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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1916
Page
3
Local residents report visits and travels with friends and relatives. Enola Grinetend returned from Luseeil and Des Moines with companions. families cite trips to Mt Pleasant, Chicago, Batasty, Libertyville, and Washington.
Attendance at Sunday Methodist Sunday School rally topped seven hundred with many turned away for lack of space. Bishop Willam A. Quayle will preach and lecturing tours begin as the building committee secures services for the new church campaign in Fairfield.
Mrs W E Bower and her son from Topeka Kansas rushed to the area due to the serious illness of Mrs J F Basham, the elderly mother of the family.
Hon. H. M. Havner Republican candidate for Attorney General speaks at 8 p m tonight in the Armory. He is the town s most prominent Methodist layman and will discuss political issues in a straightforward interesting manner. Don t fail to hear him.
Myrtle Lois Wilson 14 of Cedar Townney died Saturday night at 2:17 from injuries after an accident in Jefferson County. Survived by twin sister Earth and brothers Melvin Lyle Wanda Kyle preceded. She attended Fairfield High School and Unied Presbyterian Church. Funeral Monday at 2 from Star Chapel, Rev. McKibben officiating. Interment Pattison Cemetery.
Paris reports an entente railroad project 2 509 miles long from Bordeaux to Odessa to offset the Berlin Bachad line after the war. The route would pass through Turin Milan Trieste and Petrograd and serve to distribute American goods to Europe and Asia, eliminating Germany on the intermediate trade path.
The mayor D F Spratt warns hunting at the Waterworks on Sunday is prohibited by law and any person found will be prosecuted.
The notice directs storage of goods at Banta's warehouse located on north Fourth street. Read as a short instruction for using the mentioned facility.
Six or eight large heating stoves sought to borrow or buy cheaply. Contact Richardson Hardware Co. phone 38 Rodabaugh & Bean 1241 or Gaines Bros. 137 for arrangements.
A church notice calls a Congregational Meeting at 7 00 p m on Wednesday for important business inviting all members to attend.
Buyers can choose from properties priced between 2600 and 7000 with some down payment options and monthly plans. A Pleasant Plain Iowa listing features 14% acres a six room house cellars outbuildings fruit trees and strong repair, asking 2000.
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