Iowa
Old Press
Clayton County Herald
Garnavillo, Clayton co., Iowa
February 23, 1855
Garnavillo Lodge, No. 29, I.O.O.F.
Hall on Main st. Meets every Friday night.
A.W. Drips, N.G.
E.P. Atkins, V.G.
Ezra Hurd, R.S.
W.L. Behlman, T.
County Officers
Elias H. Williams, County Judge
Sanford L. Peck, Recorder and Treasurer
Robert R. Read, Clerk of District Court
H.S. Granger, School Fund Commissioner
Gilbert Douglass, Coroner
Ezra Hurd, County Surveyor
Thomas G. Drips, Sheriff
O.F. Stevens, Prosecuting Attorney
Died, at Littleport, in this county, on the 9th
instant, Margaret Nading, aged 4 years, 11 months.
Notices [abstracted by the transcriber]
-Feb. 2d, 1855. Maria Hunter was appointed Executrix of John
Hunter, late of Clayton county, deceased.
-Feb. 23, 1855. Jacob Horsch, Executor of Herman Gruenwald, has
filed his bond, and qualified as said executor, according to law.
-Feb. 9th, 1955. Flavilla H. Freeman was appointed Executrix of
Thomas L. Freeman, late of Clayton county, deceased.
-Taken up by John Smallfield at his residence in Farmersburg, on
the 12th of January, 1855, six head of neat cattle [description
of each animal followed]; appraised before Isaac A. Stoddard, JP
by William C. Randel, Daniel Brownson and James Palmer.
-Taken up by Wm. Schulte, a red and white heiffer. The owner is
requested to pay charges and take her away.
-Taken up by Richard McBride, at his residence in Farmersburg, on
the 31st day of Dec. 1854, a red and white cow; appraised before
Isaac A. Stoddard, JP by David Smith and David Bachtell.
-Taken up by Charles Kelly, at his residence in Farmersburg, on
the 28th of Jan. 1855, a sorrel horse colt. appraised before
Isaac A. Stoddard, Justice of the Peace for Farmersburg township,
by Silas T. Woodward and Alonzo Ballou.
-Strayed from Jesse Robinson, about the first of October, 1854, a
yearling sorrel colt. Whoever will give information of its
whereabouts at George Teeter's or Mrs. McAndrew's in Clydesdale,
shall be liberally rewarded.
-Taken up by Plattoon Lapointe, at his residence at French Town,
on the Mississippi River, in Clayton county, on the 4th day of
December, 1854, a bay horse, supposed to be 8 or 9 years old.
Information Wanted
Of Ellison Tottingham, who resided in Massena, St. Lawrence
county, N.Y., about the year 1835 or 1836, shortly after which
time he went to Canada and has not since been heard of by his
brother, who is anxious to obtain intelligence of his
whereabouts. Any information concerning him will be thankfully
received by Elias Tottingham, at Garnavillo, Clayton county,
Iowa. New York and Canada papers, please copy.
New Ferry Boat
Frank Smith has commenced the building of a Steam Ferry Boat at
Clayton which is designed for use on his ferry at that place.
Success attend the enterprise.
School News
Mr. Killam's school will close on Wednesday next. Miss Rickards
has taken charge of the school for smaller children. The term
commenced on Monday of this week.
Advertisements
Yankee Settlement Cash and Barter Store - Extensive stock of Fall
& Winter goods, crockery, hardware, groceries, patent
medicines, &c. Lodomillo Township. J.S. Belknap, proprietor.
Miler & Bass: Dealers in stoves, stove pipe, tin and copper
ware. McGregor's Landing.
[transcribed by S.F., February 2015]