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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
2
The Ellis Hose Company completed furnishing its new club rooms above the fire department and plans open houses next week. Three rooms including a club room kitchen and bedroom are furnished with a pool table phonograph games and reading materials. The club thanks Fairfield citizens for financial assistance in making the project possible.
A two day school for telephone operators is held in this city at the South Side I O O F rooms. Miss Anne Barnes of Springfield Illinois conducts the session for Ames College extension department with 116 similar schools in Iowa. Operators from Bell and Independent Company participate and practice at installed switches and subscriber stations. An evening city auto tour is planned. Enrolled: Lena McLean Gladys Parks Bertha G Hook Genevieve Ferrer Blanche M Morris Elizabeth Bucher Pearl E Tucker.
Classified notice offers a chance to represent the largest Legal Reserve Life Insurance Co west of Chicago. Seeks an energetic man. for details send to Box 303%, Ottumwa, Iowa. Also requests painter and paper hanger with first class work guaranteed. Contact Art McCormack at Scheffer's Music Store. Also seeking a five room modern house to rent. contact William F. Schaefer at 405 West Burlington.
Classified notices show rentals and sales including a barn on South Sixth street with evening phone contact 3472, light housekeeping rooms downstairs at 405 West Burlington street with phones 3445 and 356, a Desirable lot owner Mrs Laura M Light on North street, private sale of household furniture by Mrs Hershberger phone 1397, and a new modern home for sale or rent by April 1 at Tul South Second street listed by A B Mullenix with phone 293 and dry hardwood for sale at reduced prices contact 7603.
Miss Gladys West hosts Ipworth League members at East Madison home. Miss Margaret Conger and R R McBurney of Oskaloosa wed at Methodist parsonage. Guests included Mr and Mrs J W Conger of Ollie. They reside in Oskaloosa. Various church groups plan meetings and social events across town.
The family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for assistance and kindness during the illness and death of their mother Mrs. Loisa Montgomery of 8658 The Children.
The Iowa State Bank bought two adjoining lots from Hague Brothers for 11 500 to build a two story banking house near 5800 square feet on the first floor with second-floor offices. The project aims to place the bank among the finest in the state with a 70 000 cost estimate and other growth plans including a trust department and potential future extensions.
The fourth annual John Ericsson banquet of the Swedish-American Society of Iowa will be held at the Chamberlain Hotel Des Moines Friday at 7 00 pm. The program includes invocations, speakers John A Huglin of Fairfield Judge Eskil C Carlson and Governor W L Harding, Norden Singers and music by T Fred Henrys Orchestra.
Arrangements for locating present tenants in the newly purchased properties are made, wrecking will commence including the bank building, and ground cleared for the new structure. A key feature will be extensive safety deposit vaults equal to any in the state.
We express gratitude for the kindness shown after the death of our wife and mother Mrs John Anderson. Thanks to Rev E F Gaule and the Catholic ladies for their kindness and the floral offerings from friends and neighbors. John Anderson and Her Children.
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