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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1917
Page
8
Des Moines reports Secretary of State and officials approve absentee voting for soldiers stationed away from home. Most soldiers will be properly registered, and registration changes since last year are limited. Absentee ballots require applications three weeks before election to county auditors or city clerks.
A mixed page of for sale notices lists items including a hard coal base burner, an Underwood typewriter, a Studebaker car, a six room house for sale or rent, a heating stove, baby buggy, ice box, household goods, a two row corn cutter, pure turkey seed wheat and oats, a Jersey heifer calf, and rebuilt typewriters from American Writing Machine Co. with contact details and prices.
Prof Vahan Vartanianpoke spoke at the Presbyterian church in Albia with morning and evening services. A Y M C A booster club elected officers to fill vacancies with Ralph Spencer as vice president and Gladys Goff as secretary and treasurer. Lombard Wesleyan game at Mt Pleasant drew about 25 students from campus. Several campus visitors and local residents noted, plus multiple help-wanted ads for dining room help, sewing, cleaning, and repair services.
Registration books will be open at an airfield on October 4 5 and 13 1917 for the Special Election to be held October 15 1917. Voting places: Ward 1 Court House Ward 2 Fulton's Cafe Ward 3 City Hall Ward 4 Public Library. Those moving wards must re register. City Clerk Paul Coleson.
The Fairfield Christian church holds its annual business and social meeting at the church parlors tonight at 7 30. A good program is planned with a social hour and refreshments for members and friends. Songs by the International Quartet omit sale as the Leader.
Columbus Junction high school overwhelmed Fairfield 32 to 0 at home as every Junction backfield man scored. Pence led with a 30 yard touchdown run while the locals, lightweights but fast, avenged last year’s 10 to 0 loss to Fairfield. Noelke of Burlington refereed, with McWilliams as umpire and Huston headlinesman.
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