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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1917
Page
6
A post office notice records mail matter entry at Fair Geld Iowa indicating second class mailing status. The brief entry marks the parcel as mail matter for second class distribution.
A newspaper notice outlines a subscription plan with a rate of 1.00 and a weekly charge of 1.00. It indicates payment terms and delivery by carrier for a one week period.
Fancy Work Circle hosts at Mrs Brown on South Second. WRC meeting at Mrs Gantz on North Third. Yeoman lodge ladies gather at Yeoman hall. Epworth League meets Miss Clydena Stanford. LTL Girls close silver medal contest with Portia Harper winning. Philathea class elects officers. social time and refreshments follow.
The Fifty first annual Jefferson County Sunday School convention meets September 19 20 at the Batavia Methodist Church with state workers Miss Elizabeth Dean Newton and Walter Hutton on hand. Delegates from county schools will hear sessions on cradle roll home department class organization records and community betterment through Sunday Schools. President C Sumner McCracken and Secretary George Stephenson present.
American destroyers reportedly sank six enemy submarines off the French coast on September 5 while protecting a convoy from the United States. Two merchant ships were lost with no loss of life, per reports from the Westwego and a Paris dispatch.
Perograd Sept 11 General Korniloff orders troops to detrain at Dno station and march on Petrograd to besiege the city. Government infantry moves from the capital to oppose Korniloff's forces.
The article lists district court case assignments for Monday September 17 through Friday September 28 with multiple civil and chancery dockets. It also notes probate matters and a separate report from Petrograd about ambassador conference outcomes and a Russian provisional government discussion.
On Tuesday evening September 11 at 7:30 bids will be received by the City Council for Workmen's Compensation Insurance for city employees. City Clerk 183 Pawl Coleson.
A committee meeting will be held at J. S. Gantz home on Thursday September 13 at 7 30 pm for the Old Sailors and Soldiers Reunion. Committees include Arrangements J S Gantz Program B F West Perry King Hiram Heaton Finance S L Creek Alex Easton Speakers Robert Israel J S Music Wm Hufstedler Alex Easton Invitations Jon F Loer
Libertyville residents hosted guests from Cedar Falls Davenport Castle Missouri and Washington. Families including Garber Snyder Pratt Bowers Pumphrey Hagans Glotfelty Linder Lepporni and others visited relatives attended school and traveled to Roseville Table Grove and Washington for events and family occasions last week.
Mrs Susan Craig about 79 died Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs George Wilmeth in Salem. Funeral from the Salem home Monday and burial in Oakland cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs Wilmeth and Mrs Mary Blush and sons Sam Long Pleasant Harry Craig and John Craig. Also brother Benjamin Oldt and sister Mrs Sarah Black.
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