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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1916
Page
6
A brief notice announces an editor manager position offering payment for three months in advance. It notes an arrangement described as one month Se ee ee a oe and a total of 1.00 units, indicating a prepaid term. The item reads as a classified employment snippet.
National ticket lists President Charles E Hughes and Vice President Charles W Fairbanks. Congressional names include C A Kennedy Geo W Ball and A Power A C Turner Geo C Woods.
The notice emphasizes polls close at 7:00 PM. It urges anyone who has not voted yet to hurry to the polls. The fragmentary text contains extra garbled letters but centers on the voting deadline.
Des Moines report quotes Chas A Rawson head of the Republican State Central committee announcing victory for national and state tickets. He condemns opposition press for using a photograph of Mrs. Wm Larrabee to imply support for the Democratic candidate. He says the photo was stock and that Mrs Larrabee is Republican with three sons backing the GOP.
Jefferson County Farmers Mutual Insurance Union mails 1916 assessment cards. Members should pay promptly or report errors to Secretary E. Culbertson. Dated Nov 4 1916. Plus a news brief on Captain Koenig's remarks about a convoy and Deutschland.
The First Lutheran Church of Fairfield Iowa adopts resolutions praising Rev W W Barkley for nearly two years of earnest service as pastor and shepherd of the English Lutheran church. The congregation wishes him God speed and asks for publication of the resolutions in the Fairfield papers.
The Daily Journal will host election returns for Fairfield and Jefferson County. Bulletins will be shown at the Orpheum Theater during shows and later in the evening. Western Union and telephone lines will relay national state and district results. An Election Extra will be issued early Wednesday morning for street sales.
Des Moines reports both Republican and Democratic state chairs predicting victory for their nominees. Republicans claim 40,000 for Hughes and Democrats 30,000 for Wilson. The forecast notes factional fights over wet and dry issues clouding governor race prospects.
The Public Service Co of the city suffers from a railroad car shortage. No coal arrived from contracted mines since September 10. Cars are ready but held on track by the railway company. Five Michigan coal cars bought, delivering today for $12.60, far above the usual $4.85. Local factories have supplied coal in the interim.
Ray Swailes of Mt Pleasant visited friends in the city Sunday. Frank Droz and son with Agnes McNamara traveled to Burlington and visited at J. C. Byron's home. J. Walter Matlock of Eldon visited his mother Mrs Florence Garber. Albert Hollis spent Sunday in Mt Pleasant. M E Toothacre from Burlington visited Rev A R Toothacre. H L Ressell returned to Worthington Minn after days here visiting relatives. Refsell is editor of Worthington Progressive and Mrs Refsell stayed. William Walker weekend at Mt Pleasant. George Fisher of Nashville Tenn and Ed Fisher hosted at Ed Fisher's home. Alliene and Charles Crone returned home in Washington after visiting sister Mrs G W Gaumer.
The Fairfield Oratorio Society will represent Fairfield at the Albia Eisteddfod Thanksgiving Day singing contest. A fifty-voice chorus enters several contests, aiming for first prizes and to boost Fairfield pride and local booster effort. The group previously won first prize in the ladies chorus and second in the mixed chorus last year and hopes for more wins this year.
Mrs J O Lambert and Mrs Jesse Pickering of Brighton visited their daughter Mrs H D Minster when a phone report said Mr Lambert suffered a stroke and was in critical condition with little hope of recovery. He is well known in the community where he has lived for years.
Election results will be displayed on the screens at the Ledger office starting at 7:30 p.m. The office will remain open all night and telephone information will be cheerfully provided.
Reuters dispatch from Athens reports from Patras that the French flag was raised on the Greek light flotilla at Kerataini. The Greek government had refused entente use of the flotilla last week, citing neutrality concerns and potential entente patrol implications.
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