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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
4
Parsons College basketball hosts Penn College at eight o clock tonight in Trustee Gymnasium. Penn is a top rival in the conference and defeated Parsons earlier at Oskaloosa. Parsons aims to even the score in their last scheduled game of the season before disbanding.
The Chicago Tribune will publish Billy Sunday Daily Messages each day and Sunday for six weeks starting March 10. Subscriptions outside Chicago cost $1.50 prepaid for six weeks. Feature writers include Norton Hyde Hammond Lait Lee and Lardner.
Notice to qualified electors in Fairfield Iowa that the Independent School District will hold its annual meeting in the Supervisors room at the Court House on March 11 1918 from 9:00 a m to 7:00 p m Two directors will be elected for three years to succeed Sanford Zeigler Sr and W W White and a treasurer to succeed F J L Black The meeting will cover other business as legally allowed Cc U EMRY Secy
Marcellus Thompson sues to quiet title to part of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section eight in township seventy two range nine Jefferson County Iowa. The First National Bank of Fairfield and others are named defendants with unknown claimants.
A collection of sale notices lists a 1% gasoline engine and pump jack on J. M. Calhoun farm, Timothy hay, a drug store in Fairfield Iowa, barred Plymouth Rock cockerels, an estate farm of 120 acres in Round Prairie Township, a 7 passenger Paige car, first mortgage loans in Jefferson County, seed potatoes from Thompson's Greenhouse, a new bungalow in Mt. Pleasant, a Holiday car and a Ford touring car, and a residence for rent on Fifth and Grimes Streets.
Several rental notices appear in this column. Includes half a double house two blocks from the square with phone 4215 and a nine room residence at corner 6th and Washington with phone 333. Also office suites above Anderson Shoe Store available after April 15 under J H Hufstedler. Furnished heated rooms plus a 19 by 25 foot building for storage or two car garage listed by David at 206 East Burlington. Residence at corner West Hempstead and North Third street with phone 693 or first door west listed under J F Dearduff
The note previews the play Blue Jeans at the Orpheum Theater tonight set in Rising Sun Indiana. Perry Bascom arrives to run Bascom Mills while facing his family name and a romance with June a local waif. The story promises moral appeal and a happy ending.
We thank friends for kindnesses and help during our bereavement and for the many beautiful floral offerings. William Wallace J A Gurwell Miss Clela Whitehead Mrs Harriet Snyder.
A horse sale is announced for Wednesday March 6 at Gilbert Feed Barn. Organizer A C Wisecarver promotes a wide range of farm stock and buyers are expected.
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