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Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1917

Page

7

Personal Notices Highlight Local Visitors and Moves

Miss Esther McGugin visits Mrs. Alice Stever in West Broadway. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hidy drop in from Glendale and Batavia. The A M E church nets about 20 from a choir concert. E S Parks travels to St Louis on business and spends the week in Ottumwa. Fred Turner shows partial recovery from a week of illness. A B Mulenix buys Hiram Heaton’s 87 acre Glendale farm and plans spring move. Alice Wilson visits Davenport with daughter Mrs. Guy Burrows. Chester Kearns and wife return from Chicago Cement Show and Cedar Rapids visit. John Randolph and sons James and Raymond visit friends in the city. Mary A Davidson and daughter return from Muscatine visit.

A. B. Mulenix Hiram Heaton Glendale

Parsons College Banks On Iowa's Largest Telescope

Parsons College will install the state’s largest telescope on campus. Professor Watson led the fundraising effort and the instrument will greatly enhance the mathematical department and college equipment.

Iowa Parsons Parsons College State Mathematical Department Watson

Probate of Will Notice in Jefferson County Iowa

Notice is given that a document claimed to be the last will of William E. Cowan, deceased, is on file in the Jefferson County District Court. A proof and final hearing are set for February 20, 1917 at 9:00 a.m. in the February Term 1917. Also, WANTED brood hens to buy or trade. Contact S A Power at 532 or 141.

State of Iowa Jefferson County William E. Cowan District Court Geo. M. Ball S. A

Local Briefs Highlight Moves and Visits Across Town

Mrs. Walter Matlock traveled to Eldon after visiting her mother here. LewVan Canada visitors Mr. and Mrs. C M Cochran and children will return today. Mr. and Mrs. C E Kirby and Jack went to Ottumwa to visit relatives. Mrs. Carl Hawk is very ill at home. Ray Hemmings returned from a business trip to St Louis. Mrs. Walter Hunt visited her mother in Washington. Frank McClain sale set for Friday February 23 after selling farm near Salina. They will move to 506 North Court Street. Mrs. Pearl Billingsley of Hillsboro visits sister Mrs. E J Foster. Mrs. C W Trowbridge of Ottumwa visited locals yesterday. The Misses Aletha Eva and Robert and John Cupp of Keota visited grandmother Mrs.

Frank McClain Salina North Court Street Aletha Eva Robert John Cupp Keota

Local Notes On Residents And Visitors

Kate Cupp and J. T. Davies recovered from illness and are back at their store. Mr and Mrs C L Starr of Keokuk plan to move to the city. Alice B Booker returned to Chicago after a brief visit with her. Mary Alice Smith accompanied her home. H H McKee state inspector of county homes was in the city. Mrs W C Knight left for Des Moines to visit the Pray home after staying with her mother.

Mrs. C. L. Starr Keokuk Alice B. Booker Chicago Mary Alice Smith H. H. McKee

Free garden seeds at Journal Office

Senator George W. Ball has received a consignment of garden seeds from Senator A. B. Cummins and they may be had as long as they last at the Journal Office. Packages will not be given to children.

A. B. Cummins Journal

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Esther McGugin Washington Alice Stever West Broadway Ralph Hidy Batavia C. H. Gustison A. M. E. Church M. M. Kenyon Linby E. S. Parks St. Louis Ottumwa Fred Turner Mrs. C. W. Wade Alice Wilson Davenport Guy Burrows Chester Kearns Cedar Rapids John Randolph James Raymond Bentonsport Mary A. Davidson Luther Quillen George Zeigler Muscatine Walter Matlock Eldon C. E. Kirby Jack Carl Hawk West Burlington Street Ray Hemmings St. Louis, Mo Walter Hunt Pearl Billingsley Hillsboro E. J. Foster C. W. Trowbridge Kate Cupp J. T. Davies W. C. Knight Mattie Junkin W. E. Johnson Des Moines A. B. Pray Yairfield Theater Thomas H. Ince Bessie Barriscale Charles Ray Louise Glaum Fiome Dewolf Hopper In Keystone Grace Cunard and Francis Ford The Pathe Cord Brunswick Brunswick-Balke- Collender Co Europe Pathe Records Brunswick-Balke-Collender CO Gaumer Bros Fairfield, Iowa Journal Office George W. Ball Peacock Tabernacle
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