Thanksgiving-Braced Town News Briefs
Local notes report many residents traveling for Thanksgiving and visiting relatives in Ottumwa Des Moines and Cincinnati. Miss Catherine Cornick wed William Wick. others attend Scoville tabernacle meetings and football trips while banks close for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Friend
Brighton
J. P. Starr
Effie Gantz
Samuel Turner
J. J. Hutchison
Ottumwa
Scoville Tabernacle
Public Sale of Farm Goods At Old Wisecarver Place
Quit farming and sell at public sale on December 5 1916 at the Old Wisecarver Place near Fairfield Brookville and Packwood. Horses cattle hogs grain implements wagons and farm gear will be sold with items like a McCormick mower economy disc plows harnesses and more. Terms announced day of sale and lunch provided. This farm is for rent call 47 22. Greber Allender Brawner clerks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisecarver Place
Fairfield
Brookville
Packwood
Mplements
Ormut Sinder
McCormick Mower
Milwaukee
Portland
Local Social Gatherings Highlight Community Life
The Bay View Club met with Mrs. H. C. Alston on West Hempstead Street for a profitable evening. Mrs. Frank H. Simpson Jr hosted Neighborhood club at her East Broadway home with many ladies joining in a sociable afternoon and a tempting menu. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet at Mrs. O. T. Hoopes home 401 West Briggs Street on Friday afternoon December 1 at three o'clock. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodford
Brighton
Fred Wray
Libertyville
M. E. Hafferty
Florence Roth
Cincinnati
Grace Carruthers
Centerville
First Church of Christ Scientist
Agassiz
Bay View Club
H. C
Alston
West Hempstead Street
Frank H. Simpson, Jr
East Broad
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
O. T. Hoopes
West Briggs Street
Fairfield High Faces Burlington on Thanksgiving Day
Fairfield High School meets Burlington High School at Alumni Field for the season finale. The Fairfield lineup includes Lamson Day R T Brown Brawner Murdock Laughridge Nelson Gossick Larson Young Bradfield with substitutes Zihlman Keesey Yount Horn Stevens and officiating by Barnett McManus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield High School
Burlington High School
Burlington
Bradfield
Day
Nelson
Larson
Brawner
Gossick
Keesey
Fairfield
Urgent appeal for warm clothing to aid needy families
The notice asks readers to donate used garments for winter, stressing children's clothing is especially needed. Citizens are urged to leave items at the Fair store, Foreman & Cochran's, or A. J. Boyd's, or call L. F. Kuhns if unable to deliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreman & Cochran’s
A. J. Boyd's
Three Killed in Clinton Iowa Traffic Tragedy
A car driven by William Schmaling collided with a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight train at Red Barn Crossing between Mt. Carroll and Hickory Grove. Mrs. Wann L. Fulrath of Wacker, Illinois, died instantly. Rev. F. G. Wrede of Chicago and Schmaling died en route or shortly after at Clinton hospital. They were en route from Savannah to Wacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Wann L. Fulrath
Wacker
All
F. G. Wrede
Chicago
Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society
Fulrath
Wmn. Schmaling
Schmaling
Red Barn
Cox Receives Calf After Jury Verdict
After deliberating until 9:45 this morning the jury in Cox vs Hickenbottom awarded the calf to Cox. No damages were granted due to detention of the animal by Hickenbottom. The case highlights litigation costs exceeding the calf value as Judge F M Hunter plans adjournment over Thanksgiving with courthouse offices closed tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox Vs. Hickenbottom
Cox
Hickenbottom
F. M. Hunter
Jefferson County Fair stockholders meet at court house
The Jefferson County Fair Association calls a stockholders meeting at the Court House at 1 59 on Saturday afternoon December 2. Secretary Von Sanford Zeigler Jr. notes the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Jefferson County Fair Association
Court House
Sanford Zeigler Jr
Railroad auction sells Can line to Sonken amid tax liabilities
The Chicago Anamosa Northern railroad known as the Can was sold at public auction in Coggon to Herman Sonken, president of Sonken Galamba Tron Metal Co of Kansas City, for 70000 dollars including nearly 14000 in back taxes. It is unclear if the line will be dismantled or kept operating. Sonken had previously acquired the Iowa Short Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chicago, Anamosa & Northern Railroad
Can
Coggon
Herman Sonken
Sonken-Galamba Tron & Metal Company
Junk Dealers
Kansas City
Kans
Sonken
Iowa
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Roy TaHey
Birmingham
J. S. Goodson
Oskaloosa
Ruth Gavin
Mt. Pleasant
Catherine Cornick
William E. Wick
Mary Cochran
Ed. Thomas
Washington
Emma Kehoe
Esther Peterson
Moline
F. W. Lundquist
Carrie Hart
Galesburg
Ill
Pacific Coast
W. P. Starr
E. Rice
Scovell Tabernacle
Theron Cochran
Stockport
Roy Emry
Selz Royal Blue Shoe
L. Wistner
Quincy
Fannie Dilger
Los Angeles
Cal
John H. Fritz
Anna Hayes
Don Teal
Iowe City
Ethel Ketcham
Brigham Spray
Rupert Yocum
Charitoh
J. P. Allen
James Hammon
Harry Latta
Keo Starr
Des Moines
Helen Starr
Drake University
J. M. Hammer
Floyd Laughlin
Batavia
C. W. Rains
Aurora
Illinois
Sam Ballard
H. «. Alston
Poland
China
G. Fred Greber
T. B. Allender
W. C. Brawner
Ed He
Jeff
Fairfield High
Brawner, C
Gossick, Q. B
H. P. McLaughlin CO
Browning
West Side
Minner
Newport
CAFE
You
Gaumer Bros
J.C. Bradshaw Furniture CO
Rpheum Tonight
Orpheum Orchestra
Yorke Film Corp
Harold Lockwood and
May Allison
Mister 44
Metro
Whitliam Farnum
Ayaa
Uste
Vaunet
HAY DE Peetek
Canmaeioal
Gaines Bros
Hayden
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