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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1916
Page
7
Mrs Mary Thoma of Batavia celebrates her 85th birthday with well wishers in the city. Numerous visits and travels are noted as residents and guests exchange greetings and attend events including Sco vell meetings and hospitalisations reach varied locales.
Des Moines Dec 8 Gen Funston designated the First Iowa infantry and the First battalion Iowa field artillery at Brownsville Texas to return home. An order to entrain and muster out at Fort Des Moines is expected within days with 10 to 20 days for arrival and processing. 1100 men comprise the First Iowa infantry under Col John J Bartley with officers Ball Johnson Utley Ready.
The Elks queen election fuels city interest as popular young ladies enter the race for a $300 piano prize. Votes were tallied at noon with top contenders listed. candidates below one hundred votes will be published once they reach the threshold.
Balloting will continue up to Friday night at the Exposition with voting boxes placed in all drug and confectionery stores for voter access.
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