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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
2
A notice records mail matter entry at the Fair Ged Iowa post office under Sec Ped Clas. The fragment notes classify the item for postal handling as general mail matter.
Subscription terms outline three month periods for carrier and mail delivery with prices in advance. It lists a monthly rate and requires prompt reporting of irregular carrier service issues. A telephone contact is provided.
Company M baseball pitchers kept their strong start rolling as they crushed Co. B of Waterloo 23 to 2 in Des Moines. The squad has played just under a dozen games since organization, with two early-season setbacks.
Reuters reports China has declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary, with the declaration dated 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. Confirmation reached Washington via cable from Pekin through the Chinese legation.
Chicago August 15. President elevates two Illinois National Guard officers and two regular army colonels to brigadier general. Named are Brig. Gen. D. Jack Foster of Chicago and Brig. Gen. Henry R. Hill of Quincy. Also promoted are Col. W. J. Nicholson commander at Fort Sheridan and Col. W. C. Langefitt commanding the Third Regiment of Reserve Engineers.
Chicago traders watch hog prices climb to 17.75 a hundredweight as Canadian buyers enter the market for 190 pound hogs. Dealers credit Toronto money flow and depleted supplies for the sharp rise with expectations of a possible 18.00 top.
A British destroyer was sunk by a mine in the North Sea. The captain two officers and forty three men were saved. In Commons it was announced 9,748 British merchant seamen and passengers were lost to enemy action since the war began up to June 30 1917.
Eighth grade exams will be held at the court house from August 17 to 18. Friday morning covers Reading grammar and History spelling physiology. Saturday morning includes Arithmetic civics writing while afternoon offers Geography and Music. Students who miss full subjects should attend at the start of that day. Those with Saturday afternoon subjects should arrive by 12 30 to finish in time for the Declamatory Contest at Chautauqua.
Item listing showing sale of spring chickens and cucumber pickles by J. Fray. Includes concise buyer interest note with name and contact implied by listing.
Canadian Kitties Open the Regular Chautauqua Program This Afternoon and Evening.
The schedule lists events for Thursday August 16 including Dr A D Thibodean Morning Hour at 9 45, Round Table Talk with Miss Winifred Freeman, Vierra's Royal Hawaiian Singers and Players at 3 PM, Band Concert at 6 45 PM, Muise with the same group at 7 45 PM, and an illustrated lecture by Cyrais DeVry on Wild Animals in Captivity at 8 15 PM.
Mischa Elman, hailed as the world’s greatest violinist, played to a half filled Chautauqua auditorium audience that traveled from nearby counties and distant cities. The crowd demanded encores, stayed seated after the program, and applauded intently as Elman, with pianist Philip Gordon, delivered works including Senate, D major and the Symphony Espagnole.
The Canadian Kitties band drew a large afternoon crowd for the opening number at the Chau tauqua program with a mix of vocal and instrumental solos. The evening program is expected to attract another large audience.
The John Robinson circus, oldest tented troupe, arrives at Fairfield Fair grounds for two performances. The procession brings 500 horses 4 herds of elephants and hundreds of animals, with 375 staff and 300 performers. The first show opens at 2 pm in the mammoth hippodrome tent.
Wim Fleenor from Abingdon, Mervyn Laughlin of Batavia, and Louis Kaska from Pleasant Plain were city visitors. Eva Mitchell returned from Rush ton Maine visiting relatives. C S Burkit of Des Moines arrived for a visit at East Burlington. Elisabeth Bock came home from Burlington. Mrs W H Cooper and daughter Dorothy returned from Hedrick after a week with Mrs Wm Dixon. Grace Campbell went home to Hillsboro after a visit with Frank P McGahan. Gordon Orton drew attention with a daring slack rope act from the canopy.
Parsons College 1912 graduates gathered at Miss Florence Roth's East Burlington home for dinner and a Mischa Elman concert at Chautauqua Park. Out-of-town guests included Miss Etha Buchanan Des Moines Miss Emily Edwards Dallas Rev Chas McClelland Chariton and Warren Ewing formerly of Chicago.
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