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Delegates to Soldiers’ Convention
---The Soldiers of Jefferson County, on last Saturday,
appointed the following persons to represent Jefferson County in the Soldiers’
State Convention which was held at Des Moines yesterday:
Capt. J. T. McCULLOUGH, Maj. A. R. PIERCE, D. B. MILLER, L. UNKRICH,
Capt. B. F. CRAIL, Jos. ENNIS, Capt. W. K. ALEXANDER, L. M. PRATT, R. N. HALL,
Capt. M. W. FOREST.
Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town
lots in
Abraham HERMON from J. D. CRAIL and others, 120 acres in
J. B. DUNLAP from D. R. DUNLAP, his interest in 20 acres in
Lockridge township. Deed dated
David ROBERTS from B. C. ARTBOIN and wife, 40 acres in
Locust Grove township. Deed dated
Charles GIFT from Catherine GIFT and others, their interest
in 60 acres in Cedar township. Deed
dated
William DOUGLAS from Nicholas JOHNSON and wife, 388 acres
in
Catherine SCHLIEF from Zachariah ZINKS and wife, 80 acres
in
Marriages
---April 30, 1868, by Archer GREEN, J. P., Mr. Lewis E.
COURTNEY and Elizabeth E, ESCHELMAN, all of this county.
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---April 23, 1868, at the residence of Wm. TEMPLETON, by Rev. J. A. WILSON, Mr. Loman BLACK and Miss Sarah J. HENRY, all of this county.
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Marriages
---May 6, 1868, by Rev. A. AXLINE, at the residence of the
bride’s mother, Mr. Lewis P. VANCE and Miss Lizzie P. HERON, both of this
county.
May the
richest blessings of earth ever be yours. Not, however, for the greenback
accompanying the notice, but our good will to the fair bride and happy groom
impel us to extend our most pleasant congratulations.---
May our County Treasurer’s new assistant be a help meet [sic] for him,
and may he ever extend to her the love and respect that is due from man to
woman. By the way the bright spots
in a poor editor’s life are more frequent.--- Our pocket-book is still lean.
---May 8, 1868, by Rev. W. MAYNARD, Mr. Mark F. KYLE, of
St. Louis Co., Mo., and Miss Eliza J. STEEL, adopted daughter of Mr. John KYLE,
of Walnut, Iowa.
Thanks, many thanks, for the likeness of Chief Justice
CHASE which accompanied the above. May
a thousand blessing [sic] ever attend you, and at the closing of life’s
curtains may you be able to say: It
was good for us to walk through life together.
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Batavia.--- Until a few days ago we did not know that
Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town
lots in
Charles WITHERSPACH from Andrew KESSEL and wife, 150 acres
in Walnut township. Deed dated
C. J. WILSON from William KEECH, one lot in
Ward LAMSON from Arvine WHITE and wife, 40 acres in
Fairfield township, and lots 7 and 8 in block 16, new plat of Fairfield.
Deed dated
Ellis HOSKINS from Barclay JOHNSON and wife about 24 acres
in Penn township. Deed dated
John IRRER and wife from John WELCH and wife, about 37
acres in Buchanan township. Deed
dated
O. E. STEWART from E. J. HALE, Trustee, 1 lot in
Whitwood’s addition to
Thomas BONFIELD from Sarah E. CULBERTSON and husband, north
half of Lots 4 and 5, block 31, new plat of
Josiah BARLEY from Sylvester SPRAGUE and wife, one lot in
Whitwood’s addition to
Ellis HOSKINS from Jesse W. TRACY and others, 80 acres in
Penn township. Deed dated
John K. DAVIS from John C. KECK, and wife, lot 3, block 25,
new plat of
George H. COOK from C. H. BOERSTLER, 80 acres in
Book Bindery.--- Those who have magazines, books,
papers, &c., which they wish bound in the best style have now the
opportunity without sending away from
Mathews’ Sentence.--- The trial, conviction and
sentence of Joseph B. MATHEWS is ended. As
stated by us last week, he was found guilty of murder in the second degree.
On last Friday morning he was sentenced by Judge SAMPSON to the
penitentiary for life, and he is already incarcerated in that institution.
History of the Murderer MATHEWS.—His Trial – The
Testimony --- Evidence, Sentence, &c. --- A great deal of anxiety is
manifested to read the particulars of the trial of the murderer MATHEWS, and
many inquiries are made of us in regard to publishing the same.
The contradictory testimony of the physicians examined, in regard to
MATHEWS’ sanity or insanity, is a special theme of comment.
The evidence elicited was remarkable in many respects.
The testimony, together with the Judge’s charge to the jury, is too
voluminous for publication in the LEDGER, but we propose to print a limited
number of copies of the history of this case, and persons desirous of procuring
copies will please address us. The
pamphlet will contain from 24 to 32 octavo pages, and will embrace a sketch of
MATHEWS and his wife, a synopsis of the evidence elicited at the coroner’s
inquest, with other pertinent matter, and a full report of the proceedings of
the District Court in the case, evidence, Judge’s charge, &c., reported by
Dan BROWN. The pamphlet will be
ready for delivery about the 23d inst., and will be sold at 25 cents per copy,
five copies $1.00; 25 copies, $4.50. Orders
by mail promptly attended to.
[Ed. note: ‘Octavo pages’ refers to a printer’s
method, in which a sheet is folded into eight leaves or 16 pages.
The finished page ranges from 5x8 inches to 6x9˝ inches in size.]
A Mistake.--- The local of the <i>State
Register<i/>, in giving a list of editors whom he met at the State
Convention, mentions “A. R. FULTON, formerly of the Fairfield LEDGER.”
Yes, considerable “formerly” – about 17 years ago.
Mr. FULTON was lately one of the editors of the <i>Visitor<i/>.
Ah! CLARKSON,
we beg your pardon. We were through
the <i>Register<i/> establishment from bottom to top, but we
neglected to squeeze your “corn-stealer.”
[Ed. note: Believe ‘corn-stealer’ in this instance refers to one’s
hand.]
Proceedings of Teacher’s Association
Union School Room
Association
met pursuant to adjournment.
Exercises were
conducted in Geography, Object Teaching,
Essays were
read by Messrs. MORRISON and McCLAIN. Subjects,
Writing and Physiology. Declamations
--- CROY and ROBINSON.
All the exercises were long and interesting.
Committee on programme reported the following:
Orthography,
Miss STEVER; Mental Arithmetic,
Maggie JEFFERS; History, D. HERON;
Select Reading, W. B. MURRAY; Object
Lesson, Miss KIRKPATRICK; Grammar,
S. M. MORRISON; Geography, E. OGDEN;
Practical Arithmetic, C. GIFT; Select
Reading, Miss RUSSELL; Essay, Miss
SNOOK; Miscellaneous Business.
Adjourned.
D. HERON, President.
E. RUSSELL, Secretary.
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District Court of the
IN BANKRUPTCY
In the matter of }
F. M. STEWART,}
Bankrupt } District of Iowa
A warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of F. M. STEWART, Jefferson county, said State of Iowa, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt upon the petition of his creditors, and the payment of any debts and delivery of any property belonging to such Bankrupt to him or for his use, and the transfer of any property by him is forbidden by law. A meeting of the creditors of said Bankrupt to prove their debts and to choose one or more assignees of his estates, will be held at the Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden at the office of the Register in Bankruptcy, Room No. 6, Estes House, in the city of Keokuk, before John BRUCE, Register, on the 20th day of June, A. D., 1868, at 10 o’clock A.M.
G. W.
By H. FULTON, Deputy
TRACY & NEWMAN,
Att’ys for Petitioners.
Fairfield LEDGER once a week for three successive weeks.
Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town
lots in
A. J. CREEK from Samuel ATWATER and wife, lots 3 and 4 in
block 7, Keech’s 1st addition to
J. P. ALBRIGHT from Davis HOWARD and wife, lots 2 and 3 in
block 6, Keeck’s 1st addition to
George R. FETTER from E. J. HALE, Trustee, lots 1, 2 and 3,
block 9, R. R. addition to
W. E. CAVINESS from W. A. WOODSIDE and wife, 50 acres in
Buchanan township. Deed dated
David KNERR from George MYER, 120 acres in Walnut township.
Deed dated
Henry KNERR from Jacob ROTH and wife, 20 acres in Lockridge
township. Deed dated
John MOORE from A. R. PIERCE and wife, lot3 [sic] block 25.
Deed dated
A. R. PIERCE from D. B. SHORT and wife, lots 9 and 10,
block 8, new plat of
A. INGALLS from F. M. STEPHENSON, 85 acres in Polk
township, and 5 acres in Keokuk county. Deed
dated
John T. WORKMAN from S. M. BICKFORD, lot 1, block 6, T.
& B.’s addition to
C. J. WILSON from Wm. KEECK, lot 2, in Keech’s 2d
addition to
John MONTGOMERY from Jacob S. GANTZ and wife, lots 1, 2 and
3 in block 9, Railroad addition to Fairfield.--- Deed dated
Ward LAMSON from D. MENDENHALL and wife, 30 acres in
George N. SALTS from Dan’l ELLER and wife, 20 acres in
Locust Grove township. Deed dated
Elizabeth DONELSON from W. H. MONROE and wife, lot 2, block
1, old plat of
Randolph GAMBELL from J. W. BARTLETT, 80 acres in Polk
township.--- Deed dated
W. W. JUNKIN from R. McELHINNY and wife, fractional lot 7,
block 23, new plat of
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Jefferson Co, Iowa
May 21, 1868
Our Heroic Dead.--- By notice of proper committee
published herewith, it will be seen that General Order, No. 11, published by us
last week, will be observed by the soldiers of this place.
It is desired that our citizens generally will be present at these
exercises. Our gallent [sic] and
heroic dead are deserving of all honor:
Soldiers.--- All soldiers desirous of paying a tribute
of respect to deceased comrades will meet at the Court House in
E. M. B. SCOTT, }
A. HEWITT, }
C. T. SHAMP, } Comm.
D. BROWN, }
W. K. ALEXANDER,}
Marriages
---
---May 18, 1868, by his Honor, Thoma [sic] MORGAN, County
Judge, at his office, Mr. Benjamin HANNON and Miss Lillie HOPKIRK, both of
Jefferson county.
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Hotel Furniture.--- D. B. SHORT has sold the “White
House” to Maj. A. R. PIERCE, and will sell the furniture, consisting of beds,
bedding, bureaus, stands, tables, chairs, cooking and parlor stoves, and various
other articles, on next Saturday, May 23d. Great
bargains will be offered to purchasers, and housekeepers will do well to attend
the sale. The furniture is nearly
all new and in good order. Go and
buy furniture at cheap prices,
Ice-Cream.--- What happy mortals printers are, to be
sure! Helter-skelter went the entire
LEDGER family to Phillip LANG’s ice-cream saloon over the National Bank.---
There we found a handsomely furnished room, good tables, and everything in
ship-shape. And Phillip was there,
too. But best of all we found an
abundance of ice-cream. None of the
boys were slow in storing away a full share.
If you want good ice-cream, cake, confections, &c., be sure to call
at LANG’s ice-cream saloon or grocery store.
School District Report.--- To satisfy the community
and set at rest the many contradictory reports in regard to the amount of money
expended on the new school building in Fairfield, we publish the following full
report, giving the number, name of drawee, and amount of each school order, on
citizens subscription, and also the list of outstanding orders for work done,
together with amount cashed by discounting, and outstanding on the 29th
of February 1868. Mr. W. C. SLAGLE,
the former Secretary of the Board, presents us this report.
Mr. G. A. WELLS, the present Secretary, also furnishes us with a list of
the orders issued by the present Board. The
reports are long, but we believe it due the tax payers of this District that
they should know just how the money has been expended.
Mr. SLAGLE’s report shows where and how every dollar was expended, and
shows that the indebtedness of the District, at the incoming of the new Board,
was $12,423 14. The report of Mr.
WELLS also shows where the money went that was expended by the new Board.
Let the tax-payers read and study these figures, and they can then talk
understandingly.
The following is a list of School House orders, cashed by
citizens on subscription to secure erection of building, and outstanding at date
of
No. Name. Amount.
699 SLAGLE & ACHESON, $250 75
706 do, 246 00
705 J A McKEMEY, 100 00
711 S LIGHT, 100 00
710 W W JUNKIN, 100 00
712 CLARKE & SCOTT, 100 00
713. H SEMON, 100 00
714 D YOUNG, 100 00
704 C S SHAFFER, 15 00
708 do, 15 00
731 S C FARMER, 250 00
732 Geo WORKMAN, 20 00
728 Wm
730 D B MILLER, 25 00
725 A T WELLS, 25 00
726 W B KASTOR, 25 00
738 Wm ALSTON, 100 00
721 Ward LAMSON, 100 00
739 do, 100 00
762 W R WELLS, 50 00
727 F M STEWART, 25 00
771 J W
761 N M BRIGHT, 50 00
759 G A WELLS, 100 00
756 do, 50 00
768 J F CRAWFORD, 25 00
722 M C SHAMP, 25 00
754 R McELHINNY, 100 00
757 R A YOUNG, 50 00
722 SPIELMAN & GAINES, 50 00
760 MENDENHALL & DAVID, 50 00
735 HUFFORD & HURST, 50 00
736 George W PHELPS, 50 00
753 P N WOODS, 100 00
755 D P STUBBS, 100 00
733 D STEPHENSON, 20 00
746 do, 25 00
748 do, 25 00
719 D W TEMPLETON, 100 00
W F PUMPHREY, 100 00
768 HIGLEY Brothers, 25 00
764 do, 25 00
774 George D
776 W W JUNKIN, 50 00
758 George STEVER, 100 00
788 N S AVERILL, 50 00
787 HIGLEY Brothers, 50 00
745 Samuel REED, 25 00
789 Dr KING, 10 00
752 do, 10 00
765 H W LEWIS, 25 00
778 HUFFORD & HURST, 50 00
779 D B
775 SPIELMAN & GAINES, 50 00
783 CLARKE & SCOTT, 100 00
767 M A McCOID, 25 00
751 do, 15 00
780 JORDAN Brothers, 100 00
798 J F
802 do, 150 00
830 J C KECK, 25 00
747 SLAGLE & ACHESON, 3 50
797 Ed
820 M CRAWFORD, 25 00
799 J M SLAGLE, 100 00
786 D E ECKERT, 15 00
734 do, 10 00
770 George HOWELL, 7 50
717 do, 13 12
749 J DAHLMAN, 11 00
804 do, 14 00
829 Thomas BONFIELD, 100 00
741 D STEPHENSON, 15 00
785 do, 15 00
831 CLARKE & SCOTT, 50 00
808 do, 50 00
870 MENDENHALL & DAVID, 50 00
878 John IRRER, 100 00
868 W L McCLAIN, 5 00
839 do, 10 00
851 do, 25 00
709 do, 45 00
766 do, 15 00
883 J M SHAFFER, 30 00
884 do, 15 00
894 do, 5 00
917 W K ALEXANDER, 10 00
803 C S SHAFFER, 2 00
885 do, 10 00
928 N STEEL, 25 00
941 George BOND, 7 00
926 do, 25 00
940 do, 18 00
1030 J
1034 JORDAN Brothers, 200 00
$5,237 59
List of School House orders for work and amterial [sic],
unpaid, at date of
No.
932 A PEPPER, Nov. 5 1867, $500 00
933 do, do do do 500 00
934 do $300 do do do bal 100 00
1031 R H VANDORIN,
1035 JORDAN Bros do 21, do 353 15
1040 W R BLOSS, do 24, do 10 00
1041 do, do do do 10 00
1042 do, do do do 10 00
1043 do, do do do 10 00
1044 do, do do do 5 00
1045 do, do do do 5 00
1046 do, do do do 5 00
1047 do, do do do 5 00
1048 do, do do do 7 50
1050 B B TUTTLE Jan, 31, do 4 00
1041 B B TUTTLE, do do do 25 00
1042 do, do do do 25 00
1053 do, do do do 44 76
1070 Joel
1061 do, do do do 24 40
1072 James JEFFERS, do do do 110 00
1073 J Q CRISMAN, do do do 5 00
1074 do, do do do 5 00
1075 do, do do do 5 00
1076 R H VANDORIN, do do do 18 12
1077 J Q CRISMAN, do 10 do 5 00
1078 J Q CRISMAN,
1079 do, do do do 5 00
1080 B B TUTTLE,
do
15, do
42 50
Amount at date of report, 1,888 55
1102 R H VANDORIN, 15 00
1103 do, do do do 15 00
1104 do, do do do 10 00
1107 W L
1116 W R BLOSS, do do do 12 25
1117 do, do do do 2 75
The following is
a list of orders cashed by discounting same, and outstanding at date of
No. Name Amount
782 George GIFT, $ 50 00
777 do, 50 00
801 do, 50 00
781 do, 50 00
800 do, 100 00
819 do, 100 00
784 do, 100 00
812 W ALSTON, (since paid) 230 00
828 do, do 150 00
843 do, do 100 00
879, First National Bank, 325 00
886 do, 200 00
873 Mrs L J PARKER, 100 00
921 H SEMON, 300 00
826 S W PIERCE, 100 00
880 do, 50 00
881 do, 150 00
887 do, 50 00
896 do, 150 00
900 do, 200 00
901 George
918 do, 25 00
929 do, 75 00
936 do, 200 00
946 do, 100 00
947 do, 132 50
950 do, 50 00
953 do, 27 50
976 do, 150 00
977 do, 100 00
882 do, 25 60
897 do, 15 00
1017 C
1022 do, 900 00
951 Joel
961 do, 10 00
972 do, 50 00
1019 do, 4 00
1023 do, 10 00
795 S W PIERCE, 15 00
815 do, 100 00
871 do, 250 00
1008 do, 30 00
Total, $5, 180 00
The whole amount of orders issued
for expense of the building included everything pertaining thereto; except the
lot, pu [sic] to the date of
Of which th re [sic] had been p’d at that date 9,690 88
There were outstandin g [sic] on citizens subscription, 5,237 59
Discounted orders outstanding, 5,180 00
Orders to workman outstanding, 1,888 55
21,997 02
After the publication of the report of the former board and before the expiration of their office said board issued orders to workmen, 117 00
Making the whole expense of the building to the incoming of present Board, 22,114 02
And making the whole indebtedness
of the District at the incoming of the present board 12,423,14
Orders issued by the present Board.
No. Name, Amount.
2 R. H. VAN DORIN, 15 00
3 do, 15 00
4 do, 15 00
5 W. H.
6 do, 118 75
7 J. H. CRISMAN, 50 00
8 do, 50 00
9 do, 27 50
10 R. H. VAN DORIN, 15 00
11 Jas JEFFERS, 25 00
12 do, 70 00
13 CLARKE & SCOTT, 142 80
15 I RUMER, 39 48
16 Thos BARNES, 17 62
17 John BLOSS, 10 00
18 do, 12 50
19 do, 9 25
20 A SIMONS, 141 25
22 John IRRER, 121 00
23 do, 100 00
24 do, 50 00
25 B. B. TUTTLE, 50 00
26 do, 50 00
27 do, 33 75
28 A PEPPER, 52 00
29 J. E. BONNEWITZ, 30 00
30 do, 9 15
41 W L.
42 J P
74 M E POLLARD, 10 20
45 B F WOODS, 1 35
46 S NOBLE, 1 25
47 Thos BARNES, 12 00
48 T K.
49 H
50 E JOY &
51 M SCOTT, 5 00
52 S LIGHT, 15 15
53 Tim KILFOY, 3 50
54 A PEPPER, 8 00
55 HIGLEY Bros., 40 00
56 FRANKLIN & FILLEY, 36 10
58 Geo CRAINE, 18 00
59 J P
60
2,045 33
Claims due for which no orders have
been drawn 2,895
47
4,940 80
Orders drawn by old Board, 22,114 02
Orders drawn by this Board, 2,045 33
Accounts for which no orders are drawn 2,895 47
Being the total cost to this date 27,054 82
The indebtedness of the district now is,
Citizens’ loan 5,237 59
Discount loan 4,680 00
Outstanding orders 3,494 28
Accounts 2,895 47
16,307 34
The Treasurer had paid orders to the amount of 10,747 48
27,054 82
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Submitted by: Joey S. & Jefferson IAGenWeb, March 2007