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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1917
Page
7
Local residents and visitors populate the week with illnesses visits and travels. Al Jr. frail since birth was taken seriously ill. Families from Avery Glendale Des Moines and Ottumwa are noted visiting relatives and friends. Several people travel for weekends and arrange long trips to Kansas City Washington Clifton Ohio and Burlington.
The Iowa Telephone Company, with War Department approval, sets up long distance service to Camp Dodge Des Moines. Public calls to reach soldiers should specify rank, company or battery, and regiment to minimize delays. Each unit receives barracks telephones. calls may be arranged for officers and soldiers when not on duty.
In Des Moines on September 24, dry organizers say a 350000 vote turnout is needed across Iowa on October 15 to pass the constitutional prohibition amendment. Wet support sits around 175000. unity and neighbor voting among dry voters are stressed. Bryan plans a statewide tour and Sunday meetings in Des Moines to close the campaign.
Marjorie Haight Bernice Green and Lowe Berger spent the weekend at their homes in Winfield. Ada Griener and Dorothy Blake traveled to Iowa City for a visit with friends. Dwight Krumholtz and Donald Harlan visited on campus. Martha Smith returned from Albia and registered as a Sophomore. Dr R Ames Montgomery Prof Vahan Vartanian and the Male quartet attended a Glasgow Sunday School convention with Montgomery delivering the morning address and Vartanian the afternoon. Roy Freak and Oral Sweet of Brighton visited on campus Sunday night. Ralph Spencer visited in Winfield Sunday.
Over 200 members and friends attended a reunion of Company M 4th Iowa Cavalry at Hiram Heaton's home. Elliott Taylor was elected president with J Gantz as secretary treasurer. Old members named include William Heaton Samuel Turner and others. A noon picnic dinner was enjoyed and plans discussed for future reunions in Round Prairie township.
A fragment notes an October 15th election deciding support between the poor man and the whisky man, hinting at local political stakes and public sentiment.
Notice states all hickory nuts and walnuts on land west of town are leased to C. D. Jenks by Stever Bros. The item indicates local land use and a leasing action.
Mrs. Mary Bodkin an inmate of the County Home died Sunday evening after a yearlong illness with dropsy. She was about seventy and had lived at the County Home the past year. She left no known living relatives. Funeral services were held this afternoon and interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Iowa Wesleyan football schedule is announced with a Mt. Pleasant location list. Games include Carthage Sept 2 Mt Pleasant, Knox Oct in Galesburg, Highland Park Oct 11 Mt Pleasant, Parsons Oct 18 Fairfield, Central Oct 26 Mt Pleasant, Des Moines Nov 2 Mt Pleasant, Simpson Nov 9 Indianola, Penn Nov 16 Oskaloosa, Parsons Nov 28 Mt Pleasant.
R. H. Spence, County Treasurer, announces penalty on taxes takes effect Oct. 1. Official notice lists the amount due and applicable penalties for delinquent payments.
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