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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
5
Local notes from Fairfield report ill and recovering relatives visiting from Chicago Sheridan and Mediapolis. mentions Lieutenant Clarance Ristine Bon voyage and discharge. casualties in Birmingham and families ill with flu. births and accidents. Col Nat Howard promoted. Raymond Stewart Grinnell College officer election. J Earl Vandagriff overseas chaplain. Local weather fine with routine ads.
Mary Louise Kerrick died Friday December 6 from influenza at the Kerrick home. Born December 5 1898 she would have turned 20 the next day. A Fairfield High School graduate class of 1916 she was junior at Parsons College a musician and future conservatory student. She belonged to Elzevir society and Y W C A and helped leaders for the latter. A longtime Methodist then Presbyterian church member she played in the orchestra and remained in her Sabbath school class. Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 pm at Fairfield Abbey with Rev. C L Tennant and Dr. H A Mosser officiating. Interment followed.
Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Crail Cassatt died Monday December 9 at her parents home in Fairfield from influenza after a brief illness. Born June 2 1894 she was Parsons College graduate 1917 and former Lucas high school principal. Survived by husband Lieut David B. Cassatt parents James Crail and B F Crail Jr two grandmothers and a host of relatives. Funeral held at the Crail home with Methodist ministers in charge. burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Harry R. Sands son of Robert and Anna Sands died Saturday December 7 at his brother Robert Sands home in Catham Wyoming after a brief bout with Spanish influenza. He was born May 18 1882 in Jefferson county and was 36 years old.
He grew to manhood on a farm west of the city and later moved to Wyoming where he and his brother ran a general store in Catham. Survived by father Robert C. Sands of Los Angeles and several siblings. Body brought to Fairfield and services held at Davies funeral home with burial in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Howard Ferguson wife of the Jefferson county agent died Friday afternoon December 6 in a Cedar Rapids hospital. She had travelled to Mechanicsville to visit her parents Mr and Mrs C M Buffington when illness struck and she passed away. The couple had resided in Fairfield since last spring and leave a young son. Funeral services were held at Mechanicsville with burial in the Mechanicsville cemetery.
Jacob R. Mikesell, longtime Fairfield resident and Civil War veteran of Co. F Third Iowa Cavalry, died Saturday evening at his home 302 East Washington Street. He was 81, his death following the loss of his wife August 25 and his brother B Mikesell September 19. He was known for his one horse dray in the business district and retirement years. One daughter, Mrs.
Alta Rhodes along with two sisters Mrs. Laura Prevost Lebanon of Kansas and Mrs. George Bunnell Smith Center Kan survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 am from Frazey undertaking parlors led by Rev H A Anspach. Body laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery.
George McLeland, 21, member of Parsons College S A T C, died Wednesday at Jefferson County Hospital after bronchial pneumonia. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy McLeland, he was the third Parsons student to fall in service. Remains sent home for burial, with military escort.
An itemized listing highlights flannel shirts priced from 2.50 to 7.50 alongside Waterman and Schaeffer fountain pens and Shriner and Johnson offerings. The fragment ends with 42-1-c.
Just received ladies silk hose in all colors at the Drake Clothing Co Fairfield. Catalog shows broad selection in stock with sizes likely 42 1 ¢ et ard a.
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