O E S Club and Wit and Wisdom Hold Society Events
Mrs. E G Grove and Mrs Mary Glaze entertain the O E S Club at the Grove home on North Fourth street Tuesday afternoon. The Wit and Wisdom club marks its tenth anniversary with a Leggett hotel banquet Thursday at 7 pm with addresses on the club's origin progress and future prospects. Mrs Roy Tally hosts Neighborhood club gathering on C street with many attendees and refreshments served. Mrs Margaret Jordan and her daughter host a luncheon in Los Angeles for Mrs John A Spielman of Fairfield Iowa with forty attendees including many former Fairfield residents.
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E. G. Grove
Mary Glaze
O. E. S. Club
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
Daugh
Markets Report from Chicago and Omaha Live Stock Rates
Chicago hogs receipts 15 000 with prices 15.20 to 15.35 for light shipping and 11.50 to 13.50 for good to fancy pigs. Cattle receipts 2 000 with ranges 11.50 to 12.25 for good to choice steers, 8.40 to 9.10 for good to choice butcher cows, 13.00 to 13.50 for good to prime dealers. Grain and produce prices listed including wheat 2.06 No 2 red, corn 1.21 to 1.22, oats 0.65 to 0.66. Omaha market shows hogs 11 200 receipts with prices 14.80 to 15.05. cattle 1 200. sheep 7 500 with yearlings 11.50 to 13.50, ewes 10.50 to 12.50, lambs 14.00.
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Chicago
Omaha
Feaders
Rest Room Opens As Fairfield Merchants Equip Quarters
The Fairfield public rest room on Burlington Street east of Hammond's shop is now open after six months' rent funded by local merchants. The recently finished brick building houses a furnished space with tables and a couch. The Ladies' Improvement Association backs the project and seeks donations of furnishing items from the public, naming Mrs A S Hague and others as committee contacts.
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Fairfield
Chester
Burlington Street
Hammond
Ladies’ Improvement Association
A. S. Hague
Joseph Ricksher
Frank Shriner
Kittie Wilson
Mary Stever
Parsons College Glee Club Draws Large Keokuk Crowd
The Parsons College Glee Club packed the Keokuk High School Auditorium for a concert with standing room needed and praise from the audience. They toured Montrose and Milton areas stopping at high schools and the Y M C A with a later funeral service in a Presbyterian church.
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Parsons College Glee Club
Keokuk
Montrose
High School
Milton
Prof. Mountain
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Police to Arm Richmond With Riot Guns
The Richmond board of public works approved arming the police with rifles and riot guns to meet possible war emergencies, sought by a bankers delegation who fear a lone act could threaten city safety. In Indianapolis the Will Index Engineers group moved to list state engineers for possible wartime service.
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Richmond
Ind
Board of Public Works
Indianapolis
Clarry
BR. Smith
Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis Engineering Society
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 at 18 months sold for 1560 to G J Theis of Rembrandt Iowa. Royal Star the top bull sold for 1350 to Rhynas and Wells of Stockport. Eleven head averaged 1135 and forty seven head total 31370 averaging 667, with buyers from nine states and representatives from South America.
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Maasdam & Wheeler
Proud Rose
Proud Marshall
G. J. Theis
Rembrant
Iowa
Royal Star
Rhynas & Wells
Stockport
South America
British oil official slain by bandits in Mexico
W H T Buckingham general manager of the Aguila Oil Co on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and his cashier Bannerman were killed by bandits at Nanchital on March 9. Both were Britons. Buckingham's body was hacked after his murder. The assailants demanded 1500 dollars but found 1300 in the safe.
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Galveston
Tex
W. H. T. Buckingham
Aguila Oil Company
Tehuantepec
Bannerman
Nanchital
Mexico
Buckingham
Democrats renominate Champ Clark for speaker
In Washington on March 31 the Democratic members of the house of representatives renominated Champ Clark for the speakership by acclamation. They also renominated the entire Democratic roster who served in the Sixty-fourth congress. The Republican select committee met in the minority caucus room to draft a strategy for the Republican caucus.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Republican’ Select Committee
House
Dam Break Near Monongahela Halts Mines
A dam break on the Monongahela River near Monongahela Pennsylvania forces suspension of twenty nine bituminous coal mines in the valley and throws about twenty thousand workers out of work due to the low river stage.
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Monongahela
Monongahelia Valley
Monongahelia
Former Reformatory Head Dies in Pontiac
Dr. John Dean Scouller Sr., former superintendent of the Illinois state reformatory in Pontiac for nineteen and a half years, died here after an operation. He severed his connection with the prison in 1912.
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Reformatory
Pontiac
John Dean Scouller Sr
Illinois State Reformatory
Mrs. Rena Traxler Dies After Illness at Home
Mrs. Rena Traxler died this morning at ten at her North Main street home after a year of illness. Funeral services will be Monday at ten from her residence with Rev. Keesey officiating and burial at Mt. Pleasant.
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Rena Traxler
North Main Street
Rev
Keesey
Mt. Pleasant
Milk price plan sparks feared famine in Indianapolis
The Polk Sanitary Milk Co of Indianapolis warns a milk famine could ensue if causes of reduced production persist. A new price schedule takes effect April 1 with milk ten cents per quart six cents per pint, cream sixteen cents per pint nine cents half pint, nursery milk thirteen cents per quart seven cents per pint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Polk Sanitary Milk Co
Conductor and Fireman Killed in Coal Train Wreck
In Ocoya Illinois on March 31 a Chicago and Alton train overturned killing Conductor Charles Lawler and Fireman Herbert Deininger while Engineer William Johnson was injured.
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Bloomington
Ill
Charles Lawler
Herbert Deininger
William Johnson
Chicago and Alton
Ocoya
New Auto Livery Seeks Quick Bus Business
W A McPeek advertises a new auto livery service offering day or night operation and requests urgent bus business calling phone 4274.
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W. A. McPeek
For Sale Upright Gas Range Cheap If Taken At Once
Advertisement notes an upright gasoline range offered for immediate sale. Phone number 2147 provided for interested buyers.
Ill Son Glen Unkrich In Serious Condition
The condition of Glen Unkrich the young son of Mr and Mrs Gus Unkrich remains serious with phenomonia and shows no change.
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Glen Unkrich
Gus Unkrich
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Journal Printing CO
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R. J. Mohr
J. Turney
Evaline Bryson
Isaac Bryson
Nettie Bryson
J. P. Manatrey
Louise
W. H. Crail
Nancy
E. W. Steele
Eugene Campbell
Viola Jeffries
S. Voorhies
J. G. Spielman
Dorothy
Juliet Stever
Frances W. Wilkinson
Margaret Shriner
E. Hastings
G. D. McGaw
Hickethner
Chas. Crail
Gladys
Fred W. Harrison
Robert Sands
Magill
Otis Dale
J. B. Montfort
Frank Crail
Ohio
Jefferson County
Glee Club
Richmond, Ind
Democrats
Clark
64Th Con
the Leggett
C. E. Anderson
Chick and
J. W. Oliver & Son
Roth & CO
Roth @ Co
Ray Maxwell
South Side Grocery & Market
Maxwell Grocery Co
Square
Fairfield Steam Laundry
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