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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1918
Page
6
The notice lists subscription terms for EAN TAYLOR and W. TAYLOR editors. It shows weekly, monthly, and three month rates with advance payment and indicates mail handling via the Fairwich Iowa post office as second class matter.
Evening recital at 7:30 in Prof Moorhead’s studio features his pupils and Mrs Mercer’s violin students. Program includes Bach, Saint Saens, Schumann, Lemont Little Romance, Chasing Butterflies, Arabesque, Impromptu, and pieces by Biederman, Kullak, Dennee, and others. Performers listed include Gladys Goff, Grant Schaffer, John Ball, Louise Simpson Minnett, Hugh Israel, Elizabeth Raney, Marion McCully, Lester Johnson, Elizabeth Bock Minnett, Lena Webb, Florence Gavin, and Robert Israel.
Supreme court decrees bar a patentee from reserving the right to fix resale prices by contract when selling an article. The ruling affects 5,000 graphophone dealers and other goods using list prices. The decision also covers antitrust questions on price rules and other federal cases involving unions and river water rights.
A major blaze gutted most of the Wagon Works plant of Joel Turney & Co in Fairfield last night. About 150 workers face unemployment as fire crews, led by volunteers, confined the flames to the wood shop and saved the office wing. The loss is estimated around 50 thousand dollars. cause is under investigation with some speculation about war contracts, though no evidence confirms foul play.
Creighton of Omaha routed Parsons 40 to 14 at Trustee Gymnasium. Kearney led Parsons with 11 field goals while Creighton’s Kearney tallied 11 as well. Mulholland and Dier contributed for Creighton. Referee Truesdale officiated the game.
Tokyo reports the navy office states two German submarines attacking troop ships from Australia and conveyed by Japanese ships in the Mediterranean are believed sunk. One sub was struck February 12 and another February 19 after well placed fire.
Alfred Bergen the baritone singer scheduled for a recital at Barhydt chapel Parsons college did not appear. A late message said his accompanist was drafted leaving Bergen unable to perform last evening.
A new School of Instruction for telephone operators is held at the Leggett House in Fairfield. The program is under the Iowa State College of Engineering and the Ames Extension Department, with Miss Anna Barnes in charge. Operators attend from Burlington Mt Pleasant Washington Ottumwa and numerous smaller Southeastern Iowa towns.
Auction advertised by A. C. Wisecarver listing a sale of farm goods and livestock at Gilbert Feed Barn on Wednesday March 6. Buyers urged to attend for a variety of farm items.
Buenos Aires reports two killed and several wounded as troops clash with strikers at two Pacific railway points. The strike followed a prior walkout ended by President Irigoyen, with ongoing property destruction after workers quit.
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