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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1917
Page
6
A notice from the Fair field Iowa post office records the editor manager as entered mail matter of the second class for dispatch. The entry notes the designation under postal standards and its classification for mail handling.
Subscriptions by carrier offer one week one month and three months options with advance payment. Mail subscriptions must be prepaid and are subject to prompt report of any irregular carrier service. Telephone number provided for contact.
The September term of Jeffron County District Court began with Judge D. M. Anderson presiding. A large number of new cases fill the docket and about 25 older cases may be tried or dismissed. a grand jury panel includes L. J. Marcy, Daniel Hatton, J. H. Cummings, Henry Dreers, Leonard Pickard, W. T. Atwood, and Arthur Loomis.
London dispatch reports Chancellor Dr Georg Michaelis declaring Germany will soon publish its peace terms. He told the Reichstag main committee that efforts to reach final arrangements on peace conditions and Alsace Lorraine have been made, but no decision has been taken.
Alderman Frank J. Link received a pencil written threat from Milwaukee claiming he would face death if he continued speaking against Mayor Thomp son. The note, with crude skull drawings, accused Link of traitorous acts and referenced England. Link urged the mayor to resign amid opposition to War policies.
In Glencoe Minnesota on September 10 a gun fight between harvest crews and suspected Industrial Workers of the World members left two dead and four wounded. Three wounded harvest hands were taken to Olivia and held there. The dead are Charles Dunham of Lakeville and an unidentified I W W member.
Representative Nelson of Wisconsin and his son Byron face possible arrest as slackers. Nelson says both are conscientious objectors. He admits advising Byron to go to an Alberta wheat farm to avoid service and says his son is studying for the ministry.
City Council to receive bids on Tuesday September 11 at 7 26 for Workmen's Compensation Insurance covering city employees. Paul Coleson city clerk.
Governor W L Harding praises Iowa Third Regiment National Guard as among the first to go to the front. He lauds their courage, discipline, and on border record, declaring every loyal citizen proud and certain they will prove true soldiers for right.
The 1937 Iowa Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington closes after a week. Bishop Cooke preached to a large audience and speeches by Harmon of Missouri Wesley and Dr. Edgar Blake highlighted the gathering. Rev. W. R. Keesey is returned to the Fairfield Methodist Church and Rev. Apfel becomes the new Fairfield Circuit pastor, succeeding Rev. Carson.
An evening program by piano pupils of Miss Frances Hutchinson will be at Prof. J P Moorhead studio this evening. The lineup includes Polka Waltz Child's Waltz The Mockingbird Waltz Solitude and other pieces by Kohler Beethovens and various students with public invitation extended.
Des Moines newsreel notes 3,600 Iowa men in seven troop trains advancing toward Berlin at 40 miles per hour. The 168th Infantry, known as the Third Iowa, departs for Mineola to sail for France. Sections carry 500 men each with various railcars. Crowds bid farewell, some tears, many smiles, families and friends bring treats and flowers.
Companies F Williseca and E Shenandoah pulled out at 4 59 and G Ottumwa with H Oskaloosa stayed in the fifth train. Tracks were busy all day yesterday loading boxcars with equipment of the leaving firms. Soldiers from the Mexican border passed through Fairfield Saturday night en route to Battle Creek Michigan. Local residents Mr and Mrs R V Lawson Keosauqua and Mr and Mrs George Simmons Birmingham were in the city yesterday. The Harpers Scott and Taylor returned from Washington after attending the Methodist annual conference.
Buenos Aires reports public anger over Washington state department disclosure that the Swedish legation sent German U boat orders to sink Argentine ships without traces. Pro-German papers remain, but the Argentine press largely calls for breaking relations with Germany and even a state of war, following U S example.
Jefferson County Red Cross Chapter establishes a workshop at the Masonic Hall in Fairfeld, open Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 30 to 5 00 p m. Societies may receive materials by supplying their own items and will be guided on needed articles. Contact 352 or visit the shop. Materials issued to Read Cross Branch Chapters by membership. no work to individuals. work must be done by societies under supervision of Red Cross headquarters. all items issued must be receipted and returned.
The Red Cross in Chicago debunks a rumor that soldiers must pay for knitted articles. It states no charges are ever made and plans a monthly financial statement led by Henry P. Davidson. The organization reports 2,690 chapters and 3,621,011 members with a recent membership rise and fewer paid employees.
Terre Haute Indiana September 7 Mrs Lola Edminston confessed she shot her two year old daughter after a dream. Coroner John O Garrigues reports the tragedy had earlier aroused suspicions against her husband. She tried to kill herself but the revolver locked and she beat herself.
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