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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1918

Page

7

Mrs Westenhaver Old Resident Dies Saturday Night

Mrs M H Westenhaver longtime Jefferson county resident died Saturday at 10 30 p m at 502 South Third street after years of poor health She was born November 7 1838 in Richland county Ohio and died aged 79 years 11 months 25 days She married M H Westenhaver May 27 1891 at Fairfield Survived by brothers H E Snook and W H Snook and O S Moseet Funeral at 2 30 this afternoon from the South Third Street home with Rev H A Mosser and burial in Evergreen cemetery Read the Classified Ads

M. H. Westenhaver South Third Street Lucinda Westenhaver Henry Amy Snook Richland County Ohio Novemer Iowa Jefferson County Presbyterian Church Salina Perlee Fairfield H. E. Snook W. H. Snook Madris Oregon Crs. O. S. Moseet H. A. Mosser Evergreen Cemetery

Escaped Yanks to Fight Washington, Nav. 2

War department announced officers who escaped from German prison camps will leave Berne Switzerland for France to report for duty Lieuts. George W. Pur year of Memphis Tenn Harold Willis Newton Mass and N VY Isaacs Portsmouth Va

Washington Nav War Department Berne Switzerland France George W. Puryear Memphis Tenn Harold Willis Newton Mass N. VY. Isaacs Portsmouth

Wounded Soldiers Return to U S From War

For the week ended October 25 there were 1,859 sick and wounded men landed in the United States from the American expeditionary forces. The October total thus far reaches 4,339.

Washington United States

Prague renames Graben to Wilson Street in historic street move

Amsterdam dispatch reports Prague's Graben, the city's premier business street, has been renamed Wilson Street according to the Tageblatt of Berlin. The change reflects a symbolic shift in street naming amid evolving local sentiments.

Amsterdam Prague Tageblatt Berlin Graben

Classifieds Offer Farm Goods Homes and Jobs

A mixed page of farm and livestock sales, rental notices, and job ads. Listings include a highly acres farm for sale with favorable terms, a Shropshire ram, a Chester white male hog, various household items for sale, kitchen furniture, a No 1 Rhode Island Red rooster, a four room house for sale or rent, furnished rooms for rent, a modern four room flat for rent, a boy needed for work, sewing and cooking help, and Ballard Hall Parsons college staff help.

Chester Ohio N. C Street Rhode Island Red Roosters C. J. Gavin North Main Street Joe Hickinbottom

For Rent Four Room House at 203 West Madison Street

For Rent four room house at 203 West Madison Street with gas and electricity details cut off in the fragment. Limited readable facts suggest a rental notice listing basic utilities. Multi-entity: West Madison Street, 203.

West Madison Street

Lost Rug Sought On Hallowe'en Night Reward Offered

Rug went missing on Halloween night. Finder urged to call 1315 to claim reward. Contact with location details may help recover item. reward promised.

Hallowe

Important Mail Subscriptions Invariance in Advance

Mail subscriptions are paid in advance to avoid lapses with government rules. Readers who wish to not miss any papers should ensure their subscription does not lapse.

Neibert Campaign for Sheriff Urges Cross Party Support

Glenn Neibert of the Democratic slate seeks sheriff votes from all voters regardless of party. He cites deputy experience under his father and strong county knowledge as qualifications. The campaign stresses earnest, clean effort and merit over party labels.

Glenn Neibert

Local News Briefs Compile Weekend Socials and Illnesses

Local notes report Prof J W Howard in Ottumwa on business and Mrs Ira Smith visiting in town. Gilbert Mumper from Rock Island and Miss Nora Bean of Ainsworth visit. Verne Voorhies ill with Danish influenza in Leridge. Des Moines couple Mr and Mrs Charles Bogle visit. Miss Jessie Black returns from Council Bluffs. H G Petersen guest of E C Ball on East Kirkwood. Several illness notices and travel to Morning Sun Fort Riley and Fort Riley pending. Marriage license issued to Bert Cowan and Edna McClaren. Lieut N W Labagh en route to Fort Riley. Mrs William Fenner ill in Rock Island. Spanish influenza recovery of Grace Boise. David McIntyre eyes burned at Malleable Iron Works.

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Wii W. T. Kennedy Russell Smith W. Briggs Jack Vanatti E. Adams St W. F. Bevering Ballard Hall Parsons College John Vogel Neibert J. W. Howard Ottumwa Ira Smith Vern White West Washington Gilbert Mumper Rock Island Nora Bean Ainsworth Verne Voorhies Leridge Charles Bogle Des Moines Jessie Black Council Bluffs H. G. Petersen San Francisco E. C. Ball East Kirkwood Street Mrs Mark Whitney of Keosauqua L. E. Whitney South Court Street Ruth Garber Strausse Mount Pleasant Frank E. Spiers Agnes and Everett Phillip Sauer Jr Ankeny, Iowa Francis Hutchinson Hiteman Bert L. Cowan Uniontown Kansas Edna McClaren N. W. Labagh Mystic Fort Riley Kas William Fenner Kaner Carrie Brimm S. E. Goddard Anamosa James Turner Miss Hazel Walter Bean Grace Boise Mt. Pleasant Frank Boies David McIntyre Jefferson County Hospital Walter Harris Republican Jugterba uTs Sanford Zeigler Jr
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