Local News Briefs Highlight Fourth of July Activities
Cedar Rapids visitors call at John Cochran home and many residents plan Independence Day trips. Licenses issued in Burlington in June include Benj T Raines and Harriet Groves. Prolonged travel and visits reported: Ina Crone to Cumberland Wisconsin, Dr Iona Miller to Ames, Kate Light to St Paul, Ella Elder to Eldon, and more across Keosauqua Des Moines River area. The courthouse closes for the Fourth. several departures for North Dakota and Michigan to visit relatives. Family news includes Stover, Gibbs, Murray, and Phillips households, and community happenings like the Unkrichs Boys' Band at Libertyville picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora Shaffiner
Muscatine
Ray Myers
Frank Fuqua
Keota
W. R. Rickerd
Burlington
Benj. T. Raines
Harriet Groves
E. M. Neiswanger
Margaret
Crawfordsville
H. C. Raney
Rock Island
Kate Light
St. Paul, Minn
Iona Miller
Ames
Court House
Ella Miller
Ila
Oskaloosa
Cam
Gus Schillerstrom
Hulda Peterson
Forrest Braden
Flint
Mich
Edith Montgomery
Pleasant Plain
Thomas Allen
Parsons College and Fairfield's Economic Ties Step Forward
A Canvassing Committee report defends Parsons College as a regional asset, detailing its financial impact on Fairfield and Jefferson county. It notes endowment funds of about 253000, with over 200000 loaned locally, mostly to farmers, and describes the college’s role in local employment, business activity, and population growth. The survey estimates annual local expenditures around 110000 including student spending and summer programs, and projects enrollments near 200 to 220 in the collegiate department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Parsons College
Fairfield
Duast
College and Academy
College Budwet
Cas Wav Stud
Tore
Lost watch found between Crow Creek bridge and golf house
A watch was misplaced between the Crow Creek bridge and the golf house. The item is pending recovery by the owner or finder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow Creek Bridge
Golf House
Fairfield Band Concert Program
Fairfield Town Band performs Thursday evening under leader wear Bert WY. Selections include Vapor March 74th Regiment Overture Golden Wand Losey Laurendeau Concert Waltz Blue Danube Oh Johnny Oh Johnny Oh Strauss Remick Olman Serenade Oh Night in June the Selection Overture Marcelle Luders National.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Town Band
Wea ON Rm
Bert WY
Vapor
74Th Regiment
Three Fined for Disorderly Conduct After Freight Car Fight
Three of eight men arrested during a Sunday freight car melee on the Q tracks appeared before Squire Wilson. Charles Morgan Hagen Peacock and Cyrus Lanschoot pleaded guilty to intoxication and dis orderly conduct and each paid $11. The other five men will be brought before the squire later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q Tracks
Squire Wilson
Charles Morgan
Hagen Peacock
Cyrus Lanschoot
Squire
Lost items and rewards notices from local ads
A series of missing item notices offers rewards for returns. Items include two yards of black and white checked ribbon lost between Fairfield National Bank and the Library, a pair of glasses with chain and pin between 207 East Burlington and the square, and an item returned to Prior's barber shop or White Tea store. Found items should be returned to Ila Mille at 100 East Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prior
Fairfield National Bank
Ila Mille
East Washington Street
East Burlington
Square
White Tea Store
Great Purpose Behind Joan the Woman at Red Cross Benefit
Geraldine Farrar stars in Joan the Woman at the Chautauqua Auditorium July 13 and 14 for a Red Cross benefit. Tickets on sale at Red Cross stands and Jericho Easton’s on July 9. Also ad for a chicken pie dinner at The Kozy Wednesday noon and a rental offer at 309 W Burlington St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan
Geraldine Farrar
Red Cross
Chautauqua Auditorium
Jericho & Easton’s
France
England
the Kozy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Celina
LOCAE
Journal
Ms. Gabbert
Cedar Rapids
John Cochran
Mildred Murray
P. G. B. Murray
George H. Mount
John
Cedar Falls
John R. Glenna
Jefferson City
George Marts
H. H. Gibbs
Gretchen
Richard
Robert
Iowa City
B. H. Elliott
D. P Phillips
Birmingham
Larmoyre
North Dakota
O. H. Phillips
Alice Stever
Washington
P. H. Fisher
Larmore
Forest Braden
Michigan
People’s Column
Ford Auto
Jefferson Street
W. L. Long
H. Israel
South Depot Street
Iowa
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield Band
Tog
Losey
Laurendeau
Strauss
Remick
Olman
Marcelle
Luders “National
Burlington Street
Orpheum Tonight
Orpheum Orchestra
Jesse R.lasery
Blanche Sweet
The
B. A. Rolfe
Mabel Taliafeiro
Stuart Holmes
Enlow & Cupp
Enlow
Ray Maxwell Grocery and Market
Gaumer Bros
Miegaters
Charles Lyon
East Side
Fairfield, IA
Silim
tCold Brinks
Fairfield Purece Company
Frank D. Kerrick
Embalmer & Funeral Director
Iowa State Savings Bank
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