Funeral for Royal V. Galliher Held in Fairfield
Royal V. Galliher died in Iowa City aged 27 and 9 months. Funeral services set for Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in Fairfield with Dr. C. L. Tennant in charge. Burial at Union Cemetery near Glendale after gathering at Kerrick undertaking parlor. He was survived by his mother and four siblings. He lived in Jefferson County all his life and taught at Batavia High School. He had recently entered the State University medical school and was active in the Methodist Church through Epworth League leadership.
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Royal V. Galliher
Iowa City
Feirfield
Jefferson County
Roy Vaska Galliher
Grant Galliher
Jeerson County
Fairfield High
Parsons College
Batavia High School
State University
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
J. H. Galliher
Hungtington
Indiana
Harry A
Silver City
Iowa
Iva and
Myrtle
Fairfield
C. L. Tennant
Kerrick Undertaking
Union Cemetery
Glendale
Tocal News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Health Alerts
Local notes report Mrs. B A McDonald visiting Des Moines relatives at the L E Whitney home. Mrs. V A Root travels for her daughter's illness. many community members visit friends in Davenport Mt Pleasant Richland and Des Moines. Spanish influenza impacts schools and aviation student Everett Fry improves after illness. Community events include Plum Grove school social Oct 17 and extended family visits across several towns.
River journey from Washington to new duties in 1915
A. E. Turner writes his parents from a train trip in September 1915 describing cotton and tobacco country en route to Washington DC, a stop for a meal, and notes on mail limits, money needs, and hope for health. He mentions photos of the city and President Wilson, and says he will try to send letters when possible while on assignment.
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Acre
Washington
Wilson
Turner
Des Moines Township Barns Destroyed by Fire
Two large barns on Ww. C. Gonterman’s farm in Des Moines township burned Wednesday night, destroying the buildings and 75 tons of hay and straw, 3200 bushels of oats, 100 bushels of Timothy seed, and farm machinery. Cause unknown but possibly spontaneous combustion in clover hay. Loss partly insured.
John Vogel Practical Piano Tuner
John Vogel offers piano tuning services in the local area with contact available by phone 2412. The note includes an address fragment 86-13.
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John Vogel
Social Evening Recaps and Golden Anniversary Obser vations
Miss Wanda Barnes hosted a social gathering of young ladies at her South Second Street home with games and music. Miss Anna Mae Gentry hosted a six o clock dinner on South Sixth Street, then an Orpheum outing and a bank party at her home. Mr and Mrs J F Loehr quietly celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary October 11 at home due to Mrs Loehr’s health. they spent nineteen years in Liberty Hill and thirty one in Fairfield, with seven children and sixteen grandchildren. Children will present a purse of gold.
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Wanda Barnes
South Second Street
Anna Mae Gentry
South Sixth Street
Orpheum
J. F. Loehr
Liberty chorus aids liberty loan unity across cultures
Mrs Constantine Howard leads a Liberty chorus of 100 voices from 32 nationalities. She notes improved cross cultural bond since the third loan and says foreign born workers now actively sell bonds to all Americans. The effort aims to erase racial differences and strengthen civic solidarity for the war effort.
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Constantine Howard
Howard
Chiro
Priatabotte
Budget Your Bond Buying by Grace Dixon
Federal Reserve official Grace Dixon urges readers to budget for Fourth Liberty Loan bonds along with essentials like meat and groceries. She advises listing actual necessities and future payments, assessing adequacy, and increasing subscriptions before the campaign ends to secure future financial peace.
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Miss Grace Dixon
Federal Reserve
Worship at Home Due to Epidemic Restrictions
In the wake of lagrippe, public gatherings including Sabbath School and worship at the Presbyterian church are canceled for tomorrow Sabbath October 13. The minister H A Mosser and superintendent D John Winter urge members to study God's Word and worship at home.
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Presbyterian Church
God
H. A. Mosser
D. John Winter
Lawyers Committee on War Service Offers Free Guidance
Jefferson county lawyers form a Lawyers committee on War Service to aid soldiers sailors and dependents with relief claims from the government. They may visit any local bar member for free just and diligent service without charge as announced by chairman J S McKenney.
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Jefferson County
Lawyers Committee On
McKenney
Chm
Lawyers Com
Potatoes from North Dakota Arrive for Sale in Ohio
C. C. Lesher announces Early Ohio Potatoes from North Dakota coming soon at 1.40 dollars per bushel. Telephone 4233. 239.
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C. C. Lesher
Ohio
North Dakota
Telephone
Local Services Ad Promotes Plumbing and Shoe Repair
I Will do your plumbing and het ing. Repair work given prompt atention. C. E. Haynes- Ltd door north Savings Bank, Phone 357 214-14 For first class shoe repairing, bring them to W. L. Lambert, 2nd door east of Boyd's grocery store, New Chicago.
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C. E. Haynes- Ltd
Door North Savings Bank
W. L. Lambert
Boyd's
New Chicago
Railroad Timetables B and Q No 5 to McCook and Denver
East bound and west bound schedules list No 5 Chicago to McCook and No 2 Denver to Chicago with arrival times for trains including Fast Mail Nos 8 and 4 and various locals. The page shows multiple city destinations and times in a dense timetable format.
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Denver
Chicago
Fast Mail
McCook
Ottawa
Burl
Creston
Peoria
Omaha
Red Cross Election Set for Fairfield Armory October 23
A mass Red Cross meeting at the Fairfield Armory on a Wednesday in October will elect a director for each precinct for two years and one Round Prairie township director for one year. Nominating committee lists two candidates per office with names by district. all paid members in Jefferson County eligible to vote.
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Red Cross
Armory
Fairfield
J. P. Starr
Round Prairie Township
Nions
Walnut
Elizabeth Keintz
John F. Mann
Penn
Heller
I E. A. Hes
Round Prairie
Walter Stewart
Higgen Hickenbottom
Cedar Two
H. Reitveldt
Clay Wright
Liberty Two
K. Davis
R. B. Stevenson
Des Moines
Lew Fordyce
Chas. F. Smith
The
Jeerson County
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Maj
James H. Perkins
American Red Cross For
Europe
American Expeditionary Forces
Kivu
Royal Galiher
TOCAL
B. A. McDonald
Des . Moines
L. E. Whitney
South Court Street
V. A. Root
Alled
Lucas
Fred
Nelson
Jefferson
Insurance Company
County Mutu
House
A. F. Carlson
Charles Carlson
Rome
City
K. J. Rieste
L. A. Griffith
Biggsville, HI
J. H. McGee
Maple Avenue
Nellie Turner
Davenport
Garment Department of the Red Cross
Board of Health
Hilda Whitney
Mary Jane McGaw
Mt. Pleasant
John Johnson
Birmingham
John Gossick
Richland
Ollie
Arthur Duvall
Camp Dodge
Anna Culbertson
Iowa Falls
Annette McClain Hes Fone
Red Oak
Everett Fry
U.S. Service
Ralph King
University
Wm. Simmons
E. F. Simmons
Plum
Maple Grove
Plum Grove
Shaw
Leona
Alice Stever
Belle Green
Ottumwa
W. J. Crawford
Anthony Wayne Crawford
Jack Faces
Evan
M. J. Clinkinbeard
Gertrude Singleton
Pleasant Plain
A. C. Russell
Louis
Minnesota
Guy
Dysart
Ray
Kirksville
Missouri
H. H. Huston
Madison
Wis
Consin
Florence of Sanfrancisco, Cali
Ray Baker
Liberty
BIG Aid
Lockridge
Ww. L. Bankhead
Russell Johnson
Ada B. F. Parsons
Fred McElwee
Holland Rusk
Holland
Aix
Mart
Holland Rusk Co. Holland, Mics
John T. Davies
E.f.gaule
Browning
Munson
Herman
Meyer Shoe Store
West Side Square
Over Hub
Rock Island
A. J. Boyd
Kodak Finishing
Gaumers’ Drug Store
A. W. Switzer
N. Third St
Blue Grass
West
Burlington Street
J. L. Smuth
Prop
Frank D. Kerrick
Tribune
Fairfield Theater
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