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RECOLLECTIONS PAST Bloomfield Bicentennial Features for week of November 1975 Bloomfield Democrat News of November 6 1875 Bold surnames added by transcriber. A sensation in Pulaski
Pulaski had a sensation, last week. Chas. W. Grahm and wife had a family jar and the husband tried to fill it with hot coffee—leastwise he poured the hot coffee on his wife’s shoulder, for which she had him arrested and brought before Squire Horn. The trial came off Saturday, resulting in the binding over of Grahm in $300 bonds. ***** We know of a good one on a Davis county stock man. He was at Trenton, Mo. and went across the river at the instigation of a friend. When he got across he was confronted by two big fellows with clubs, who demanded his money. He made the best time through Grand River ever known, but he saved his fifteen hundred dollars. Harrison Feagins can tell you all about it if you ask him. The cost of assessing this county, last spring, was about $1,700. ***** A party of Bloomfield hunters shot Mrs. Saddler’s ducks, last Saturday. ***** Some of the boys broke a buggy last Saturday night, while cutting a swell. ***** The winter term of the Southern Iowa, Normal and Scientific Institute begins next Monday. The pat one has been a very successful one in point of numbers, one hundred and seven pupils being in attendance. ***** It has been decided that three girls and one man are just the width of one girl too much for the capacity of the sidewalk between Toad Holler and the Institute, and timid and unprotected young men who have to travel that route are as well satisfied with the decision as if it had emanated from the Supreme Court of Iowa. ***** The new schoolhouse will be thrown open Friday afternoon to the inspection of the public. The doors will be opened at ten o’clock, gentlemanly attendants will be in waiting, and the people of this district will have an opportunity of seeing how their children have been provided for in the matter of educational facilities. ***** W.W. Senseney is carrying on a singing at Wesley chapel ***** J. T. Patterson wants to hire a school teacher in District number five. ***** Will Duckworth is better, has hopes of recovery. ***** Another blacksmith shop will soon be running in Savannah. ***** The county pile-driver, under the efficient management of Swank, has driven the foundation for twelve bridges since its purchase: Four across Fox River—one north of Bloomfield on the Ottumwa road, one south of Drakesville, one in Perry township, near Kennedy’s , and one near Stringtown; three across the Wyacondah—one near West Grove, one in Grove township and one near Most Bradbury’s. One across Soap Creek in Marion township. One across Pedee in the same township. One across Fabius near Monterey. One across Chequest on the Ottumwa road. ***** N. S. Johnson has a new delivery wagon, and is prepared to deliver anything to his customers from a nickle’s worth of fine-cut to a car-load of salt. ***** Things move slowly up Fox River way; farmers are out looking over their farms to see which they have the most of, corn, weeds, or cockleburs. ***** The grass was fired in front of Mr. Parris’ one day last week and burned several panels of railroad fence; it would have done considerable damage had it not been for Mr. B. Parris and family whipping it out. ***** The following is a list of Petit Jurors for the Circuit Court of this county: L. L. Hotchkiss, A. J. Guile, Noah Tracy, D. L. Haywood, John Morris, W. E. Carey, U. Rominger, John Clark, Geo. Snell, J. A. Baldridge, A. P. Brady, W. T. Carson, Geo. Grant, J. H. Cox, J. H. Rawlings, J. T. Patterson, Wm. Taylor, J. T. Perry, G. N. Howell, John Dawson, Sam McMains, Morris McCormick. ***** L. D. Brunk had his new barn raised last Thursday, we did not learn the size of it. **** T. W. Durham, a young man from the Savannah neighborhood, who went up to Moulton to work on the railroad, got into an altercation with a constable or marshal there and got pretty severely wounded, being shot with a pistol ball. ***** Some one very low down in the scale of humanity sneaked up to the residence of old father Batty, two miles east of here, and fired a pistol through the window into the house last Tuesday evening. This is certainly the most contemptibly mean outrage that has been perpetrated hereabouts lately. News of November 13 1865 Glorious result Tuesday
The glorious result of last Tuesday in this county brings joy to the ears of the sixteen hundred Democrats who stood for their principles and brought victory to our banners for the first time in thirteen years. We have thoroughly redeemed the county—electing every man on the ticket and by majorities so decisive as to admit of no doubt of the fact that the Democrats have a majority in this county. Let us not forget, however, in this hour of joy and gratulation, that a portion of the honor belongs to our allies, the liberal Republicans and anti-monoplists who stood shoulder to shoulder with us, in the bitter conflict, and who make our rejoicing their own in the hour of the victory. Along with these allies of the Democracy we wish to thank those Republicans who had no stomach for ring rule and clique dictation and aided our cause with their votes. The victory of Tuesday is only precursor of 1876 when the Democracy will take charge of the country. In order to have a share in that victory we must use our new-gained power wisely and well. In this hour of triumph the Democrat asks for moderation. It pledges uprightness and faithfulness for our successful candidates. *****
The eighteenth Annual exhibition of the Davis County agricultural Society has made its advent, run its course and taken its place in the ever lengthening procession of terrestrial events. In other words, the Fair has come and gone. The opening had been set down on Wednesday, the 6th, but the day proved rainy and a postponement of one day was decided upon. Some stock was brought in on this day and taken away again. Over 100 entries were made in the various departments. Thursday, the weather was still unfavorable; and many were induced to stay away by the first day’s failure. Others came into town expecting to find the Fair in full blast and thinking this would be the “big day.” The attendance this day being so small and the exhibition not being considered a quarter’s worth, no tickets were sold, but everyone who felt so disposed passed in and out freely. About 100 persons more or less availed themselves of this privilege. About two o’clock, the excellent band connected with Kendall’s Comedy Company came in and enlivened the affair with a little good music. This band was engaged by the society to furnish the music throughout the Fair. By Friday the articles that had been entered were pretty much all in and in most of the departments made quite a creditable display. One of the largest exhibitors remarked that there was a pretty good show, if there was only anybody to see it. The attendance on each of the last days was about 1,000. Friday closed with a drizzling rain, which hastened the departure of most of the visitors. The closing day was a good one as could have been desired; the race track being in better condition than if no rain had fallen. The show of stock, except in horses and hogs, was not nearly so full as in former years; but some of it, particulary in the line of horses, was of very superior quality. The managers of the late Fair deserve commendation for their efforts to make it a success. Especial praise is due the secretary, Mr. Horn, for the uniform courtesy and good humor shown in his treatment of all. It is a wise provision to appoint to such a place a man who has a good healthy belly on him. The thanks of the Democrat reporter are also due to Jack Patterson for a free ride to the Fair Grounds in one of his commodious rigs. ***** The Des Moines River Association of Congregational Churches meets in the Church of Bloomfield, Tuesday evening, Oct. 19, 1875 at 7:30 o’clock. ***** Snails are unusually numerous this year and have done considerable damage to the apples. **** A large proportion of the crowd at the fair last week was made up of electioneering candidates. *** Tramps have done some petty thieving in Wyacondah township of late. None of them have been caught yet, but one was approached near enough to discover that he was lousy. ***** At the North Missouri depot last Friday morning, Tay Barton and Frank Randolph had a difficulty about their passenger business, resulting is a fisticuff, in which both were considerable bruised. Barton was brought before ‘Squire Earhart, at the instance of Randolph, on a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury, waived an examination and was bound over to the District Court. Randolph’s case came before ‘Squire Horn Friday morning and was continued to next Friday. ***** One of the funny things of the campaign happened out in Wyacondah. Weaver sent a buggy to take Lige Hutton and his hired man to the voting-place and when they got there, the hired man voted the Democratic ticket.
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