Iowa Old Press

The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, July 22, 1880

LIFE'S THREE EPOCHS
Or, the Beginning, the Union and the Ending, as Reported to Clerk Jaques for the Week Closing Monday, July 12th.

BIRTHS.
     To Mr .and Mrs. Jas. E. Oard, Fairfield, June 20th-a daughter.
     To Mr. and Mrs. William Steel, Abingdon, July 2nd- a son.
     To Mr. and Mrs. John G. Oliver, Polk township, June 15th-a son.
     To Mr. and Mrs. Marion Tracy, Brookville, June 28th-a daughter.
     To Mr .and Mrs. Robert A. Johnson, Locust Grove township, July ___- a daughter.

MARRIAGES.
     At Abingdon, July 15th, by Jacob Myers, justice of the peace, T.B. Davis and Sarah M. Langford, both of Abingdon.
     In Fairfield, July 20th, by M.S. Crawford, justice of the peace, Francis A. Byers, of Guthrie county, and Sybel DeWitt, of this county.

DEATHS.
     In Liberty township, July 3d, of consumption, Rhoda A. Davis, aged 35 years, 8 months and 27 days.
     In Fairfield, July 11th, of heart disease, Mrs. Sarah E. Young, aged 58 years and 6 months.
     In Des Moines township, July 12th, of hydrocephalous, _____ Bonnett, aged 9 months.
     In Salina, July 13th, of typhoid fever, Victor C. Schurtz, aged 4 years, 7 months and 10 days.
     In Round Prairie township, July 15th, of enter-colistis, Melisa J. Litton, aged 3 months and 10 days.
     In Round Prairie township, July 15th, of diphtheria, Oscar A. Anderson, aged 6 years, 7 months and 19 days.

DOTS AND DASHES

Pat Conner's fine Tuesday was $4.85. Drunk.

Jno. Duncan shipped a car load of fine horses to Minneapolis last Friday.

Clerk Jaques was elected captain of the Jefferson Guards last Friday night.

A Car-load of Demarce's sorgum mills went to Kansas City the other day.

Sampson & Acreson will take possession of Spencer Bros' restaurant August 15th.

Physicians say that there has been less sickness in Fairfield this season than for several years.

Prof. A.C. Potter, well-known in Fairfield, was married in Los Angeles, California, yesterday.

Librarian Wells was back at his old post Saturday night, his broken arm has nearly healed.

Mrs. Esther Stansbury, of Batavia, was taken Tuesday to the insane asylum at Mt. Pleasant by Sheriff Chester.

Dr. Stever, who recently opened a drug store on the south side, has a good assortment of drugs and patent medicines.

Five special policemen are on duty today--Benj. Mikesell, John Pointsett, Isaac Huffman, Wm. Richardson and Dan Mason.

Harry Wertz, who has been a tumbler in Sell's circus this season, returned home yesterday. The show has too many performers.

Dr. Montfort was admitted to full membership in the State Dental Society of Iowa at its annual meeting at Oskalooska last week.

Not a bushel of grain was stored in Jordan Bros' elevator last Tuesday. The building is now in readiness for the great harvest of 1880.

Two classes of the M.E. Sunday school with their teachers, Mrs. Thomas Bell and Mrs. T.Y. Lunch, enjoyed a picnic to Cedar yesterday.

An emigrant wagon containing three strapping young men passed through the other day, headed for the far West. On the canvass were roughly written these words, "Wanted, a female cook."

Lewis Kassa, a farmer living near Pleasant Plain, was horribly mangled by a mowing machine last Friday. The horses got frightened at something and ran away, throwing Mr. Kassa in front of the cutter-bar.

Mr. M.F. Vance, of this city, who has been running a restaurant at Winterset this summer, purchased last Saturday the First National restaurant, the property of E.J. Muir, and has taken possession of the establishment.

     BATAVIA

- Batavia welcomed a refreshing shower Sunday night, which left the crops in a fine growing condition.
-The farmers are very busy in the harvest field, which, as a natural consequence, makes our little village rather dull.
-Mr. W.D. McClellan and family are visiting friends at Mt. Pleasant this week.
-A.H. McElroy and lady, of Ottumwa, were visiting friends here this week.
-Mrs. Arnold of Washington, D.C., and Miss Jennie Moore, of Moulton, are guests of Mrs. R.B. Moore.
-The boys are taking every plan possible to earn a few pennies to go and see Barnum and the monkeys.
-Major Wood of the C.B. & Q. R.R. and the sheriff of Henry county were in town recently making a few arrests among the boys on the charge of breaking open and stealing goods from cars at Mt. Pleasant.

COUNTY LINE

-Miss Ellen and Miss Eclke West expect to attend the Normal
- Mr. Nicholas Bonnett is having a very serious illness-dropsy of the heart.
- An unusually large congregation listened to the funeral sermon preached by Rev. Miller last Sunday from the text, "Suffer little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not; for of such is the kingdom of God."
- It is a custom in some of the classes in the County Line school for each pupil to publicly recite some verse of Scripture. Much interest was manifested last Sunday when little Minnie Fry recited her verse, the golden text, by means of the deaf-mute signs. Minnie has had one term of instruction at Council Bluffs, and will return to the school before long.
-Mr. Davis, our County Line blacksmith, is coming out strong this week in the business of repairing and painting wagons. Glad to see him busy. The Line ought to be a good point for a blacksmith, and it is to the interest of the farmers around to make it so.

ROUND PRAIRIE ITEMS

- Mr. Chandler and Mr. McClain, of Buchanan, were here last week hunting harvest hands.

 Yesterday forenoon while Fred Clarke, youngest son of Dr. Clarke and Charlie Trine, of Marshalltown, a cousin of Fred's, were out in Ward Lamson's pasture shooting at a mark, they met with a painful accident by the explosion of a powder flask. It seems that a burning wad fell from a shotgun near where the boys were standing, and while Fred was pouring powder from the flask into his hand some was scattered on the ground and ignited by the wad. The flame shot up and exploded the flask and the faces of both boys were scorched considerably by the burning powder. Their eyebrows were burned off, but luckily their eyes were almost uninjured. The accident gave the boys much pain Tuesday afternoon...

     A sad accident was reported yesterday from Utica, Van Buren county. A son of Mr. Philip Johnson's was in the harvest field running a reaper, and while in the front of the cutter-bar oiling the machinery the horses started ,and one of the young man's legs was cut off by the sickle. Another man started for the physician and in his haste frightened a horse being driven by a Mrs. Fordyce, who was thrown from the buggy and one of her arms broken. The lady who was in the buggy with Mrs. Fordyce was considerably injured.

     SHARP HORSE THIEF- Mr. James Pollock, a resident of Washington county, owns a farm about six miles northwest of this place. Last week he was at work on the place, and on Wednesday hired a young man who came along to work for him. The fellow said that he was unwell, and before commencing work he wished to come to Fairfield to get some medicine and would like to borrow a horse for the purpose. The favor was granted and he started this way on horseback. That was the last Mr. Pollock saw of him. The next morning Mr. P., being much alarmed, came to the city to see if he could find any trace of man or animal. What was his surprise on reaching town to find his horse attached to Thomas Bell's delivery wagon.
     Further investigation brought out the fact that when the young man reached the city he tried to sell the horse, claiming that his name was Davis, finally disposing of it to Mr. Johnson for the sum of forty dollars.
     The thief has not been caught or heard of, but it has been found that his real name is Forrest Garrison and that not longer than two months ago he stole a horse from his father, who lives, we believe, near Mt. Pleasant.

THE CEASELESS REAPER
Death in This City Last Sunday Afternoon of Miss Laura Mendenhall.

     Twice in the past week has THE TRIBUNE been called upon to do a duty of unusual gravity; twice called upon to announce and to speak of the death of a dear and worthy young lady, just crossing into the domain of womanhood and just ready to enter upon a life of usefulness and happiness.
     The subject of the notice this time is the death of Miss Laura Mendenhall, which occurred at her mother's residence on Sunday afternoon last. Miss Mendenhall has not been well for a year past, but nothing serious seemed to trouble her until about the first of last February, and even then, up to the first of May, she had considered herself as simply unwell. During the presentation of Pinafore by the Fairfield amateurs in January she contracted a severe cold from the effects of which she doubtless never fully recovered. But not until a few weeks ago was Miss Mendenhall taken down and obliged to confine herself to the bed. At that time medical examination disclosed the fact  that her left lung was very seriously affected and her life was then despaired of by the physician. During the past six weeks she has suffered incredibly with the terrible disease, consumption, but has borne it all with fortitude. Her age was seventeen years, ten months and twelve days.
     About five weeks ago Miss Mendenhall experienced a change of heart and seemed to feel that she needed to make preparations for the future. Always known as a generous hearted person, since then she has seemed doubly so, wishing that she [cannot read line] saying all she could to make everyone around her happy. Those who have had the care of her testify that they have rarely if ever known a person in the condition of Miss Mendenhall so kind, so gentle and so loving as she.
     A week ago Sunday she was taken much worse, and has since been unconscious most of the time. A while before her death, however, she regained control of her faculties, and gave an earnest good-by to all her friends. Of her mother Miss Mendenhall has worried much during her whole sickness and now, on her death bed, she embraced her fond parent and kissed her many, many times. Her last words were, "I'll soon be singing with the angels," and with this uttered her spirit took its departure from the earth.
     Among those who were acquainted with her Miss Mendenhall will be much missed. Of prepossessing appearance, generous mind, and always of a cheerful disposition, she was such an one as makes life and vigor and happiness in society. in her home there can be no substitute for her voice, always fond and always cheerful, and time only can wear away the sorrow occasioned by its loss.
     The funeral took place at the residence of her mother Tuesday afternoon at ten o'clock and was largely attended. Prof. Boyd preached the funeral discourse. The floral decorations were beautiful. Miss Mendenhall was a student of the college, and when the grave was reached in the Evergreen cemetery it was found that her classmates has completely lined its interior with flowers, as though feeling, in their sorrow, that the casket which contained her mortal remains was too precious to be placed anywhere but in a bed of roses.

     RESOLUTION OF RESPECT- The following resolution in reference to the death of Brother McCashlin were adopted by Clinton Lodge No 15, A.F. and A.M. Monday evening:
     Your committee to whom was assigned the duty of drafting resolutions expressive of our deep feeling of regret and bereavement on account of the sudden removal by death from among us of our beloved and esteemed brother Reuben F. McCashlin, beg leave to submit the following:
     WHEREAS, Our Grand Master and Ruler of the Universe has seen fit in His infinite wisdom to sever another link from our fraternal chain by calling home our brother, R.F. McCashlin; therefore be it
     Resolved, That by the death of Brother McCashlin, the Masonic fraternity has lost an earnest and faithful brother, and that by his untimely death that place within the hearts of his brethren so lately filled with joy and delight is now filled with sorrow.
     Resolved, That by the death of Brother McCashlin the community has lost a good and worthy citizen, his family has been deprived of a dutiful husband and kind father, whose absence gathers a cloud of sorrow around that once cheerful home; therefore, we, his brethren, extend to them our heartfelt sympathies, and offer them the assurance that although his place among us is vacant there still pours forth from the hearts of those yet within that fraternal hive a swarm of desires in behalf of the widow and orphans, and although his body has returned to the clay from whence it came, his spirit has gone to the God who gave it.
     Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be published in the Fairfield Ledger and Fairfield Tribune, and that a copy be presented to the family of our deceased brother.
     M.A. McCOID,
     J.B. McCOY,
          Committee.

FOR SALE.
     Wm. Hutchinson, living four miles north of Fairfield, has a young bull, sixteen months old, three-quarters Durham, for sale. Breeders, take notice.

TUTTLE
Makes large reductions in all kinds of Dry goods this week.
   25 cent Dress Goods way down to 20c.
   20 cent Dress Goods way down to 15c.
  15 cent Dress Goods way down to 10c.
   10 cent Dress Goods way down to 8c.
Good Muslin, 6 1/4 cents, Good Prints, 5 1/2 cents, God Lawns, 9 and 10 cents, Hamburg Edgings from 3 cents up.
Laces in Languedoc, Malines, Maltese, Russian, Cluny and Irish in all qualities.
Best 30 cent all-linen Table linen in town.
Celluloid Collars and Cuffs.
     Butter, Eggs and Feathers bought at the highest market price.
COME IN AND EXAMINE.
R.A. TUTTLE.
Opera House Block.

JO. F. FARMER,
Will sell BOOTS and SHOES for the next 60 days at greatly reduced prices, in order to make room for his fall stock, which will be one of the
MOST COMPLETE AND LARGEST EVER BROUGHT TO THIS CITY.
Those who are anxious to secure
Great Bargains
will do well to bear this in mind and call at the Globe Shoe Store, where you can save from 15 to 20 per cent in the purchase of Boots and Shoes. He is giving you no "taffy."
Call and be convinced for yourself.
JO. F. FARMER,
Globe Shoe Store.

BARNUM
A Beautiful Day, An Immense Crowd and a Grand Parade.

     The threatening clouds which overspread the sky yesterday afternoon and the dash of rain which fell about six o'clock, aroused apprehensions in many minds lest the first entrance of Barnum's Great Show into Fairfield would not be favorable. Last evening, however, the clouds cleared away and this morning the sun shown out beautifully and there was no longer any doubt that the day would be one of the biggest in the history of Fairfield.
     The crowd began to gather almost before sunrise, vehicles of every description, as full as they could hold, coming in from every direction and from every corner of the county. It was determined to make the occasion a holiday, and for one day at least, the click of the reaper is silent. About nine o'clock, when the procession was expected, it was almost impossible to move along the sidewalk anywhere around the Park and to move with any facility it was necessary to take the centre of the street.
    At 9:30 the procession reached the Park. It seemed to be the general impression that the pageant was the largest and finest ever seen on the streets of the city. A milk white stallion led, followed by a band of fifteen pieces in their golden chariot. The most notable features in the line were a pair of zebras in harness and attached to a chariot, the celebrated imported stallions, the mirrored chariot of gold, the ponies, eight elephants, among them two or three "babies," and the automation figures.
     Barnum's tents are simply enormous, reaching nearly the entire length of the Rock Island yard; and they are the most substantial we have ever seen with a circus. The side tracks at the depot are filled up with box cars bearing Barnum's own name.
     The crowd in the city is simply enormous. Various estimates are made, but a fair idea of the number can be obtained from the sale of tickets. At a little after one five thousand were estimated by Barnum's manager to have been sold, and a good many people were still outside. Up to one o'clock no arrests had been made, to our knowledge, the crowd being orderly and good natured.

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