Iowa Old Press
The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, Jan 6, 1881
THE YEAR 1880
Synopsis of Leading Items of Interest in this City and County
An Interesting Chronological Record and a Good Thing to File Away
JANUARY
1st- New Year's Day; not may calls made; Guard's Fair
closed...2nd- Reading at opera house by Miss Kate Irland; death of Mrs. Poinsett...5th-
Death of James Graham...6th- Winter term of Parsons College opens; C.B. & Q.
mortgage filed for $16,000 per mile...8th- Breaking open of Mr. Hanson's office,
also of Elliott & Thompson's safe...9th- Bold attempt to burglarize Allen
& Cos. store...10th- Election of board of directors of the County
Agricultural Society...13th- Marriage of Lieutenant McCracken to Miss Anna
Farmer...16th- Helen Potter Pleiades at the opera house; death of Bijah H. Huss
from excessive use of intoxicating drink...17th- Explosion in coal mine at
Perlee, three miners seriously injured...19th- Three insane persons sent to the
asylum...20th- Marriage of Joseph R. McCracken and Miss Madge Hughes...22nd-
List of jurors for special term of district court drawn...25th- J. Spears, a
stranger here from Illinois, attempts to cut his throat in the Methodist
church...31st- Death of Mary Phillips from diptheria, also death of little
Nellie Crawford.
FEBRUARY
6th- Death of James Edwards from the effects of
injuries received in the explosion in Perlee coal mine...12th- Strike of miners
at Perlee...12th- Celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. James Eckert...13th- Henry Smith of Atlantic knocked down by three
ruffians on the street-no attempt made to rob or otherwise molest him; E.J. Roth
has a cloak stolen from the "form" in front of his store. Thieves
enter the house of C. Gage and carry off several articles of bedding...16th- Big
fire at Libertyville, loss $5,500, insurance $3,000; also fire in store of J.
Morrison, of Merrimac, loss $4,000, insurance $2,500...18th- Frederick Funston
seriously injured...20th- Robert Poinsett, of this city, has right hand crushed;
postoffice entered about nine o'clock and three or four dollars taken; the
creamery project a thing of the past...22nd- Edward Foreman, from near Lockridge,
taken to Mt. Pleasant...24th- Special term of district court adjourns sine die;
Elizabeth Cady Stanton at the opera house...26th- Marriage of J. A. Beck and
Miss Etta McKesson; midnight disturbance by college boys...27th- Small fire at
Robert Kaestner's smoke house...28th- Death of Geo. J. Fee, aged 86 years; big
day in the county treasurer's office, over $10,000 being taken in.
MARCH
1st- Election of city officers. D.R. McCracken
re-elected mayor; the Keystone Concert Company at the opera house; J.M.
Kirkpatrick, of Monmouth, addresses the blue ribbon club...2nd- Accidental death
of George Shaffer; death of Mr. Carnes...4th- H.H. Fulton engages in the
furniture business here; merchants begin to prepare for the spring trade; court
in session...5th- Berger family at the opera house...8th- Judge Cook addressed
blue ribbon meeting; election of school officers...9th- A light snow fell;
butter scarce; Joe Jaques, four years old, falls and fractures right leg...12th-
Seven month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Steel Bright died; R.H. Knight shot about
ten o'clock at night while returning home from up town...15th- Last meeting of
the old and first meeting of the new council...17th- Death of Mrs. Henry Wertz,
sr...18th- Death of Mrs. P.H. Howlett...20th- Suicide of W.H. Davis; John Dillon
at the opera house; delegates chosen to democratic convention at
Burlington...22nd- Brewery partially burned, loss $300; Burton-Stanley at the
opera house...23rd- Forty-fourth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. T.D.
Evans...28th- Rebekkah lodge I.O.O.F. first anniversary...30th- Meeting of
school board. Resignation of Miss Grace Temple accepted; Wm. Dunlavy has an arm
crushed by train of cars on the C.B. & Q. railroad...31st- Lloyd Bergen
accidentally shoots himself but is not seriously hurt.
APRIL
2nd- Death of Mrs. George Acheson...4th- First meeting
of the Y.M.C.A. of Parsons College...10th- Death of Mr. Henry Rock; meeting of
republican county convention; death of Mr. Nathan Johnson...14th- Opening of
special term of circuit court...15th- Death of Mr. George Gobble at the age of
90 years; marriage of Mr. Charles A. Gallager, of Cincinnati and Miss Grace
Temple, of this city...16th- Concert of the Fairfield Orchestra...18th- Terrible
wind storm, a number of buildings unroofed, loss in the city from $800 to
$1,000...20th- Semi-annual meeting of the Iowa Presbytery...28th- Odd Fellows'
anniversary; meeting of the blue ribbon club...29th- Lecture of Hon. Daniel F.
Miller at the college.
MAY
1st- A number of petty thefts reported; an old
gentleman from near Glasgow swindled out of $500 by confidence men...2nd.- Rev.
George P. Hays, D.D. preached at the Presbyterian church...11th- Death of Major
Pierce; suicide of Wm. Groff...13th- Donavin's Original Tennesseeans at the
opera house...14th- Lecture of Rev. George P. Hays on "Character and
Manners;" Tay Dougherty takes an over dose of morphine which causes his
death...15th- Death of Miss Mary E. Cunningham from consumption; preliminary
examination of the freshman class...17th- A.T. Wells breaks his arm...24th-
Robert Harper breaks his collar bone...25th- Cole's circus in town...28th- Death
of Samuel Wheeler in the ninety-sixth year of his age...29th- Death of Fremont
Fry of Libertyville...30th- Decoration day.
JUNE
6th- Rev. T.D. Ewing preached in the Presbyterian
church...9th- Death of Mrs. Isaac Montgomery...11th- Valedictory exercises of
college societies held in college chapel; death of Mrs. David Pollock;
foundations of cainboose laid...15th- Death of J.P. Mahatrey...16th-
Commencement proper...17th- A son of John Higley fell and broke his arm...18th-
Three prisoners escaped from the jail...22nd- Picnic on Cedar...23rd- H.G. Ross
elected to fill Miss Julia Rodgers' place in union school...27th- A much needed
shower fell...28th- Mrs. Nimrod Dwyer thrown from a wagon, but not seriously
hurt...30th- Death of R.T. McCashlin
JULY
4th- Celebration at Libertyville, Perlee, and adjoining
towns...7th- Ottumwa picnickers visit Fairfield...11th- Sudden death of Mrs.
Robert Young...20th- Death of Miss Laura Mendenhall...21st- Fred Clark
painfully, though not seriously, injured...22nd- Barnum's show in town...25th-
Row between Frank Crosby, Johnson and Killoy...31st- Mrs. John A. Grimes fell
and was severely injured.
AUGUST
2nd- Normal opened; Guy Templeton painfully
injured...4th- Marriage of Mr. Fred Moore and Miss Anna Jones...7th- Democratic
county convention...10th- M.F. Vance attacked at his house and injured...11th- A
number of small burglaries in town...14th- Warmest day of the season...16th- E.B.
Wall admitted to the bar...21st- Republican county convention...23rd- Fairfield
picnickers disappointed; James Runyon died...24th- Twenty-fifth anniversary of
the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Hedge...26th- Marriage of John H. Huston and
Miss Etta Chase; Rev. Ewing accepts the pastorate of the Presbyterian church;
death of Miss Lizzie Doud; reunion of the Odd Fellows.
SEPTEMBER
2nd- Marriage of Mr. Edward Johnson and Miss Sadie
Shaffer; Rutherford Hayes and party pass through the city; Potter Sisters at the
opera house...6th- School opens; Jewish New Year...8th- Marriage of Mr. Charles
Junkin and Miss Grace Slagle...10th- Twenty-fifth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr. and Mrs. John McElroy...11th- John Galvin seriously injured; death of Dr.
W.W. Cottle...13th- Death of Samuel C. Farmer sr...14th- Rev. T.D. Ewing
formally inducted into office...21st- The Daily Ledger came into
existence...23rd- Oakes Brothers at the opera house; Presbyterian womans'
missionary society at the Presbyterian church...28th- Death of Mr. and Mrs. S.K.
West's infant child; soldier's reunion; death of P.C. Poulton.
OCTOBER
3d- Baptist church concert...4th- Death of the Daily
Ledger...5th- Fair commences...7th-Marriage of Cyrus Clapp and Miss Etta Alter;
death of Miss Junia Rodgers...14th- Old Settlers' reunion...20th- Mrs. Malinda
Templeton died...21st- Marriage of Dr. J.B. Monfort and Miss Effie Ramsey; The
Daily Journal makes its first appearance...29th- Death of Mrs. Lucy C. Moore.
NOVEMBER
1st- A son of Mr. C.K. Simes, of County Line, commits
suicide...2nd- Death of Wm. Enderly caused by falling between two cars; the
election, the result in Jefferson county the usual republican victory,
majorities ranging from 525 for R. Stephenson, for recorder to 717 for W.R.
Lewis for judge...3d- District court convenes, Judge Burton presiding...9th-
Monument to President Armstrong put in its place in the college campus...12th-
Death of Mr. Samuel M. Wright...14th- Gussie Kritzler killed at Lockridge by
being run over by a train of cars...16th- Sheriff Chester went to Ft. Madison
with five prisoners; marriage of Mr. Joseph M. Whitham and Miss Anna
Campbell...17th- Hackett's farewell entertainment; the Bergers at the opera
house...22nd- Death of little Freddie Beatty; burglars in town...25th- Marriage
of Dr. J.L. Myers and Miss Rachel Robinson...26th- An "Arabian Night"
at the opera house...29th- Death in Lockridge of Mr. John P. Anderson.
DECEMBER
1st- C.B.& Q. people move into their new
quarters...2nd- Death of Mrs. Samuel Dickson...6th- Death of Mrs. Ann
Hogan..9th- Alvin Joslin at the opera house...15th- Marriage of Mr. Thos.
Griffith of Red Oak and Miss Mary Negus of this city...20th- Arlington's
minstrels at the opera house...22nd- Charlie Collins run over by a train of cars
and instantly killed; college closed...24th- Christmas trees at all the
churches...2?th- Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Speilman; Death of Ralph
Waldo Emerson Bickford from consumption; exceedingly cold...
DOTS AND DASHES
FOREST GARRISON, the horse thief, came
home with Sheriff Chester from Ohio last week.
WE notice several corn shellers being sold this winter.
Stafford Ward, of Van Buren county, took one out last week and it is now
shelling the corn for sixty calves to eat.
AT the meeting of the city council on Friday night, a
resolution was adopted appropriating $200 to the Fairfield gas company to be
paid monthly for the purpose of lighting the street lamps, etc.
THE Board of Supervisors met Monday morning, the new
member, Mr. Clark Vannostrand, was sworn in and business begun. It is probably
that the board will be in session all of this week and part of next.
THE farmers of Blackhawk township will meet Saturday
evening at Monticello Grange Hall at 7 o'clock for the purpose of organizing a
Farmers' Alliance Club. All who feel interested are invited to attend. Mr. Ward
Lamson and others will be present to address the meeting.
MR. PETER LUTEZ, a Tunker preacher, who has lived in
Jefferson county, just west of Libertyville, some thirty years, died a week ago
yesterday from an attack of lung fever. Mr. Lutez was near seventy years old and
has always been held in high esteem by his neighbors and co-religionists.
AT the first annual meeting of the Fairfield
Manufacturing Co., held yesterday, the following officers and board of trustees
were elected for the ensuing year; President, M.A. McCoid; secretary and
treasurer, Sam'l C. Farmer; general manager, W.H. Bartels; superintendent at the
factory, Gus Vote.
MESSRS. R.J. WILSON and J.M. HINKLE have recently
formed a co-partnership under the firm name of Wilson & Hinkle, for the
practice of law in this city and county, and their card will be found in another
column of this paper. Both are young men who deserve success. Mr. Wilson is
known to our readers as a worker, with ample ability, energy and application to
succeed in his profession, and as having already shown good qualities for law.
Mr. Hinkle will make a valuable assistant and the firm is really a good one.
They will do a general law and collection business, make abstracts of title, and
attend carefully to any business in the legal line entrusted to them.
THE sad and almost crushing blow came to Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel C. Farmer jr., last Saturday morning in the death of their cherished
babe, Anna, aged nine months. The suddenness of the little one's death, coming
as it did, with scarce a warning, added bitterly to the keenness of the parents'
grief. It was taken with congestion of the lungs early Saturday morning, and
with such fatal effect that by the time a physician could be called all hope was
gone. Death came near 5 o'clock, A.M., and the gladness of the bright New Year
was turned in that...[can't read line]. The funeral took place from the
residence Sunday afternoon and was largely attended.
PERSONAL
Mrs. Frank Greene was very low last week but is now
better.
Miss Sadie Nann of Villisca, this state, is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. G. Gerber.
O.L. Hackett has left Fairfield and taken a permanent
position with Gobble Bros., Muscatine.
Rev. T.D. Ewing has had the title D.D. conferred on him
by the trustees of Washington and Jefferson college at Washington. Pa.
Frank Light was at death's door last week, but his
friends will be glad to know that he is now much improved and is considered out
of danger.
CIRCUIT COURT
Proceedings of the January Term-
Judge Lewis on the Bench-
The Hurst Case
The January term of the Jefferson
circuit court convened Monday morning, Judge Lewis, the newly elected judge, on
the bench, and the other officers of the court in attendance. Judge Lewis is a
tall and rather slender man, with something of a ministerial or foreign
missionary look. He pays close attention to the business going on in court, and
has thus far given satisfaction to both the bar and the people. He is slow, but
it must be remembered that this is his first term and he is as yet all unused to
his new duties. The familiar face of Judge Blanchard is no more in its
accustomed place, and it is really almost novel to see another occupying his old
seat.
Up to noon yesterday, nothing of special importance had
come up excepting the case of Bradshaw, administrator, against Sallie and Lillie
Hurst. This case was begun Tuesday morning and was closely contested on both
sides. A.C.D. Bradshaw, the administrator brings the action by his attorney,
Hon. D.P. Stubbs, for leave to sell the property of the estate, being the house
known as the Hurst property-in the southern part of town, to pay the debts of
said estate. The children of Hurst, Sallie and Lillie, through their guardian,
James Eckert, and his counsel, McCoid & West, resist the action on the
ground that the property was a homestead and therefore cannot be sold to pay the
debts of the estate, but belongs to the children. The whole fight therefore
turns on the question whether the property was a homestead or whether it had
been given up by its owners as such when they removed to Kansas.
Other cases are as follows:
PROBATE
James M Palmer against Christian S Wertz, et al; sell
realty. Submitted; sale and deed to Fisher Morris on approved.
Mary Watkins against Jas M Watkins, et ux.,
administrator of dower. Reported referees set aside and referred back.
Estate of Amy D Boerstler; S R E. Final report approved
and executor discharged.
Margaret P Wells against Francis H Wells, et al;
administrator of dower. Continued.
In matter of guardianship of Margaret Latta;
final report. Stricken from docket.
In the matter of estate of H A Spicer; proof of will.
Will admitted to probate.
In the matter of estate of Jacob Fritz; proof of will.
Same as above. Peter Fritz appointed executor.
Guardianship of minor heirs of Joseph Stephens; final
report. Final report approved.
Wm. S. Lynch, guardian, against Erwin E Sheldon, et al;
sell realty. J S McKemey appointed temporary guardian for minors.
In the matter of estate of Gustave Keller, deceased;
proof of will. Will admitted to probate and widow appointed executrix.
In matter of estate of Elizabeth A Jones; final report.
Final report approved.
In matter of estate of John P Anderson, deceased; proof
of will. Will admitted to probate and widow appointed executrix.
M S Crawford, administrator, against Sarah A Comegys,
et al; sell realty. Dismissed. Administrator to pay costs.
Guardianship of minor heirs of Robert S Parsons,
deceased; annual report. Leave to amend report.
Lucinda Cunningham against Frank Cunningham, a minor;
sell estate. R J Wilson appointed temporary guardian. Sale ordered. Guardian
gives additional bond of $1000.
Guardianship of minor heirs of Swan Nelson, deceased;
annual report. Report of guardian re-submitted, with leave to amend.
In the matter of estate of Rebecca A Swaye, deceased;
final report. Continued for service.
Estate of John H Wells, annual report. Motion to strike
overruled. W B Murray given until June 1st to file exceptions. Continued.
Guardianship of minor heirs of Charles E Powell.
Guardian discharged.
Estate of David Alter. Report of sale and deed to John
Gilbert approved.
Guardianship of M A Courtney, a minor. Motion to
correct error in journal entry as to final report of guardian sustained, and
ordered that record be corrected as prayed.
LAW AND CHANCERY CASES.
Geo. Richardson against D L Kelly et al; on note.
Settled and costs paid.
Thos. L Byers, et al against Wm R McCartney,
administrator; injunction. Set down for trial on depositions.
David Koons against state of Iowa et al; injunction.
Continued by agreement.
Allen Koons, et al against state of Iowa et al;
injunction. Continued by agreement.
Christian Graber against Louis Benedict et al; equity.
Continued for service.
Hayden & Allen against John Dill; on note.
Continued for service as to defendant Mitchell.
Jacob Vote against Judson Higley; equity. Continued by
agreement.
Mary A Palmer against Randolph GAmble. Motion for
continuance submitted.
Sam'l F Farmer & Sons against John Simmons, et ux;
equity. Continued for service.
Wm Miller against Wm M Clark, cons; appeal, J P.
Continued by agreement.
John Toothaker against Wm. H Hopkirk, et al; on
note.Continued.
Geo. Hanson against John Jacobs, et al on note.
Continued for service.
Geo Shriner against Geo W Workman, et al; foreclosure
of mortgage. Dismissed and costs paid.
City of Fairfield against Elizabeth Pitzer, et al;
quiet title. Continued by agreement.
Charlotte Ford against Benjamin Huddleson; equity.
Leave granted to amend petition describing real estate.
Hufford & Bradshaw against L R Moore, et al; on
note. Continued as to all defendants, except Moore, for service.
Nathaniel Borden against Nathaniel DeGood; on judgment.
Continued by agreement.
G H Bickford against L D Davis; appeal J.P. Settled.
F C Townsley against Lida C Townsley; divorce. R S
Mills enters appearance for defendant. Transferred to district court by
agreement; to be tried at March term. Defendant to answer by February 4th.
G A Garrettson & Co against John A Anderson et ux;
foreclosure of mortgage. Default of Jno A Anderson ,Ida and Laura Anderson;
judgment and decree; and clerk ordered to assess $50 attorney fees.
Mary McElhinney against Jacob Larson, et al; on note.
Default and judgment against John Jacobs, cost for services for administrator;
Jacob Larson being dead.
Augustus Case et al against Nickols, Shepard & Co
revision of contract, damages and injunction. Set down for hearing on
deposition.
P M Troxel against Daniel Kauffman; on note. Default of
defendant and judgment.
Daniel Boyle against John Igoe, et al, equity. Default.
Judgment against Jno Igoe, and decree against all defendants.
Mary Jane Frost against Jacob Webb, et ux; foreclosure
of mortgage. Default of both defendants and judgment.
Martha A Shelton et al against Jane C Adams; partition.
A J Sheridan appointed guardian, temporarily, for minor defendants. Decree of
partition and referees appointed.
Frederick Feid against John Feid, et al; garnishment.
Continued for service on defendant.
Sidney Kirkpatrick et al against Mary E Rushton, et
al;partition. H N West appointed guardian, temporarily, for minor children;
default as to other defendants.
The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, Jan 27, 1881
Round Prairie
The people of Glasgow and vicinity were
entertained on the night of the 18th inst. by Prof. T. Graham, the ventriloquist
and slight-of-hand performer, who gave one of his entertainments in the town
hall. A large audience greeted him and all seemed well satisfied with the
performance.
Daniel Fidler has been putting up ice during the past
week.
A lively runaway took place on the morning of the 18th.
A team belonging to Ambrose Runyun ran away, while his boys were at work in the
woods. The horses were hitched to a sled which was partly loaded with wood. They
ran three quarters of a mile, when they were stopped by Frank McCullough. No
damage worth nothing was done.
H.B. Keltner has again gone to Keokuk to finish his
studies in medicine.
Miss Lida Smith, who has been suffering with
inflammatory rheumatism, is convalescent.
Our school teachers in Glasgow, in order to keep up
with other schools, gave an old fashioned spelling school on the night of the
21st. After recess the scholars each gave recitations, which was appreciated by
all present.
The young folks improve the snow and moonlight by
sleigh riding. The center of attraction is Lockridge, where Miss Mary Jarrad, a
lady preacher, is holding a series of meetings.
F.O. Chezum, of Glasgow, is hauling his oats to Salem,
where the new rail road is.
Our new merchant, Henry Unkrich, has moved with his
family to Glasgow, where he intends to stay.
Dr. Wright intends to move to Lockridge, where he will
practice medicine. Sorry to see you go, Doctor.
Batavia
Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin's child is
improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Avery's infant son is very low
with lung fever and not expected to live.
The majority of the children in town have the whooping
cough.
J.H. Collins is in Chicago this week with stock.
Collins and Jones bought of Capt. M. Forrest, 18 head
of 3 year old steers, for which they paid $1,075.00. Who says stock farming
doesn't pay in Iowa?
Mr. A. Conner, one of our most enterprising farmers, is
in very poor health, having taken a violent cold, while he was visiting in the
eastern states.
Mr. Reuben Harris has rented his farm and has bought
property in town.
Perlee
D.W. Shearer, the gentlemanly agent of
the C.R.I. & P., at this place is happy. A stranger came to his home
last week-a boy.
F.J. Demarah has sold one of his houses to Wm. Winters
for $250.
Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Thomas visited in Glasgow last week
and this week are home again entertaining Mr. J.J. Watkins and family, of that
place.
Coal miners are now getting 3 3/4 cents per bushel for
digging.
About fifteen new miners came this week to commence
work, and more are needed to supply the demand for coal.
Elm and Four Corners
Some of the young people
attended a dance at the residence of Mr. Kurns one evening last week.
James Gordon spent a few days of last week in this
vicinity visiting friends. He spent the past summer in Illinois and expects to
go to Page county, Iowa, some time soon.
Alf. Armstrong talks of leaving in the spring and
taking a trip west.
Harrison Clowse has rented the Crail farm for $2.25 per
acre.
Old Mr. Barr has been quite unwell for a few days,
being confined to his bed.
Capt. W.T. Burgess, of Fairfield, has promised to
lecture for the temperance society at Elm, some time soon.
Mrs. Robert Bryan has been very sick for the past few
weeks, but is getting better now.
A number of young people enjoyed a social gathering at
the residence of Mr. Warwick last Friday evening.
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