Porter Dated for Fairfield Speech
Plans for an energetic campaign in support of Claude R. Porter for governor and the Iowa ticket were set at a Des Moines meeting. Porter will tour about twenty cities once the influenza quarantine ends, with aggressive efforts in districts two six three and four.
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Des Moines
Claude R. Porter
Iowa
State Central Committee
Wilbur W. Marsh
Waterloo
Burlington
Fairfield
Davenport
Iowa City
Dubuque
Mason City
New Hampton
Cedar
Rapids Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Ames
Corning
Shenandoah
Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Porter
Hull
Haugen
Ramseyer
Louis H. Cook
Nathan D. Ely
Corporal Buell McCash
Sweet
Hermann Miller
Harding
Sioux City Journal
Postponed Draft Call Set for October 21 to 26
Twenty one men to report to Camp Lytle Georgia between October 21 and 26 after influenza delays. Chester Murphy of Lockridge dies, moving John S. Campbell up to his place on the list. The draft roster remains largely unchanged, listing Grover Petzinger Velmer Bell Charles Liggett George Harper Albert Fritz Fred Miller and others.
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Camp Lytle
Chester Murphy
Lockridge
John S. Campbell
Grover C. Petzinger
Velmer
M. Bell
Chas. F. Liggett
Geo. A. Harper Albert J. Fritz R. Fred Miller
Fred L. Peebler
Arthur Sable
Walter Chapins
M .W. Miller
Guy E. Maxwell
John D. Garber
Raymond Jacobs
Guy R. Black Francis Benda Fay
Champa Norman J. Atwell
Fred L. Gallup
Clarence W. Finney
Bernard E. O’neil
Influenza reports in Fairfield spur school closings fear
Officials deny any influenza outbreak at the recent Teachers Institute and say no cases have been confirmed among teachers. A Washington school teacher fell ill briefly but recovered quickly. Health measures keep flu under control and schools are expected to reopen soon.
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Teachers’ Institute
Chidester
Washington
Fairfield
Red Cross to Elect Officers on October 23 1918
A mass Red Cross meeting will be held at the Fairfield Armory on Wednesday October 23 1918 at 2 PM to elect a director for each precinct for two years and a Round Prairie township director for one year to fill a vacancy. Nominations list two candidates per office with numerous local names. all members paid to December 31 1918 may vote. J P Starr chairman.
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Red Cross
Fairfield
Round Prairie Township
National Association
Walnut Township
Eliabeth Keintz
John F. Mann
Penn Township
Father Heller
E. A. Hesler
Blackhawk Township
Cc. B. Spencer
Mills Irvine
Packwood
L. C. Ryman
R. L. Scott
Abingdon
F. P. Mowery
William Fleener
Batavia
J. B. Trent
C. H. Kremer
Brookville
W. E. Prouty
Lockridge Township
W. L. Bankhead
Russell Johnston
Ada B. F. Parsons
Fred McElwee
Walter Stewart
Warren Hickenbottom
Liberty Township
S. K. Davis
Clay Wright
Center Township
H. Rietveldt
R. B. Stevenson
Des Moines
Lew Fordyce
Chas. F. Smith
The
Jefferson County
J. P. Starr
Jefferson County Lawyers Offer Free War Service Aid
The Lawyers' Committee on War Service announces that all county lawyers are appointed to provide free advice to soldiers sailors and their dependents on government relief matters. Any such individual may approach any local bar member for fair treatment and quality service at no cost. J. S. McKenney, Chairman.
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Jefferson County
Lawyers’ Committee On War Service
Influenza Spread Checked in Fairfield Schools Closed
Public health actions in Fairfield include closing schools churches theatres and other gathering places to curb influenza. About twenty severe cases reported. loitering cautions posted by the board of health to limit spread.
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Fairfield
Board of Health
Huge Premiums for Kansas City Royal Livestock Show
Premiums totaling over 20000 dollars will be awarded at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City Missouri from November 16 to 23. Three beef breeds will be represented with over 1000 pure bred cattle entered. Hoover Yancey prizes from the U S Food Administration will also be awarded to encourage beef production. Judges of high standing from North America will place the entries, underscoring strong national interest in beef and other foods to support a victorious army.
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Kansas City
United States Food Administration
United States
North America
Great Southwest
Uncle Sam
Loehrs Celebrate Golden Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John F Loehr marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Friday October 11 at their West Briggs Street home. Illness prevented a larger celebration but children and sixteen grandchildren visited and presented a gold purse. The couple has seven children and sixteen grandchildren and have lived in Jefferson county fifty years, nineteen at Libertyville and thirty-one in Fairfield.
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John F. Loehr
West Briggs Street
Jefferson County
Libertyville
Fairfield
Fairfield Schools May Reopen After Health Order
Superintendent A. W. Crane announces Fairfield schools closed this week under a board of health order. No reported Spanish influenza cases are among students, and reopening will follow with strict medical inspection. a date will be published as soon as practicable.
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Fairfield Schools
A. W. Crane
Fairfield
Board of Health of
Latta Finely Sold Duroc Hogs At Silverdale Farm
J H Latta conducted a Duroc Jersey hog sale on October 7 at Silverdale farm near Birmingham. Forty six head sold with strong prices. top bid reached $225 for a spring pig. Most stock shipped to Illinois and Missouri points.
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J. H. Latta
Silverdale Farm
Birmingham
Illinois
Missouri
Has Fine Collection of Trophies
Waterloo Iowa Captain Chester Wright on furlough returns with a remarkable collection of souvenirs from France. The assemblage includes an entire German captain’s outfit and battlefield trophies such as the captain’s saddle field glasses gun and gas mask.
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Waterloo
Chester Wright
France
America
Junior Red Cross Membership List Expands in County
New names added to the Junior Red Cross in the county in the last ten days are listed by district. The roll includes teachers such as Miss Viola A. Kelly and Miss Enolia King and numerous pupils across No. 2 Walnut Center No. 8 Liberty No. 4 Cedar and more, detailing teachers and pupil names and 100% or 1009 participation notes.
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Red Cross
Tribune
Walnut
Viola A. Kelly
Rhia Mann
Ralph Mann
Eugene Mann
Homer Mann
Doyl Paul
Edith Paul
Ralph Kessel
Johnnie Kessel
Lawrence Kessel
Ralph Kern
Leo Deutsch
William Deutsch
Isador Deutsch
Vera Koch
Edith Koch
Dale Krumboltz
Frank Whitham
William L. Evans
Nellie Evans
Russell Craig
Eugene Miksch
Enolia King
Louise Hisel
Bernise Hisel
Eva Hagan
Neola Haushahn
Wayne Haushahn
Katherine Haushahn
Marie Haushahn
Maurine Larson
Paul Palm
Margaret Rieck
Evelyn Johansmier
Mary Louise Neiswanger
Irma Kennedy
Esther Miksch
Virgil Kennedy
Hazel Miksch
Charlie Wiggins
Alice Wiggins
Grace Murphy
Locust Grove
Gladys Rains
Georgia Hardin
Doliver Davis
Helen Davis
Clesta Davis
Thurley Boysel
Liberty
Gertrude Bailey
Florence Grimes
Willa Letta
Josephine Bonar
Esther Bonar
Fay Grimes
Harold Buchanan
John Grimes
Walter Davisson
Myrtle Anderson
Bernard Reach
Velma Briggs
Earl Loveliss
Harold Tweedy
Kathryn Davisson
Wesley Smith
Lawrence Roach
Richard Johnston
Melvin, Buchanan
Gladys Davisson
Marporie Latta
Cedar
Clara Fry
Pupiis
Mary Keller
Iola Chapins
Esther Giberson
May Parsons
Johnnie Keller
James Keller
Loyd Giberson
Earl Keller
Claude Giberson
Laura Ashby
Ella Ashby
Freddie Wagoner
Oren Parson
Russell Keller
Edith Giberson
Kenneth Giberson
Bonnie Giberson
Blackhawk
Cecil Hinshaw
Roy Campbell
Eunice Bowers
Irwin Kunce
Ernest Shondel
Ella Shondel
Eddie West
Ruth Makepeace
Lucille Cornell
Arthur Culbertson
Fanchion Wilson
Hazel Smith
Ruth Crew
Bessie Nott
Louise Culbertson
Lysettia Crew
Merlin Kunce
Irene Cornell
Willie Smith
Velma Hoyle
Frank Bowman
William LaRue
Elizabeth Wilson
Dorothy Cook
Kenneth Crew
Verne Cu
Penn
Helena Lahr
Dale Jones
Caryle Rice
Warren Dutton
Margaret Rice
Pauline Harkens
Nettie Ash
Chester Rice
Freda George
Lucile Jones
Donald Ash
Lockridge
Valera Bodine
Harold Beaty
Ralph Schillerstrom
Arline Schillerstrom
Frances Nelson
Doris Nelson
Raey Nelson
Polk
Edna Sears
Kenzie Williams
Corby Barron
Ciara Barron
Earl Barron
Pearl Widner
Harold Widner
Irene French
Ralph Seibert
Doris Longerbone
Harvey Longerbone
Harley Longerbone
Alma Longerbone
Laurence Longerbone
Flora Longerbone
Buchanan
Olive Leech
Eugene Kafka
Aaron Lenhart
Agnes Miller
Elma Miller
Wanda Miller
Alba Lenhart
Ruth Parks
LaRue Liblin
Ruth Longwell
Robert Longwell
Gertrude Kaska
Raymond Kaska
Merle Dough
Jefferson County Hogs Census Counts 73 364
A Food Administration survey by W C Spalding reports Jefferson County has 73 364 hogs on farms. Distribution includes brood sows with piglets 2 457 farrow 1 898 other brood sows 3 741 hogs over 109 pounds 19 532 and under 100 pounds 45 692.
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Jefferson County
Food Administration
W. C. Spalding
Ceagaccamasidonas
Des Moines
Eocube Grove
TROWI
Jefferson County Livestock Show Exhibits Pleasing But Patronage Lacks
The Jefferson County Livestock and Farm Products show at the Fairgrounds runs three days with over 150 exhibitors and several hundred exhibits. While high quality livestock and farm products attract breeders, overall patronage is poor and attendance was especially low on Wednesday. organizers hoped for a better turnout on Thursday.
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Jefferson County
Fairgrounds
Fairfield
Submarine Threat Briefed By Admiral Sims In London
Vice Admiral Sims told American visitors that eight to twelve submarines could operate against Atlantic shipping at once with around 3,000 anti submarine ships around the British Isles and 160 American craft. He said the grand fleet moves freely within a patrolled screen while the convoy system shields merchant ships. He noted about 5,000 open sea anti submarine crafts today aid allied victory.
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London
Sims
Lord Northcliffe
Crators
Atlantic
British Isles
Mediterranean
Grand Fleet
North Sea
Gas Company Wins Point in Fairfield Rate Order
Federal Judge Wade's court allows the Iowa Electric Company to charge up to forty five percent above the ordinance rate in Fairfield. Excess funds will be deposited in a local bank and held pending final determination of a fair and just rate for the company.
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Gas Company Wins Point
Wade
Iowa Electric Company
Fairfield
Center-Teacher class roster and pupil list
A school roster lists Miss Helen Murphy as center-teacher with Mary Dougherty and Paul Donovan. Pupils include Ruby Aldrich Bernard Eyestone Pauline Eyestone Carl Booth Marie Booth Mildred Hiatt Florence Carlson Sylvia Stiles Marie Barnett Jessie Barnett John Barnett Clyde Brereton and Helen Murphy.
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Erty
Mary Dougherty
Paul Donovan
Helen Murphy
Ruby Aldrich
Bernard Eyestone
Pauline Eyestone
Carl Booth
Marie Booth
Mildred Hiatt
Florence Carlson
Sylvia Stiles
Marie Barnett
Jessie Barnett
John Barnett
Clyde Brereton
Colored woman becomes Iowa's first practicing Black attorney
Des Moines report confirms Mrs. I. B. Rush as the first colored woman admitted to Iowa's bar. She led the National Federation of Colored Women's Clubs law and legislation department, served four years as Iowa state president, and after her marriage to J. B. Rush, who died recently, will assist in his former practice while tutoring colored students and running his office.
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Des Moines
I. B. Rush
Iowa
November Term District Court Opens With Large Docket
The November term of the district court begins November 4 for four weeks with Judge Francis M. Hunter presiding. An unusually large docket is expected after the September term adjourned early. Petit jurors drawn include G. E. Hackett Lockridge Omar Daniels Batavia Thomas Stuckey Fairfield J. C. McElwee Fairfield and many others from Fairfield Batavia Pleasant Plain Libertyville and Abingdon.
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Francis M. Hunter
G. E. Hackett
Lockridge
Omar Daniels
Batavia
Thomas Stuckey
Fairfield
J. C. McElwee
Clyde Mesmer
Pleasant Plain
W. N. Parker
W. L. McNeil
Harry Bennett
O. D. Dailey
Walter Kurtz
East Pleasant Plain
L. J. Douglas
Salem
Ed Davis
Abingdon
Bruce Russell
Alvin Smith
Brighton
A. H. Messer
Francis Edmunds
Roy Miller
Birmingham
Nathan Thomas
Packwood
D. I. Heston
Libertyville
John Maxwell
H. A. Hudson
State urged to battle spread of flu in Iowa
Des Moines reports the tuberculosis department warns that Spanish influenza heightens pulmonary disease risks. Officials urge open air sleeping, thorough ventilation of schools and public buildings, and avoiding crowded theaters to curb spread as winter approaches.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
State Department
A. E. Kepford
Guilford Sumner
State Department of Health
Department On Tuberculosis
Women to Carry Mail In Sioux City
Sioux City postmaster J F Kerberg says women are needed to carry mail as an emergency due to a lack of men. Lois Shea of Springdale, shown carrying mail in Smith's Villa, proves women can work efficiently in all weather wearing overalls and a carrier coat.
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Sioux City
J. F. Kerberg
Lois Shea
Springdale
Smith
Porter Sfen Iowa Governorship Claim Stirs Loyalty Doubts
Claude R. Porter a Democrat for Iowa governor releases a statement saying he did not seek the nomination due to war duties and loyalty to Iowa. He praises President Wilson, criticizes Governor Harding, and pledges to lead all Iowans regardless of party while outlining a broader wartime platform.
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Claude R. Porter
Iowa
Harding
Wilson
Fairfield Boy Dies in France After Wounds
Henry Adkins received official notice that his son Benjamin Adkins died in France from wounds suffered September 10. Ben was with Fairfield’s Company M National Guard which faced heavy combat and had several casualties. His death came one day after his bunkie Clifford Dimmitt.
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Henry Adkins
Benjamin
France
Ben Adkins
Fairfield
Grain Shocker Saves Harvest Hands
A grain shocker, described in Popular Mechanics, automates work of two harvesters by attaching to a binder. Mounted on two wheels, it receives bundles from the binder, forms shocks, sheds water, and vents well, using less than one horsepower.
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Mechonics
Hogs Help Farmer in Cherokee Silo Task
A Cherokee Iowa farmer faced labor shortages for silo filling. He used heavy hogs to pack and tramp the fodder as it was added, effectively compacting the silo without human workers.
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Cherokee
Cherokee County
Novel water walking outfit shown in Popular Mechanics
A new water walking system combines a balloon and floats with a sea bag that provides enough lift to raise an adult from the ground. The device is attached to a waist belt by ropes, illustrating a novel approach in the November issue.
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Popular Mechanics
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J. S. McKenney
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J. B. Rush
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