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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
2
The notice lists subscription options and rates for three and four months, with mail and carrier options. It notes payments in advance and requests prompt reporting of irregular carrier service, providing a local telephone contact.
Advice notes many crops can be planted late for winter storage. Navy beans dry beans sweet corn cucumbers cabbage and potatoes have extended windows into July June and August with careful soil and seed quality. Emphasizes maximizing garden output and continuity of harvest into winter.
Hog receipts and bid ranges listed across markets in Kansas City and Buffalo with light to heavy categories and assorted weights. Cattle prices show good to prime ranges, with steers, cows, heifers, stockers, and calves noted beside varied regional quotes. Also included are sheep, lambs, and produce prices such as corn, wheat, and vegetables along with live poultry rates.
The Ames Extension Department will send a canning expert to Jefferson County on June 25 for twenty demonstrations on canning fruits and vegetables. Two sessions daily for two weeks run 9:00–11:00 and 14:00–16:00, beginning at Libertyville Presbyterian Church with a focus on cold pack methods and meats, followed by audience questions.
The second Golf Club picnic drew nearly all members with a chicken pie dinner for about 225. Officials publish guest rules: members may invite two resident non members on July 4 without charge, relatives twice free unless on golf plienie days when 40¢ per relative applies, resident non members may be invited once per year with 60¢ paid to the club, and golf plienie day charges of 5¢ extra if the invitation falls on such a day. Members inviting non members on plienie days pay 5¢ plus prior charges. Non resident guests cost 50¢ for out of town and $1 for resident non members, with relatives limited to twice.
The Baptist Sunday school presents a Children’s Day program at 11 o clock during the morning service. A boys flag drill will be featured and the entire program promises to be interesting. All are invited to attend at the church.
Boxed Purity chocolates branded Old Glory offered at 39 cents as a Saturday special. Advertisement notes a pound box and pricing, highlighting bargain for shoppers.
The Westminster Bible Class of the Presbyterian church plans its regular monthly business and social gathering at Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Brown home on Monday evening June 18. Mrs. George C. Woods and Mrs. A. H. Messer assist in entertaining. All class members are invited. Washington Journal notes Poinsettia Club meeting at Mrs. T. B Crone’s West Madison street home with ten ladies present. Out of town guests included Mrs. William Stafford of Harve, Mrs. Join McConahey of Mt. Union and Mrs. W. G. Gaumer of Fairfield. A one course salad luncheon was served by the hostess.
Mr M C Carmody of Mt Pleasant has located in Fairfield opening the Pleasant Hill Creamery in the Junkin building on South Martin street. Modern equipment is being installed and cream purchased. He is connected with a Mt Pleasant creamery and ice cream company and will sell ice cream and high grade creamery butter.
In Chicago Brooklyn beat Chicago 11 to 6 with Cadore Meyers and Miller among the pitchers. At St Louis Brooklyn defeated St Louis 13 to 3 as Meadows Ames and Livingston contributed offensively. Cincinnati hosted Philadelphia with a 14 to 8 score as Lavender Killifer Burks Eller and Knetzer led the game.
The Bates auto accident case sees no new public developments. The Douds Leando Register urges strict penalties for reckless driving and calls for mandatory vehicle registration including driver name town engine number car name license and destination stored in a cabinet every ten miles to locate offenders.
Washington reports the Liberty Loan bond canvass closed with substantial oversubscription. Jefferson county subscribed 135,250 dollars, notable under the amount allotted.
Mr and Mrs Vern Hall of Birmingham are city visitors today. Mrs J C Hampson returns to Denver Cal after attending the funeral of her sister Miss Gertrude Fowler. Mr and Mrs W B King and children of Berkeley Cal leave for Davenport after visiting Perry King and I F Kerrick. Miss Martha Fulton of Liberty file visits with city friends. W Jericho returns from a few days trip to Moline HK. Dr J Fred Clarke of Fairfield spoke to Red Cross directors about the southeastern Iowa Hospital Unit.
Leland R. Holgate announces piano teaching resumes on June 1 at his home 501 South Second street. Contact telephone numbers 246 or 1268 to schedule lessons.
A damaged OCR fragment lists matchups and players across cities Boston New York Washington Philadelphia with team names and scores. The text mentions Williams Schalk Shawker Watters Covaleskie O Neill Vikings Selgold Schang in an unverified scoreboard snippet.
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