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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
7
Local society column lists Miss Dorothy Perry’s return from Indianola and numerous guests visiting Ottumwa from Mt. Vernon Keokuk Seymour Lew Van Sask Neligh Montana Ontario and Illinois. It notes illnesses and travel plans as well as the Merrimac bridge material purchase by county officials.
The Christian church held its annual business and social meeting with over 150 attendees, electing officers and reviewing the year. Mrs E B Shields hosted New Siesta Club, with a large ladies gathering, a social luncheon, and upcoming hosting plans.
A string of brief city visits and travels: A V Frazey and others from Batavia Brookville Packwood Ottumwa and Chicago stop by for business or family reasons. Notable entries include Mrs R G Walker Mrs Loren White and children and Miss Bertha Murphy visiting relatives. Judge Hunter decides Nelson vs Maxwell for the plaintiff.
The Parsons College basketball team meets the Ottumwa Exiles in a close game on the home floor at the college gym. Carthage College travels to Carthage for a Friday night game against Parsons on January 6th.
The Ladies' Kensington Club of No. 96 Rebekah Lodge will be entertained in the lodge rooms on January 2 at two o'clock. All ladies of the lodge are invited by the entertaining committee Mrs. Jacob Bennett Mrs. Frank Cooper Mrs. John Grimes.
Make a reservation for the New Year's Dinner at the Leggett. Dinner is priced at 50e, 65.
List of items for sale due to recent fire includes solid oak gun cabinet book case sanitary couch single cot wardrobe sewing machine bed springs mattresses beds chairs dresser table stove mower and fruit jars. Mrs Virgil Howard 201 West Kirkwood phone 4587. Mrs E S Luce former soloist with the great American poet will sing at James Whitcomb Riley program at the M E church.
The annual policy holders meeting will be held in the courthouse at 10 a m on January 13 1917 second Saturday Matters of importance will be discussed Attend Sec D Y Culbertson December 15 1917 Also Bishop Quayle will lecture Factors of Destiny at the Methodist church Saturday evening December 30 Admission 2c 26c Pay tribute to James Whitcomb Riley at the Methodist Musicale Tuesday Prices 25c children 15c 55 on
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