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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
3
Local notices invite the public to a Fraternal Aid Union hall dance tonight. Evergreen Lodge Degree of Honor holds a Friday meeting with hall changes. Several residents travel to Des Moines for the State Equal Suffrage meeting and others visit relatives in nearby towns.
Mrs. L D May of Kansas City visits parents in Libertyville and stays with her aunt Mrs. Mary H Gonterman on West Hempstead street. Vern Speer and daughter Marjorie return from Washington Mississippi friends. Hazel Dean of Washington visits Mrs. G W Gaumer. L W Elmore of Pleasant Plain and Mr and Mrs ER O Green with P O Green of Mankato Kansas visit Chas Green and Thomas Allender homes for the Old Settlers celebration.
A full day of events at Keota park and square includes free coffee at noon, a 1:00 band concert by the Keota Ladies Band, 2:00 boxing and wrestling at Northeast corner park, 2:30 baseball at Alumni Field with 25 cent admission, 2:30 kangaroo court at Southwest corner park, 3:00 old fashioned singing at Band Stand, 3:30 Keota Ladies Band concert, 4:00 DeVelde and Zelda equilibrists at Northwest corner park, 4:30 Flying Marriotts aerial act at Southeast corner park, 5:00 supper, 7:00 band concert, 7:30 DeVelde and Zelda, 7:45 Flying Marriotts, 9:00 grand outdoor dance around park and square with Fairfield Iowa Band providing special dance music. all ages welcome.
Ground breaking took place Tuesday for Cedar No 1 school to be built one mile south and three miles east of city limits on the X Nady farm. The former Cedar bottom site burned over a year ago and pupils have attended No 4 and Peach Blossom schools, eager to see the new structure completed. Work will be pushed rapidly.
Mrs. Bert F. Tabor of Fredonia Kansas is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Schief. Mrs. L Kimes of Eldon is visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ed Allender.
A five-story frame elevator building owned by Acme Elevator Co at the National Stock Yards burned with an estimated loss of 200000 dollars. Fire, suspected incendiary, started in several spots after midnight discovery by watchman Dan Brown. Police investigated the blaze in East St. Louis Tl on October 8.
Notice to policy holders of the Jefferson County Insurance Union. The annual meeting will be at Fairfield Public Library on Saturday October 13 at 10 00 am. Election of officers and any other business may be transacted. By order of Executive Committee, E D Y Culbertson, Secy. 241- 0. 4- -11
Mr and Mrs R B Louden hosted a dinner last evening with Hon Wm J Bryan as guest of honor. Bryan leaves for Washington Ia to speak in Washington county today. Guests included R A Montgomery R J Wilson Geo W Ball W Spalding J S McKenney O F Fryer C W Wade William Louden and O F Nixon. Eastern Star meets tomorrow at 7 30 pm in the Masonic Temple. Log Cabin Chapter D A R meets tonight at 7 at Mrs Elizabeth Whitney home.
A political pamphlet urges voters to oppose liquor legalization, urging a decisive yes to the amendment by October 15. It frames the ballot as a civic test and appeals to masculine resolve.
Poll or road tax is now due and payable at the City Clerk's office with a penalty after October 31 1917. The clerk's office will be open on Wednesday and Saturday evenings from seven to nine o'clock during the month. Street Commissioner C J Gilly announces.
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