Flag Presentation at Clinton Lodge 15 Masons
Clinton Lodge No 15 A F and A M held a New Year daylight session with about 100 Masons and visiting members from Ottumwa Delta Ollie Richland Albia Winfield Pocahontas and Troy. A flag donated by Civil and Spanish American War veterans was presented and a turkey supper followed.
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Clinton
Lodge
No. 15
A. F
A. M
Ottumwa
A. A. Harvie
H. E. Miner
W. R. Brown
Delta
Ollie
Richland
Albia
Winfield
Pocahontas
Troy
J. S. Gaumer
Clinton Lodge
A. L. Belles
S. J. Chester
H. M. Dysart
Albert Howell
A. W. Jaques
David Metzler
Samuel Salts
S. K. West
Ross Wheatley
W. J. Ankrom
J. F. Clarke
C. C. Cummings
E. E. Lucas
W. B. King
F. J. L. Black
T. L. James
Auto Collides With Buggy on Dim Lights Night
An automobile with lights barely visible at a few feet struck the buggy driven by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Junkin. The crash shattered both front wheels and threw the occupants from the buggy, leaving them injured and the scene under police attention.
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P. I. Labagh
O. L. Turner
Weolf Turner
G. G. Goldthwait
Sigourney
Roy Junkin
New Year Gifts Pour In at Parsons College
Parsons College welcomes the new year with gifts to Barhydt Chapel and a scholarship fund. T. W. Barhydt of Pasadena donated a $5,000 organ for Barhydt Chapel and Mrs. Jennie W. Parish of Clarinda gave a $1,000 check to establish a Chas. O. Parish scholarship in memory of her son, a former Parsons student who pursued a law career before his early death. Faculty and students celebrate the auspicious start.
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Parsons College
Barhydt Chapel
T. W. Barhydt
Pasadena
Cal
Jennie W. Parish
Clarinda
Chas. O. Parish
Chas. Parish
Parsons
Ruling Passion Strong in Illness
Chicago, Jan. 4 Marcus I. Sloman, an insurance solicitor, was undergoing an operation without anaesthetic. Mid operation Dr. Eisendrath sought to test the patient by asking him to speak. He urged the doctor to consider insuring his wife and children, prompting Sloman to name his own policy and then secure a nurse for additional coverage.
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Shhallenberger
Bright
Chicago
Marcus I. Sloman
D. W. Eisendrath
Suffragettes to Escort Wilson in Inaugural Parade
Washington January 4. The forthcoming March 4 inaugural parade will feature a major suffrage contingent. Led by Mrs Glenna Tinne the group aims to present costumes symbolizing stages of woman's development and will march afoot on floats and horseback. Several thousand women are expected to participate.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wilson
White House
Glenna Tinne
Suffrage Parade Committee
Local Team Beats Ottumwa by Eight in Armory Basketball
Co M defeated Co G Ottumwa 28 to 23 at the armory. Fairfield led by five early and held on for a win seen as building a championship team. Scorers included Gaumer Kennedy Shafer Slaughter Nelson and Overturf with Gaumer and Shafer adding key fouls.
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Co. M’s
Co. G
Ottumwa
Fairfield Boys
Co. M
HEE
Overturf
Slaughter
Smith
Gaumer
Kennedy
Shafer
Nelson
Lycering
First Parcel Post Package From City Under New Law
The first parcel mailed under the new parcels post law departed from the local post office. P J Witkoski Rural Route No 2 Fairfield received a ten and a half pound package from White T store containing groceries and household items. The 15 cent postage covered the weight and delivery will occur tomorrow via route two with Fay Fulton as the carrier.
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P. J. Witkoski
Fairfield
Fay Fulton
Rev Osborn To Remain Here
Members of the Methodist Episcopal church and friends of Dr Osborn rejoice as he will be permitted to stay at the Fairfield church. District Superintendent C L Tennant of Mt Pleasant relays Bishop Bristol of Omaha's notice that James A Glendenning of the Ainsworth church is named for Centerville, not Rev Osborn, following the Centerville pastor J R Hanley’s resignation for evangelistic work.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Osborn
Fairfield Church
C. L. Tennant
Mt. Pleasant
E. M. Bristol
Omaha
James A. Glendenning
Ainsworth
Centerville
J. R. Hanley
Trust Company Heads Indicted
Cincinnati January 4. Nathaniel S. Keith former secretary and stretch er R Williams former treasurer of the Cincinnati Trust Company led by president George B. Cox were indicted by the county grand jury on charges of misappropriating bank funds.
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Cincinnati
Nathaniel S. Keith
R. Williams
Cincinnati Trust Company
George B. Cox
County Grand
Pioneer Dies in Round Prairie
Burton Litton longtime Jefferson County resident dies at his Round Prairie home on Wednesday evening January 1 1913 of pneumonia aged family man and neighbor. Funeral held at Round Prairie Baptist church with Rev Jonathan Lee Otumwa interment Lambert cemetery. Also note annual meeting of Jefferson County Farmers Insurance Union January 11 1913 at Fairfield Iowa with amendments to Articles of Incorporation offered. Money to loan on good farms Thema Thema.
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Burton Litton
Jefferson County
Round Prairie Township
Mr. Litton
Ilis
Round Prairie Baptist Church
Jonathan Lee
Ottumwa
Lambert Cemetery
Jefferson County Farmers’ Insurance Union
Court House
Fairfield
Iowa
Laughlin
Hints for Housekeepers Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound Ad
Keep Foley's Honey and Tar Compound on hand to head off a cold with prompt use. It contains no opiates, soothes inflamed air passages, stops the cough, and may save a doctor's bill. In the yellow package. U. S. Bradshaw & Co. (Advt.)
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Foley
U. S. Bradshaw & Co
Advt
Grocery and Market Combine Announcement
Chas. A. Herring company announces today a new combine in the meat market sector following recent innovations in the city. The move signals consolidation and potential pricing shifts as operations merge under one banner.
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Lewis Bros
Chas. A. Herring Company
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Ills
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Kate M. Jones
James P. Starr
A. G. Jordan
Attorney AT Law
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R. J. Wilson
First National Bank
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Keosauqua, Ia
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Fairfield, Ia
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E. Side Square
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S. Side
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Frank Fourt
M. L. Wootten
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EF. J. Clinkinbeard
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M. Damm
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Ass’t. Cashier
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D. G. Higley
J. P. Manatrey
Carrie H. Stubbs
W. P. Sullivan
A. S. Jordan
J. Turney & Co
E. Turney
F. F. Simpson
O. D. Stubbs
John Roth
M. J. Louden
E. J. Hewe
T. E. Moxley
N. B. Register
John West
W. H. Conner
J. W. Dole
W. P Gift
J. A. West
G. W. Rinker
Ethel Bradshaw Jericho
J. S. Cowen
J. A. Spielman
Frank Light
R. F. Wilson
Ass't
Anton Carlson
J. C. Thorne
B. S. McElhinny
John A. Spielman
L. J. Marcy
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