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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1917

Page

4

Edward Hildreth Chosen to Manage Beloit Basketball

Edward Hildreth of Fairfield Illinois a Beloit College sophomore has won the athletic board election to manage the Beloit basketball team for next season He earned the post in tryouts among several assistant managers and previously worked in athletics at Wake Forest Academy including track duties

Beloit Wis Edward Hildreth Fairfield Beloit College College Athletic Board Hildreth Wake Forest Academy

Local Social Notes and Visits Across Libertyville Area

Libertyville social news lists guests and visits from Batavia Humeston and Fairfield. Edna Pollock, principal at Humeston schools, hosts relatives. Carl Riggs and family travel to Keosauqua. revival services planned April 1 at Presbyterian and M E churches. Community clubs meet at local halls. birthdays and school term openings noted. a death of Mrs Swisz from Washington is recorded.

Kathryn Druse Batavia Fern Riniker Edna Pollock Humeston Miss Pollock Charley Hagan William Riggs Carl Riggs Richland Harley Yost BK. G Workman and Sons Ottumwa Dick Workman St. Joseph's Hospital Foreman Mary Richardson Wairfield H. E. Young Salem J. O. Boyd Mr. Boyd Anderson South Main Street C. W. Riggs McBeth Son Wray Keosauqua Hubert Fry Glasgow J. A. Stewert Leona Albert Heston Bloomfield Mano John Coleman Colemans Mlakesburg Will Countryman Douds-Lean- Wo Lucy Bovi

Why I Believe in Women's Suffrage

A. R. Toothacre argues for women's voting rights based on taxation without representation, maternal insight, home and child welfare needs, equality in lawmaking, and moral standards. The piece presents five reasons supporting suffrage for women.

Wanted Help For Chamber Work And Housekeeping

Help wanted notices seek a woman for chamber work at Leggett hotel and a girl for general house work. Contact numbers 3588 and 401 or visit 202 West Washington Street.

Leggett Hotel West Washington Street

For Sale Items Include Furniture Hardware and Livestock

Classified listing shows numerous for sale notices including loads of kindling from McLaughlin Furniture Co and various farm, household, and real estate items. Entries mention plows, a span of geldings, Rhode Island Red rooster and hens, beds and furniture, a modern nine room house, a large barn, a work horse with hay, building lots on North Court Street, and Poland China pigs with registration eligibility. Listings include contact phone numbers and seller identifiers such as ENLOW and J. B. Du vall.

McLaughlin Furniture Co T. BR Enlow Rhode Island Pancecast Hendrickson & Ronk

Rural School Notes Highlight Long-Term School Assignments

The Journal lists teachers who will complete the year at the same Jefferson county rural schools including Edith Essley Margaret Clark Eldra Hopkirk Verna Stever and many others. It urges early action to retain the best teachers and notes a spelling contest next Saturday at Library Hall with reading contestants to be announced April 14.

Edith Essley Margaret Clark Eldra Hopkirk Verna Stever Clay Harwood Bertha Murphy Grace Barr Nell Benson Mrs. Powell Dorothy Scannell Marie Whitmore Effie Johnson Carrie Brim Myrtle McCreery Clemma Watkins Frances Meacham Marian Patterson Gladys Bankhead Lucile Pequignot Hazel Daggett Crissie Lyon Mertie Sears Edith Stull Frank Stewart Edith Flinspach Helen Goehring Blanche Craig Margaret Ford Pearl Tucker Treva Bennett Josephine McConnell Lottie Beck Valera Johnson Jefferson County Emma Lewis Library Hall

Parsons College Glee Club Concert Impresses Mystic Audience

The Parsons College Men Glee Club performed a spring vacation tour concert Saturday in Mystic High School auditorium. The audience praised the program and manager Sanger predicted a larger turnout next year with the show advertised to pack the house. The club dined at the High School before the concert and was hosted again by Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Barnett at Centerville for a Sunday dinner and sacred concert at the Presbyterian church, followed by a Monday appearance in Blomfield under the High School Senior class.

Nellie Swartz Rebekah Club J. A. Stewart Birthday Club Gus Riniker Big Sisters Club Carrie Laugh- Nin Ollie Nellie Peebler Fairfield Parsons College Men's Glee Club New High School Mystic Sanger G. M. Barnett Barnett Centerville Presbyterian Church Blomfield

Handsome homes for sale on your street

I have three new modern houses and fourteen lots for sale on this street. We will sell on very reasonable terms with monthly payments. Will also build a house after your own plan on liberal terms. If you want to own a handsome home on easy payments see me or call phone 3499. James Bailey. 226

James Bailey

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