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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
April 2, 1868

Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town lots in Jefferson county, have been placed on record at the Recorder’s office for the week ending March 30, 1868.

A. N. RANDALL from David C. YOUNG and wife, lot 9, block 28, new plat of Fairfield. Deed dated March 21, 1868. $850 00
Peter DIERS from C. H. KREAMER and wife, 40 acres in Walnut township. Deed dated March 4, 1868. 115 00
Amon PARK from Joseph KURTZ and wife, one acre in Walnut township. Deed dated December 20, 1867. 60 00
W. H. KNERR from Amon PARK and wife, the undivided one-fourth of an acre in Walnut township. Deed dated December 30, 1867. 7 50
Jonathan FAMULENER from Mary Jane KERR and husband, 88.13 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated March 17, 1868. 2,350 00
Mary Jane KERR from Jonathan FAMULENER and wife, 101.16 acres in Liberty township, and lot 11, block 2 in Libertyville, Deed dated March 24, 1868. 2,300 00
Susan CLAPPER from Martin RICHARDSON and wife, 20 acres in Walnut township. Deed dated December 16, 1864. 200 00
Susannah CLAPPER from A. M. EMORY and wife, 20 acres in Penn township. Deed dated October 22, 1867. 350 00
M. S. FRISBEE from Mary A. HOUSEL and husband, the south half of lot 64 in Batavia. Deed dated May 12, 1866. 43 00
John SCHLAURBRAUN from Luther M. KENNETT and wife, 80 acres in Walnut township. Deed dated December 6, 1868 [sic]. 1,025 00
W. G. HAZELWOOD from Jas. M. WOOD and wife, 6½ acres in Penn township. Deed dated April 26, 1867. 800 00
Charles J. COX from Jerome B. BRYANT and wife, 30 acres in Cedar township. Deed dated March 6, 1868. 240 00
A. A. and H. SNOOK from F. J. DEMARSH and wife, 1½ acres in Penn township. Deed dated June 7, 1865. 50 00
Amy SNOOK from Miles DRISKELL and wife, 85 acres in Penn township. Deed dated February 25, 1864. 900 00
Ward LAMSON from Hirrm [sic] SMITH and wife, 108½ acres in Liberty township. Deed dated March 23, 1868. 5,700 00
John BELL from James M. HUGHES and wife, 80 acres in Blackhawk township. Deed dated March 23, 1868. 300 00

Marriages

---March 26, 1868, by Rev. W. MAYNARD, at the residence of Thomas HUGHES, Mr. Robert J. HUGHES and Miss Mattie A. THOMPSON, both of this county.

For the remembrancer sent us we return our gratful [sic] thanks, and trust, that though clouds may o’ercast their path through life, they may ever say:
“Are we not one? are we not joined by heaven?
Each interwoven with the others fate?
Are we not mix’d like streams of meeting rivers,
Whose blended waters are no more distinguish’d,
But roll into the sea one common flood?”

---March 24, 1868, by Rev. Joseph CHESTER, at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Hezekiah S. TEMPLETON and Miss Catherine GALLIHER, all of this county.

---February 23, 1868, by Rev. W. G. HAZELWOOD, at the residence of E. SAWYERS, Mr. John J. McKEE and Miss Martha J. SAWYERS.

---March 24, 1868, by Thomas MORGAN, County Judge, at his office, Mr. John S. SULLIVAN and Miss Lucy J. CLINKENBEARD, both of this county.

---March 18, 1868, at the residence of T. M. BROOKS, by Rev. D. DONALDSON, Mr. Francis E. ROBB and Miss Mary J. WARWICK, both of this county.

---February 18, 1868, by Rev. J. H. FILLMORE at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Harvey THOMPSON and Miss Esther RODABAUGH, both of this county.

REFEREES’ SALE
Margaret J. M’LURE }
vs. }
Elmira W. BROWN }
And Abigail W. COOK }

The undersigned, Referees in the above entitled cause, by order of the District Court of Jefferson county, Iowa, made on the 10th day of January, 1867, will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash, at the front door of the Court House in said county, on the 
11th DAY OF APRIL, 1868,
between the hours of 9 o’clock A.M. and 4 o'clock P.M. of said day, the East half of the South-East quarter of Section 31, Township 71 North, of Range 10 West.
Sale to commense [sic] at 1 o’clock P.M.
This is said to be a desirable tract of timber land.
THOS. D. EVANS, }
WILLIAM ALSTON, } Referees.
W. D. CLAPP }
Fairfield, Iowa, March 15, 1868. –4t10 p.f. 7.50


For the Fairfield Ledger.
At a meeting of the citizens of Sub-District No. Nine, Fairfield township, Jefferson county, Iowa, on the evening of March 30th, 1868, it was unanimously resolved:
1st. That the citizens of this neighborhood and vicinity now assembled, tender to Mr. David BEATY their warmest thanks for his long-continued, earnest effort for the welfare of this neighborhood, in its school, its Sabbath School, in behalf of the church and every good work.

2d. That while we regret deeply that Mr. BEATY has deemed it his duty to leave us, our kindest wishes go with him to his new home in Des Moines, and our fervent prayers will ascend for him and all the dear ones of his household.

In behalf of the meeting, R. S. HUGHES.
State Register please copy.

New Grocery Store.--- Make way for the new store. Mr. Martin MUSSER has opened a new grocery, glass and queensware store on Washington street. Call there when you want cheap groceries, glass, queens or yellow ware, willow ware, and any of the thousand things kept in a grocery store. [Ed. note: Queensware is a hard, cream-colored earthenware, perfected about 1765 by Wedgwood.]

PROCLAMATION.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the City Charter, and the ordinance of the city, to the qualified voters of Ward No. 4, in the city of Fairfield, Iowa, that there will be held a special election for the purpose of chosing one Trustee to fill the vacancy now existing in said Ward, and that said election will be held on Monday, the 13th day of April 1868, at SIGMAN’s shoe shop in said Ward.
CHARLES DAVID,
Mayor of Fairfield.
Council Room April 1, 1868.

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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
April 9, 1868

TEACHERS’ MEETING
Union School Room,
April 4, 1868.

Association called to order at 10 A.M.

Mr. McCLAIN was called on, and made some pertinent remarks on the method of teaching Orthography. He thinks he would teach pupils to spell by sound, and not teach them the number of sounds.

Object lesson conducted by D. BROWN. Some interest was manifested. Mr. MURRAY made some remarks as to the importance of object teaching. He illustrated by conducting a lesson (for a few moments) on coal as an object.

A short and interesting exercise in Phonetics was then conducted by Mr. BROWN. Meeting adjourned.

AFTERNOON
Select reading by C. S. McCLAIN. He displayed marked elocutionary powers, and brought the subject feelingly to his hearers. Penmanship, by J. S. LOWELL. Mr. LOWELL thinks the Spencerian much the best system. Would not teach the principles to small pupils. Would explain each letter, giving the number of convex, concave and straight lines of which it is composed.

Mr. OGDEN spoke at some length on the teacher’s duties.

Essay --- “Graded Schools in the County,”--- by W. B. MURRAY.

The following resolutions were read and adopted:

<i>Resolved<i/>, That no person be appointed on programme who is absent, and that it be ascertained whether each one, whose name is on the programme, will perform the part assigned, and if not some one else be appointed.

On motion, W. B. MURRAY was appointed editor, and Mr. MORRISON assistant editor of the educational column of the LEDGER. The following programme for the next meeting of the association was then read and adopted:

Georgaphy.--- E. OGDEN; Object Lessons.--- Nelie RUSSELL; Select Reading.--- Henry HALE; Phonetics.--- D. BROWN; Reading.--- Maggie SHRINER; History.--- D. HERON; Written Arithmetic.--- G. H. CASE; Grammar.--- W. W. EVANS; Essay.--- S. MORRISON; Penmanship.--- J. S. LOWELL; Physiology.--- C. S. McCLAIN, Poem --- Chas. GIFT; Orthography.--- Mattie SHAFFER; Essay.--- J. YOUNG; Declamation.--- M. M. CROY; Intellectual Arithmetic.--- Association.

D. HERON, President.
Emma RUSSELL, Secretary.

Marriages

---March 2, 1868, by Rev. A. AXLINE, Mr. Thomas W. SHOULTS and Miss Mary M. WHEELER, all of Jefferson county.

We congratulate our young friends on the very sensible step which they have taken, and we sincerely wish them long life and much happiness.

---On the 26th of March, by Rev. A. AXLINE, Mr. William C. HAWK and Miss Louisa MESSER, all of Jefferson county.

We wish our young friends a long life and much happiness.

---April 2, 1868, by Rev. J. E. BERGGREN, at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Andrew P. SAMUELSON and Miss Brita Liza MELIN, all of this county.

March 31, 1868, by Thomas MORGAN, County Judge, at his office, Mr. Jesse JONES and Miss Mary ELLIS, all of this county.

---March 30, 1868, by Thos. D. EVANS, Justice of the Peace, at the “Leggett House,” Mr. Lewis J. BLACKWOOD and Miss Portia E. SAUNDERS.

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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
April 16, 1868

Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town lots in Jefferson county, have been placed on record at the Recorder’s office for the week ending April 13, 1868.

Benj. TEMPLETON from Eli J. COOK and wife, 3 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated April 3, 1867. 80 00
W. M. SUMMERS from Benj. TEMPLETON and wife, 3 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated March 23, 1863. 150 00
Abraham CHARLES from I. H. CRUMLEY, as Guardian, 15 acres in Penn township. Deed dated February 7, 1868. 800 00
Isaac F. LEE from William E. RIPLEY and wife, 60 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated February 6, 1867. 800 00
Henderson GORSUCH from Charles S. WOOD and wife, 40 acres in Walnut township. Deed dated March 7m 1868. 280 00
Henry WHEELER from Joel J. BRADSHAW and wife, 20 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated September 14, 1863. 400 00
W. H. SHELTON from Polly STEWART and Children, 82½ acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated Feb. 14, 1868. 600 00
Joseph KURTZ from Susan STAFFORD and others, 30 acres in Walnut township. Deed dated April 5, 1866. 650 00
William LEATH from J. L. ILGINFRITZ and wife, 45 acres in Fairfield township. Deed dated Oct. 2, 1854. 500 00
John D. HOUDERSHOLT from Brinton HUGHES and others, 60 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated March 3, 1868. 1,000 00
Phillip BAUGHMAN from Mary SIPES, lots 30 and 31 in Batavia. Deed dated Jan. 22, 1868. 200 00
A. B. TEETER from E. J. HALE, lot 77 in Batavia. Deed dated Nov. 14, 1867. 100 00
Presbyterian Church from Joel VEST and wife, lot 19, old plat of Batavia. Deed dated March 23, 1868. 10 00
G. H. FISHER from Harrison RUNYON and wife, lot 11, block 1, Glasgow. Deed dated July 26, 1868. 100 00
J. R. DOLE from Nicholos [sic] JOHNSON and wife, 2 acres in Fairfield township. Deed dated February 22, 1868. 75 00
Jonathan WALKER from William SHARP and wife, 34 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated March 26, 1868. 550 00
Lowis [sic] UNKRICH from G. H. FISHER and wife, 1 lot in Glasgow. Deed dated March 23, 1868. 150 00
John FAMULENER from Mary Jane KERR and husband, 35 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated March 28, 1868. 800 00
R. T. GEORGE from Barelay [sic] JOHNSEN and wife, 40 acres in Penn township. Deed dated Feb. 26, 1868. 1,300 00
Presbyterian Church, Batavia, from P. BAUGHMAN and wife, 2 lots in Batavia. Deed dated March 20, 1868. 135 00
Robert B. MOORE from Sylvester SPRAGUE and wife, 2 lots in Batavia. Deed dated April 9, 1868. 1,350 00
Sylvester SPRAGUE from Wm. H. BARTHOLOMEW and wife, 1 lot in Batavia. Deed dated December 28, 1864. 1,000 00
Sylvester SPRAGUE from V. S. CARSON and wife 1 lot in Batavia. Deed dated September 4, 1865. 100 00
A. N. STAFFORD from Susan STAFFERD and others, 60 acres in Walnut township. Deed dated March 18, 1868. 500 00
Peter DIERS from A. N. STAFFORD and wife, 20 acres in Walnut township. Deed dated March 27, 1868. 400 00
Lewis JORDAN from John McCRILLIS and wife, 120 acres in Lockridge township. Deed dated March 24, 1868. 3000 00
Lukas ZEHLMANN from Lewis JORDAN and wife, 160 acres in Lockridge township. Deed dated March 24, 1868. 2,700 00
Anton ZEHLMANN from Noah S. CALDWELL and wife, _0 acres in Lockrdge [sic] township. Date of deed March 19, 1868.
400 00 [Ed. note: Unknown first character in acres; nothing appears on the original newspaper prior to the zero but from the spacing and the associated transaction cost it is estimated to be 30 or 40 acres.]
Isaac FELLOWS from J. M. SHAFFER and wife, 4 acres adjoining Fairfield. Deed dated March 31, 1868. 500 00
Jacab [sic] RINEKER from Catherine WOODWARD and husband, 33 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated March 24, 1868. 500 00
Jacob RINEKER from Mary J. KERR and husband, 65 and 68-100 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated March 28, 1868. 1,300 00

Proceedings Library Association
Fairfield, Iowa, April 13, 1868.
Board of Directors of the Library Association met at J. M. SHAFFER’s office, President SLAGLE in the chair. Present A. T. WELLS, Geo. H. CASE, Edward CAMPBELL, W. LAMSON and J. M. SHAFFER.

Mr. SLAGLE from the Committee to inquire into the expediency of purchasing real estate made a verbal report that they thought an available piece of property could be purchased: the conversations developed the fact that individuals were willing to take shares in such property --- provided the Society could not, with the funds on hand, and by voluntary contributions, purchase and control the entire property. On motion of SHAFFER, the report was received and the Committee continued.

Mr. SLAGLE reported that he had conferred with the officers of the Young Men’s Christian Association, who report that they are attempting to raise money to carry out their proposition. Report received and committee continued.

Mr. CASE was excused for the balance of the meeting. The report from Wm. LONG, ex-treasurer, was presented in detail; it shows, $120 55 received from March 18, 1865 to May 1866; and the same amount expended for rents, freights on books, &c. On motion of SHAFFER, report was received and place on file.
The annual report of A. T. WELLS, Librarian, was read; it shows; receipts from dues from May 12th, 1866, to April 10th, 1868, $60 45: other sources $13 80: total $74 25: expended $86 65; balance due librarian, $12.40. Mr. WELLS spent in the library 123 half days, and 13 days extra to re-arrange the books &c. No. of volumes taken out 870. No. now in hands of stockholders 35: No. lost or which are not found charged on the books 20. On motion report received and placed on file.

The Secretary reported that he had had conference with the Librarian, in regard to the preparation of a history of the Association, classified list of books, &c. and that the same would be commenced and completed at as early a day as possible.

A. T. WELLS having reported that he be relieved of his duties as Librarian, Messrs. CAMPBELL and SHAFFER were appointed a committee to devise some ways and means to have the library open, if possible, two days in the week --- it being suggested that many of the young ladies of the city would accept this duty, and by a system of alternating, that the same would be done without cost to the Society.

<i>Resolved<i/>, That the thanks of the Society be tendered A. T. WELLS for the faithful manner in which he has discharged his duties as Li- [remainder of article cut off].

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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
April 23, 1868

Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town lots in Jefferson county, have been placed on record at the Recorder’s office for the week ending April 20, 1868.

Samuel O. THRASH from W. E. GROFF and wife, 40 acres in Fairfield township. Deed dated Feb. 23, 1867. $400 00
John McCULLY from George PARRETT, one lot in Salina. Deed dated May 1, 1866, 64 00
W. D. HOCKING from Ellis H. PEEBLER and wife, 64 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated April 1, 1868. 1,400 00
Wm. HAWK from J. H. HENDRICKS and wife, 4, acres in Penn township. Deed dated March 21, 1867. 275 00
Mary SHAFFER from Geo. D. TEMPLE and wife, lots 5 and 6, block 4, H., W. & Co’s addition to Fairfield. Deed dated April 17, 1868. 300 00
Mark EGGERS from Joseph O. RIPLEY, 20 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated March 14, 1868. 200 00
John B. TEETER from Philip ALBAUGH and wife, 40 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated March 10, 1868. 500 00
Phillip ALBAUGH from J. W. BUTLER and wife, 50 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated July 16, 1864. 230 00
J. W. HENDERSON from W. D. CLAPP and wife, lots 3 and 4, block 2, old plat of Fairfield. Deed dated May 1, 1867. 800 00

Marriages

---April 14, 1868, by Rev. W. C. SHIPPEN, at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Thomas S. WASHBURN and Miss Emma M. WILLIAMS, both of this county.

---March 18, 1868, by Archer GREEN, Justice of the Peace, at the house of the bride’s father, Mr. Erasmus ERASMUSSON and Miss Caroline M. PETERSON, all of this county.

---February 12, 1868, by Rev. George W. ROBINSON, Mr. Elam RUSHTON and Miss Elizabeth J. KIRKPATRICK, all of this county.


DIED – April 6th, 1868, at her residence in Cedar township, Eliza, wife of Alexander PATTERSON, in the 61st year of her age.

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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
April 30, 1868

Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town lots in Jefferson county, have been placed on record at the Recorder’s office for the week ending April 27, 1868.

F. J. DEMARSH from R. A. YOUNG and wife, 5 acres in Penn township.--- Deed dated April 20, 1868. $60 00
Oliver T. HOOPES from Eli HOOPES and wife, 5 acres in Buchanan township. Deed dated April 2, 1866. 75 00
Catherine WOODWARD from Jacob RINEKER and wife, 33 acres in Liberty t’p. Deed dated April 10, 1868. 500 00
John HALL from Josiah STANLEY and wife, 40 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated February 27, 1851. 80 00
Henry GIMPLE from John HALL and wife, 40 acres in Liberty t’p. Deed dated November 27, 1867. 500 00
D. R. DUNLAP from Joshua B. DUNLAP and wife, 80 acres in Lockridge t’p. Deed dated April 6, 1868. 900 00
Sarah J. MILLER from Miles M. MILLER, 90 acres in Polk township. Deed dated March 23, 1868. 800 00
S. T. HORTON from Lewis JAMES and wife, 21¼ acres in Lockridge township. Deed dated February 21, ’68. 352 00
D. R. and J. B. DUNLAP from Sarah BERRY and others, their interest in 180 acres in Lockridge t’p. Deed dated March 23, 1868. 1,850 00
D. R. and J. B. DUNLAP from Isaac BERRY and others, their interest in 130 acres in Lockridge township.--- Deed dated June 6, 1867. 747 00
Isaac W. ELLIS from Richard SHOOKLEY and wife, 5 acres in Penn township. Deed dated August 7, 1864. 75 00
J. G. W. SMITH from Thomas J. HARRISON and wife, 40 acres in Des Moines t’p. Deed dated Sept. 3, 1867. 1,140 00
Samuel H. BROWN from T. J. HARRISON and wife, 39 acres in Des Moines township. Deed dated September 3, 1867. 1,111 50
Isaac W. ELLIS from Isaac H. CRUMLEY, guardian, 20 acres in Penn t’p.--- Deed dated April 15, 1868. 340 00
J. W. SINCLAIR from W. G. SINCLAIR and wife, 80 acres in Fairfield township, and 20 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated April 17, 1868. 250 00
Andrew SMITH from George W. TROY and wife, 7 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated March 11, 1868. 36 00
Charles CARLSON from S. T. HORTON, Guardian, 39 acres in Lockridge t’p. Deed dated April 17, 1868. 500 00
William MOORE from J. W. MOORE, and others, lots 1, 2 and 3 in block 1, Davis’ 2d addition to Libertyville. Deed dated June 24, 1858. 1,000 00


“Can storied urn, or animated bust
Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath.”
No they cannot do it, but Dr. J. W. POLAND’s White Pine Compound can. Read the advertisement.

Marriages

---April 26, 1868, by Rev. D. DONALDSON, at the residence of the bride’s father, in Brighton, Mr. George E. PURCELL, of Fairfield, and Miss Euphemia MINOR of Brighton.

Our young friends have embarked on the Sea of Matrimony in the hope that their barque may always be freighted with love and happiness. May their bright anticipations ever be realized. We wish them joys and pleasures innumerable.

---April 23, 1868, by Rev. J. A. WILSON, Mr. Loman BLACK and Miss Sarah J. HENRY.

---April 8, 1868, by Thomas MORGAN, County Judge, at his office, Mr. Mahlon HESTON and Miss Harriet STILES, both of this county.

---January 30, 1868, by Rev. C. G. MILNES, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mr. Alexander C. LAUGHLIN and Miss Sarah E. PIERSON.

---March 5, 1868, by Thomas TALBERT, Justice of the Peace, Mr. John BONES and Miss Sarah EMERY, all of this county.

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