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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
2
Parsons football team beat St Ambrose College of Davenport 7 to 3 in a hard fought afternoon clash. The game featured tight defense and an early measures advantage for Parsons.
Morning and evening services listed for Presbyterian Baptist Christian Science and College Addition Mission with topics such as The Day of Death, Christianity a Remarkable Religion, A Backward Step and Its Result, Calling On the Name of the Lord, Doctrine of Atonement and The Life Saving Water. Includes prayer meetings and choir songs.
The Land of Intrigue first episode The Secret Kingdom based on Louis Joseph Vance debuts Monday at Fairfield Theater. In Alania the prime minister schemes to tax the king kills the monarch and pursues the Crown Prince, while Captain Barreto flees to America with the boy.
Edward Elder of Chicago, visiting Montana, is due home today after a sister Dollie Elder’s death. Mrs. Rilery Raney leaves for Toronto after visiting her parents in town. Charles M. Barnes and family return from Des Moines after attending IOOF Grand Lodge. Veterans from Vicksburg reunion dispersed from Mississippi. The Iowa train carries remaining veterans home tomorrow afternoon. H Rhynsburger and M Sloan's visitors return via Pella from the Chicago poultry show.
A short reader notice advertises Sunday dinners at THE KOZY located at 435. The message promises ample portions and all-you-want servings. No further details or dates are provided.
Jefferson County Liberty Loan Committee calls a mass meeting at Company M armory in Fairfield on Wednesday October 24 at 2 pm to boost Second Liberty Loan subscriptions. Businesses in the city will close from 2 to 4 pm with all patriotic citizens urged to attend.
Fairfield to host a father and son banquet at Mirat Methodist Church next Thursday at 7:30 PM. Tickets limited to 200, available from Boy Scouts or Gobble & Heer Clothing. Program includes toastmaster J. P. Starr and talks by Dr. R. Ames Montgomery, Prof. A. R. Morris, and H. R. Frank with music from Clover Leaf Orchestra.
The annual faculty reception for the students was held in the Bible Building yesterday evening. Vesper services will be held in the chapel tomorrow at 4 15. Rev. Covert of Middletown visited with his son Brainard yesterday. Miss Martha Gearhart went to her home near Libertyville for an over Sunday visit last evening.
Journal reports Jefferson county supervisors reviewed the canvass but did not judge ballots. They recount in line with election boards and note possible changes if acting as judges. One ballot showed yes where a cross belonged and another bore a triple notary seal. Lockridge township praised for handling results best.
Mrs James Young hosted the Neighborhood Club on Thursday at her Hest briggs street residence. Guests enjoyed a luncheon with out of town visitor Mrs Edgar Willis of Burlington and the P E R O s plan a meeting with Mrs Clara Howlett replacing Mrs Chas Heer. The Wesleyan Bible Class at the Methodist church met Thursday evening at Mrs D A Ricketts home with hostesses Mrs D A Ricketts Mrs Fred McClain Mrs Frank Champ Mrs C Brenneman Mrs A K E Cassel Mrs Perry Bates Mrs John Van Patten and CC C Bell. Readings by Mrs A K Harper and a vocal by Miss Virginia Champ followed by refreshments. A delightful time was had by all.
Miss Ollie Elder age 19 dies at 11 am at her Fairfield home after a diabetes battle begun two days earlier. Born August 10 1898 in Indianola Iowa she leaves parents Mr and Mrs W A Elder and four brothers and four sisters. Funeral Monday at 2 pm from the Christian church with Rev Polly officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.
Thursday heavy unloading in the back room of the old Lamson building caused the floor to give way and brick walls on the east side to cave in. No injuries were reported to the workmen.
Coach Dice leads a fifteen man Fairfield squad to Albia High to face a strong home team in the afternoon game. The lineup is nearly unchanged except for Huddleston who has a fractured rib from last Saturday. The team has trained hard this week and aims to win as Albia’s wood team proves weaker than the visitors.
An invitation to dine at THE KOZY promises an extra goal one, signaling a special Sunday dinner event with added value for patrons.
Polish China hog sired by Long King promoted by M. B. Humphreys with contact 7608 for details. Multiple sale items include a four acre truck farm inside city limits with 15 city lots, fruit trees and beds, a cottage in Pumphrey Addition with five rooms, an oak floor and 6 percent financing, land listing in North Missouri priced 50 to 100 per acre from White & Son, plus two soft coal heaters from W. H. Pence Machine Shop with inquiry line 417.
Classified notices seek furnished rooms for rent and light housekeeping. Other ads offer general housework work, sales positions with commissions, and wholesale grocery sales opportunities from Inland Oil Works and John Sexton Co. The snippets list contact details and locations in Cleveland, Chicago and surrounding areas.
The food administration asks all home handlers to practice Waste Not Want Not and cooperate with Hoover. Households should study the war diet, observe one wheatless day weekly in Fairfield, substitute non wheat flours, and act efficiently on conservation points to aid armies and allies.
The Orpheum will show William Foxs lavish $1,000,000 production A Daughter of the Gods featuring Annette Kellermann starting two days from now with previews titled Young Roast Chicken at THE KO ZY Sunday.
A dark red heifer calf about 20 months old with a small white forehead spot on the Fairfield and Libertyville road is lost. Notify Ed Hagan in Libertyville, Iowa. Also lost is a parasol swapped by mistake at Yeoman Hall on Wednesday evening. Return to the Journal office.
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