Iowa
Old Press
The Weekly Citizen
Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa
Saturday, December 30, 1871
MARRIED at the residence of Moses C. Robertson,
Dec. 25th, by Rev. J. M. Mann, Edward Robertson and Miss Mary J.
Patterson.
MARRIED Dec. 28th, 1871, by Rev. John M.
Loughbridge, at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Thomas
G. Jackson and Miss Martha J. Kinney, all of Lincoln township,
Appanoose county, Iowa.
DIED at his residence in Taylor township, on the
28th of December, Edward Callen, age 72 years. He settled in this
county in 1848, and his house was used as one of the first
preaching places in the county.—He was a consistent member
of the Methodist church. He was universally esteemed by all who
knew him, and is mourned by a large circle of friends and
relatives.
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A man named Froud, keeper of a saloon near the depot, was stabbed
and dangerously injured in a row at his house last Saturday
night. William Gerard was arrested for the crime and is under
guard awaiting a turn in the condition of the wounded man. It is
thought he will die, thus adding another name to the millions
already enrolled on the banners of alcohol, Satan's most
successful agent on earth.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES were issued to the following
persons during the month of December, up to the 29th:
J. W. Brown and E. M. Best.
F. Jones and Mary E. Pearce.
S. M. Ingram and C. Caster.
J. C. Haines and Mary E. Brown.
L. P. Spooner and Nettie Davison.
Wm. R. Davison and A. M. Wolf.
A. Clinkingbeard and N. E. Maring.
B. F. Riggle and Emily C. Snell.
Wm. McCreary and Julia A. Lane.
Hiram Haver and Sarah Clark.
C. Pider and M. E. Shoemaker.
H. M. Andrews and Sarah E. Hiatt.
D. T. Collins and Mahala Baxter.
W. L. Roby and Annie Kizzee.
J. M. Stevens and Rebecca McCoy.
J. N. Dix and Thena Minor.
E. Robertson and M. J. Patterson.
D. P. Sparks and M. E. McKeehan
Geo. L. Ortell and E. Bowman.
Peter Bales and Clara McCobe.
F. M. Moncrief and M. E. Reynolds.
W. M. Parks and M. Hazeltine.
T. G. Jackson and M. J. Kinney.
C. C. Waddle and S. Clinkingbeard.
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Last week an interesting suit was tried before Squire Wentworth
to test the right of married women to hold personal property. The
husband had given a mortgage on a lot of hogs, bought and cared
for by the wife.—They were sold and she entered suit to
recover them. The case was ably argued for the prosecution by
Tannehill & Fee and for the defense by Miller & Crosby.
The Justice decided in favor of the woman.
We learn through Capt. Cummins that L. G. Hoffman, who was
visiting his brother, Dr. Hoffman, of Moravia, dropped dead on
Tuesday last. He was in the net of carrying into the house an arm
load of stove wood when he was thus hurried out of existence. His
death is supposed to have been caused by disease of the heart. He
was about 30 years of age and for five years past has resided in
Lawrence, Kansas.
There are on the docket of the Circuit Court to meet next Monday
136 cases—66 probate, 65 law and 5 chancery. The Zulauf mill
dam cases will be tried. The following jury men have been drawn
for this term: T. H. Guffy, R. B. Anderson, John Close, J.
Wright, G. W. Athy, Geo. Gollaher, J. J. Gilliland, H. C. Duvall,
F. Swartz, Martin Replogle, Wm. Wright, O. P. Martin, J. J.
Stone, J. B. McGrew and Joel Martin.
Ichabod Bradbury of Douglas township was before Squire Wentworth
this week charged by John Banks with poisoning cattle. The
evidence against him failed to convince the Justice of his guilt
and he was discharged.
Word comes from Franklin township that the Wilcox flouring mill
at Livingston, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. Loss
about $3,000. It was full of grain.
Emmet Holt of Independence township returned from Oskaloosa
College a short time ago and is now studying medicine with Dr.
Reynolds at Iconium.
A. M. Burton, formerly of Moravia, now of Randolph county, Mo.,
called on Thursday. He is trying to learn the young Missourians
how to read and write.
[transcribed by P.E., October 2007]