Local News Briefs from Fairfield and Surrounding
Sunday visits and trips highlight the Fairfield area with residents visiting Des Moines Chicago and Burlington for fairs business and family. Hospital updates note appendicitis surgery at Jefferson County Hospital and ongoing treatments. People traveling for work or leisure include Henry Banfield in Chicago business trips for Ray Hemmings and Isiah Spray visiting family in Ottumwa with several local movements and a baby born to Roy and Mrs. Raymond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Raymond
Jefferson County Hospital
Local Society Notes Show Community Gatherings Across Town
Mrs George Woods hosts Fancy Work Circle at East Adams street while Lu cile Harris hosts the wu. T. L. Girls on East Kirkwood. L T L Girls plan a temperance program in Parsonsville next Sunday. Homesteaders meet at Moose hall with initiation and refreshments. Fraternal Aid Union hosts an indoor picnic with potluck style meals. Mr and Mrs Ed Conover entertain in honor of Will Bates family from Hawarden Iowa. Miss Florence Kasowsky hosts a dinner and theater outing at the Orpheum with Edith Myers as guest. A wedding unites Rachel Williams and Ira Heald at Eddyville with pink and white decor and a four course dinner. The bride, a teacher, and the groom, an Iowa State teacher, are spotlighted for social and professional ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Conover
North Main Street
Will Bates
Hawarden
Iowa
George Conover
Fairfield
James Conover
Rome
Ellis Ford
Trenton
M. J. McLaughlin
City
Florence Kasowsky
West Washington Street
Miss Kasowsky
Orpheum
Butterfly Girl
Edith Myers
Oqaka
Ill
C. A. Williams
Eddyville
Rachel
Ira F. Heald
West Branch
Lora Lee
Harry Ieald
Stranahan
Friends’ Church of
Mendelssohn
Viola May
Cedar Falls
Penn College
Lewis J. Heald
Fairfield High School
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Lutheran Churches Plan Countywide Four Hundredth Anniversary Celebration
Jeffer son county Lutherans organize a joint all day event at Chautauqua Park on Sunday Sept 16 to mark the 400th anniversary of the Reformation. The Federal Council of Churches endorses participation and a county committee promotes the observance across major centers. Morning afternoon and evening talks by noted Lutheran speakers. basket dinner open to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Chautauqua Park
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
America
Old Soldiers and Sailors to Meet in Jefferson County
Notice that the Old Soldiers and Sailors of Jefferson County will meet at the Court House on Saturday September 1 1917 at 230 PM to arrange the fall annual reunion. President Alex Easton and Secretary John F Loehr invite all veterans to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Court House
Alex Easton
John F, Loehr
Notice of private sale of household goods and coal
George H. Mount will sell his household goods at the John Hoopes property on West Broadway Saturday afternoon at two o'clock. Will sell at private sale at my home 503 East Adams Street all my household effects sale beginning at nine o'clock Wednesday morning Aug 29 continuing until Friday. This includes four or five tons of chestnut size hard coal to be sold with Favorite Hard Coal Burner good as new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Mount
John Hoopes
West Broadway
East Adams Street
The Haunted Pajamas at Orpheum Tomorrow
The Metro Yorke production The Haunted Pajamas starring Harold Lockwood plays the Orpheum theater on Wednesday August 29. Adapted from a Francis Perry Elliott novel and directed by Fred Balshofer it blends farce extravaganza and drama with rapid character changes caused by bewitched silk Pajamas. The star and Carmel Myers provide charm as transformations unfold, promising lively and engaging entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro- Yorke
Harold Lockwood
Orpheum Theater
Francis Perry Elliott
Fred J. Balshofer
Carmel Myers
Ex excellent driving mare for sale by S Copock
Six year old gentle mare saddies well and has served as a third horse on farm implements. Call at the home of S Copock 305 South Main St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oes
S. Copock
South Main St
PIANO TUNING SERVICE IN FAIRFIELD NOTICE
PIANO TUNING AVAILABLE IN FAIRFIELD FROM AUGUST 27 TO SEPTEMBER 5. LEAVE ORDERS AT LEGGETT HOUSE OR LOCAL MUSIC STORE. CONTACT E. J. EISENHART. 91
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Leggett House
E. J. Eisenhart
Notice to Oil City Streets Requires Petitions
All residents interested in having their street oiled must sign a petition by a majority of property owners on that street and file it at the office. Paul Coleson, city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Coleson
Vito
Wanted Immediately Fireman at Electric Plant
Iowa Electric Co seeks a firefighter for immediate work at the plant. Apply at once to R H Gentry at the plant. Miss Nellie Williams, a graduate nurse, has moved to rooms at the Fayette Spencer home and can be reached by phone 1492. She remains in Fairfield and will provide nursing in this vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Gentry
Iowa Electric Co
Nellie Williams
Fayette Spencer
Fairfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. Gifford
Bloomfield
Messrs
Brainard Yarrington
Dick Crail
Des Moines
Martin
Ora Hall
Otto Boren
Evelyn
Edith Larson
Chicago
Etta Stever
Paul Ferrer
Will Harris
Carl
Wisconsin
Mrs. L. B. Gordon
Montezuma
Grant City
Margaret O'Connor
Burlington
Robert Lynn
West Hempstead Street
Ross Lynn
Marshalltown
C. B. Hoffman
Mulenix
Narrow Gange
Charles McNay
R. G. Walker
Isiah Spray
Ottumwa
Brigham Spray
Geneva Allen
George Banfield
Walter Hunt
Washington
Ray Hemmings
Ed. Kreiner
Robert
I. M. Abernathy
Miss Ida
Chariton
Hom
Columbus Junction
Fred Stansberry
Libertyville
Fair Store
O. A. Worl
Scranton
Penn
Presbyterian Church
D. A. Allard
Cecille Allard
George Woods
Wu. T. L
Lucile Harris
East Kirkwood Street
Moose Hall
Oe & the Fraternal Aid Union
Tech
Frazey
Pione
A. V
A. V. Frazey & Son
Gaumer Bros
Kodak Films
Ramona
Fairfield Theater
Parsons College Conservatory OF Music
James FP. Moorhead
Men’s Union
Men’s Athletic Union
East Side
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