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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1916
Page
12
Bandits looted the W. R. Odell & Co bank for 6000 then severed wire lines and fled. The village watchman slept through the raid, and Emmi Hines across from the bank heard the blast that wrecked the vault. Telegraph service only resumed after daylight as authorities chased fugitives.
In Quincy Illinois on November 3 Frank McNay sixty five a deputy sheriff of Adams county and brother of state senator Charles McNay died of heart disease. He rose from a dinner table when the attack struck and was a land owner. Also from Bloomington a report says Walter Empieea a sophomore at Illinois Wesleyan was injured fatally or near fatally in a fall from an interurban car while classmates attempted to board as frost hindered their journey.
Aurora bakers announce a temporary six cent price for bread starting Monday in Aurora Illinois. They say the current five cent loaf cannot be sustained and expect an early rise back, with conditions described as temporary by local bakers.
In Muncie Indiana on November 2 an interurban car crashed into a school near Como Portland injuring three schoolgirls probably fatally. Peter Knoth driver of a service hack was badly hurt and seventeen other schoolchildren were less seriously injured.
General Geo Bell Jr a United States border officer was reported to be seriously ill while stationed at the frontier. Officials did not release full details on his condition but stated he is receiving medical care and monitoring.
Mr. Peacock urges listeners to bring God into the home rather than attending church alone. He laments hidden faults in Fairfield homes and warns that neglecting religion leads to unrest, while a home with faith brings happiness despite material wealth. A story of a poor family inviting Jesus to share their table underscores his message.
Classified notes list farm labor, a cook and maid at Jefferson County Hospital, and a barn rental near Chicago. An evangelist in Fairfield delivered a long sermon extolling Sabbath School influence, Christian homes, and the nation’s strength tied to families, ending with a tribute to Be it Ever So Humble.
Multiple rental notices list properties: a strictly modern house with new interior finishing near town. eight room modern house with barn on paved street. five acres with house and fruit. six room house with electric lights and toilet. three unfurnished rooms at 406 East Washington Street. newly furnished sleeping room two blocks from the square. rooms at 301 West Burlington. Contact names and phones provided.
A set of classified items reports cattle sale of 38 yearling steers at August Johnson’s sale on a Wednesday, plus multiple for sale notices for apple cider and real estate on South Second Street Fairfield. Also ads for six room house for sale or rent, Duroc Red boars, and contact numbers 9810 3499 4540 7106.
Mrs. Arthur M Dodge, president of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, charges suffragists use poison pen postal ecards in retaliation. She says the antis claim suffragists work with liquor interests to defeat prohibition.
The Elmwood Illinois postmaster Fred D. Jay age sixty one died following a stroke. The notice mentions his service and death while other items reference sales and loan offers from Iowa and Jefferson County Abstract.
A ladies' grey coat was lost between Maxwell's Grocery and Buchanan's Feed Barn and a buckskin gauntlet glove was found on the square on Friday. A pair of gold rimmed spectacles disappeared from West Lane between North Fourth and Main. Rewards offered at Journal office.
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