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Newspaper

Fairfield Journal

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1917

Page

8

Lockridge Times Highlights Local Visits and School News

Lockridge residents host Sunday visitors and report on county superintendent Mise June Chidester’s school visit. Notes cover health, family trips near New London, military exemptions, rail yard developments, a new standard at School No. 2 Four Corners, and nut shipments. A Thanksgiving War Emergency Farm Bureau meeting is planned in Fairfield.

Lockridge Times E. S. Hu Mise June Chidester A. F. Johnson P. J. Sherlock Baby New London Clarence Bernice Carpenter Muscatine Claude Teeter

Community notes from Glendale and Fairfield

Glenda Allerdice spends days in Fairfield. Mrs. Giorton recovering. Rev Apfel to preach at Parsonville next Sunday. Maud Hopkirk visited WR Smith home Thursday. Perry Hickenbottom M N Allerdice and Will Horton sawed wood. Attendance at Bethesda dedication. Chester Hickenbot tom and wife welcome a daughter born October 26.

Ula Allerdice Fairfield Bethesda Chester Hickenbottom

Fairfield Iowa a thriving county seat with vast resources

Fairfield Iowa sits as Jefferson County seat in the First District. The city boasts modern utilities schools hospitals libraries and a 50 mile rail reach plus brick paving and sewer systems. Major local manufacturers include Louden Machinery Co Fairfield Glove & Mitten Co Dexter Manufacturing Co Iowa Malleable Iron Co Hawkeye Pump Co and Fairfield Brick & Tile Co with a 1930s era civic culture.

Fairfield Jefferson County Iowa Burlington Davenport Western Union Telegraph Adams and American Express Independent Bell Telephone Connection Great Central Corn Belt United States County Skunk River Hydro-electri Skunk River Hydro-electric 950 Horse Power Ottumwa Business College Music Conservatory College Arsons College Presbyterian American Red Cross Society Fairfield Public Library Carnegie Parsons College Fairfield Daily Journal the Ledger the Tribune The Republican Unkrich’s Armory Company M First Iowa Regiment Christian Science Congregational Free Methodist A. M United Presbyterian Franklin Park Fairfield Chautauqua Association Chatttauqua High School Library Eirk's Club Masonic Temple Business Men's Ladies’ Improvement Association Fair Association Chautauqua Asociation Old Settlers’ Association Country Club Louden Machinery Co Turney & Co Fairfield Glove & Mitten Co Dexter Manufacturing Co Iowa Malleable Iron Co Hawkeye Pump Co Fairfield Brick & Tile Co Brick and W. F. Bevering Cigars

College notes and student events fill evening program

Vesper service returns next Sabbath at 4 15. Iowa Teachers' convention attendees include Dr R A Montgomery Dr Wirtz Dr John Winter Prof Amos Morris and Prof Chas Carter in Des Moines. Haloween party at Miss Anna Roths South Main Street tomorrow night. Conversational French class meets Fairfield Hall at 7 pm tonight. No football game this week but practice continues. Friday programs feature women at 4 30 and men at 8 pm with a long list of society acts and performances including Empyrean Elzevir and various readings parodies music and debates. Local ads list businesses and suppliers serving the campus community.

R. Ames Montgomery Wm. Wirtz John Winter Amos Morris Chas Carter Iowa Des Moines

Classifieds from Kirksville pages for sale items

For sale three pound spring chickens call 218 518. For sale nine room modern house at 408 North B and a five room house on South Third Street see A J Smith call 3507. For sale farm listings in Northern Missouri write E B Hane or Frank W Gibbs Kirksville Mo for description and price. For sale typewriters rebuilt like new from 40 to 89 percent below manufacturers prices with one year guarantee and five day trial. Catalogue on request from American Writing Machine Co inc 329 South Dearborn Street Chicago Ill 860.

North B South Third St A. J. Smith Missouri E. B. Hane Frank W. Gibbs Kirksville Remingtons Monarchs L. C. Smiths Royals Ask the Journal American Writing Machine Co., Inc South Dearborn, Street Chicago

Demand for Saturday telegram on pledge cards in Jefferson County

John F. Deem asks Iowa Food Administrator committees to send complete returns of signed pledge cards by Saturday afternoon to Mrs. Ellsworth Turney. The cards are loyalty pledges to be sent to Washington, D C and should not be confused with church cards.

John F. Deem Iowa Jefferson County City State The Food Administration Ellsworth Turney J. F. Deems Burlington

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lockridge News Ralph Hickenbottom John Coogan Elbert Tady Tillie Anderson Gus Schillerstrom Ernest Walker Ernest Four Corners Charles Stephenson Grace Oliver Ummer Lo¢xridge Louis Hildebrand Arthur Hulse Arsenal Rock Island Lockridge Thos. Osborn Mr. Pleasant Suad Main Street Baptist Church Tis Ford Osborn Lockridge Produce Company Fairfield Methodist Church R. A. Linderson Ray the Times Miss Bankhead Frank Smith Methodist Episcopal Parsonage Gladys Florence Glendale College Notes Orio Fairfield Hall Empyrean Empyrean News Larimer Miss Lundquist Miss Griener Miss Taylor Miss Applegate Aldine Army Larimore Red Cross Mellis Ballard Hall Elzevir Miss Riet Paul McLean Leggett House Batavia Velt Fortune Teller’s den Miss L Miss Bishop Miss Shelby Miss Fisher Miss Roth England America Scovel Britain C. Keesey Tracy Swan Zeigler David E. Broadway Rachel Carter Wm. Brier C. G. Taylor IF. M. Raible & Co F Long A D. Long L. J. Nelson W. H. Pence Rainey Bros Fairfield Pure Ice Co Fairfield Ice Cream Co Hartman Ice Cream Co C. F. Faulkner Young & Johson Fairfield Engine Co Clark H. King South B Street People's J. EB. Bryan Rock Island Depot Journal Office J. N. Boyd South 6Th Street A. M. E. Church West Broadway JU. S. Food Administration United States Food Administration J. M. McKain South Third Street Washington, D. C Orpheum Orchestra Jesse L. Lasky Madame Petrova Neale Ien
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