uncle Sam.
Memorial Day will be observed in Fairfield with a program published in this issue. All Sons of Veterans Boy Scouts Campfire Girls and other volunteers are asked to join ceremonies assembling in the park at 12 30 p m. Flowers for decorations should be brought to J S Gantz home 204 North Third Street and donors of automobiles will confer a floor.
Citizens urged to donate flowers for Decoration Day with emphasis on school children Relief Corps and veterans. Scarcity of blooms noted this year. By order of Commander J S Gantz.
This morning an announcement stated the chapel service for tomorrow would be given over to the Seniors, designating their participation in leading the observance.
A note from 478 W A. BOLEY states the party who took the gold watch from the water works on Saturday afternoon should return it at once or no further action will be taken.
Work on the erection of the flag pole, funded by donations from the Persons College Gla Club and nine of her students, began this morning.
The annual reception of the Fair field High School alumni will be held in the High School Friday evening June 1st. All members please attend. Tickets at door 25 cents each.
A mass meeting will be held at the Public Library on XM 30th in the Fairfield Jefferson County area. All residents interested in a better city and county are urged to attend.
All members of the Federation of Labor are urged to attend at Labor Hall on Wednesday evening May 80th for an event of interest. Laboring men of Fairfield are invited to investigate and join the organization at Labor Hall above Fairfield Theater.
An Old Colfax ad promotes Original Colfax Mineral Waters as a natural mild laxative and muketig offered by Fairfield Pure Ice Co with a price of $1.50 per case and a contact phone 104.
Mount Pleasant Iowa quilter J B Dunaway offers to quilt and finish quilts with unlimited thread for 1.50 per quilt. In business nineteen years he invites quilts by mail and will pay return postage. Cotton thread and rings for sale.
Mr and Mrs Geo Barker and daughter Margaret express gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness and help during the illness and death of their little daughter and for the many floral offerings.
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