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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1917
Page
3
Numerous residents and visitors are recorded in city briefs, naming Jesse Ruggles Linby Frank Ward Oskaloosa C C Conner Ottumwa and other travelers. Notables include Mrs Dick Fisher visiting Des Moines, Dr A C McElderry with Dr Donald McElderry Ottumwa, and legal notices appointing Rollin J Wilson administrator and Frank Peck executor.
The county board released a revised list of men who will depart for Camp Dodge at noon next Saturday. Names include Mrs. L. A. Peebster of Batavia Cyril Van Lanschoot Fairfield John B. Frasher Fairfield Hubert L. Hall Fairfield Marshall Shipley Fairfield Alva P. Kitchen Batavia Ear Humphrey Salem Grover C. Schwartz Libertyville Annual L Hodson Pleasant Plain Stephen Schalenyosky Brighton Orvan L. Killion Fairfield Chestney V. Sharp Lockridge Wm. Hmith Fairfield George H. Johnson Lockridge Taylor Watts Fairfield Elmer Ingersoll Birmingham Percy J. Easton Fairfield Will C. Radley Fairfield Harry V. Wirtz Fairfield Harold A. Nelson Fairfield Rea Yanaway Fairfield Beri A Clements Batavia Lonie 1. McGrames Fairfield Jos. F. Reisik Donald M. Koons Batavia Glen H. Elder Batavia F E Krazme Robert G. Lindsay Fairfield W. E. Schoen Wm. H. Nott Fairfield Geo. S. Cochran Fairfield.
Berlin reports that an Imperial German and Austro-Hungarian decree creating a new Polish state was announced to Poles by Gov. Gen. von Beseler at the royal palace. The plan envisions a constitutional monarchy with universal suffrage.
Ethel Levina Adams died this morning at 9 20 at home 202 West Broadway after a five week illness from a brain tumor. She was born in Fairfield on April 15 1914 and is survived by parents Mr and Mrs Earl Adams and sister Edna Eireen. Funeral services will be tomorrow at 2 PM at the family home with Rev Keesey of the Methodist church officiating. The body will be buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Kozy will serve a fried chicken supper Wednesday evening. Readers are reminded that column ads often highlight local events and results in this community page.
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