Iowa Old Press

The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, March 17, 1881

Round Prairie
     Some of our people are frightened at the report of small pox being in Mt. Pleasant and our doctors are busy vaccinating the children in this vicinity.
     Frank R. Wright and Chris C. Watkins started last Thursday for their home in Brook county, Kansas.
     Mrs. E.B. Heaten, of Mt. Ayr, is visiting her brother, Albert Howell.
     The school at Clay Hill closed on last Friday with Strong Billingstry as teacher.
     A little girl of Jesse Chezum's is suffering with the croup; at last report was getting some better.
     Married- At the home of the bride's parents, Sunday evening, March 13, by Rev. Horton, George Davis to Rachel Murphy. George, here is our best wishes and "may you live long and prosper."
     The new court house was badly defeated. The vote standing 128 to 6.

Blackhawk Items.
     The mumps are starting up lively in Blue Point.
     Wm. Brown is happy to inform his friends that he has taken up his residence on Gimlet Hill.
     Mrs. Phoebe Liming died at the residence of her son, Geo. Snider, on the ninth inst., aged ninety-seven years.
     Mrs. J.M. Isett started to her home in Kansas last Tuesday.
     Amanda Turnbull had the measles and taking cold settled in her head, almost causing deafness.
     Miss Cynthia Chancey has closed her winter school at No. 3. All were well satisfied and they are going to get her to teach the spring term.
     Mr. Abraham came very near getting one of his mules drowned near the Draper saw mill.

Batavia
     T.A. Kinnan of New London has rented Mr. Fisher's farm near town and is now in possession.
     The temperance lecture of Rev. Frank Evans was largely attended. He showed in an able manner the evils of intemperance and all were pleased with the discourse.
     More than usual interest was taken in the election of five new school trustees, on Monday. The largest vote cast ever known on any previous election. The following named parties were elected: Jno Hilton, S.R. Boggs, A.A. Holmes, J.B. Sawyer and Danl. Clark.

DOTS AND DASHES

     AL. HILBERT makes photos, East side.
     PHIL NESSLEHOUSE met with an accident last night, spraining his left ankle so that he will be laid up for several days.
     W.H. RICHARDSON has leased his hotel in Libertyville to D.W. Garber, who will conduct it the coming year.
     MR. JOHN MOHLER requests us to extend his sincere thanks to the people of the city for their kind assistance and liberal subscription on account of the recent loss he sustained by fire.
     A TAFFY pulling will be given by the ladies of the Presbyterian church next Tuesday evening in the basement of the church. A slight admission fee of ten cents will be charged; children, five cents. A general invitation is extended and a good time is anticipated.

The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, March 31, 1881

Round Prairie
     We of Round Prairie are at home, where we may be found for some considerable time,- or at least until after the snow gets out of the roads somewhat and the mud settled. At present our roads are composed of snow and mud to a depth that renders them unnavigable. People generally have but little hesitation in taxing themselves to raise funds for bridge purposes, of which we do not complain; but for want of roads between bridges we must house up and go slow for a month or six weeks every spring. If there are advantages in improved road machinery only one-half as are claimed, the people of the country, and especially the road supervisors, who have been elected to guard  the interests of the people, should not be slow in giving them a thorough trial. If manufacturers of road implements would go through the country and challenge the competition, as manufacturers of farming implements do, we think it would have an effect to both improve the machinery and awaken an interest in the people generally.
     Mrs. Litton, familiarly known as Aunt Malinda, a friend to all who knew her, departed this life Sunday morning, March 20th, in the eighty-seventh year of her age. Deceased was a native of Virginia, from which state her parents moved while she was yet young to Kentucky. From there she went to live in Illinois with her husband, Mr. Workman, where she became a widow, and married Mr. Burton Litton, Sr., a few years after which they settled in this county, which was in 1845. She leaves a large circle of friends, as she had an extensive acquaintance through the country and was highly esteemed by all. Her demise was not unlooked for. She had been failing for some months and the final had been anticipated.
     Mr. M.V. Smith is laying very low in a decline that will probably prove to be his last sickness.
     Mr. J.S. Billingsley started Monday for Chicago where he expects to enter the medical university. His family remains with his father.

County Line
     Mrs. J.J. Conger is thinking of returning to her home at Hildsburg, California.
     Samuel Mahaffey is here from Nebraska looking up the action of the parties who sold his farm.
     The case entitled Eliza Kimes vs. T.L. Finney is to be tried before Esquire C.K. Simes Saturday.
     James Martin intends to move to Missouri in a short time.
     J.J. Conger passed examination at Ottumwa recently and received a very creditable certificate.

PERSONAL

     A.G. Scranton was sick last week and unable to be out until Monday.
     Mrs. Griffith, Red Oak, nee Miss Mary Negus, is visiting in Fairfield.
     Miss Minne Gray, Clarke county, Mo., is visiting in the city at Mr. Dahlman's.
     Mrs. Wm. Shaffer has been sick for two weeks with an attack low nervous fever.
     Mrs. M.E. Dwight and son went to Jacksonville, Ill., last Thursday and will be gone several weeks.
     P.C. Montfort, living east of town, stared this week for Mankato, Kansas, to be gone for the summer.
     J.T. Sheward left for Chicago last Saturday night to lay in a stock of spring goods.
     Miss Hattie Tomy will spend the school vacation next week with Miss Dunlap, at Glasgow.
     Mrs. A.D. Littleton and two daughters, Des Moines, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Ratcliff.
     Mrs. Jacob Dahlman and children are on a visit to Mrs. Dahlman's father at Eldon and will be gone two weeks.
     Mr. Godfrey Eichorn was on the streets today for the first time after a ten day's illness which has kept him confined in his home.
     Mrs. Joseph Kerr slipped and fell, last Thursday, receiving severe injuries which have kept her confined to her bed ever since.
     Mr. B.A. Templeton, of the firm of Templeton & Haywood, Tekamah, Neb., and well known here, spent Sunday in the city on his return from Chicago where he had been with twenty car loads of cattle.

DOTS AND DASHES

     Mrs. PHOEBE BROWN-LOOMIS has resigned her position in the city schools and at a meeting of the board last night, Mrs. Stever was chosen to take her place.
     MESSRS. BEATTY & MOHR invite the attention of farmers to witness the test of the Hapgood Sulky Plow which will be made by them on the Wm. Ball farm, north of town, next Friday, the 8th at one o'clock.
     A FIRE was discovered on the roof of the residence occupied by Mrs. Daniel McDonald last Saturday forenoon and before it could be extinguished a hole was burned that will cost $30 to $40 to repair. It caught from the chimney.
     A PORTION of the stock for Shriner's wholesale grocery is already here and other goods are coming right along. Mr. Shriner will begin the last of the week or the first of next to move in and will soon be ready for business.
     THE wife of Prest. Fairfield, who lectured here a few weeks ago, was found dead in bed at Mendon, Ill., last Saturday morning. She had been visiting at her daughter's in Kalamazoo, and was on her way home in Nebraska.
     WEDNESDAY of last week Sheriff Chester arrested at Grinell, this state, a scamp by the name of Charles Stoessinger who was indicted by the last grand jury of this county for the crime of seduction. The victim of the crime is a little girl well known here, only twelve or fourteen years old, and who was delivered of a premature birth a few days ago. She now lies very low and may possibly not recover. Such a creature as this fellow, who is perhaps thirty years old, deserves all the punishment that the law allows, and the added punishment of a law now strong in men's minds but not yet formulated in a statute.

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