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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1917

Page

3

Local residents and visitors fill city as meetings and travels noted

Charles Mover of York visits his sister Mrs. Shirk on North Main. Mrs. Consbrook, Mrs. Cook, and Mrs. White travel to Rome for a visit. H. W. Lyman of Chariton, secretary of the Commercial club, is in town on business. Marriage licenses issued to Roy Wright and Marie Dickinson and to Floyd Gaines and Gladys Lewis. Five year old Robert Fulton undergoes serious surgery at Jefferson County hospital and shows cautious improvement. Labor Union meeting at Moose hall draws over 150. Several residents and visitors identified from nearby towns attend events and conventions.

George Consbrook Harry Cook Charles White Rome H. W. Lyman Chariton Commercial Club Roy Wright Marie Dickinson Floyd L Gaines Gladys G. Lewis Robert Fulton Jefferson County Hospital Wilbur Miller Washington Labor Union Moose Hall Mary Ackerman J. C. Thorne Jack Farmington Spalding Grinnell Stephenson Milton Mary Osmund Osceola L. T. Gobble P. KK. O Messrs. W. J. Fleenor Art Hudson Lee Odum Templeton MaeDowell Abingdon Florence Gruby Ottumwa Arthur Greer Francis Edmonds C. A. Herring & Co A. B. Cupp Cota Esther H. D. Hiatt L. O. Pollock Sigourne Birmingham Elizabeth Dyer South Main Street Ethel Byers Dollie Ebert

Fairfield Oratorio Society Delights with Pirates of Penzance

The Fairfield Oratorio Society staged The Pirates of Penzance at the High School auditorium under Prof. Cahriel W. Mountain with Miss Anna Sullivan directing. The performance drew a large audience as talented performers including Fern Young Margaret White and John A. Miller presented their roles with strong solo numbers while the eleven member orchestra accompanied featuring The Stars and Stripes Forever Czardas and the opera overture.

Frederick Fern Young Ruth Margaret White Mabel Frederic W. H. Guyer John A. Miller John W. Gates F. J. L. Black Bees W. Mountain Luella Ferne Stanley Py Pee William H. Guyer Dorothy Phelps Mrs. George Ethel Anna Roth Carrie Ranger Ruth Young Grace Young Bernice Green Gertrude Downs Lillian Baker Marjorie Haight Anna Humphrey Kerrick Stuckey Pool Cantrill Gallaher Keesey Wesley Oliver Sanger Liming Police Shafer Hammond Covert McClure Atwood Reed Frazey Baker

Food Conservation Meeting Planned at Mt Pleasant

Word arrived of a gathering in the Iowa Wesleyan College chapel Mt Pleasant on Friday at 7 30 pm to advance food conservation and greater next season production. National Food Commissioner J F Deems will attend and Burlington meeting headlines the prior event. Attendance urged from as many nearby districts as possible.

Iowa Wesleyan College Mt. Pleasant Burlington J. F. Deems

Bradley Offers Use Of Twenty-Eight Acres To Centerville

Centerville April 25 D C Bradley banker and land owner has offered the people of Centerville the use of twenty eight vacant lots for gardens and will furnish them free of rent to the first applicants to satisfy him of their industry He is also planting 1000 acres of corn on his Appanoose county farms using every available acre not in small grain or needed for other purposes.

Centerville D. C. Bradley Ife Appanoose County

Local Briefs Highlight Visitors and Weddings

Mrs. Albert Troxel and daughter Adna of Burlington visit at the Heaton sisters while attending a convention. C. Stone of Brighton and others from Ottumwa Ames and Batavia travel through the area. The note lists several residents visiting relatives, attending weddings, or on business in the city.

Albert Troxel Adna Burlington Elizabeth Stella Heaton P. Kk. O C. Stone Brighton Floyd Shields Co. M Ottumwa Borea Grinstead Sadie Goehner Pitt R. H W. Nutting

Libertyville Community Notes and Local Moves

Mrs Hattie Fell lies seriously ill with death expected hourly. Harry Barnes of Wyoming buys Oscar Gilbert meat market and takes possession. Several residents visit relatives and hostesses plan gatherings April 27 and May 1. Visitors include Mrs Wallace Davis from Fairfield and Mrs BE Roby from St James. Fay Riggs rents Wolff property. Emma Lewis, a local schoolteacher, returns for weekend with her mother.

Hattie Fell Wallace Davis Fairfield Harry Barnes Wyoming Oscar Gilbert August Johnson Verlee Swanson Will Hill Lester Burnaugh Rebecca Club David Haynes Kathryn Chicago Washington J. Roby St. James, Minn Lizzie Laughlin M. E. Church Carl Riggs FE. W. Stodghill Merrill Mt. Pleasant

Library workshop closed for May 3 meeting

The district library association meeting on Thursday May 3 at the Public Library suspends regular work and halts book receipt and issue until 7 pm. Piano sale at H P McLaughlin's continues this week due to bad weather last week.

District Library Association Public Library H. P. McLaughlin

Tri-State Track Meet Tickets On Sale This Week

Tickets for the Tri State Track meet to be held Saturday are on sale at Gobble Heers or the College office. Tickets until Friday evening cost 35e. Fifty cents on day of meet. FOOD SALE by the Catholic ladies Saturday starting at 9 30 at Crail Brown market. 638 Notice to the Stockholders of the P E 0 Week at H P McLaughlins. Piano Sale ends this week.

Gobble & Heer's College Crail & Brown Market

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Nile Hewtheland Y Charles Mover York, Neb W. PD. Shirk North Main Street Oratorio Society the King of the Samuel Eeee Bradley Carl Waters Sioux City Mrs. T. S. Waters Libertyville Fay Riggs Wolff Emma Lewis Perlee Cal Stewart Iowa Baldwin and Lyon & Healey Player Pianos H. P. McLaughlin Co Florida Spence-Dill Auto CO Liberty Distributors West Broadway
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