Local Briefs Highlight Social Visits and Births in City
Missionary meeting scheduled at the Christian church tomorrow at 3 15 p m. Several residents return from travels and illness including the Fry, Parsons, and Watkins families. Newborns reported a girl nine pounds born to Thomas and unnamed mother on West Broadway. eight pound girl born to Harry Ward of St Joe Missouri. Citizens named Louis Ballinger, W D Shirk, L A Elmore, C E Bailey, George Leggett, Mrs George Jack, Mrs T L Workman, Wm Bell, Miss Helen Dunn, Mrs Ida Campbell, John Trent, Mrs Ed Glottelty, Wm Eaton, J W Rawson, Flora Snook, Eliza Wheatley, and Wallace Campbell among attendees and visitors.
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Harry Ward
St. Joe
Mr. Ward
C. E. Ward
Furnished rooms and housing ads in local column
A series of rental notices lists a furnished room in a modern home, a four room furnished house on 5th street with utilities, a three room house on a paved street near the square, and five acres with a house and barn on South Seventh street. Also ads for a china closet buffet, household goods, and contact names such as Mrs. Frank Voorhies A J Boyd Russell Smith John Bartholomew.
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Frank Voorhies
South Main
5Th Street
A. J. Boyd
Russell Smith
South Seventh Street
John Bartholomew
Court Hotel
For Sale Classifieds Sweep Mixed Household and Livestock Items
Several sale notices list cattle including seventy four breeding ewes, a Jersey cow herd, a yearling steer, and dairy cows. Household items include a nearly new piano a washing machine and a coal range. Real estate offers promote South Second street Fairfield homes with modern houses and fourteen lots available with flexible terms.
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Harley Carter
F. W. McClain
West Grimes Street
Jersey Bears
Omar Hoskins
Fairfield
Iowa
Journal
Chalmer
P. O
Burlington
J. S. Rumer
Jersey
Grant Enlow
South Second Street
James Bailey
Parsons Battle Central Here Tomorrow in Alumni Field Showdown
Tomorrow afternoon Parsons hosts Central college on Alumni field in the first of three home games. Central recently beat Penn 30 to 7 and is said to be in good form. Local fans are advised to attend the game and a pep meeting is set for seven this evening at Barhvyat chapel.
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Parsons
Central College
Leander Clark
Iowa Wesleyan
Penn
Oskaloosa
Central
Flinspach
Parsons Boys
Barhvyat Chapel
Alaska Election Returns Indicate Sulzer Victory
Returns indicate the defeat of Judge James Wickersham Republican and present Alaska congress delegate while Charles A Sulzer is elected his Democratic opponent.
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Fairbanks
James Wickershaug
Congress
Alaska
Charles A. Sulzer
Mrs Katherine Benach Dies at Pleasant Plain
Mrs Katherine Benach died Tuesday night at 11 30 at her Pleasant Plain home after a five week illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 from St Mary's church Pleasant Plain. She was born in Germany November 24 1851 and was 64 years 11 months and 13 days old. She is survived by her husband John Banach, children in Ohio and Iowa, and several siblings. The family moved to Jefferson County in 1880 and lived there since. Her passing elicits sorrow from a wide circle of friends.
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Katherine Benach
Pleasant Plain
Funers
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Ostroski
Banach
Martin Zaharis
Germany
Jefferson County
Louis Zaharis
East Pleasant Plain
John Zaharis
Washington, D. C
Frank Zaharis
Wisconsin
Stager
Berea
Ohio
Ban Dura
Nebraska
John Banach
P. J. Witkoski
Fairfield
Katherine Helvick
Helen Kasmark
Margaret Walsh
Marie McGuire
John Kasmark
Cleveland
Toney Kasmark
Notice on Poll Tax Payment Deadline
Poll taxes are due immediately and must be paid at city hall or to the collector. A penalty will be attached for nonpayment. J. H. Frush, Street Commissioner.
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J. H. Frush
Arizona Remains Dry as Local Option Fails
Phoenix voters reject local option keeping Arizona in Prohibition. Statewide dry status confirmed as local measures collapse and tax funding appears unaffected.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Women vote marks new element in Montana politics
In Butte on November 9, women cast ballots for the first time. Jeanette Rankin, a leading suffragist, is poised to win a congressional seat with support from independents and Republicans. Edwards is elected governor. Rankin’s victory appears conceded as Pray and Myers contest tight for the Senate seat and Evans’ reelection remains in question. Prohibition supporters claim the amendment passes by about 10,000 votes while liquor interests acknowledge early indications of prohibition success.
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Butte
Mont
Jannette Rankin
Congress
Edwards
Jeanette Rankin
Pray
Myers
Evans
Drys
Card of Thanks and Sale Notice
Card of thanks to friends and neighbors for help after a fire for Samuel Salts and Mr and Mrs W E Crawford. For sale crocheted and embroidery items plus other Xmas gifts. Will take orders for special articles. Phone 166 Edith Gilley 404 West Washington St. 82 dollars.
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Samuel Salts
W. E. Crawford
Edith Gilley
West
Washington Street
Wanted ads crop up at Leggett House and hospital
A set of help wanted notices includes a yard man position at Leggett House 879 WANTED A married farmer with experience, a girl for general house work not involving washing or baking, and a cook needed at Jefferson County Hospital. Also a farm loan offer of up to $50 per acre at five percent from Jefferson County Abstract.
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Leggett House
Jefferson County
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U.L
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George Jack
Cantril
Zell Bown
T. L. Workman
Frank Raney
Moline, Il
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Ottumwa
Supt
Wm. Bell
Creston
Helen Dunn
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M. H. Cuddy
Des Moines
Ida Campbell
Muscatine
Lema Wright
Ft. Madison
EF. A. Snook
Frank Boies
John Trent
Batavia
Ed. Glottelty
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Eaton
J. W. Rawson
Flora Snook
New London
E. A. Snook
Eliza Wheatley
Charles and
Ralph Wheatley
John Wheatley
Mt. Pleasant
Wallace Campbell
People’s
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Gaumer Bros Jewelry
Winol Store
SAN Tox
Tanlac Store
Fairfield Theater
Billie Burke
Harry Gribbon
Issenie Price
Keystone Comedy
William S. Hart
Margery Wilson
South Main Street
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Geo E. Oliver
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