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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1916
Page
7
Local notices list residents and travelers visiting relatives, with mis sions from Billings Monmouth Mt Pleasant and Ottumwa. Names include Gale Parker Edward McLaughlin C W Wade Loren Nickals Samuel Salts Manford Dudgeon James Freshwater and many others, plus hospital updates and trips to centers like Center ville and Libertyville.
The Plumb case to compel $800 from an insurer for the stallion death continues with witness testimonies. Neighbors and buyers describe the horse as healthy and valuable, while the insurer’s agent and local officials recount search efforts and related details from the Batavia area. The proceedings also note a separate defendant, Mariano Solario, pled not guilty to a County Line cutting charge.
A preacher urges personal surrender to God inviting listeners to abandon sin and invite Jesus into daily life. His sermon emphasizes the secret place of the most high and notes an altar call where about one hundred respond seeking a greater service for the Master.
Libertyville area social news includes visits by Mr and Mrs Dave Tedrow and other residents to and from Lebanon Galesburg Birmingham Lockridge Creston Albia Keokuk and Washington. Cattle driving accident injures rider Lester Popejoy. Miller and Heston ship hogs cattle to Chicago Muscatine and more.
A call from K. E. Ullrich invites all union men to assemble at Moose Hall this Friday November 17 at 7 30 o clock. The notice stresses importance of attendance.
The report notes all men are well cared for and well treated in the tents. No stoves are used as none are needed. On the day of Mr. Conlee's departure the shade temperature reached 93, and mosquito netting remains necessary.
The W C T U will gather at the Baptist church Friday evening at seven o clock November 19 join others in a temperance march to the Peacock Tabernacle. Bring flags banners or make banners with a temperance motto and meet at the Baptist church to proceed to the meeting.
Members of the W. B. C. of the Presbyterian Sunday School are to meet at the church tomorrow evening at seven o clock and march to the tabernacle.
A newspaper notice advertises a horse sale on Thursday November 23 seeking army horses due to a shortage of caeeus draft horses in the east. Sellers urged to bring any available animals and contact T Wisecarver.
Town property for sale: several modern 4 6 room homes with features such as garages and sleeping porches in college and Highland additions. Prices range from 750 to 5000 dollars. Also two lots in Pumphrey Addition at 1600 each and a lot on 8S Second St at 860. Other single lots and a 5k home are noted.
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