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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
3
A. V. Coleson left yesterday for several weeks visit with his son in Minneapolis Minnesota.
In a string of social items Miss Frances McKibben prepares to leave for Clifton Ohio while Rev E G McKibben heads to Cedarville for a new pastorate. The Ipsans celebrate naturalization and a birthday with neighbors and gifts. A Parsons College couple, Miss Buckles and Mr Roth, marry in a quiet ceremony at the Court Hotel and plan a honeymoon auto tour. A large Lutheran hay rack party ends with a camp fire feast and lively fun on Carlsons lawn.
Voters are urged to support the Prohibstory amendment at an October 15 election. Details remain unclear in the fragmented OCR text, but the call to vote YES is present and references the amendment's approval.
Dr J Fred Clarke is ordered to the Rockefeller Institute in New York City for two weeks of training under Dr Carrel before serving at the front in France. A social hospital at the institute will instruct in the Carrel Baken method for wound treatment. Clarke plans to teach the course to Unit K doctors in Fairfield upon return. He departs September 21 and anticipates Unit A’s call in early November.
An old style notice runs urging voters to vote for the Prohibitory Amendment on October 15. It also promotes cabbage sales at 1.5 cents per pound from Hunky Dory Jersey Farm with contact phone 7612.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of St Mary’s Catholic Church will hold a food sale at Crail & Brown's meat market starting at nine o'clock on Saturday.
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