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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
8
Pairfield hosted a Shriners delegation from Cres ton and Davenport. The visitors arrived at noon, were greeted by the Fairfield band, and entertained at the Elks rooms with dinner before departing this afternoon by Rock Island and South Southe Rock for Davenport.
Partly modern furnished room for rent at 206 East Adams with reasonable price. Additional rooms: 301 West Burlington, furnished or unfurnished. Three rooms with electric lights and gas at 411 North B street or call 3682. Seven room modern house partly furnished available now at 1190 South Second street. Phone 3718.
A dense catalog of items for sale including an oak table kitchen cabinet parts a refrigerator an oak dresser a sewing machine and garden tools. Also two modern houses 11 brood sows and several real estate listings in South Dakota and Iowa with prices terms and contact names.
The Brownsville Daily Sentinel reports the arrival of the largest batch of recruits since border mobilization. Iowa brigade recruits from Camp Dodge include 81 to Brownsville and nine to Donna Iowa cavalry formation. Virginia regiments receive 64 rookies from Richmond with 20 to the First Virginia and 34 to the Second. Drill sergeants will train the newcomers, as many think border removal is unlikely.
Classified style notices include several help wanted ads for a girl for collecting and office work in Fairfield, housework in private families, a dining room girl at a hotel, two men to drive teams, and sewing services. Also ads for room rental, a prairie farm loan offer, and lost bunch of keys with reward.
The case of Neller Manufactur Co. versus the defunct Jesse L. Edgren Manufacturing Co. proved harder to settle than expected. Three witnesses, Neller and Gage of Fairfield and die maker Wy ers of Burlington, testified. Closing arguments were made and the jury began deliberations this afternoon.
C F Devereaux a railroad telegraph operator at Coal Junction suffered a fracture while on a handcar that was struck by a passing train. Police suspect foul play before the incident as the emergency brakes failed to stop the train. The accident occurred near Brazil Indiana on October 13.
A wounded English boy trapped in a dugout near Mametz Wood endures four bomb blasts and shell fire as he hides beneath trees. After hours of fear and prayer for rescue, Allied soldiers finally reach the dugout and evacuate him from the frontline hellscape.
Kansas City park board establishes a women exclusive park after a plea from a business women's group. A site overlooking the Missouri river will host tennis courts croquet grounds two shelter houses and a Dutch oven with recreation and rest facilities for women.
Fall bulb planting urged as good weather continues. Florist T. E. Fariss announces a large shipment arriving now and advertises right prices at Crail and Brown’s Southwest Corner.
The City Water Works Department will shut off filters for an undetermined time and the water should be boiled before drinking. The notice remains until filtration resumes. Mayor D. F. Spratt urges residents to take no chances and boil their drinking water.
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