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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1917
Page
2
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The city urges property owners to pay oiling assessments promptly to avoid hampering street improvements. Oil costs are similar to last year, with about eighty blocks oiled this summer and hopes to oil more before cold weather. Residents are advised to compare oiled and unoiled streets and arrange payments with the city clerk for a hard, dry street through winter.
Racine Wisconsin September 7 cabbage will sell for seven dollars per ton from Racine county harvest within weeks, onions at 75 cents a bushel, down from two dollars. Commission men and sauerkraut manufacturers announced the prices. Both crops are late but in excellent condition. Last winter storage cabbage at Racine growers reached as high as 150 dollars per ton.
Peoria Illinois September 7 1918 distilleries halted mashing of grain for beverages Heavily filled machines will go silent until war ends Grain mashed up to midnight must be distilled into whisky by 11 pm Saturday death knell for whisky manufacture remains in effect unless new usefound for mash
Mrs Alvin J McMillen twenty three formerly of Indianapolis is dying in a Lafayette hospital after attempting to swallow poison to end domestic troubles.
The Third Regiment has been ordered to leave Des Moines at once for an eastern point in preparation for deployment to France. Fifty four men from Company M are part of the regiment formed for immediate service abroad. The route and exact departure time from Des Moines have not been announced.
The first week shows enrollment near last year’s end of month total with 60 new students moving into the city. Logan 227 Washington 267 Lincoln 242 and 88 at the High School building. High School 3239 students. Improvements include electric lights, new sanitation rules, and intensified cleaning of desks and woodwork to reduce dust and illness.
The county schools in Jefferson County report six schools with principals named for Batavia Fairfield Packwood Pleasant Plain Libertyville Lockridge Center Des Moines and Penn. Accreditation for Fairfield and Batavia allows college credit transfer. Normal Training work offers $750 yearly. State standards call for qualified teachers in home economics agriculture manual training and grade levels. Constitution Day urged with a WWI era call to duty and democracy.
Yeoman lodge members and families held an indoor picnic at Yeoman hall with decorated rooms and long tables of supper items. George N Frink and Earl D Frink attended as officials from Des Moines as the lodge planned a new member campaign to run until October 5. Annual officer elections produced John Van Patten as Foreman and Mrs Wayne Harris as Master of Ceremonies along with other elected officers.
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor is unanimously chosen as president of the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy founded to unite labor behind the government and curb disloyalist activities. Frank Morrison named secretary and J G Phelps Stokes treasurer with a trio of vice presidents. A separate item notes Sylvan Sommer, ex lieutenant, held on $10,000 bond for narcotics selling to his ambulance unit.
The funeral for Mrs. Annie Walgren who died September 5 1917 in New Castle Wyoming was held today at two oclock from the New Sweden church. Rev Gabrielson led services and burial followed in the nearby cemetery. Mrs Walgren born in Sweden eighty eight years ago came to the United States in 1849 and is survived by a large family including Alfred Peterson Polk Nebraska and August Walgreen who died in 1914. She was a member of the New Sweden Methodist church.
The Fairfield Sunday School association holds a convention tomorrow at 2 45 PM at the Presbyterian church. J H Stuckey chairs the event with a full program including invocation by Rev R H Polly, speeches by Prof A H Speer and Prof Mountain, and reports on nominating committee and officer elections. Adjournment is planned for 5 PM with benediction by Rev E G McKibben.
The Red Cross shop for surgical dressings on the upper floor of the Bik's club opens Monday September 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Instructors will be in charge and volunteers are urged to give time. Drop in for even an hour with scissors thimbles and a white apron to wear in the workshop.
Local items list Mrs Mary Warris returning from Ft Morgan Col Mrs W D Tedrow and daughter visiting Libertyville J B Ratcliff in Mt Pleasant Miss Bessie Boech teaching at Cross Lanes returns for Sunday Mrs A W Amsbaugh and daughter visiting Mrs Ted Kocher Miss Isabel Bishop of Libertyville visiting relatives B A Maggio of St Louis Mo visited Mrs A W Jaques
Superior Wis Sept 8 The city will issue bonds to refund taxes on railroad terminal property. City collected taxes and spent the funds before the state ruled tax could be collected on the property.
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