Iowa
Old Press
Jackson Sentinel
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
February 10, 1876
DIED - COLONEL FRED SCARBOROUGH
Col. Fred Scarborough, a old and well known citizen of this
county, died in Monticello last Friday, at the residence of his
son-in-law, Carey Munger, and was brought to this city on
Saturday for interment. Paralysis was the immediate cause of his
death, although he had been almost helpless for several years.
Mr. Scarborough was one of the first settlers of this county, and
held the office of Clerk of Courts for a number of years. He was
about 70 years of age.
[transcribed by K.W., August 2009]
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Jackson Sentinel
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
February 24, 1876
Lawyer Arrested in Maquoketa
A correspondent of the Clinton Herald, writing from
Delmar says:
Again we have to record a failure in Delmar-this time a law firm.
A young man by the name of Thomas came here and hung out his
shingle at the Riggs House. His business not being very
flourishing, he would take a drink occasionally. But too many
drinks got the better of him and he neglected his business, got
entirely discouraged and concluded to pull up stakes and go
further west. He went to Parker’s Hardware Store, bought a
$4.50 revolver, loaded up with shot and whiskey, and procured a
ticket as far west as Maquoketa, where he concluded to stop
overnight and rest. Maquoketa being something of a
“hub”, a number of bus drivers and hotel runners were
about the depot waiting for the train to come in, and as soon as
our legal chap alighted from the cars, these bummers of course
went for him, some taking hold of his satchel, some his arms, and
all trying to have him come to his or their respective hotels. He
being somewhat under the influence of Delmar
“incorporation,” thought they were trying to rob him,
so he brought out his $4.50 shooter and blazed away, hit or miss.
The way these bummers scattered was a sight. He held the field
for a few minutes, when the marshal took him in charge and locked
him in the calaboose over night. We heard since that his mother
is a widow in Pennsylvania, and very wealthy, and sent her boy
out here to keep from drinking. Selecting Delmar as the proper
place, she told him to drive his peg here, but “alas, poor
Yor’k,” it was a miss.
Thomas was arrested here, and taken before the police justice,
who bound him over to appear next day, in the sum of $100. He
deposited that sum, and upon conviction was fined $5 and costs.
This with attorney fees, and other etceteras, nearly used up his
stamps, and he left town a sadder, wiser, and poorer man. If
Delmar has any more pilgrims of that kind they had better give
Maquoketa a wide birth. It costs strangers big money to raise Ned
in this neck o’ the woods.
[transcribed by K.W., October 2009]