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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1917
Page
2
An editor note appears in Fairfield Iowa referencing a see bad class matter at the local post office. The item highlights concerns over clerical or classification issues and signals scrutiny by readers and authorities.
Hortense Will, five, daughter of Mrs. F. J. Will, was killed when her bicycle collided with a truck owned by the Independent School District at Thirty seventh Street and Grand Avenue in Des Moines. The driver A Shanks was detained for coroner's investigation but not deemed responsible. The child's father, Dr. F J Will, a former Des Moines physician, died last March in San Antonio. The mother was at a Red Cross meeting nearby when the tragedy occurred.
Early returns show Iowa voting dry with estimates around 20 000 for the state and Jefferson county leading the First District in dry majorities. Three townships voted wet Walnut Lockridge City and Cedar, with Ottumwa also going dry by 20 votes.
Burlington precincts report a wet victory across the First District with Des Moines and Lee counties leading the trend. Lee County records a net 2,400 majority, Ft. Madison and Washington township showing Yes votes, while Keokuk pens a strong No against the prohibition amendment.
Rev. C. B. Early and helpers plan gospel meetings at the Christian church starting Sunday Oct 28 with Saxton soloists already in a Kirksville Mo revival noted as highly moving. WaPello election results show a close vote defeating the amendment by three. Grandview township narrowly juried. Louisa County vote trends dry by about 400. Washington totals show a 703 yes margin with 664 yes 333 no in city returns.
Secretary McAdoo reports 7 740 scouts qualified for the Service Emblem and that 23 338 25 in bonds were sold to 129 654 people. Edmund Norvel Robert Ricketts Reinhold King and Gobbler are named among the honorees at a Thursday open meeting at the Methodist church with all city scouts appearing.
Bake sale at the Methodist Church offers baked beans brown bread and pumpkin pie. Proceeds support church activities and charity efforts with sales set for Saturday evening.
Early returns from 75 of 99 counties show the constitutional prohibition amendment favored by about 5 000 to 10 000, with 1 626 precincts reporting 125 514 for and 122 440 against. Major urban areas like Davenport and Scott County voted heavily against, while overall turnout ran light.
Des Moines reports show rural Iowa favoring the prohibition amendment by a substantial margin while Mississippi River cities lean wet. Early tallies suggested a 30,000 to 35,000 rural lead shrinking to an overall dry majority perhaps as low as 10,000 as eastern cities push wet totals. Local counties and cities like Dubuque Davenport and Cedar Rapids drive wets, while rural districts remain strongly dry.
West Point held a vote on October 15 or 16 yielding 59 in favor and 209 opposed. The item details are not fully clear from the fragment but reflects a local decision by residents. Further context from the surrounding text would identify the measure and affected jurisdiction.
The Queen Esther Girls wi! Louisa host a cafeteria supper at the Methodist Church in Louisa on October 16. The county went dry by a safe majority, five to eight o'clock, marking a local dry victory.
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