Iowa Old Press

The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, July 31, 1879

DOTS AND DASHES

     Cantaloupe are in the market at ten cents apiece.
     J.T. Sheward has recently started a new store at Glasgow.
     The members of the Hoskins family are all recovering, and are now past danger.
     Notwithstanding the demand for laborers in the fields a new batch of tramps make their appearance on the streets every day.
     The friends of Miss Maggie McKenney will regret to learn that at last accounts she was no better, and that but little or no hope is now entertained of her recovery.
     There is an apple tree in George Shriner's yard which measures fifty feet across from tip to tip of limb and the body of which is six feet and one inch in circumference three feet above the ground. The tree is about thirty-six years old and is still sound and bearing.
     Little Frank Craine, about eight months old, whose serious illness was mentioned last week, died Sunday morning, the cause being congestion of the brain. The funeral service was performed by Prof. Boyd, at the Presbyterian church, and attended by a large number of relatives and friends.
     The father of Mr. Wm. Templeton, who has been a resident of this county for many years, died in Creston a few days ago, and was brought to this city Monday evening. A delegation of Masons met the corpse at the depot and buried it with the honors of the Order. He was a member of the Batavia lodge.
     Yesterday morning a corpse passed through Fairfield in charge of Charley Wells, of the United Express Company, which had come all the way from Europe and was bound for some point in California. It was enclosed in a metallic casket weighing over seven hundred pounds. The express charges, which were prepaid, amounts to between $1,400 and $1,500.
     Mr. Chas. Doerr, Secretary of the Ft. Madison and Northwestern Narrow Gauge, contradicts the recent statement that there has been a wrangle among the officers of the road and that the line would be extended. He says the company is contracting for fifty thousand ties, and are only awaiting the arrival of Col. James P. Harper, the new chief engineer (General Gilchrist, having resigned) who will be here on the 1st of August, to commence immediate operations to extend.
    

PERSONAL
Mr. Ed Roth has been in Nebraska for the past week.
Mr. Jas. G. Berryhill, of Des Moines, spent last Friday in Fairfield.
Mr. Dr. J. M. Shaffer of Keokuk, is in the city this week with friends.
Mr. Raphael Fels of Salisbury, Mo., is visiting here this week with his sister.
Miss Mattie Shaffer returned from her recent trip to Keokuk Tuesday evening.
Miss Juda Chambers, of Muscatine, is visiting with friends in the city this week.
Miss Effie Ramsey returned Monday evening from several weeks' absence in Missouri.
Miss Minnie Blair, who has been visiting in Ohio for several months, returned last Friday evening.
Mr. J.F. Farmer will leave Monday for a trip up the Mississippi to be gone ten days or two weeks.
Sheriff Hughes and G.A. Rutherford expect to start Monday for Minneapolis on a week or ten days trip.
Mr. F.A. Goodridge, of New York, spent Saturday and Sunday in the city with his cousin, Miss Sargent.

     THE JEFFERSON GUARDS- Fairfield's militia organization is in better condition at present than ever before. Capt. Daggett takes a lively interest in its welfare and is anxious for new enlistments. He wants none but good men, however; that is men who will take an interest in the military and strive to make it a pride to the county. Some eighteen men have been discharged who were more a detriment than an advantage, and no more of that kind will be enlisted. The following is the roster of the company as at present constituted:

OFFICERS.
Daggett, W.A., Captain
Clarke, G.D., 1st Lieutenant
Caton, Thomas, 2nd Lieutenant
Robinson, McK, 1st Sargeant
Heaton, Chas. L., 2nd Sargeant
Micksell, B.F., 3rd Sargeant
Smith, Otto F, 4th Sargeant
Wertz, H.F., 5th Sargeant
Spencer, C.A., 1st Corporal
Gibson, J.R., 2nd Corporal
Stephenson, R.B., 3d Corporal
Barley, J.R., 4th Corporal
Tapper, Otto F, 5th Corporal
Campbell, C.E., 6th Corporal
Lamson, Ralph W, 7th Corporal
Heflin, C.R., 8th Corporal
Shaffer, Wm. A, Musician

PRIVATES.

     THE NORMAL
Jefferson County Teachers in Annual Session.
     The sixth session of the Jefferson County National Institute opened on Monday morning, July 28th, under the management of Prof. Samuel T. Boyd assisted by Miss Junia Rodgers. A.J. Sheridan, Jno. H. Carse and Geo. W. Williams. Although the number present was small, owing to many of the teachers having to come from distant parts of the county, a sufficient number to assure both an interesting and profitable time assembled to being the work of the institute.
     The exercises were opened with appropriate remarks by county Superintendent John Grinstead, summarizing the objects of the institute, etc., after which classes were organized and assigned places in the several rooms.
     ...It was a subject of remark with many of the teachers that while it afforded them much pleasure to meet their Normal friends and associates of past years, and to welcome those who attend now for the first time, many remembered to miss sadly the kind and sympathetic teacher of former years, but whose place they are all glad to know is being filled by so worthy a successor.
     The following are the names of teachers enrolled in each division:
     DIVISION A.

DIVISON B.

DIVISION C

     THE CITY LEGISLATORS- At the meeting last Friday night the members were [cannot read next line] in the chair. Teh following bills were allowed: J.A. Herring, Street Commissioner, $44.80; W.P. Fee, labor, $30.00; S.W. Coffin, Marshal's fees, $2.30; Fairfield TRIBUNE, printing, $2.66; E.D. Rand & Co., lumber, $175.57. The Street Commissioner made his monthly report which was placed on file. On motion it was ordered that the Street Commissioner have two crossings constructed, one across Third North street, and one across Fourth North street., both on the west side of Fifth West street. On motion the report of the gas lamp-post committee, recommending that the gas lamps recently ordered be accepted, was adopted. A motion to allow the sum of $89, balance due, was amended to read $107.00 so as to include the post near the residence of M.A. McCoid, put in through error, but was voted down, and the original motion adopted, all voting aye but Gibson and Wilkins. Permission was asked by Mr. Frank Green for the Southwestern R.R. Co to be allowed to place a switch in the street east of the depot building; referred to committee on streets and alleys. The petition of J.W. DuBois to open a street west of Mr. A.R. Jordan's was referred to the same committee. A committee consisting of Messrs. Unkrich, Higley and Sheward was appointed to ascertain and report the probable cost of painting the lamp posts. On motion it was ordered that the mayor cause to be published in both city papers a notice offering a reward of ten dollars to any person giving information of any one found breaking glass in any of the street lamps. The City Marshal was authorized to proceed immediately to notify various parties to construct and repair their sidewalks. Adjourned to to-morrow evening.

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