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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1917
Page
2
Society Notes Show Local Club Gatherings and Anniversaries
Mrs E G Grove and Mrs Mary Glaze host the O KE 8 Club at the Grove home on North Fourth street Tuesday afternoon. The Wit and Wisdom club marks its tenth anniversary with a banquet at the Leggett hotel Thursday at 7. Mrs Roy Tally hosts Neighborhood club on C street Thursday afternoon. Luncheon honors Mrs John A Spielman of Fairfield Iowa with forty attendees, many former Fairfield residents, including Mrs C S McElhinny and daughter and others from Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Grove
Mary Glaze
O. KE
Grove
North Fourth Street
Wit and Wisdom Club
Leggett Hotel
Roy Tally
Neighborhood Club
C Street
Margaret Jordan
H. M. Eichelberger
Park View Avenue
Los Angeles
Cal
John A. Spielman
Fairfield
Iowa
Beardes
Spielman
C. 8. McElhinny
Market roundup for Chicago and Omaha livestock and grain
Chicago hogs receipts 15,000 with light to heavy range from 11.50 to 15.50 dollars. cattle receipts 2,000 with steers 11.50 to 12.25, cows 8.40 to 9.10, prime dealers 13.00 to 13.50. Cash grain shows wheat 2.06, corn 1.21 to 1.22, oats 0.65. Omaha items list hogs and cattle prices with steady to higher tone. sheep receipts 7,500 with yearlings 11.50 to 18.50 and lambs 14.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omaha
Westerg
Atockerie
Feaders
Fairfield Public Rest Room Opens in Cottage Building
The Fairfield public rest room opens today in the Chester or Carmichael property on Burlington Street. Merchants fund six months’ rent for a newly finished, attractive space east of Hammond’s shop. A Ladies' Improvement Association committee asks the public to furnish tables, stove, washstand, curtains, rugs and other items. Contact Mrs. Hague, Mrs. Ricksher, Mrs. Shriner, Miss Wilson, or Miss Stever for offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Chester
Burlington Street
Hammond
Ladies’ Improvement Association
A. S. Hague
Joseph Ricksher
Frank Shriner
Kittie Wilson
Mary Stever
Parsons Glee Club Packs Keokuk High School Auditorium
The Parsons College Glee Club drew the largest Keokuk crowd ever for a Thursday concert in the High School Auditorium with standing room and enthusiastic applause. The visit included a dam tour and a YMCA stop, with earlier shows at Montrose and Milton high schools and a funeral performance by the male quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons College Glee Club
Keokuk
Keokuk High School
Great Dam
Montrose
Milton
Prof. Mountain
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Police to Have Riot Guns in Richmond War Fears
The Richmond board of public works grants police rifles and riot guns to meet wartime emergencies after a bankers delegation sought extra protections. City officials fear a crank could cause trouble despite confidence in public safety. Also, Indiana steps to index engineers for potential wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indianapolis
Mar. M
Harry
South
Indiana National Kard
Indianapolis Engineering Society
Illness of Glen Unkrich Isunchanged
The condition of Glen Unkrich the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Unkrich remains serious with pneumonia and is unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Unkrich
Gus Unkrich
Cattle Bring Very High Prices At Maasdam Wheeler Sale
At the Maasdam and Wheeler annual Shorthorn sale held Thursday the top price went to Proud Rose a roan heifer eighteen months old sired by Imported Proud Marshall selling for 1560 to G J Theis of Rembrandt Iowa. Royal Star the top bull from imported Scotch stock sold for 1350 to Rhynas and Wells of Stockport. Eleven head averaged 1135 each and the forty seven head total 31370 averaging 667 each with buyers from nine states and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maasdam & Wheeler
Proud Rose
Proud Marshall
G. J. Theis
Rembrant
Iowa
Royal Star
Rhynas & Wells
Stockport
South America
Bandits Slay Two Britons in Mexican Incident
W H T Buckingham and cashier Bannerman, both British, were killed by bandits at Nanchital on March 9 after a demand for 1500 money and a safe that held 1200. Buckingham had worked in Mexico for twenty six years. Buckingham's body was hacked after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
W. H. T. Buckingham
Aguila Oil Company
Tehuantepec
Bannerman
Nanchital
Mexico
Buckingham
Democrats Renominate Champ Clark for Speaker
Washington March 31 The Democratic membership of the house renominated Champ Clark for the speakership by acclamation. They also renominated the entire slate of Democratic officers from the Sixty-fourth congress. The Republican select committee of twenty seven members met in the minority caucus room to frame the platform for the Republican caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Republican Select Committee
House
Dam Break Forces 000s Out of Work in Monongahela
Operations at twenty nine bituminous coal mines in the Monongahela valley halted due to a river break. About 20 000 men are unemployed as the Monongahela River level falls, halting transport and mining activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
Monongahelia Valley
Monongahelia
Former Reformatory Head Dies in Pontiac
John Dean Scouller Sr formerly led the Illinois state reformatory in Pontiac for nineteen and a half years until 1912. He died here after an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac, ML
John Dean Scouller Sr
Ilinois
Rena Traxler Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs. Rena Traxler after a year of illness died at her North Main Street home this morning at ten o clock. Funeral services are set for Monday at ten from the residence with Rev. Keesey officiating. Burial will follow in Mt Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Traxler
North Main Street
Rev
Keesey
Mt. Pleasant
Milk price schedule signals looming Indianapolis famine
The Polk Sanitary Milk Co of Indianapolis warns a milk famine could follow unless causes of production decline are addressed. A new price schedule takes effect April 1 with milk ten cents per quart and six cents per pint, cream sixteen cents per pint and nine cents per half pint, nursery milk thirteen cents per quart and seven cents per pint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Polk Sanitary Milk Co
Conductor and Fireman Killed in Illinois Train Crash
Bloominton Illinois reports Conductor Charles Lawler and Fireman Herbert Deininger were killed and Engineer William Johnson injured when a Chicago and Alton engine overturned at Ocoya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Charles Lawler
Herbert Deininger
William Johnson
Chicago and Alton
Ocoya
New Auto Livery Advertises 24 Hour Service
W A McPeek offers auto livery with day or night service and invites business. Phone 4274. Public notice appears with a brief, direct advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. McPeek
For Sale An Upright Gasoline Range
For sale an upright gasoline range offered at a bargain for immediate pickup. Contact phone number 2147 ae 477.
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