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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1917

Page

4

Felis of Trip of First Regiment to New Mexico

Letter from Charles McCampbell of Company M 133d Infantry describes travel from Camp Dodge to Deming New Mexico Camp Cody. He recalls rail stops via Des Moines Kansas City Parsons Fort Worth El Paso and arrival October 1 1916 with tents drills and new facilities. He notes cold mornings heat by day training schedule future voyage and pride in new uniforms and facilities.

J. T. McCampbell Charles Camp Cody Camp Dodge Camp Cody, N. M Fort Des Wioines Iowa 168Th Regiment of Infantry Rowe Island N. Y Deming Renovan 1St Iowa Fort Des Moines Gear Dodge Iguaré Kansas City Fimner Kansas Parsons Oklahoma Denis On Texas Fort Worth el Paso N. M Ydarda Srd 168Th Iam Detail Charles McCampbell Co N. M. Co U. S&s. Infty

For Sale Classified Listings and Offers

Various local ads list items for sale including a library table dining chairs brass bed 9x12 rug and stove at 705 West Washington. Other notices offer farm listings in Northern Missouri a five room house near the square a Ford touring car and land at low prices from White & Son Macon. Also ads for rebuilt typewriters from the Journal American Writing Machine Co. Chicago Illinois.

West Washington Street Missouri E. B. Hate Frank W. Gibbs Kirksville W. D. Garmo A. W. Rakow J. P. Starr White & Son Macon Remingtons Monarcha L. C. Smitha Royals

City Road Tax Due at Clerk Office This Month

Notice announces poll or road tax due at City Clerk's office with penalties after October 31 1917. Tax payments accepted Wednesday and Saturday evenings from seven to nine o'clock during the month, per Street Commissioner Co J Gilly.

Co. J. Gilly

Local Briefs Note Visits and Returns Around Ottumwa

Miss Leona Doller returned to Ottumwa after a weekend visit at the John Hammon and John Roth homes. Mrs. Ona Vetter and daughter Florence of Burlington spent the weekend at the W M Ebbert home. Miss Varilla Smith returned to Glendale today after visiting friends in town. Vera Hartman, a Burlington freight office stenographer in Ottumwa, spent Sunday with her parents. Various residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ebbert and Mrs. Walter Prouty, were noted as visiting or returning from trips and visits in nearby towns.

Leona Doller Ottumwa John Hammon John Roth Clyde Ebbert Douglas Wyoming W. M. Ebbert Ona Vetter Mise Florence Varilla Smith Glendale Vera Hartman Burlington OO. B. Hartman

Elder's Livery Taxi Notice

In a taxi business notice, the firm urges contact via the Elder's Livery phone line Phine 99 and provides the address 485 for service inquiries.

Call Elder Phine

Cotton rag sale and potato notice on Burlington rail

Phrase listing clean cotton rags at four cents per four pounds and a potato car price of $1.35 on Burlington tracks. Advertised by A. J. Boyd with sack bring.

Yone Burlington A. J. Boyd

Death of Joshua K Hartman in Clearfield

Joshua K Hartman born July 19 1843 in Johnson County Iowa died October 20 in Clearfield aged 74 years 3 months and 1 day He married Harriet Earhart May 17 1866 They lived in Johnson Ringgold and finally Clearfield where he owned a hardware business and served as mayor seven times Survived by wife and five children Funeral services conducted by Pastor Rev Field with interment in Clearfield cemetery

Clearfield Joshua K. Hartman C. B. Hartman Hartman Johnson County Iowa Harriet Earhart Ringgold County Annette Clara Mann Arthur Hartman Sioux City Otto Hartman Fairfield

Walden kills wife and brother-in-law then himself

Albert Walden, prominent Bloomington area farmer, enraged by his wife’s divorce suit and her refusal to return home, shot and killed his wife and her brother John Hawkins before taking his own life. Hawkins had married just two weeks prior.

Indiana Bloomington Ind Albert Walden Here John Hawkins Hawkins

Norwegian Steamship Storo Sinks After U-Boat Attack

Copenhagen reports a German submarine sank the Norwegian steamship Storo of 1805 tons off the Spanish coast. Seven crew members were injured.

Copenhagen Storo

Writers Buried by Shell on Italian Front

A party of American journalists on a castle rampart at Gortz on the Isonzo front was buried by earth and mud after a shell exploded nearby. All were knocked down but only Charles T. Thompson of the Associated Press was injured, lightly in the right cheek, and treated at a nearby post.

London Gorttz Isonzo Reuter Charles T. Thompson Associated Press

Nelson back and registers in Madison after return

Byron Nelson son of Congressman Nelson returns from Canada and registers under the draft law. He then appears in federal court and pleads not guilty to alleged law violation, requesting an early trial and giving bond for appearance.

Wisconsin Madison, Wis Byron Nelson Nelson Canada Wolf Chemical CO Quincy, Il

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New Mexico Walter Prouty of Lockridge City A. L. Stanford Mrs. Fuller Lyford Pleasant Plain Fred Martin Albert Brier Fred Peebler Libertyville Fila Gibbons SHELL Thompson Daniel Frohman Marguerite Clark The Amazons Feyne B. A. Rolfe Presents Viola Dana Iowa Forum Journal of Public Affairs Homestead Wallace Farmer W. O. Payne Nevada Iown Forum Company Des Moines S. B P.O Shriner & Johnson Wat Broadway North Court Street East Briggs Street Blakely Hill Gamrath Firestone Goodrich Journal Pure Life Insurance National Life Assn W. B. Parrett James F. Wilson Jr Agts Fairfield, Ta William Fox Dustin Farnum Durand of Jesse L. Lasky Madam Petrova SION
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