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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1917
Page
7
Keosauqua and nearby residents are listed visiting Ottumwa and other towns. Old Settlers events close courthouse offices. several families relocate to Davenport and Kirksville while others host guests in Ottumwa and Abingdon.
The page lists Wednesday October 10 events for Old Settlers Days starting noon with a picnic dinner and free coffee. Activities include a park band concert, an old fashioned spelling school, an educational parade, a kangaroo court, boxing and wrestling, a baseball game, vaudeville, aerial acts, and a speaker William Jennings Bryan at Chautauqua Park with free admission.
Thursday October 11 lists band concerts by Keota Ladies and Celebrated Ladies Band of Keota, DeVelde and Zelda Equilibrists at multiple park corners, Flying Marriotts aerial act, Old Settlers Parade, Picnics, boxing and wrestling at Alumni Field, Kangaroo Court, Old Fashioned Singing School, a concert by Keota Ladies' Band, a grand outdoor dance with Fairfield Iowa Band, and all invited with no age limit.
Miss Katherine Tyler of Portland has joined the High School staff teaching mechanical drawing and normal art work. Miss Bethune Smith leads girls physical education with strong student progress. Fairfield schools planned a physical training demonstration for Des Moines but postponed due to travel costs.
The Board of Supervisors announces court house offices will close in the afternoons of October 10 and 11 for the Old Settlers ceremony. They will operate in the forenoon as usual.
A call to voters urging a yes vote on a statewide amendment about alcohol policy on October 15, warning that opposing the measure signals a lack of manhood and urging support for stricter regulations.
Notice states poll or road tax is due and payable at the City Clerk's office with a penalty after October 31 1917. Payments accepted on Wednesday and Saturday evenings from seven to nine o'clock during October. Street Commissioner C J Gilly signs the notice.
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