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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1917
Page
7
A string of city visits and personal updates from Linby, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, and nearby towns. Notables include Jesse Ruggles, Frank Ward, Dr. A C McElderry, and Mrs. Dick Fisher traveling for business or family matters.
The Jefferson County Exemption board released a corrected roster of men to leave for Camp Dodge at noon next Saturday. Names and towns include Cyril Van Lanschoot Fairfield John B Frasher Fairfield Hubert L Hall Fairfield Marshall Shipley Fairfield Alva P Kitchen Batavia Earl Humphrey Salem Grover C Schwartz Libertyville Annual L Hodson Pleasant Plain Stephen Schalenyosky Brighton Orval L Killion Fairfield Chestney V Sharn Lockridge Wm H Smith Fairfield George H Johnson Lockridge Taylor Watts Fairfield Elmer Ingersoll Birmingham Percy Z Easton Fairfield Will C Radley Fairfield Harry V Wirtz Fairfield Harold A Nelson Fairfield Read Yanaway Fairfield Bert A Clements Batavia Lonie I McGrames Fairfield Jos F Reisik Donald M Koons Batavia Glen H Elder Batavia F E Kramme Robert G Lindsay Fairfield W E Schoen Wm H Nott Fairfield Geo S Cochran Fairfield.
A stream of residents and relatives were noted traveling or visiting Ottumwa area towns. Dr C L Gamrath visited Ottumwa on business while R B Castile drove to Colum Junction for work. Mrs L A Peebster and Mrs Nettie Parks visited Ottumwa with relatives. Miss Hazel Treon spent weekend with family in the city. Families including the Bates, Parsons, Stewart, Rogers, Stephenson, Sco vel, Lewis, Green, Howard, Kuhns and Keltner were mentioned in various weekend trips and returns from Ottumwa, Middletown, Washington, Stockport, Columbus Junction, Eldon, St Petersburg and Des Moines.
Gov Gen von Beseler announced to Poles at the royal palace that Emperor and Austro Hungarian decrees create a new Polish state. The envisioned government is a constitutional monarchy with universal direct suffrage.
Ethel Levina Adams born April 15 1914 in Fairfield died at 3 20 am at 202 West Broadway after a five week brain tumor illness. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Earl Adams and sister Edna Eireen funeral tomorrow at 2 pm at the family home with Rev Keesey officiating Evergreen Cemetery interment.
The Kozy will host a fried chicken supper on Wednesday evening as a community event. A local column note highlights result-oriented ads and public notices in a busy reporting week.
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