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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1917

Page

6

Rural School Notes No 2 Lockridge Jefferson County

In Lockridge and Four Corners rural schools, progress toward standard status is noted with improved equipment and readers. No 8 Lockridge gains oiled desks, No 5 receives fresh paint, Four Corners adds croquet facilities, and Salina incurs floor oiling. No. 1 Pork adds a painted makeover. Lockridge now offers first year high school with an extra teacher Homer. board praised for funding and local opportunity.

Lockridge Four Corners A. G. Kilgore Lockridge School Homer

Fatal collision leaves Mrs. Grinstead dead near Fairfield

Mrs. G. S. Grinstead fatally injured when a horse drawn surrey collided with a front seat as her daughter Berea Grinstead suffered a fractured arm and other non serious injuries. Clyde Doe and Zell Brown Jr aided the injured and an inquest was opened by Coroner L. D. James with a continuation scheduled for tomorrow.

G. S. Grinstead Berea Clyde Doe Zell Brown, Jr L. D. James

Local Society and Wedding News From Burlington Area

IN SOCIETY reports D. A. R. meeting at Mrs. Lois Sackett on East Broadway Thursday at 7. Hawkeye Rebekah Club meets Mrs. Adolph Pagel on East Adams Street Wednesday 2 to 5 with Mrs. Sam Lewis assisting. Miss Myrtle Kinney and John Schreiner wed yesterday at Christ Episcopal Burlington. S. I. Y. C. Class meets Miss Louise Enlow. Girls' Club meets Miss Jennie VanDoren. Miss Julia Dempsey assists. A traffic accident story notes Zell Brown Jr detailing a runaway horse and two boys in a cart with injuries after the collision on the hill.

Hawkeye Rebekah Club Adolph Pagel East Adams Street Sam Lewis Myrtle Kinney John Schreiner Mt. Pleasant Christ Episecopal Church Burlington Girls’ Club The Lutheran Church Jennie van Doren Wst Briggs Street Julia Dempsey Zell Brown, Jr

Chamber Committee Backs Anti German Reprisals Measures

The Chamber of Deputies committee in Rio de Janeiro approves President Praz's reprisals against German aggression. Measures include canceling public works contracts with Germans, halting new land concessions, controlling German banks, annulling licenses, extending rules to German firms, transferring ownership ban on German property, and interning suspects. A Fried Spring Chicken Supper is listed for Newport Cafe.

Chamber of Deputies of Brazil Rio de Janeiro

Life of Mrs. Grinstead in Iowa Obituary

Effle M. Bell daughter of J. J. Bell born at Mt Pleasant Iowa June 7 1864. She married G. S. Grinstead May 15 1892 in Mt Pleasant. Survived by husband three daughters five brothers and three sisters. Funeral tomorrow at 3 PM from residence in charge of Rev. W. R Keesey.

Effle M. Bell J. J. Bell Mt. Pleasant Iowa G. S. Grinstead Leland Holgate Berea Erma James Bell Omaha Neb Charles Jesse Rome Ellis Clarinda Perry Denver Col Margaret Holly Clifford Martin This City Otto Goetz Indianapolis

Millard Cox Released From Anamosa Penitentiary

Clerk Geo. M. Ball received notice of the final discharge of Millard Cox of Oskaloosa who was sentenced from Fairfield in September 1914. He was sent to Anamosa on the charge of assault to commit felony in the attempted robbery of the Court Hotel in this city.

Geo. M. Ball Millard Cox Oskaloosa Fairfield Anamosa Court Hotel

Assignments for November Term of Court

Court lists November term case assignments by date. On Wednesday November 7 includes Ashmead vs Warwick Myers & Son vs Smith Woolums administrator vs Ritchey Goodrich vs Kilpatrick Horton vs Nelson Smith vs Carter Hinshaw Lewis vs Fritz. Thursday November 8 includes Millie Gage Williams admix vs Williams. Monday November 12 lists Lee Wilson vs Reno State Bank of Keota vs Reighard Wilcoxen vs Droz Webber vs Brent Kilpatrick vs Boyd Spith administrator vs Hawthor Harner vs Burns Have Watts vs Mitchel lux. Wednesday November 14 lists Raines vs Copeland.

Lee Wilson Mary Reno State Bank of Keota Clarence Reighard

Local Figures Visit and Licenses Among Descriptions

Personal notes list Mrs. Joseph Bucher visiting Mer rimac with her mother Mrs. Mary Kilcher. Mrs. Charles Jordan returns home to Ottumwa after a relatives visit. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Cornick of Mt. Pleasant visit parents Mr. and Mrs. John O. Samuelson. Marriage licenses issued to Ralph M. Johnston and Ava Clementa Clark of Birmingham. Judge Hunter travels to Keosauqua on court business. Mr. and Mrs. J E Fleming and family return from Ottumwa, with Lee Myers as escort. Miss Lucy Dempsey visits Libertyville relatives and friends.

Joseph Bucher Merrimac Mary Kilcher Charles Jordan Ottumwa Chas. Cornick Mt. Pleasant John O. Samuelson Geo. M. Ball Ralph M. Johnston Ava Clementa Clark Birmingham

Lecture At Presbyterian Church Draws Local Crowd

An evening lecture at 7 30 today at the Presbyterian church by Mrs Williams of Bucanerango Colombia attracts attendees with interest in South Africa. The notice lists multiple upcoming court and chancery assignments with dates in November and a criminal case State of Iowa vs Charles H Pauls.

Presbyterian Church Williams Bucanerango Colombia South Africa Vina Mason Admr State of Iowa Charles H. Pauls

Campaign for Jefferson county YMCA war fund planned

A meeting at Starr and Jordan office formed a committee to organize a drive to raise 7000 for the YMCA war fund. Members named were A. K. Harper chairman J. P. Starr vice chairman J. W. Dole E. E. Watson Roy Louden and E. F. Simmons.

Starr & Jordan Y. M. C. A. War Fund Jefferson County A. K. Harper J. P. Starr J. W. Dole E. E. Watson Roy Louden E. F. Simmons

Also Mentioned on This Page

She Daily Journal Publishers South Court Street AN Taylor W. Taylor Eld Irural Valera Johnson Direcor Lockridge Township C. 58. Scheiber Salina J. D. Parsons Tiltkum Club Mildred Allender Mary Schillerstrom Irma Allender Treas Velma Masden Odessa Powell Red Cross Messrs W. H. Gillespie Amos Ruggles Roy McChesney Borea Grinstead J. C. Thorne & Son Grinstead Clyde Dove Mrs. Grinstead Thos. Raines East Burlington Street Mr. Raines Thomas Hannah Jefferson County Hospital W. W. Dove Zell Brown Brown Log Cabin Lois Sackett East Broadway Ariel Zeigler Martha Garber Queen Esther Zeigler West Kirkwood Street Louise Enlow West Adams Street Borea’ Grinstead Newport Cafe W. R Keesey U. J. Ashmead W. A. Warwick S. C. Myers & Son E. Eliza Smith H. E. Woolums, Admr C. F. Ritchey B. F. Goodrich & Co Charles & Kilpatrick Frederick Nelson Millie Gage Williams J. O. Wilcoxen Lawrence Droz J. F. Webber Paul Brent John B. Stever James W. C. Spith Admr Thons Hawthor Et al A. P. Harner Burns & Have John J. Watts Etna Mitchel Lux B. T. Raines L. F Lucy Dempsey Libertyville G. W. Green Dillon Turney Mike Damm C. B Dami & Co Q. Ry. Co M. C. Carpenter G. W. Clark H. ©. Gantz O. C. Pfeiffer Gobble & Heer B. R. Snyder F. A. Heilman Charles F. Lewis Mary A. Lewis S. T. Frakes Geo. S. Shekelton B. L. Savaine Geo. Ash Leroy Williams I. O. Westenhauer Anna M. Dutton W. H. Pence Bert Carl Benjamin Humphrey Etta A. Mil Ler Margaret L. Jamison R. A. Linderson East Side Roth & CO Athena Ture Life Insurance 4Tional Life Assn Des Moines W. B. Parrett James F. Wilson Jr Agts Fairfield, le
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