Chautauqua Directors Elect At Fairfield Meeting
At the adjourned meeting of the Fairfield Chautauqua association stockholders the final Articles of Incorporation were adopted and the first board meeting date set for the first Monday after the annual meeting. Nominees for 1920: J A Waglin, Dean Taylor, J M Hammer, Donald McGiffin, D R Hunt. for 1919: Fred A Spielman. The group noted a deficit on the Elman program but expected Chautauqua operations to pay and possibly turn a profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Chautauqua Association
J. A. Waglin
Dean Taylor
J. M. Hammer
Donald McGiffin
D. R. Hunt
Mary West to Serve as Red Cross Nurse in France
Log Cabin Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution announced that Miss Mary West a Red Cross nurse connected with Wesley Hospital Chicago sails for France this week with Nurse Unit No 12 led by Major Freerick Besley. The chapter presented her a ten dollar gold piece before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Log Cabin Chapter
Daughters American Revolution
Mary West
Red Cross
France
Miss West
Wesley Hospital
Chicago
Bert Weat
North Court Street
Freerick Besley
Local Briefs Highlight Travels and Visits Across the Region
Mrs. Nellie Collins and son of Bernhart visit relatives locally. Miss Maude Murdock returns from Waterloo after six weeks away. Miss Esther Baird of Batavia returns from Chautauqua. Mr. and Mrs. Wade return from Chicago and St. Louis. Several others visit friends in the city and points in Iowa and Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Collins
Bernhart
Esther Baird
Batavia
CC. W. Wade
Chicago
Ill
St. Louis
J. H. Jones
Richland
City
O. F. Fryer
Maurice
Doris
Des Moines
Malvern
Iowa
Henry Koons
John Taylor
Los Angeles
Cal
Ford's Son Exemptions From Draft Noted in Detroit
Edsel Ford son of Henry Ford was examined by a local draft board and granted exemption on industrial grounds. He is an officer of the Ford Motor Company assisting Red Cross orders. Hiram Johnson Jr. son of Senator Hiram Johnson was denied relief from military service due to his wife's dependency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Edsel Ford
Henry Ford
Ford
Automobile
Red Cross
Hiram Johnson
San Francisco
Hiram Johnson, Jr
United
Women to Help Stake Powder Brings War Plant Jobs
Wilmington reports Du Pont Powder company will hire women for munition work at Carney's Point New Jersey plants where smokeless powder for the government and allies is produced. They will cut powder as the main task in the job program amid wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
The
du Pont Powder Company
Carney’s Point
N. J
Fairfield Chautauqua bills due by August 27 1917
Notice states that this year’s Chau tauqua business closes at a meeting Monday night and all persons with bills against the Fairfield Chautauqua association must present them before noon on Monday August 27 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Fairfield Chautauqua Association
Ex cellent driving mare for sale at Copock residence
Six year old gentle driving mare saddies well and has served as a third horse on farm implements. For purchase details call at the home of T S Copock 305 South Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Copock
South Main St
Piano Tuning Availability in Fairfield
E J Eisenhart, age 91, will be in Fairfield from August 27 to September 5 for piano tuning. Leave orders at Leggett House or the local music store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty. E. E. Rorick
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Rorick
Fairfield
Leggett House
E. J Eisenhart
Nurse Nellie Williams Moves to Local Rooms
Miss Nellie Williams graduate nurse has relocated to rooms at the Fayette Spencer home and can be reached by phone 1492. She remains in Fairfield and will practice nursing in this vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Williams
Fayette Spencer
Fairfield
Petition Drive for Street Oiling Signers Requested
Citizens urged to file petitions at City Clerk Pail Coleson office with a majority of street property owners signatures to authorize oiling of city streets.
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Pail Coleson
Vitv
Union Labor Meetings Schedule By Local
Union Labor Meetings OF EACH MONTH listing schedules for various locals. Trades and Labor Assembly meets on second and last Fridays. Federal Labor Unions on Wednesdays. Barbers Local 368 on the third Monday. Carpenters Local 1804 on the first and third Tuesdays. Cigar Makers Local 490 on the first Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trades and Labor Assembly
Federal
Carpenters
Cigar Makery
Unkrich Boys’ Band Concert Moves to Monday Evening
The Unkrich Boys’ Band will perform at the Park Monday at eight, shifting from Tuesday. They depart Tuesday afternoon for Des Moines to play at the State Fair on August 29 and 30. Program includes America March, The 74th Regiment Band, Losey Waltzes, Home Circle, Gate City, Hearts of Gold, Washington Post, and the Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unkrich Boys
Des Moines
America
74Th Regiment
E . Losey
Knighthood
Mt Wien
Schlepegrell Meron
Vvesas Weldon
Bills Due For Chautauqua Cafe By Monday
All bills against the Chautauqua Cafe must be in by next Monday. An item lists 108 FRIED CHICKEN DINNER at Kozy Tomorrow with 109 included in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kozy
Property split suit over Packwood land in Jefferson County
W W Gill and Allie Gill sue James P Gill and G M Gill claiming one third each of Lot 13 Block 10 in Packwood Iowa. Plaintiffs inherited title from Martha J Gill who died in 1916. Referee to sell and divide proceeds. appearance required by Sept 10 1917 in Fairfield Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Jefferson County
James P. Gill
District Court of
W. W. Gill
Allie Gill
G. M. Gill
County of
Jefferson
Packwood
Iowa
Martha J. Gill
Fairfield
Starr & Jordan
Fry's Cream Balm Relief For Cold Or Catarrh
A vintage ad promises instant relief from nasal congestion due to cold or catarrh. Ely's Cream Balm soothes swollen membranes and clears nasal passages by applying a small amount in the nostrils, described as antiseptic and fragrant with rapid relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Sda
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E. L. Allender
Government
Rock Island
Florence Peck
Ottumwa
Alice Glass
John Dunkin
St Louis
Moe
Leland Holgate
Borea Grinstead
Mt. Pleasant
Mississippi River
Berta Hoagland
Dorothy Fulton
Omaha, Neb
Bessie Nichols
Louise Nicholls
Chicago, Ill
J. F Bennett
Orville Gantz
Great Lakes
J. A. Gant
Donald McGregor
Ottumwa Hospital
Fay V. Fulton
Florence
Centerville
Mrs. Fulton
Auto Company
Barbers
Sousa
Washington Post
Tex
Gaumer Bros
Kodak Films
A. V. Frazey
Frazey
Plone
A. V. Frazey & Son
Taylor
Fairfield Theater
Parsons College Conservatory OF Music
James P. Moorhead
Men’s Union
Men’s Athletic Union
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