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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1918
Page
7
Local notes show J Swanson and many others on trips or visiting Burlington. Names include A D Long and son in Burling ham. John Maxwell of Lockridge. W A Burns of Los Angeles visiting relatives. Miss Pansy Arbaugh going to Camp Dodge. numerous families visiting, nursing students, and school staff changes due to crowded Logan school grades. Mrs Elizabeth Laughlin leaves for Mt Vernon by evening.
Walter Glass fifteen year old son of Mrs Nettie Glass sustained a severe accident at Harper Brush Works when a tin cutter caught his middle finger on his left hand and cut it off below the nail. He received immediate medical attention at Jefferson County Hospital and was taken home this morning. Also noted are brief travel and visit updates for Mrs Martin Bush Miss Myrtle Hufstedler and Dr Groves and his son Emil.
Chester Winfield Murphy, 26, of Lockridge, died at home yesterday after a six day illness of Spanish influenza and pneumonia. He was born March 17, 1892, in Jefferson County. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Florence Murphy and several siblings. funeral at 2 PM tomorrow at Lockridge cemetery, Rev. C. L. Tennant officiating.
The Simons family expresses sincere thanks to all who assisted them caring for their son and brother from his return from Oakdale until his death and for the floral decorations they received.
The farmer on the E. D. Y. Culbertson farm near Glasgow announces a public auction to reduce cattle holdings before winter. The sale site lies 2 miles west of Glasgow, 7 miles north of Stockport, and 9 miles southeast of Fairfield. The notice lists an imminent sale event at the farm.
Sale begins at ten o clock listing fifty five head of cattle including cows calves heifers steers yearlings and a bull plus farm equipment such as wagon plow corn planter hay loader and harness. Terms revealed on sale day. Auctioneer Wm Ackerson Col Chas Bailey clerk Wm Brawner. Lunch by Ebenezer Ladies Aid Society.
The Fairfield Public Schools are closed this week per an order of the Board of Health. No fourteen reported Spanish Influenza cases are among pupils. Reopening date will be published as soon as practicable. Arthur W. Crane, Supt.
Chicago reports all Illinois theaters including moving picture houses to shut indefinitely. Ordered by the emergency commission to curb the influenza pneumonia epidemic, the measure also halts night meetings and schools while public schools with medical inspection remain open.
A combined notice includes health advice urging kidney health and a sales pitch for Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, followed by political candidate statements from Frank P. Mowery and John Vogelsang. It calls for wartime measures, wage and law reforms, political convention changes, and scrutiny of public commissions, with contact details for endorsements and a tire shop reference.
Jefferson county lawyers form a Lawyers committee on War Service to provide free advice and assistance to soldiers sailors and their dependents seeking government relief. Any local bar member will treat them justly and give the best service without charge. J. S. McKenney chairman.
Civil Service Examinations for Iowa run from November 2 to December 7 seeking 12,000 clerks. Salary listed as 1209 dollars. experience not required. Men and women may write for free particulars to R. E. Terry, former Civil Service Examiner, 358 Columbia Building Washington. 245-16
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