Reach Guide 1917 Illuminates Baseball Season Highlights
The Reach Guide 1917, edited by Francis C. Richter, assembles four sections detailing the American and National League 1916 races, the World Series, minor leagues, and major league records. It includes rosters, photos, feats, interleague games, no-hit games, and year-in-review editorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alne
Reach Guide
Baseball World
Francis C. Richter
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn Nationals
Red Sox
Brooklyn
National Association
Natinal Association
National Commissin
American League and
National League
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Local Notes From Libertyville and Surroundings
Community updates from Libertyville include illness in Creston, travels by Paul Ferrer and Wyndon Davis, and visits by Mrs. Haynes and others. Births are noted for Dr and Mrs Whitely of Bonaparte, with Nelson Linder as a former name. Club meetings and school board actions are reported with re-elections for teachers.
Clean City Contest Entries Open With $25 Prizes
Entries for the Fair field Beautiful Clean City Club contest close April 20. Boxes for submission are at Herring's Maxwell's CliMax and the White Tea stores. Prizes totaling 25 are offered to encourage yard improvements by any boy or girl contestant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Beautiful Clean City Club
Herring’s
Maxwell's
CliMax
White Tea
Farfield
Charles O Erickson 1856 193? Dies at Fairfield Area home
Charles O Erickson son of Eric and Caroline Erickson born near Four Corners Iowa June 27 1856 died at his home 702 South Third Street Saturday at 11 o clock. Survived by wife Rosa Grady and nine children four predeceased. Surviving children Noah Erickson and Mrs Susannah Caviness Mrs Nellie Keller Mrs Lena LaTourette and Mrs Mattie Johnson all of near Portland Oregon. Two brothers Albert and John Erickson of Fairfield and sister Mrs Cal Peterson of Minden Nebraska. He retired and moved a half mile south of the city a month before his death after heart trouble started Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Haynes
Baby
Chicago
J. O. Boyd
Jessie Winn
Fairfield
A. C. Davis
Iowa City
Georgiana Walters
Montrose
Petzginger
H. I. Davis
John Kelly
Charles O. Erickson
Eric
Caroline Erickson
Four Corners
Iowa
South Third Street
Erickson
Elena Rupp
Noah Erickson
Susannah Caviness
Nellie Keller
Lena LaTourette
Mattie Johnson
Portland
Oregon
Wanted Help And Housing Inquiries In Classified Column
Wanted a capable girl for general housework no washing. One who can handle home nights. Phone 2621 534. Wanted to rent five or six room house by April 10. Phone 156 474. Wanted to rent five room modern house. Address OC care of Box 2 509. Wanted at once experienced wood working machine men belt sander men and other ordinary labor. Good wages. Write Leopold Desk Co Burlington Iowa 501.
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Leopold Desk Co
Burlington
Iowa
FOR SALE ITEMS IN FAIRFIELD IOWA CLASSIFIEDS
A long list of local for sale notices from Fairfield Iowa includes four Fords one new many autos and parts priced from $250 to $650, a 1916 Oakland light six and a 1913 Overland roadster with monthly payment terms, farm livestock including hens a rooster and work horses with harness, fruit plants and strawberry runners, several houses and lots for sale with terms, a gentle family horse, real estate firm Pancoast Hendrickson and Ronk, and contact details. Lost items include a ladies coat a 31x3 1 2 Firestone tire and a diamond lavalier with owners given for return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Fairfield
Iowa
Wm. L. Long
W. A. Wirtz
Madison Street
Burlington Street
Pancoast, Hendrickson & Ronk
Stubbs
Square
South Second Steel
James Bailey
Jno. R. Smith
Libertyville
Richland
Alvin Hoskins
South Court Street
Journal Office
Guards Guard Bridges in Iowa Mobilization
Des Moines reports First Infantry National Guard members patrolling federal and state properties and railroad bridges. Troops from cities with Second and Third Iowa Infantry regiments prepare for possible call to colors as war fears mount and recruitment accelerates across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Nowa National
First Infantry
National Guard
Iowa
Food Sale By Fairfield Aid Societies
The Aid Societies of Fairfield Circuit will hold a food sale at the parsonage on East Broadway on Saturday afternoon April 14 1917. A variety of items from chicken to cottage cheese eggs butter cake and other foods will be offered to please appetites. Please lend your car and support the event. Join the Plant a Garden army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Circuit
East Broadway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caroline Stokes
Creston
John McDonough
Paul Ferrer
Airfield
Wyndon Davis
M. E. Church
H. Watkins
People’s . . Column
Hannah & Holgate
Ff Chemical Company Diney. Sinele
U.S.A
Wolf
Wall
Earl Bowermaster
Shiner & Johnson
Lewis
C. C. C. Boys
Empress Theater
Orpheum Theater
Iowa State Savings Bank
Mitchell Bros
East Adams Street
Phonograph of Beautiful
H. P. McLaughlin Co
F.F. Simpson & Son
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
W. H. Pence
North Fourth Street
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