Iowa Old Press
FAIRFIELD, IOWA “WEEKLY JOURNAL”
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Vol. VI, Issue #41, August 7, 1884
Transcribed by Justina of the Jefferson Co, IA
USGenWeb Project
FRIDAY FACTS.
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--Geo. B. Inman, of New York, is here to-day.
--F. O. Parvin, Fort Madison, was here to-day.
--A. W. Grafton, of Packwood, was in town to-day.
--W. H. Platt and son, of Burlington, are here to-day.
--F. G. Torrence, of Birmingham, was in town to-day.
--Dr. Oliver and F. T. Anderson, of Libertyville,
called to-day.
--R. F. Fry and Frank Hill, of Chicago, were in the
city to-day.
--C. L. Sheward, of the Birmingham Enterprise, was in
the city to-day.
--Miss Helen Gessert, of Germanville, leaves to-morrow
for Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
--Attorney R. S. Mills, of Brighton, is in the city
visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. M. Hughes.
--J. H. Finney, one of the solid business men of
Abingdon, favored us with a call to-day.
--J. D. Ferree, Secretary of the Iowa Mutual Aid
Association, of Ottumwa, was in the city to-day.
--Miss Ida Wiseman, of Keokuk, will be here to-morrow,
the guest of Miss Laura Lang.
--Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Newell and daughter Carrie, of
Agency City, were in the city to-day, and met a right royal reception from his
many friends in Fairfield.
--Maud S. on Saturday trotted a mile in 2:09 3/4 at
Cleveland, thus besting the record of Jay-Eye-See by a quarter of a second.
--Willis McDowell, residing near Abingdon, met with an
accident yesterday that may cost him his life. He was hauling hay and the
load slipped off and the wagon wheels run over him, fracturing four of his ribs.
Dr. Jones was called and thinks he is in a very precarious condition.
--Phillip Miller living near Perlee, related the
following piece of family history in at Mr. Campbell’s Tuesday: He was born
1813 and his wife 1814; was married July 29th, 1834; has 59 grand-children and
13 great-grandchildren. On thing that seems to us worthy of note is that
the entire family that are over 21 years of age vote the straight republican
ticket. — Brighton News.
--We examined some specimens of writing to-day showing
improvement made in a course of lessons at Toland’s writing academy, and must
say that it is wonderful how the Prof. could secure such results in so short a
time. His second and last term opened last night with a full attendance.
We are sorry that this closes his work in our city. He has done much good,
made many friends, and will always be remembered as the best penman and teacher
that ever visited Fairfield.
--The teachers attending the Normal will be
disappointed in learning that Supt. Hopkins failed to make satisfactory
arrangements for securing Prof. Toland for a course of lectures and lessons.
We understand the Supt. Hopkins considered the price too high, and the course of
study already too extensive to admit of more work on the part of the teachers.
We regret this, as there is certainly no branch of education of greater
importance, or so greatly neglected in our public schools.
SATURDAY SAYINGS.
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--J. Whitfield, Cedar Rapids, is here.
--C. P. Stewart, Chicago, is in the city.
--G. C. Chambers, of Cedar Rapids, is in the city.
--B. F. Hackert, of Red Oak, was in the city to-day.
--M. R. Ballard, of Wamego, Kansas, was here to-day.
--D. M. Parrett, of Batavia, was in the city yesterday.
--J. W. Barlow, a mail agent on the Q, was in the city
to-day.
--Dr. M. D. Baldridge, of Batavia, was in the city
yesterday.
--W. A. Bartlett and A. Schufe, of Burlington, were in
the city to-day.
--Nels Smith shipped three cars of cattle to-day to
George Chandler, residing in Illinois.
--The store of Mr. Davis at Beckwith was burglarized
last night and about $200 worth of goods taken.
--The Rev. Mr. Stilson, of Ottumwa, will hold services
at the Episcopal church to-morrow morning and evening.
--O. E. Stewart, of Burlington, assistant
superintendent Iowa Division C., B. & Q. was in the city to-day in
conference with agent Duffy.
--The residence of William Halferty was burglarized
yesterday afternoon while the folks were absent. The burglars rummaged
through all the drawers and got away with some small change and a watch chain.
They left the house in a topsy-turvy condition.
--We have received through the kindness of the
publisher, Charles E. Houghtaling, Albany, New York, a copy of his “Hand-book
of Useful Information.” It is brim full of useful facts, and twenty five
cents sent to Mr. Houghtaling will secure a copy by return mail.
--Mrs. McElroy yesterday vacated the Atchison property,
which now belongs to Prof. R. A. Harkness. She moved to the property
recently re-constructed by Mrs. Temple and Mrs. Shaffer. Prof. Harkness
has at once commenced to tear away the brick and re-construct his property.
Mr. Geo. Moore, of Garden Grove, has the contract.
--John E. Mitchell, of Henry county, is in the city
introducing Mitchell’s Common Sense Washer, which he claims is one of the best
washing machines in America. They are simple and durable in construction,
and give perfect and absolute satisfaction to all. Mr. Mitchell received a
number of machines this morning, and he will take pleasure in showing them to
all who call on him at the McCashlan House. He will remain here but a few
days only.
--Of the republican press in the district Judge
Stutsman has the support of the Burlington Hawkeye, the Burlington Post, the
Fort Madison Plaindealer, the Riverside Leader, the Brighton News, the Wapello
Republican, the Columbus Safeguard, and THE FAIRFIELD JOURNAL. The Keokuk
Gate City, the Fairfield Ledger, and the Keoauqua Republican constitute all the
republican papers supporting McCoid. Moses is more fortunate (?) than the
Judge in one thing — he has the support of every democratic paper in the
district.
MONDAY MELANGE.
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--Rev. S. H. Hedrix was in Burlington yesterday.
--Wm. Peck, Ottumwa, was in the city to-day.
--James Hoskinson, of Perlee, was in town to-day.
--E. E. McCord and F. W. Childs, of Chicago, are in the
city.
--A. R. Dewey, an attorney of Washington was in the
city Saturday evening.
--H. C. Meriness, Charles Moose and A. A. Savage, of
St. Louis, are here to-day.
--Call at Fulton’s Furniture Store and see those nice
new chamber sets he has got in.
--Lee T. Gobble, of the extensive mercantile houses of
T. W. Gobble & Co., Abingdon, favored us with a business call to-day.
--Hon. Thomas Hedge, jr. of Burlington, while in the
city Friday, predicted the nomination and election of Judge Stutsman.
--W. F. Buck, Grinnell; Fitz A. Ratcliff, Chicago; F.
W. Rhines, New York; D. W. Wirt, Independence; and J. A. Ballentine and M.
Eichelberger, of Chicago, Sundayed in the city.
--Mrs. I. S. Hoffman, of Utica, Ohio, is visiting Mrs.
D. G. Thornberry, and will remain until Wednesday when her and Mrs. Thornberry
will go to Pleasant Plain on a visit to Thomas Brady.
--The Louisa County Record is out for Judge Francis
Springer, of Columbus City, for presidential elector from this district.
The Judge is one of the oldest and most highly esteemed republicans of this
district, and as a candidate for elector would honor the party as much as the
party could ever honor him.
--When they are accounting for McCoid’s loss of votes
in the district at last congressional election, will some of his ardent admirers
please explain the reason of the reduction of his majority in this county (his
own) from 850 in 1880 to 119 in 1882? Can’t charge it to the prohibition
question because this county gave a large prohibition majority. It must be
his unpopularity.
--The democratic papers in the district are all for
McCoid. The other day we mentioned the Washington Democrat as particularly
desiring his nomination, and now the Louisa County Times, of Columbus Junction,
gives him a favorable send-off in its last issue. The democrats are all
fearful that he won’t get the nomination, as they regard him the very easiest
one to beat.
JUDGE STUTSMAN’S CANDIDACY. (Page 1)
A VOICE FROM LEE.
The Fort Madison Plaindealer of August 1st, says:
“Judge Stutsman, the first district’s next congressman, is shaking hands
with his many friends in this city to-day. The Judge can enthuse this end
of the county more by his genial countenance than any politician that is in the
race for any office this year, and his nomination and election this year is as
sure as death and taxes.”
A VOICE FROM WASHINGTON.
The Riverside Leader says: “Judge A. H. Stutsman, of
Burlington, has been spoken of for congress. We know of no better or
stronger man who is available for the place. Judge Stutsman is a man of
considerable more than ordinary ability, and is one of the very few men who can
hold his own with Ben Hall in Burlington. The Judge was among Iowa’s
most gallant soldiers and lost an arm in defense of his country, and we can
safely count 1,000 votes on account of his empty sleeve. Since the war
Judge Stutsman has been prominent among the best lawyers of the state, and for
the past few years has been district Judge in his home district, and is very
popular at home and abroad. That Hall will be the democratic nominee is a
foregone conclusion. Ben is a brilliant and popular man and nothing but
the nomination of such a man as Judge Stutsman can prevent enough republicans
voting for him to make his election certain. Trot out the one - armed
soldier, and let us be represented in the next house by a republican.”
VOICES FROM HENRY.
The Winfield Henry county correspondent of the
Burlington Post says: “A pretty thorough canvass of this and three other
counties of the district discloses the fact that Judge Stutsman is first choice
for congress. He is able, honest, and one of those men who do not become
giddy when elevated. Gov. Gear is a great favorite with democrats as well
as republicans, but as he has refused to accept the place the next best man is
without a doubt Judge Stutsman. He carries in his empty sleeve a letter of
commendation to every patriot, and in his face the insignia of frank and
fearless nature. He belongs to the old Kentucky order of nobility, which
has for its sills, cupola and entire structure — manhood. The
frivolities of fashion and festivities so attractive to most of our members will
have no charm for Judge Stutsman. He is well informed as to the needs of
the district. Little use would there be for a lobby were all M. C.’s of
the Judge’s quill. The farmers are of the opinion that they have sent
enough lawyers there, and that now they will try a Judge. He will draw as
many votes from the democracy as Hall will from our side; if not more. The
Judge’s plain ways, cordial manner and kindly bearing have endeared him to the
common people and they will support him regardless of party.”
According to the present appearances, McCoid’s chances for a third nomination
are favorable. If we are to believe the Gate City, Mr. McCoid is to be
nominated and run in the interest of Keokuk. In yesterday’s Gate, in a
snappish reply to The Hawkeye, which says: “Don’t you worry, Mr. Hawkeye, we
have plenty of votes down here to take care of ourselves and the district
against you and your Hall program.” That is plain and to the point.
Keokuk owns McCoid and proposes to make him their candidate. McCoid was
just as much the tool of Keokuk before as now: but denied it. We are
anxious now for Mr. Clark to trot out his candidate. Bring on McCoid. --
Mount Pleasant …tress.
NORMAL NOTES. (Page
1)
The enrollment for this week has been as follows:
Monday, 106; Tuesday, 127; Wednesday, 138; Thursday, 139; Friday, 139.
The visitors during the week have been Mrs. C. W.
Slagle and two lady friends; Rev. Hunt, of the Baptist church; Lafayette Coop,
sub-director No. 10 Penn township; the sub-director of No. 2 Walnut township,
whose name we did not learn; Mr. Boon, from near Birmingham; A. W. Clancey, of
Des Moines; Mr. Fry, of Cedar Rapids; Prof. W. N. Hall, of Cedar Falls; Dr. J.
E. Roop; J. H. Funk, an old county teacher, now editor “Iowa Sunday School
Worker;” Rev. John Hochuly; Mrs. D. Bradbury.
Rev. Hunt, of the Baptist church, lead the devotional
exercises Tuesday morning.
Prof. J. C. Gilchrist, Principal of the State Normal
School at Cedar Falls, conducted the devotional services Thursday morning.
Room No. 4 has a fine collection of articles prepared
by the pupils in the district schools. A good industrial exhibit.
This room is open from 7 to 8 A. M., and will be open in the afternoon to
visiting friends.
Prof. E. B. Warman, for several years teacher of
reading in the city schools of Detroit, Michigan, lecture Wednesday at 4 P. M.,
on “Voice and Vocal Organs,” and exhibited a human larynx to the teachers.
He will lecture Monday night on “True and False Elocution,” with
illustrative reading; and Tuesday night on “The Del Sarte Philosophy of
Expression.” Both lectures will be given at the M. E. church, at 8 P. M.
Teachers are requested to respond to roll call Monday
by reciting a short quotation or gem of thought.
ORDINANCE NO. 94. (Page
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An Ordinance Prohibiting the Pollution of the Water in the Reservoir of the
Water Works of the City of Fairfield; and for the Protection of said Works,
together with the Machinery, pipes, Hydrants, and other Apparatus connected
therewith from injury and damages.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Fairfield, Iowa: That no person shall throw or put into the Water
Works reservoir of the said city, or any stream or body of water tributary
thereto, or into the draw or ravine in which the said reservoir is located, at
any point within one mile above the dam of said reservoir, any dead carcass,
manure, offal, putrid matter of any kind, or any other substance or fluid which
will tend to pollute or render impure the water in said reservoir; nor shall any
person deposit, place or discharge, or permit to be deposited, placed, or
discharged, any such substance in, or near the banks of said reservoir, or upon
any ground from which the water drains into said reservoir so that the same may
wash or flow into said reservoir; nor shall any person bathe or swim in the
water of said reservoir or in any body of water connected therewith; nor shall
any person drive, lead or swim any horse, sheep, dog or any other animal into or
in the waters of said reservoir, or of any body of water connected therewith, or
wash or clean any vehicle or thing in said water with on-half mile above said
reservoir dam.
SEC. 2. That no person shall willfully or
carelessly break, injure, mar, deface, interfere with or disturb any building,
machinery, apparatus, fixture, attachment or appurtenance of the Water Works of
said city, or any public or private hydrant, or water trough, or stop-cock box,
meter, water, supply or service pipe, or any part thereof; nor shall any person
deposit anything in any stop-cock box or commit any act tending to obstruct or
impair the intended use of any of the above-mentioned property, without the
permission of the City Council, or except in cases otherwise provided for by
ordinances of said city.
SEC. 3. NO person shall make any excavation in
any street, alley, or highway within six feet of any laid water pipe while the
ground is frozen, or dig up or uncover so as to expose to frost any of the water
pipe of said city, except by special permission of the City Council.
SEC. 4. No person shall place in, near or around
any watering trough any dirt, filth or any impure substances whatsoever, or any
substance or fluid, by which the water in such troughs shall be rendered impure
or unpalatable to horses or stock ordinarily using the same.
SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of the Marshal and
Policemen to report to the Mayor all violations of the provisions of this
ordinance that may be brought to their notice, and to enforce the observance of
the same, so far as they have authority under the ordinances of the city.
SEC. 6. Any person violating the provisions of
this ordinance shall be punished upon the first conviction by a fine of not less
than five ($5.00) dollars, nor more than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars and costs
of prosecution; and upon each subsequent conviction by a fine of not less than
ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars and costs of
prosecution, the amount in each case to be fixed by the Mayor, and shall be
imprisoned at hard labor until said fine and costs are paid in full, as provided
by law.
SEC. 7. This ordinance shall take effect five
days after its publication in one issue of THE FAIRFIELD DAILY JOURNAL.
Approved August 2, 1884.
S. M. BOLING, Mayor.
Attest: T. F. HIGLEY, City Clerk.
CITY COUNCIL.
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Regular Meeting of the City Council of Fairfield, Iowa.
[BY AUTHORITY.]
COUNCIL CHAMBER, Aug. 2, 1884.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Mayor Boling and Trustees Bright, Clark,
Sholtz, McGaw, Ricksher, Scott, Young and Leggett.
The Street Commissioner, Judson Higley, filed his
monthly report.
James F. Crawford, City Treasurer, filed his fifth
monthly report, showing $2,803.94 on hand.
The report of the Streets and Alleys Committee, with
the Health Officer, Dr. Snook, on repairs on sewer No. 1, was placed on file.
The Special Committee on police regulations submitted
rules for governing the police force, which were adopted by the Council.
The Water Supply Committee filed a report showing
estimates for July work as appraised by W. Kiersted, Jr., Civil Engineer,
amounting to $6,422.07, whereupon the Committee was authorized by the Council to
transfer fifty per cent of that amount in bonds to George B. Inman. All
voted aye.
Action on report of Ways and Means Committee in regard
to licensing drays, and also on Water Supply Committee’s report recommending
change in hydrant, was deferred until next meeting.
The bill for an Ordinance to amend Section 40 of
Ordinance No. 8 was called up, and a motion to lay the same on the table
resulted in a tie vote of the trustees. The Mayor voted aye laying the
same on the table.
The bill for an Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. 54,
and also the bill for an Ordinance licensing skating rinks were also laid upon
the table, and on motion the whole license subject was referred to the City
Solicitor, John M. Galvin.
A bill for an Ordinance entitled “An Ordinance
prohibiting the pollution of the water in the reservoir of the Water Works of
the City of Fairfield, and for the protection of said works, together with the
machinery, pipes, hydrants and other apparatus connected therewith, from injury
and damage,” was taken up.
On motion the rules requiring an Ordinance to be read
at three several meetings were suspended, and the above Ordinance was passed by
the Council. All voted aye.
The Street Commissioner was instructed to procure three
signs in accordance with the Ordinance and place the same on the Water Works
ground.
The Special Committee on application of Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway requesting that their baggage man be appointed
special police without salary, reported in favor of granting the request, which
report was adopted by the Council and the Mayor instructed to administer the
oath.
The Water Works Committee was instructed to confer with
the contractor in regard to clearing land at reservoir.
The matter of drain at Risk’s store was referred to
the Streets and Alleys Committee.
The following bills were allowed by a vote of the
Council.
Judson Higley, Street Commissioner, . . . . . $48.00
Gas Company, gas, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
.30
P. H. Howlett, coal for electric light . . . . . . 32.15
Allen King, recording right of way deed . . .
.65
Martin Robinson, police for July . . . . . . . . . 30.00
T. T. Harris, marshal for July . . . . . . . . . . .
30.00
John Moller, running electric light for July . 60.00
Bullock Mfg. Co., carbons . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28.90
D. Young, per diem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19.00
Thomas Harris, Jr., work at Water Works . 13.25
The business men were allowed to put down oak walks in
front of their business lots around the park.
The Committee on Public Property was instructed to
place four oaken benches in the park for public use.
On motion the Council adjourned for two weeks to meet
Friday evening, August 15th.
T. F. HIGLEY, City Clerk.
BRIGHTON. (Page 1)
L. A. Riley, an attorney of Wapello, was in the city
Tuesday.
Peral Buck, of Fairfield, visited Mr. and Mrs. T. M.
Buck last week.
Our county fair will be held at Washington Sept. 9th,
10th and 11th.
Will Lloyd recently gave a birthday party to a number
of his young friends.
Miss Florence Rhodes and Mrs. T. V. Nicholson returned
from California the latter part of this week.
Rev. L. B. Dennis and wife, of Knoxville, were here
last week, the guests of Col. and Mrs. L. B. Fleak, of the Fleak House.
The News of this place favors the nomination of Judge
Stutsman, while the Enterprise still clings to the Marlborough style of
politics.
The Brighton News supports Blaine and Logan, yet in its
last issue it says: “Logan and the other republican scoundrels who induced
Arthur to veto the Fitz-John Porter bill will find that that is the straw which
broke the camel’s back.” The News man must be beside himself.
NARROW GAUGE.
LIBERTYVILLE. (Page
1)
Seneca Cornell, an attorney of Eldon, was in town
Friday on business.
E. T. Semons, Washington, D. C. was in town Monday
taking depositions on pension cases.
Mrs. Balding will have a sale of stock and to her
property soon, and will remove to this place.
In the farming community harvesting is almost completed
and a few have already thrashed and report a good yield.
Libertyville still hopes to secure the Ft. Madison
Narrow Guage. Men are at work grading between here and Birmingham.
Considerable opposition to McCoid’s renomination is
being manifested here among the leading politicians, although I do not think the
disaffection is as great now as two years ago in the party, for those that
opposed him their disaffection extended farther into the party, and they have
betaken themselves out of the republican party and joined the opposition.
RENRUT.
LOCUST GROVE. (Page
1)
Hiram Bigford is all smiles this week. It is a
girl.
Most farmers will get through their harvesting this
week if nice weather continues.
Literary commences at the Centennial School House the
first Saturday night in October.
Abingdon will soon have three bands — two martial and
one brass. She should now have a string band.
J. M. Campbell, of Vernon county, Mo., is visiting
friends in this locality and is thinking some of locating here.
It is reported that Daniel Boysal has sold his farm in
this township and will start for California the first of next month.
Your correspondent has found one man in this township
who says he will support M. A. Coid if nominated. Whoop ‘em up, Mose,
and possibly you can stir up another one.
TREE FROG.
GLASGOW. (Page
1)
The young ladies of Glasgow will give an ice cream
festival at the hall on Thursday evening, August 14th, for the benefit of the
pastor of the M. E. Church here. We expect a number out from Fairfield.
Our quiet little village was visited Saturday evening
by two distinguished persons, Representative McCoid and Editor Junkin, of the
Ledger Mr. McCoid spoke to quite a good audience on the political issues, and
made a most excellent speech, one that was well received.
By the way, I observe that you desire to know the
feeling with regard to the propriety of renominating Mr. McCoid. Round
Prairie has always had a warm side for Moses, and personally we would like to
see him re-nominated. But when we take a fair and square view of the
situation, and compare his majority in 1880 with that 1882 in the district, and
face the stubborn facts that his majority fell off in this strong republican
county over seven hundred, we shudder to think of the possible result of his
renomination. We would like to see him re-nominated if he could be
elected, but under the circumstances his nomination would be attended with
extreme danger to republican success in the district.
ROUND PRAIRIE.
Mrs. J. C. Beach, of Hillsboro, spent a few days of
this week visiting Mrs. W. S. Allen.
The festival in the park Friday evening by the
Enterprise Cornet Band promises to be a grand affair. Everybody should
attend.
The Van Buren County Normal Institute convenes at
Keosauqua next week.
G. W. Countryman has commenced the erection of a work
shop adjoining his business house on the south. Countryman is energetic
and bound to keep his business up to the demand of the times.
Judson H. Keck and Miss Jennie E. Teal, of Cedar
township, were married by Squire Farrell on the 6th.
Quite a number of our people attended the show at
Fairfield last Friday.
Politics are quiet, decidedly so. There seems to
be very little enthusiasm on the presidential or congressional situation.
On the congressional subject our county will probably send a delegation composed
of friends of Stutsman, Woolson and McCoid. Most of the leading
politicians here feel that it would be suicidal to re-nominate Mr. McCoid, as it
would require the hardest kind of hard work to pull him through, if indeed, he
would be elected at all. Give us the one-armed soldier, and the old first
district will get to the front with a solid republican majority and don’t you
forget it.
MUM.
NEIGHBORING TOWNS.
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ABINGDON. (Page
8)
Abingdon is a very nervy and ambitious little village
situated in the northern portion of this county, in the bull-dozed parish of
Polk township, and possesses an enterprising and energetic class of citizens,
who are all alive to the best interests of the place. A fine farming
community surrounds it, and in fact Abingdon is one of the most important
trading points in Jefferson county. The place has telephone communication
with Fairfield, and all the toll lines. It has one general store, two
groceries, one meat market, one saw mill near by, three physicians, one
blacksmith shop, and an excellent Odd Fellows hall just completed. It has
three churches — Methodist, Baptist and Christian — and a good school house
on the hill, with no saloon in the valley.
Among the merchants we find T. W. Gobble & Co.
running two stores and carrying full stocks of dry-goods, groceries, clothing,
boots and shoes, hats and caps, trunks and valises, queensware, hardware, etc.
They are the oldest and most extensive dealers in the place, and have a very
large patronage. The telephone is in charge of Lee T. Gobble.
C. H. McColloch has an excellent stock of drugs,
medicines, paints, oils and dye stuffs, and has a good trade. He has been
in business there “ever since the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary,” is a reliable dealer and does business on the square.
J. H. Finney claims to have the greatest variety of
goods in the county. He handed us his card, and here is his proclamation:
“The undersigned (which of course is Finney) has the greatest variety of goods
to be found in the county, both staple and fancy, and will sell the same cheaper
than the cheapest. I mean what I say. My house is well filled with
the best goods, and I propose to sell and will sell. I buy cheap and sell
accordingly. Bring in your produce and if you do not want goods I will pay
you in cash.”
B. B. Burris is justice of the peace, and gives special
attention to collecting and the securing of pensions. Burris is a capable
and reliable man, and any of our Fairfield business men having collections will
find him the right man into whose hands to place them.
Dr. John Jones is an old physician of the place, but on
account of his declining years and injuries received while battling for his
country, he has rather reluctantly been obliged to give up practicing to any
considerable extent.
Dr. T. F. Jones has been located there but a little
less than a year, yet has built up an excellent and growing patronage. He
is a young man of much more than ordinary ability, is a graduate of Keokuk
Medical College, reliable and trustworthy, and deserved the best of success, and
we know he will get it.
W. T. Davis runs a blacksmith shop and is always ready
for business. He is a hard working, energetic and thorough-going citizen,
and always gives his patrons satisfaction.
W. L. Middleton does not live in Abingdon, yet he has
some jewelry and repairs watches and clocks at his residence. He has a
number of patrons to whom his work has always given excellent satisfaction.
J. H. Baxter is the postmaster, but there seems to be
some dissatisfaction with his manner of administering the affairs of the office,
as will be seen by a note from one of our correspondents in another column.
Our correspondent says Baxter don’t like THE JOURNAL, but as he is not obliged
to, we forgive him. We have lived in peace with J. H. heretofore and trust
to continue so to do. If he will just lay low awhile, we will employ him
to defend us the next time we have seven libel suits on hand.
AGENCY CITY. (Page
8)
Agency City is a pleasant and prosperous little village
of seven hundred inhabitants, situated on the edge of Wapello county, on the
main line of the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad. It has two
churches — Baptist and Methodist. The Methodist people are erecting a
very fine new brick building, which when completed will cost over $4,000.
C. D. Shadford had the contract.
Agency City has four general stores, one hardware
store, two blacksmith shops, one drug store, one drug and grocery store, one
milliner shop, one furniture store, restaurant, two physicians, one meat market,
and has telephone connection with the outside world.
John Fullen, father of our Charles has been a resident
of Agency City for over a quarter of a century, and is the solidest business man
of the place. He carries a full line of agricultural implements and farm
machinery, and has very large and extensive trade through the eastern part of
Wapello and the western portion of Jefferson counties. He sells low and
customers can implicitly rely upon what he tells them.
J. Linder is a capitalist who takes life about as
comfortable as any mortal we ever saw. He has arrived at that time of life
when man should cease to work, and having a good buggy and a fine roadster, and
in want of nothing but what he has sufficient money to buy, he very naturally
enjoys himself driving out and loafing around with the boys.
F. Krombka is foreman of section No. 16 on the C. B.
& Q. and has a good force of men under him. Among those who subscribed
for THE JOURNAL we mention Thomas Plummer, James S. Campbell, George Wickham and
Ephraim Weaver.
W. H. Ruckman runs a restaurant and is meeting with
excellent success. He is a clever man, and knows how to cater to the wants
of the public.
The Harden House is the leading and best hotel of the
place, and we can recommend it to the traveling public as a most excellent place
to stop at.
C. D. Shadford, son of Wm. Shadford, an old time
resident of Fairfield, is located in Agency, and has established himself in the
wagon shop and carpentering business. He is a good workman and a most
excellent citizen.
Here we met several old residents of Fairfield — Mr.
and Mrs. John Clinton and William Shadford, whom all old settle
rs will well remember.
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TUESDAY TIT-BITS.
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--Mrs. Grace Gallagher, of Glendale, Ohio, is visiting
Mrs. A. V. Dodge. — Hawkeye.
--Misses Daisy and Genevieve Shaffer, of Fairfield, who
have been visiting at Dr. J. M. Shaffer’s have returned home. -- Keokuk
Constitution.
--Miss Ada Weismann, daughter of Dr. A. Weismann, left
this morning to visit Mr. Philip Lang’s family and other friends at Fairfield.
— Keokuk Constitution.
--It is said that C. L. Moss of Birmingham is about to
begin the manufacture of wagons on an extensive scale. He recently
received a car load of hubs. — Keosauqua Democrat.
--The season of the night blooming cereus is about
expiring, but to make up for the loss the mosquetoes and katydids entertain the
peaceful citizens with sweet music.
--Mrs. J. Q. Smock leaves to-morrow for Denver, where
she will spend a month visiting her two daughters who are married and reside
there. THE JOURNAL trusts she will have an enjoyable trip and a safe
return home.
--We believe all the saloons in Van Buren county are
still open, but sales are confined to ginger ale, pop, cider, cigars, etc.
Prohibitionists argued before the adoption of the new law that they did not seek
to prohibit the use of intoxicants entirely, but what they wanted was to get rid
of the saloons. The saloons must go, was their watch-word. Well, the
saloons have not gone yet, and do not manifest any disposition to. — Keosauqua
Democrat.
WEDNESDAY WANDERINGS.
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--Telephone us news items.
--Thomas Lloyd, Iowa City, is here.
--P. W. Rhines, New York, is here to-day.
--J. H. Sharp, Mt. Pleasant, is in the city.
--John M. Gobble, of Muscatine, is in the city.
--T. A. Mansfield, of Indianapolis, is in the city.
--R. L. Garrison, of Cincinnati, is here to-day.
--Max Stempel, of Burlington, is in the city to-day.
--C. D. Shumway, of Philadelphia, was in the city
to-day.
--Misses Mattie and Cora Jackson, of Libertyville,
spent the day visiting in the city.
--J. W. Chapman, Wm. C. Duensing and J. E. Jackson, of
Chicago, are here to-day.
--Mrs. Dr. Millikin and Miss Mary Scott started this
morning east for an extended visit in Pennsylvania.
--The editor of THE JOURNAL spent yesterday in Glasgow
and Salina and largely increased the list of subscribers to THE WEEKLY at these
two post offices.
--Col. George A. Duncan, the genial proprietor of the
Gorham Hotel, at Burlington, and a man of whom all Burlington is proud, was in
the city yesterday.
--Rev. A. B. Lawrence, pastor Second Presbyterian
church, Winston, North Carolina, writes, he thinks it his duty to state, that
having suffered several years with inflammatory rheumatism, and having tried in
vain all other remedies, he was induced to try St. Jacobs Oil, the marvelous
pain-curer which, after continued use, cured him entirely.
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McCOID OR STUTSMAN?
WHICH? (Page 8)
Who shall the Republicans of the First District
nominate as their candidate for Congress, this year of 1884? This is an
important question and one to be intelligently answered only in the light of the
returns of the elections since 1880, and by considering the strength of the men
whose names are mentioned for this place. The vote for President in 1880
in this District was, Garfield 17,237, Hancock 12,423, Weaver 2,163. The
Republican majority over all was 3,651, and Garfield over Hancock 4,814.
The vote on Congressman in 1880 was, McCoid 17,117,
Culbertson (Denn) 12,119, Stubbs (G. B.) 2,497. McCoid’s majority over
all 2,501.
In 1882 the Republican majority in the District on
Secretary of the State was 895.
The vote on Congressman in the District in 1882 was,
McCoid 13,548 Hall 13,311, Sater (G. B.) 1,266, McCoid over Hall 238, the
majority of the combined opposition over McCoid was 1,028.
Here is a fearful falling off. In 1880 McCoid had
2,501 majority over both his opponents. In 1882 McCoid’s opponents had
1,028 majority over him. Under these circumstances is it wise to
renominate him? If renominated, is there reason to believe he could be
elected over Hall, who is almost certain to be the Democratic nominee, with no
prospect of a Greenback candidate to divide the opposition with him? We
leave intelligent Republicans who believe in holding the District by all the
fair and honorable means that can be employed, to answer these questions for
themselves.
McCoid’s loss is to be attributed, in part, to the
Court quarrel between Keokuk and Burlington, but the fact is that he ran behind
his party ticket in every county of the District except Lee, which would show
general apathy if not positive dissatisfaction. Has he done anything in
the past two years to reinstate himself with the people? On the other hand
Judge Stutsman stands well in every county in the District, will poll the full
party vote and living in Burlington, the home of Mr. Hall, the effect on the
Court question will be to neutralize it and to draw party lines in Lee and Des
counties. He is a strong man at home and will contend with Hall for the
majority, and there is no prejudice against him on the Court question in Lee.
He can be and will be elected if nominated. Is not that, therefore, the
wise thing to do? He is a man worthy of the place both naturally and by
acquirement, and his record and misfortune as a soldier make mute appeal for him
to loyal men everywhere.
THURSDAY TRANSPIRINGS. (Page
8)
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--J. A. Bell, Pittsburg, is in the city.
--H. Hoffman, Muscatine, was here to-day.
--John Macon, Cedar Rapids, was here to-day.
--E. W. Allabach, of Des Moines, is in the city.
--Alexander Reese, of Kansas City, is here to-day.
--S. J. Oliver and E. A. Platt, of Philadelphia, were
here to-day.
--D. Hess and H. R. Wyeth, of St. Joe, are in the city
to-day.
--Dr. Warner, of Libertyville, was in town to-day and
favored us with a pleasant call.
--John E. Mitchell is still making it lively for the
boys in the washing machine business.
--Mrs. Capt. Rice, of Kansas City, is visiting her
parents and many friends here.
--T. S. Jones, of Indianola, was in the city yesterday
interviewing Murray and McCrackin on Sterling silver mining business.
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HARD COAL.
Those who contemplate using hard coal the coming winter
can be supplied by H. Hanson. It will pay to lay it in during the warm
months, as you can get it much cheaper. Leave your orders with Mr. Hanson.
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TWO GREAT HARVEST EXCURSIONS TO NORTH
DAKOTA AND RETURN.
Two fine harvest excursions are arranged for from all
stations on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway to Bismarck,
Mandan, LaMoure and Carrington, and intermediate stations from St. Paul and
Minneapolis, on the Northern Pacific Railroad and return, at the remarkably low
rate of about one cent per mile for the round trip.
One excursion is arranged for August 12 and 13, to
witness the great Dakota harvest in progress, and one for August 26 and 27, to
see the result of the best yield of grain ever raised in any country.
Tickets good for 40 days. For rates from various stations on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway inquire of Ticket Agents, and for
particulars see bills advertising each of the excursions.
FAIRFIELD, IOWA “WEEKLY JOURNAL”
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Vol. VI, Issue #42, August 14, 1884
Transcribed by Justina of the Jefferson Co, IA
USGenWeb Project
FRIDAY FACTS.
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--Chas. Rentz, of Quincy, is here.
--J. R. Walker, Philadelphia, is in the city.
--Wm. G. Miller, of Abingdon, was in the city to-day.
--W. R. Mount, of Washington, was here last night.
--H. Lampat and W. H. Grafton, of Chicago, were here
to-day.
--H. L. Siddall and C. F. Stevens, of New York, were in
the city to-day.
--Mrs. Bell Rodgers, of the north side restaurant, who
has been dangerously ill for several days, has taken a change for the better.
--Mrs. James A. Beck returned yesterday from a visit to
Chicago. Her sister, Mrs. Kate Stouffer, of Kent, Ohio, returned with her.
--The C., B. & Q. Band, of this place, goes to
Mount Pleasant to-morrow to play for a meeting of the Old Settlers of Henry
county at that place.
--The Columbus Junction Times (democratic) says: “If
Judge Rothrock is renominated, it will be done solely to save Iowa to the
republicans. The ulat prohibition papers are as bitterly opposed to him
now as they were a year ago when the amendment decision was announced, and
nothing but the most imminent danger will ever drive them to accept him as a
candidate.”
--The republican convention for the selection of
delegates to the different conventions meets at the court house to-morrow.
We will make a prediction. If the bosses, composed of Wilson big and
wilson little, and Junkin big and Junkin little, run the convention, as they
almost always do, McCoid will have the solid delegation from this county.
If the masses of the republican party in the county are given a chance to
express their wishes, the delegation will be divided between McCoid, Stutsman
and Woolson. Now mark the prediction, if McCoid gets a delegation the
bosses and not the republican masses will give it to him. We shall see
what we shall see.
--At the republican county convention to-morrow, the
first thing will be the calling of the convention to order by little Junkin;
then little wilson will move the selection of big Junkin for chairman and submit
a series of resolutions, written by big Wilson, endorsing McCoid and
prohibition; then big Junkin will take the chair, and immediately thereupon
little wilson will arise and move that a committee of three be appointed by the
chair (big Junkin) to name delegate to the convention. The chair will
appoint ex-Senator Boling, Capt. Jaques and H. H. Brighton. They will
retire and bring in a solid McCoid delegation, and the republican followers of
the bosses will have to take the medicine prescribed.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
(Page 1)
The Republican County Convention at the Court House
to-day selected the following delegates:
Congressional — M. D. Baldridge, J. K. Pierce, J. W.
Fulton, W. M. Campbell, W. B. Frame, M. V. B. Miller, Henry H. Brighton, J. E.
Roth, William W. Junkin, W. F. Dustin.
State — John Shatter, R. J. Wilson, J. Q. Bartels,
David Hopkirk, E. Billingsly, Clark Vannostrand, Lewis Fordyce, J. W. Hayden, E.
Simmons, C. D. Leggett.
Judicial — Newton Williams, J. H. Baxter, H. C.
Raney, F. O. Danielson, F. T. Anderson, Joseph Wagner, John Davies, J. H. Funk,
Al Howell, M. B. Sparks.
The Congressional delegation are divided in their
preference. Seven are for McCoid, two for Stutsman and one for Woolson.
The convention gave no indication of its preferences in any direction.
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SATURDAY SAYINGS.
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--Where’s McCoid’s boom?
--W. C. Fountain, Boston, is here.
--F. H. Goodrich, St. Louis, is in the city.
--The Band of Hope had a pic-nic yesterday.
--Wm. D. Butler, of St. Louis, is here to-day.
--Charles S. Mayer, Philadelphia, is in the city.
--O. O. Wormwood, of Aurora, Ill., is here to-day.
--C. A. Monson, of Salina, was in the city to-day.
--F. M. Starkweather, of Milwaukie, is in the city.
--E. B. Criley, of Ottumwa, was in the city to-day.
--J. H. Baxter, of Abingdon, was in the city to-day.
--Al Howell, of Glasgow, was in town attending the
convention to-day.
--D. P. Stubbs and Robert F. Ratcliff have returned
from Des Moines.
--W. H. Grafton, O. H. Ward and E. E. Loy, of Chicago,
were in the city to-day.
--John B. Miller is now at the Clerks office, and will
assist Charley Sippel during Court.
--Miss Kate Rickey, of Keokuk, came in this morning,
and is a guest of Mrs. Frank Jones.
--George P. Lang has a number of night-blooming cereus
in full bloom at his residence and bakery.
--We made a mistake in the initials of the postmaster
at Abingdon. We had it J. H. instead of W. G. Baxter.
--James A. Beck, the popular proprietor of the Leggett
House, sports the finest family carriage in the city.
--An amusing short serial running through three or four
numbers entitled, “Colonel Judson, of Alabama,” will be begun in the
September Manhattan.
--The P. E. O. Sisterhood gave a large party last
evening at the residence of Miss Kittie Wilson. About two hundred
invitations were issued.
--“Nance,” by Hope Ledyard is the title of a short
story in the September Manhattan, and turns upon the devotion of a wife to an
unworthy husband.
--The leading article in the September Manhatten will
be a poem, The Chalice Bearers,” by Mrs. E. S. McChesney: illustrated from
drawings by Jessie Curtis Shepherd.
--The bosses took good care to not put any of the
Libertyville kickers on the Congressional delegation. Notwithstanding the
delegation contains three anti-McCoid men.
--Z. T. Moore, W. H. Sullivan, Ed Glotfelty, A. G.
Hague, F. T. Anderson, S. C. Laughlin, J. W. Fry, J. R. Laughlin and Will
Dunlavy, of Libertyville, were in town to-day.
--Beatty & Mohr have taken the north room of
Stubbs’ block, and filled it with a fine line of new buggies, and the room has
now an air business. Beatty & Mohr are thorough business men and will
make things lively in the buggy trade.
--There were eleven solid republicans in attendance on
the convention to-day from Liberty and Des Moines townships, all of whom are
kickers, and declare they will not vote for McCoid if nominated.
--McCoid’s name was not even mentioned in the
convention to-day. The bosses thought it best not to. The
resolutions endorsing him which had been prepared in advance were not presented.
His chances are hopelessly hopeless.
MONDAY MELANGE.
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--Circuit Court convened to-day.
--The union services in the school house park yesterday
were conducted by Rev. M. Bamford, of the M. E. church, who preached a most
excellent sermon.
--The Henry county delegation will be divided, we
understand, between Woolson and Stutsman, and the Louisa and Lee county
delegations between McCoid and Stutsman.
--Rev. Mr. Robinson, of Tucson, Arizona, a former
pastor here, occupied the pulpit of the M. E. church yesterday morning, and
preached a very thoughtful and excellent sermon.
--None of the Congressional delegates are obliged to
vote for McCoid. If they would subserve the best interests of the
republican party in the district they will see that McCoid is not re-nominated.
--Mr. Anton Grandcolas, Belleville, Illinois, states
that he was a long time a sufferer with rheumatism, which he cured by the use of
St. Jacobs Oil, the great pain-reliever.
--Dr. J. T. Armstrong, an oculist and aorist of Omaha,
Nebraska, formerly of this place, sends us his card announcing his removal to
new quarters. It is as neat an announcement as we have seen for a long
while.
--Hon. S. J. Kirkwood, of Iowa City, will address the
Blaine and Logan club Thursday evening. Every one should turn out and hear
the old war governor. It is but a year since the houses proposed to read
the grand old hero out of the party because he favored the re-nomination of
Judge Day.
--Judge Springer, of Louisa county, having declined to
permit the use of his name for presidential elector, the Columbus Safeguard
brings out E. B. Tucker an attorney of the Junction. Mr. Tucker is a good
square man and a perpendicular republican, and his election would be a most
excellent one.
--The Burlington Gazette (democratic) speaking of the
assistance Hon. James F. Wilson is lending to secure the re-nomination of Hon.
M. A. McCoid says: “It is a frigid day when the Senator gets left.” If
that is so, there has been several frigid days in this city.
--We understand there is strong talk of an indignation
meeting by the Republicans of Liberty and Des Moines twps., who are opposed to
the renomination of McCoid, and that petitions will be circulated for signatures
asking J. W. Fulton and W. F. Dustin, two of the delegates, to vote against him
in the Congressional convention.
--List of letters remaining in the postoffice in this
city unclaimed and advertised for week ending Tuesday, August 12, furnished THE
JOURNAL by Thomas L. Huffman, Postmaster: Maggie Barley, Mrs. Alice Brigh,
Billie Christy, J. De Galleford, Mina Geiss, C. A. Hult, S. J. Holsinger, J. R.
Heamstead, Cora Johnson, Ella Jenes, Della Thompson, R. K. Woolbridge.
--If the republicans think they can put up a weak
candidate for Congress and have him elected, in this district that last year
gave a majority of 317 for Kinne over Sherman, they will have a chance to try
the experiment when the Convention meets. If they wish to see how easy
McCoid is knocked down, let them nominate him.
--There were about fifty kickers against McCoid’s
re-nomination at the convention Saturday, and the bosses set out to pacify some
of them. Several of them were put on the State and Judicial delegations,
but not a mother’s son of them got on the Congressional delegation.
There are three anti-McCoid men on the delegation, but they got there by keeping
still on the subject. The kickers were given the bounce by the bosses.
--The Convention Saturday selected its delegates by
appointing three from each township to present names for the three different
delegations. There were only a few present from some of the townships and
they had some difficulty in making out the committees. For Blackhawk
township A. C. Noble was selected on the Congressional, Abe Noble on the State,
and Abraham Noble on the Judicial. For Round Prairie township Al Howell
acted on the Congressional, A. Howell on the State, and Albert Howell on the
Judicial.
--The republican county convention Saturday was a far
better circus than Orton’s. In the morning the bosses set out to get a
good square McCoid delegation and a solid Nourse delegation, and had a series of
resolutions prepared endorsing McCoid, Nourse and prohibition. Early in
the morning the oldest editor in the state and Thomas Bell were observed by a
JOURNAL reporter quarreling over the resolutions, which were not presented owing
to the large number of kickers. McCoid has been in congress three terms,
yet the bosses didn’t dare to present resolutions to a republican county
convention endorsing him. And yet a majority of the congressional
delegates from this county will ask for his re-nomination, knowing the
opposition and feeling that exists against him in this county and all over the
district.
TUESDAY TIT-BITS.
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--J. T. Wallace, St. Louis, is here.
--Fresh oysters at Rodgers restaurant.
--R. W. Barker, Des Moines, is in the city.
--S. C. Abbott, Des Moines, was here to-day.
--S. S. Carruthers, of Bloomfield, was here yesterday.
--D. Roy Bowlby, of Rock Island, is in the city to-day.
--Capt. Forrest, of Polk, was in the city to-day on
Court business.
--J. R. Letts and son, of Lettsville, Iowa, were in the
city yesterday.
--Dr. J. M. Oliver and J. F. Potts, of Libertyville,
were in town to-day.
--Mr. James Dunn, a resident of Des Moines township
since 1848, was in town to-day.
--Rev. C. S. McElhinny came down from Chariton
yesterday evening for a short visit.
--Mrs. Moore went to Libertyville this afternoon to
spend a few days visiting her parents.
--R. S. Mills, of Brighton, and M. B. Sparks, of
Batavia, are in the city attending Court on legal business.
--D. M. Parrett, John McLane, Isaac Hardin and W. H.
Avery, of Batavia, were in town to-day attending Court.
--Judge A. R. Fulton, of Des Moines, was in the city
to-day attending Court as a witness to a will he wrote nineteen years ago.
--Dr. John Jones, of Abingdon, and Wm. Metzler, of
Perlee, gave this office business calls yesterday during our absence out of
town.
--We are sorry to learn that John L. Brown is laid up
with a sprained ankle, received while working on Crawford’s building.
Dr. Mohr is attending him.
--Miss Lulu, daughter of Allen King, and Miss Lina,
daughter of Perry King, are spending this week visiting at John S. Noble’s in
Blackhawk township this week.
--The editor of THE JOURNAL spent yesterday in the
enterprising and progressive town of Richland, and came away with thirty-one
subscribers to THE WEEKLY.
--Dr. T. F. Jones, of Abingdon, was among our callers
to-day. He reports Willis McDowell, who was seriously hurt a couple of
weeks since, as getting along all right.
--You can lead a horse to the trough, but you can’t
make him drink. Just so the bosses can pack a convention against the
kickers, but they can’t make them vote for the ring candidate.
--The Tariff question is to be thoroughly discussed in
the North American Review. Free Trade arguments will appear in the
September number, and Protection views in the October. The ablest writers
on both sides have been engaged.
--The Democratic Congressional Convention is called to
meet in this city, on Tuesday, August 26. The representation is based on
the vote for Kinne, candidate for Governor, who carried this district by 317
majority over Sherman. Jefferson county is entitled to nine delegates.
--J. M. Hinkle has purchased the lot across from the
residence of Henry Semon, of W. H. Barnes, paying for it the sum of $750.
Mr. Barnes reserves the house, which he will remove to another lot.
“Pap” manages to keep one house floating over town all the while.
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CIRCUIT COURT.
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Judge Lewis arrived last evening and convened Court
this morning. The officers of the Court are: Judge, Hon. W. R. Lewis;
Clerk, C. P. Sippel; Deputy Clerk, J. B. Miller; Sheriff, G. W. Harrison; Deputy
Sheriff, V. M. Thomas.
The following named gentlemen constitute the petit
jury: W. H. Fulton, A. N. Randel, C. S. Shaffer, B. F. Kent, ?. K. Smith, James
F. Potts, R. A. Dougherty, Marion Hughell, J. W. Ross, Geo. Kauffman, J. S.
Laughery, James A. Davis, Thomas Talbott, John Quick, A. B. Chatterton, M. B.
Cook, D. M. Alter, C. Roth, Jesse M. Jones, Charles A. Clark, Alpheus Dixon, J.
E. Bowermaster, W. Brier, Samuel C. Peebler.
The attorneys having business in this Court are:
Leggett & McKemey, Wilson & Hinkle, Jones & Fullen, Gavin &
Ross, J. J. Cummings, R. F. Ratcliff, J. R. McCrackin, J. B. McCoy, D. P.
Stubbs, H. S. Willis, C. E. Stubbs, H. C. Raney, C. E. Noble, G. A. Rutherford,
McCoid, Brighton & Jaques, of Fairfield; M. B. Sparks, of Batavia; A. C.
Steck, Chambers & McElroy, Stiles & Beaman, H. B. Hendershott, W. W.
Cory, McNett & Tisdale, T. J. Boltz, S. W. Summers, of Ottumwa; R. S. Mills,
of Brighton; W. M. Walker, of Selma; Cook, Clements & Ogg, of Newton; B. B.
Burris, J. H. Baxter, of Abingdon; Palmer & Palmer, Woolson & Babb, of
Mt. Pleasant.
The Court issued the following instructions, which are
printed on the cover page of the docket:
1. The Jury will be summoned for the second
Monday of the term at 1 o’clock P. M.
2. The Clerk will assign all the business of the
term for the first week.
3. On the first Tuesday of the term, the parties
will indicate what causes will be tried to jury, and these will then be assigned
by the Court for trial after the first week. All other causes will be for
trial under the Clerk’s assignment.
4. Defaults will be entered after noon of the
second day of the tern, and should be proven up at the time of being entered.
SECOND DAY.
The following causes were continued: Final report in
estates of Letitia Osborn, Susanah Beaver, George Glays, Wm. Vaught, Patrick
Riley; Joseph B. Simpson, guardian, vs. Curtis Metzler, et al; guardianship
minor heirs of Elizabeth J. Potts; Ellen Hurd vs. Elizah M. Hand et al; Thomas
Minard vs. Justin R. Walkup; estate of Nathan Johnson.
The wills of the following decedents were admitted to
probate: John Jones, William Roberts, Eugenia M. Workman, Joel D. Bennett (John
Heizel appointed executor), Peter Harkin, Curtis S. Hill, Listinna Gustafson,
Jacob Garmoe, John Mannhardt.
The widow of H. N. West was allowed $500 for support of
herself and child, and the widow of W. D. Ingalls $100; and the widow of James
M. Hughes $100.
The following causes were struck from the docket: Final
report of Thomas C. Goff, deceased; Jacob Knepley, deceased; Enoch Winter vs. J.
H. Gillespy et al.
Reports were approved, administrators and guardians
discharged and sureties on bonds released in the following causes: Samuel Brown,
deceased; Lydia Kness, deceased; Charles Beddoes, deceased; Alice Johnson,
minor; Mary Elizabeth Hartley; Adley Hemphill, deceased; Charlotte Hull; John
Ronan, deceased; Sallie and Lillie Hurst.
The final and supplemental reports were approved in the
cases of Wm. Crowner, minor; James Herrick deceased.
A claim of $300 was allowed in the estate of Eli Rizor.
Referees report was approved in the matter of
guardianship of W. F. Hinshaw.
The administrator of the estate of Jane M. Ware
effected a compromise with D. H. Ware.
The annual report in the estate of Jane Maxwell,
deceased, was approved and distribution ordered.
A partial distribution was ordered in the estate of A.
P. Hayes, deceased.
W. G. Ross was appointed as special administrator to
pass on claims in the cause of John H. Byers vs. John H. Byers admr.
Norman Reno was appointed guardian in place of W. S.
Reno, resigned, in the matter of guardianship of minor heirs of Catharine
McDowell, deceased.
The case of J. W. Burnett & Co. against Catharine
Pickerell was settled and costs paid.
Report of sale in the case of A. F. Stansberry et al
vs. Sarah Jane Coon et al was approved and deed of conveyance ordered.
The mandamus causes of Silas Pearson director, vs.
Board of Directors Dist. Twp. of Des Moines, Jefferson county, was dismissed at
the plaintiff’s costs, and judgment taken for costs.
The case of Rebecca Walker vs. S. C. Walker was
continued for service.
The injunction cause of David Sears, sr. vs. Stephen
Lewis was continued generally.
The cases of Daniel Trout vs. Ralph Summers and R.
Summers vs. D. Trout were settled as per stipulations on file.
In the partition cause of John Tull vs. Christena Tull
et al the report of sale was approved and deed of conveyance ordered.
The case of Joseph Sturgis vs. Robert Sturgis et al was
tried by the Court, a decree rendered confirming shares and sale ordered.
The defendant in the cause of Mary E. McLeod vs. The
City of Fairfield, was given time to file substituted answer.
The case of Wm. Coulter vs. R. A. McClellan was settled
and costs paid.
TWO GREAT HARVEST EXCURSIONS TO
NORTH DAKOTA AND RETURN.
Two fine harvest excursions are arranged for from all
stations on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway to Bismarck,
Mandan, LaMoure and Carrington, and intermediate stations from St. Paul and
Minneapolis, on the Northern Pacific Railroad and return, at the remarkably low
rate of about one cent per mile for the round trip.
One excursion is arranged for August 12 and 13, to
witness the great Dakota harvest in progress, and one for August 26 and 27, to
see the result of the best yield of grain ever raised in any country.
Tickets good for 40 days. For rates from various stations on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway inquire of Ticket Agents, and for
particulars see bills advertising each of the excursions.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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C. T. MOORMAN,
PACKWOOD, IOWA.
Does a general practice. All calls attended day or night promptly.
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T. F. JONES,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
ABINGDON, IOWA.
Prompt attention to all business. Calls attended day and night.
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J. M. OLIVER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
LIBERTYVILLE, IOWA.
Prompt attention to all business. Calls attended at all hours of the day
or night.
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WEDNESDAY WANDERINGS. (Page
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--A. J. Kingsbury, of Cleveland, Ohio, is in the city.
--Capt. J. C. Fry, of Libertyville, was in the city
to-day.
--J. M. Holmes and S. B. Whitney, of Chicago, are here
to-day.
--T. A. Bereman, W. F. Bunning and M. S. Babb, of Mt.
Pleasant, are in the city to-day.
--The Ladies Society of the Lutheran Church will be
received by Mrs. F. B. Huntzinger on Friday afternoon.
--A match game of shooting yesterday between Frank J.
Toland and E. T. Seamans resulted in a victory for the latter.
--Dr. J. W. Dubois, of Batavia, was in the city last
night. The Doctor, we are glad to know, is meeting with excellent success
among the good people of Batavia.
--The Republican Congressional Convention will probably
be held at Mt. Pleasant, possibly Washington, or doubtless Columbus Junction, on
the 27th of August or 3d of September.
CIRCUIT COURT.
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SECOND DAY.
R. J. Wilson was appointed guardian ad litem in the
case of Christena Reno vs. Fred Stever et al.
In the causes of W. H. Jones & Bro., G. Eichhorn
and J. W. Oliver vs. J. W. Campbell, A. R. Devore and Jos. Campbell et al,
garnishees, M. B. Sparks entered appearance for garnishees and H. C. Raney was
appointed commissioner to take answers of garnishees.
The cases of Lewis Mow vs. John C. Peterson et al and
J. A. Hysham vs. Peter Snook et al were settled and costs paid.
W. G. Ross was appointed to take the answers of
garnishees in the case of J. W. Griffith vs. C., B. & P. R. R. Co.
The cause of Robert E. Parsons et ux vs. Nancy J.
Hellman et al was dismissed by plaintiffs at their costs.
The case of James Hickenbottom vs. Jane Hopkirk et al
was continued by agreement of the parties.
R. W. Barger entered appearance for defendant in the
case of F. O. Chezum vs. Hawkeye Insurance Company, and on agreement cause was
continued generally.
The divorce case of Anna C. Swanson vs. Charles Swanson
was dismissed by plaintiff at her cost.
The cause of Mary Hutton vs. Stephen Hutton et al was
continued as per stipulations on file.
The case of Harriet Montgomery vs. W. A. Workman et al
was dismissed by plff. without prejudice.
THIRD DAY.
In the matter of Thomas Dixon vs. Emma J. Stringer,
Thomas Dixon was appointed guardian.
The cause of M. W. Forrest, admr, et al vs. Hattie
Cowger et al was tried by the Court and a decree given.
In the case of J. N. Smith vs. W. J. M. Smith, the
former was appointed guardian.
The cause of George Hanson vs. John Jacobs et al was
continued for service.
The case of Adaline Chezum vs. Theo. Chezum and F. O.
Chezum was re-submitted under orders and agreements made on former submission.
The same entry was made in the cause of Joanna Smith vs. David McKee.
The causes of Sylvester J. Shelton vs. Wm. H. Baker and
Jordan Bros. & Co. vs. J. D. Robinson were continued for service.
In the cause of John Blaul & Son vs. D. E. Tinsley
and John A. Ireland, garnishees, Jones & Fullen entered appearance for
plaintiffs.
The attachment suit of Peter Fries & Co. against Ed
Powers et al was dismissed.
The partition suit of Kate E. Chandler et al against
Ann Chandler et al was continued.
In the cause of Mrs. Peter Riley vs. George H. Harvey
et al, McCoid, Brighton & Jaques appeared for plaintiff and the case was
continued.
R. Ritz vs. S. Hutton et ux was resubmitted.
In the cause of Elisha Parrish vs. F. M. Hudler et al
defendants G. W. Hall and J. B. Haddock defaulted; continued as to all other
defendants.
The case of James F. Potts against C. T. Cowan was
dismissed.
Chas. D. Leggett admr, vs. Thomas C. Hurst et al
judgement was taken against C. David.
In the case of R. Ritz vs. A. I. Cassady, Jones &
Fullen appeared for Robert Black, who is made party defendant.
Default and judgement was entered in the following
causes: John P. Manatrey vs. J. Cox et al; Silz, Schwab & Co. vs. Hopkirk
Bros.; Samuel W. Hanlay vs. John Moore; James Haney vs. Joel W. Pancoast; James
Buer vs. Wm. S. Hyde; John W. Ulm vs John C. Workman et al; Mary Hutton vs.
Stephen Hutton et al; Wells & Garrettson vs. John C. Workman et al.
The defendants defaulted in the following causes: James
H. Beatty vs. Joseph H. Herington et al; J. H. Hampson vs. F. O. Chezum; Frank
Cunningham vs. Wm. A. Cunningham et al; C. C. Risk et al vs. Franklin King et al
(trial by court, decree); George Blackmer for use etc. vs. G. M. Johnson et al
(continued generally); James W. Bartlett vs. America Bartlett; Ida May O’Brien
vs. W. W. O’Brien; Barnhart Bros. & Spindler vs. W. P. Clifford.
The defendant’s application for a continuance in the
cause of J. W. Griffith against the C., B. & P. R. R. Co. was sustained.
Default, judgment and decrees were entered in the
following causes: W. F. Brunning vs. Samuel H. Shipler; Mary Ann Riley vs. D. E.
Tinsley et al; James Welday vs. Geo. M. Brown et al.
Clerk Sippel was appointed referee to report
incumbrances and liens in the partition suit of James F. Potts et al vs. Joel W.
Pancoast et al.
In the cause of Chas. D. Leggett guardian vs. C. David,
judgment was rendered as per stipulation on file.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
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ABINGDON.
The daughter of Charles Goodman died last night near
Ioka. Aged two years and six months.
On the 3d of August Billy Stelee and wife took a new
boarder. Billy says he has named it Cleveland.
On the 11th of August Mrs. Sarah Ann Bennett, of
Kansas, while on a visit to Abingdon, added one more girl to the list of Little
Rebecca’s of this place.
The Democrats of this vicinity met on last Saturday
night at Odd Fellows hall and organized a club. Speeches were made, and
the Abingdon brass band was in attendance, and a good time generally was the
result. The ladies of Abingdon will shortly present a Cleveland and
Hendricks flag to the club.
Last Saturday night the meek and lowly Moses met with a
remnant of the stalwarts at the Baptist church, and the same old song was heard
that was preached twenty years ago. They have not forgotten the tune of
“Old John Brown” yet. There was something sang in the shape of a
funeral dirge, and it was sung in very common low meter, I think to suit the
occasion. No souls converted, as the attendance was very small.
SUBSCRIBER.
ELDON.
The new bridge is now open for the traveling public.
W. P. Clifford, of Fairfield, is talking of starting
the flouring mill here.
Seneca Cornell is taking depositions in a case which is
to be tried in the courts of New York.
The brick works are in motion again, and another kiln
of brick will soon be ready for the market.
The Eldon Hook and Ladder Company will give a ball at
the Armory Hall Thursday evening Sept. 18.
D. W. Tempelton, of Fairfield, has made arrangements to
handle grain. He has leased the elevator of Mr. Ritz.
The Review says “Tramps are becoming quite numerous
in this part of the country, and they are as cheeky a lot as have traveled the
road for many years. They not only demand bread, but want it buttered on
both sides.”
Eldon can offer more advantages to the narrow guage
than any town on the Rock Island road. Valuable railway connections,
plenty of coal, wood and water, and a live growing town of 1,500 inhabitants.
We ought to get the road, and we will. — Review.
HAPPY-GO-EASY.
LIBERTYVILLE.
Laura Ford, Chicago, is visiting at the residence of
her uncle, James McCormick.
Miss Winnie Phillips, Ottumwa, is visiting at the
residence of her uncle, Frank Winn.
The members of the Presbyterian church contemplate
giving a festival next week some night.
The young folks of Libertyville and vicinity will have
a pic-nic on the Des Moines river Saturday.
William Hague, Nashville, Tenn., is visiting his
brother, A. G. Hague, after a separation of eighteen years.
Prof. S. T. Boyd will officiate as pastor at the
Presbyterian church the coming year, beginning in September.
John Welday sold twenty head of steers out of his large
herd to Nels Smith Wednesday, the consideration being fifty dollars a head.
Jesse Rogers, of Fairfield, who is assisting E. Muir
with a hay press at the Pancoast farm, was up before Squire Fry Saturday and
fined $5 and costs for assaulting Billie Gifford.
We noticed the stalwart frame of the “tall cottonwood
of Crow creek,” Hon. D. P. Stubbs, on our streets Wednesday. The rumor
is rife with the knowing ones here that he is a possible candidate of the
Democracy and Greenbackers for Congress.
Some of the delegates to the Convention Saturday from
Liberty township are being charged with treachery, a charge that is without
foundation, but one that nearly always follows defeat. [NOTE — We
don’t know exactly what one would call it. It is said that Mr. Anderson
put Mr. Dustin on the Congressional delegation. Mr. Anderson was over here
with a dozen others as kickers against the nomination of McCoid. Mr.
Anderson knows that the majority of the republicans of his township are opposed
to the re-nomination of Mr. McCoid, and he himself is understood to be opposed
to him. Then why did he disregard the will of his township and those who
put him in the position, by suggesting Mr. Dustin, whom he knew would vote for
Mr. McCoid against the will of the republicans of Liberty township? It may
not be treachery, nor bad faith, but “a rose by any other name smells just as
sweet.” Mr. Anderson either willfully or thoughtlessly sold out his
constituents, or was imposed upon by the bosses. — ED. JOURNAL.]
RENRUT.
THURSDAY TRANSPIRINGS.
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--M. L. Dresser, Boston, is here.
--C. W. Pallard, of St. Louis, was here to-day.
--H. L. Metcalf, of West Liberty, is in the city.
--A. C. Bailey, of Kittanning, Pa. is in the city.
--J. H. P. Robinson, of Montezuma, is in the city.
--Hon. W. B. Culbertson, of Burlington, is in the city
to-day.
--Why use a gritty, muddy, disagreeable article when
Hood’s Sarsaparilla, so pure, so clear, so delightful, can be obtained.
100 doses $1.00.
--A. W. Jackson, M. L. Creek and James F. Potts, of
Libertyville, were in town to-day.
--Your complexion, as well as your temper, is rendered
miserable by a disordered liver. Improve both by taking Carter’s Little
Liver Pills. 25 cents.
--S. A. Washburne and daughter and W. W. Webster, of
Muscatine, were in the city to-day.
--Carter’s Little Liver Pills are free from all crude
and irritating matter. Concentrated medicine only; very small; very easy
to take; no pain; no griping; no purging.
--John W. Owen, C. Smith, O. H. Ward and S. Moskovitz,
of Chicago, were in the city to-day.
--Simple justice requires that DeLand’s Soda and
Saleratus should be given the leading place in the public esteem. It has
been, and is, one of the greatest health promoters of the age.
--James W. Bartlett is the agent for this city for
Mitchell’s Common Sense Washing Machine, the best Machine in the market.
Call on him and get one.
--Dyspepsia in its worst forms will yield to the use of
Carter’s Little Nerve Pills aided by Carter’s Little Liver Pills. They
not only relieve present distress but strengthen the stomach and digestive
apparatus.
--The Bentonspert, Van Buren county, correspondent of
the Birmingham Enterprise says: “The Republican caucus in this vicinity seemed
to favor Judge Stutsman for congress. The decision is that while all the
candidates are good men he is a little better.”
--The most distressing case of scrofula or blood poison
that we ever heard of was cured by Parsons’ Purgative Pills. These pills
make new rich blood, and taken one a night for three months will change the
blood in the entire system.
--“Those laugh best that laugh last.” Last
Saturday evening Capt. Jacobs flourished a telegram from Wapello, Louisa county,
saying that McCoid had carried the township by 69 to 66. It now transpires
that Judge Stutsman carried the county over McCoid by a vote of 20 to 16.
Will the Captain and the other friends of McCoid please make a note of it.
--Cramps and pains in the stomach and bowels, dysentery
and diarrhoea are very common just now and should be checked at once.
Johnson’s Anodyne Liniment will positively cure all such cases and should be
kept in every family.
--The professional card of Dr. J. M. Oliver, of
Libertyville, appears in this week’s issue of THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Dr.
Oliver just recently located at Libertyville, but he is, we are glad to learn,
getting himself into a fair practice at the start. He is a young man of
good medical ability, correct personal habits and we have no doubt will at once
ingratiate himself into the good graces of the people of Liberty and Des Moines
townships, and eventually get into a fine practice.
Fairfield Weekly Journal
Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa
Aug 21, 1884
FRIDAY FACTS
-The Council meets tonight
-N.G. Johnston of Ottumwa was here to-day
-D.G. Allen and B.T. Cass, of Chicago, are in the city.
-Geo. H. Frasher, of the Brighton News, is in the city.
- H.C. Weriness and J.M. Shoemaker, St. Louis, are here.
-The Republican Congressional Convention is called to meet at Washington on
Wednesday, September 3d, at which time Moses will be decently done up.
- The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says: "The republican papers of the first
district are urging Judge Stutsman for congress and noticeable unanimity and
earnestness."
- The same band that serenaded Jeff Davis while making a tour through the
Southern States a few months since, furnished the music for the Blaine and Logan
club meeting last night. 'Twas the "guest C.B. & Q. Band."
-Hon. Samuel J. Kirkwood, the old war governor, addressed the Blaine and Logan
club last evening in the school house park, and delivered one of those powerful
speeches for which he is famous. The wide-awakes were out in full uniform,
carrying fat on a stick, and made a good showing. There was a good deal of
enthusiasm manifested.
-The Louisa County Record, of Wapello, rises to remind us that it is a
republican paper supporting McCoid. We had forgotten, Jim, about that postoffice
that you swore while in this city two years ago McCoid had got to give you or he
would "hear something drap." You should be careful though, Mose has
not yet delivered the goods, and possibly you may be obliged to look to Stutsman
or Woolson for your commission.
Abingdon.
Last Saturday the democratic club met at Odd Fellows
hall, and had good speeches and a good time generally. Next Saturday Hon. D.P.
Stubbs, of Fairfield, will address the club at the hall. Democrats, republicans,
greenbackers, prohibitionists, and anti-prohibitionists, are cordially invited
to attend. A good time is anticipated. The brass band will be in attendance and
the ladies will present a fine flag to the Cleveland and Hendricks club.
Your correspondent must tell a dream that he had the
other night, not that he believes in dreams, but he dreamed the republican party
had turned to sandwiches, and that the party would go by the name of the
Sandwich Party hereafter. I believe this dream will come true after November. I
have heard of catterpillars [sic] turning to butterflies, and tad-poles to frogs
and know-nothings to republicans, but I never before dreamed of republicans
turning to sandwiches or anything good to eat.
CROCKET.
SATURDAY SAYINGS
- W.R. Park, of Buffalo, is here.
-E. Meyer, Burlington, is in the city.
-J.S. Pringle, of Richland, was here to-day.
-T.P. Harris, the attorney of Richland, was in town to-day.
-Capt. S.H. Watkins and Capt. J.C. Fry, of Libertyville, were in town to-day.
- E. Schurtz and George Glick, of Marshalltown, were in the city yesterday.
-A.H. McReynolds, of Abingdon, was in town to-day, and favored this office with
a call. He has recently returned from a trip out west.
-The Lutheran Sociable at the residence of Mrs. F.B. Huntzinger yesterday
afternoon was largely attended and quite an enjoyable time was had.
-A Cleveland and Hendricks Club was organized last night at the Court House,
with 127 members. The boys say they will run it up to 200 before long.
- The second Regiment, I.N.G., which has been in camp at Washington the past
week, broke camp last evening and Co. A. of our city arrived home on No. 1 last
night. They report themselves more than pleased with the recommendations
furnished by the people of our neighboring city, and especially with the
reception given them by Washington's popular baker, John Reichert, who furnished
bread and donuts for the soldiers in camp and entertained members of Co. A at
tea last evening.
Burlington Insurance Co.
During all the time the Iowa insurance companies have been put to the severest
tests, the Old Burlington, of Burlington, Iowa, has pursued the even tenor of
her way, and remains to-day as she always has been the strongest and most
reliable company in Iowa. It is truthfully stated that every agent should
carefully avoid representing a company that is given to needless litigation. No
matter how large the assets of the company may be, it is only the more
dangerous, as it has just so much more money with which to hire lawyers to
resist the payment of claims, or claimants, if they do not suit the personal
feelings or impulses of the officers at headquarters. Many a good agent's
business has been seriously injured by litigation which could and should have
been avoided.
The Old Burlington Insurance Company, of Burlington,
Iowa, has no unpaid losses, nor any losses in dispute, and the Company keeps
entirely free from litigation. When a loss occurs it is honorably adjusted and
promptly paid. It is the oldest insurance company in Iowa, and offers the most
positive indemnity against loss, inasmuch as it possesses the largest amount of
assets to liabilities of any agency fire insurance company in the United States.
H.B. Keltner is the agent of the company in this
county, and those who insure with him can repose with the safety the most
implicit confidence in the company, as one of the solidest and most substantial
in the Northwest. Mr. Keltner's office on the west side of the square in
Jordan's block, and those wanting a policy in the Old Burlington would do well
to call on him.
Regular Meeting of the City Council of Fairfield, Iowa
By Authority.
Council Chamber, Aug 15, 1884
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Mayor Boling and Trustees Bright, Clark, Sholtz, Ricksher, Scott,
Young, and Leggett. Absent, Trustee McGaw.
Trustees Ricksher, Clarke and Bright were appointed a committee to assist the
Solicitor in case of prosecution against the city.
A petition of Andy Boyd, J.J. Parsons and others, on changing dividing lines
between wards two and three was presented, and on motion the same was referred
to a committee of the four Trustees representing the two wards.
The Streets and Alleys Committee on Risk's gutter asked for further time to make
a report, which time was granted.
A new sidewalk was ordered in front of property of Mrs. J.M. Poulton.
The report of the Water Supply Committee accompanied by map furnished by
Engineer Kierstead locating mains and hydrants, was adopted, the hydrants to be
placed under direction of Water Supply Committee.
The following bills were allowed by a vote of the Council:
H. Hanson & Co., lumber............$125.38
W. Kierstead,city engineer............ 100.00
C.F. Russell, fee bill...........................3.85
A. Demarce, sundries for electric light
works..............................................11.80
The bill of the Iowa Telephone and Telegraph Company for 8.75 was referred to
the Committee on Claims.
On motion the Council adjourned for two weeks to meet at 7:30 P.M.
T.F. HIGLEY, City Clerk
Monday Melange
-The Cleveland and Hendricks club here now numbers over two hundred members.
-W.B. Murray returned Saturday from Red Oak where he had been on silver mining
business.
-If McCoid is nominated the democratic nominee will have a "walk-away"
"and don't you forget it."
-Lee county didn't come up solid as McCoid expected it would. The delegation is
divided between three candidates.
-C.L. Sheward, of the Birmingham Enterprise, is one of the delegates from Van
Buren county to the Congressional Convention.
-The manner in which McCoid captured the Louisa county delegation will lose him
two hundred votes in the county in case of his nomination.
-The republicans will have to look "a leetler oud," or the next
representative in congress from this district will be named in Fairfield on the
25 inst.
-There are at least fifty republican residents of Liberty township, and half as
many in Des Moines township, who declare they will not vote for McCoid if
nominated.
-Mr. Dennis O'Keefe, Raymond, Ioa, says his wife suffered from rheumatism for
over four years, and having bought her a bottle of St. Jacobs' Oil, the magical
pain-reliever, which she used, she was completely cured.
-Moses is not yet "out of the bullrushes." He may arrive safely over
the nominating cataract, but he will be engulfed in the whirl-poor rapids of
oblivion before the ides of November.
-We notice by the Van Buren county papers, that Hon. M.M. Bleakmore, formerly of
this city, who is now at Keosauqua, is making himself conspicuous in democratic
politics down there. "Look out for a red-hot paper next week," used to
be Bleak's stereotyped motto here. And he always made it red-hot.
-The delegates to the Republican Congressional Convention are now all chosen,
and the Burlington Hawkeye gives their preference as 34 for McCoid, 18 for
Woolson, and 24 for Stutsman. The Burlington Post figures them up to 29 for
Stutsman, 27 for McCoid, and 20 for Woolson. It takes 39 to nominate, hence
according to the Hawkeye, McCoid lacks five of enough to nominate him on the
first ballot, and according to the Post Stutsman will lead on the first ballot.
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
RICHLAND.
Richland is one of the most enterprising and
progressive towns it has been our pleasure to visit this season. It contain
about one thousand inhabitants and is situated twelve miles north of Fairfield
in the edge of Keokuk county, on the Central Railway of Iowa. It has an
excellent flouring mill, two dry goods stores, two restaurants, one millinery
store, one jewelry store, a photograph gallery, two general stores, five
groceries, one shoe shop, one stove and tin store, one furniture store, four
physicians, two boot and shoe stores, one livery stable, three hotels, one wagon
shop, one clothing store, two banks, one attorney, one blacksmith shop, one
harness shop, two drug stores. It also has a fine opera house, lodges of Odd
Fellows, Masons, G.A.R, and the citizens are talking of organizing a lodge of
Knights Phythias; a good library, a newspaper, and several churches. It is
absolutely one of the neatest and cleanest towns in this part of Iowa. The town
is incorporated and W.W. Allen bears gracefully the honors of Mayor.
The Bank of Richland, composed of A.C. Charlton, A.
Stalker, and M. Wightman, does a general banking business. It has one of the
neatest and solidest little brick banking houses in Keokuk county.
W.W. Allen is Justice of the Peace, Notary Public,
Collector and Conveyancer. He is perfectly reliable and will give the closest
attention to all business entrusted to his care.
A.F. Bridger is a dealer in and manufacturer of
harness, saddles, trunks, valises, whips, lap-robes, and horse clothing. Hand
made harness a specialty. Will Shafer, a brother of John R., of our city, has
been in Mr. Bridger's employ for a number of years.
Al Hilbert, of Fairfield, has a branch photography
gallery here, and is having a good patronage.
M.L. Bristow deals in staple and fancy groceries, boots
and shoes, glass and queensware, tobacco, cigars, notions, etc. He makes a
specialty of boots and shoes and carries as large a stock as can be found in the
place.
P.W. Marshall is the city barber, and he has an
excellent run of patronage.
Hobson & Moffitt run the city livery, and have good
horses and turn-outs. They also run a regular hack to and from all trains of
Central Iowa and B. & W. Railways.
D.J.O. Connell is a wild Irishman fresh from Cork. He
is a full team and a little dog behind the wagon.
Miss Ray Waring deals in millinery, ladies furnishing
goods, notions, etc. She carries a complete stock and sells at the lowest
prices.
Richland will on Sept. 24th, 25th, and 26th have one of
the best district fairs in this section of Iowa. They have organized and
incorporated the Richland District Fair, and will award from $1,500 to $2,000 in
premiums. They have a paid up Capital stock of $800. J.C. Stockman is the
President; J.R. Alter, Vice President; A.F. Bridger, Secretary; James A.
Greenlee, Treasurer. Directors- Samuel Yule, Wm. H. Smith, J.R. Alter, Harvey
Pringle, Wm. Gregory, F.M. Stephenson, J.C. Stockman, A.F. Bridger, O.N.
Johnson, E.H. Carroll, I.M. Walker, C.W. Mills, W.D. Hadley, W.G. Brolliar, B.A.
Haycock, Levi Greeson and J.A. Greenlee. Stockholders-W.H. Davis, C.B. Chidester,
A.F. Bridger, W.D. Hadley, H.L. Sargent, Charles W. Mills, M. Starr, A.C.
Charlton, M.L. Bristow, E.M. Renfrew, A.C. Goodwin, C.L. Starr, E.H. Carroll,
John Carmichael, C.W. Harris, S.E. Johnson, Levi Greeson, Henry Pringle, Henry
Bruns, Henry Grimmell, Lon Brady, Frank Hampson, C.H. Davis, O. Draper, J.W.
Hollingsworth, Thos. Thompson, J.C. Stockman, W.W. Allen, John C. Johnson,
Dayton Greeson, B.A. Haycock, W.G. Brolliar, Ivy Hinshaw, Wm. Gregory, Oswell
Greesen, E. McPherson, Thos. Reams, John Bray, Henry Kinzer, O.N. Johnson, Joel
Stewart, Abe Sellers, Amos Hollingsworth, Joel Gregory, H. Woolums, G.A.
Coffman, Ira M. Walker, H.A. Swayze, C.J. Steele, Bunk Ward, H.W. Tracy, P.W.
Marshall, Victor Valien, W.T. Drummond, T.A. Hill, Wm. H. Smith, Aaron Staker,
A.H. McClain, Samuel Yule, Jacob Lemley, J.H. Bristow, Albert Bray, Joseph
Dutton, Geo. Goodrich, F.M. Stephenson, J.B. Free, Henry Shy, A.J. Ramsay, Harvy
Pringle, John B. Ward, John W. Lemley, John Mills, Frank Wasson, W.F. Williams,
L. Brolliar, Geo. German, M.J. Cowquill, J.W. Griffith, J.H. Wade, Reese
Haworth, C.W. Draper, J.D. Haworth, Eber Brolliar, J.B. Jones, T.P. Harris, B.H.
Farmer, H.C. Pringle, M.L. May, A.M. Hadley, John Mitchel, Hugh Reed, R.H.
Payne, Wm. Morgan, W.A. Brady, David Halferty, sr., John Swearingen, Wm.
Shreiver, J.S. Pringle, J.B. Rambow, I. Free, H.H. Nelson, A. Sellers, W.O.
Hissong, James Singleton, J.R. Alter, Chas. Goodrich, John Sasseen, Geo. Snyder,
Elwood Hadley, G.A. Haycock, D.R. Kinney, C.D. Halferty, Geo. Brosius, Ed
Jarvice, Wm. Hinshaw, Henry Hardin, Richard Mitchell, K. Leinsbach, Parley
Rummer, F.H. Vastine, F.M. Swearingen, John Fye, Riley Fye, R.P. Seaton, W.A.
Shaffer, Jerry Bray, R.H. Pringle, A.J. Wentworth, Dillon Greeson.
C.H. Davis and Co., have one of the best general stores
in the place and sell thousands of dollars worth of goods annually. They carry a
full line of boots and shoes, groceries, queensware, glassware, notions, etc.
and sell at prices that defy competition.
Jones Bros. (Jacob and H.M.) carry an excellent stock
of groceries, glassware, queensware, silverware, pocket and table cuttery, flour
and provisions, and are enterprising and wide-awake dealers.
The Swayze House is one of the best hotels we have run
across in our travels. E.M. Renfrew is the proprietor and knows how to keep
hotel. Everything is neat and clean and every attention is paid to the comfort
and convenience of guests. Good sample rooms, livery and feed stable in
connection, and guests are carried to and from the depot.
The Richland Clarion is under the management of J.D.
Hayworth and is over three years old. It is a six column, four page paper, and
furnished to subscribers at $1.50 a year.
L. Brolliar manufactures farming implements, carriages,
wagon, etc. and does all kinds of blacksmithing. He is a good workman and
guarantees satisfaction.
Dr. G.P. Barstow, after twenty-five years of successful
practice is located permanently here for the practice of his profession. He is
an excellent physician and has a large practice.
J.C. Stockman is a wagon maker and repairs wagons
and carriages and runs a general repair shop.
C.J. Steel is a blacksmith and machinist and is one of
the best mechanics in Keokuk county. He has an excellent and growing trade, and
gives his customers satisfaction every time.
Frank Hampson deals in hardware, tinware, paints, oils;
also plows, cultivators, corn planters and wagons. He is the express agent. Mr.
Hampson will shortly put in a private banking department and receive deposits
and loan money. He is a wide-awake and thorough-going citizen.
B.A. Haycock & Son announce that they have changed
the New Era Flouring mills to the new process of gradual reduction, and are now
running a full line of rolls, turning out the finest grades of flour
manufactured in this part of the state. Flour sold at wholesale and retail at
bottom prices.
S.E. Johnson deals in farm machinery, hardware, guns,
pistols, pumps, etc. He is agent for the St. Paul Binder, which is the best
binder in the market. He has sold 17 this season.
Albert Tally runs a threshing machine throughout the
neighborhood.
Capt. Leslie Bassett is the postmaster of the village
and has for a number of years given general satisfaction to the patrons. He also
carries a stock of general merchandise in connection with the postoffice.
A.C. Goodwin is one of the livest and most enterprising
merchants of the place. He carries a large and varied stock of dry-goods and
groceries and sells low, and has a patronage of which any man might be proud.
T.P. Harris is the attorney of the place. He has but
recently located in Richland, and has got himself into a good business. He is a
young man in whom the people of Richland and surrounding country can put
implicit trust.
Bruns & Schriever have one of the finest drug
stores in Keokuk county, where they keep a full stock of paints, putty, oils,
varnishes, medicines, and chemicals, fancy and toilet articles, and perfumery.
Dr. C.B. Chidester has a fine office and a complete
stock on such drugs and medicines as are likely to be required in his practice.
He is a young and very successful physician and well liked.
There are two most excellent restaurants here, one
Sargent's Restaurant by M.L. Sargent and Davis' Restaurant by W.H. Davis. They
are both a credit to Richland.
Stephen Bailey is a boot and shoe manufacturer and one
of the very best workmen in that section. He has all the work he can do.
We return our thanks to T.P. Harris, Dr. Barstow, Dr.
Chidester, and Mayor Allen for their kindly interest and assistance.
On our return home ourself and wife took in the large
dairy farm of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Noble, in Blackhawk tp., and were just in
time to get a "square meal" and see forty-two head of the gentle kine
march up and into the barn and poke their heads through the railings in front of
their stalls to be milked. John S. is one of the largest and most successful
farmers in Jefferson county.
-Will Carl, Miss Carrie King and George Adams, of Farmington,and Miss Lonie Gillespy, of Keosauqua, were in the city Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Harper.
Tuesday Tit-Bits.
-Dan Lyons, Keokuk, is here.
-H. Sikeman, St. Louis, is here.
-E. Meyer, Burlington, is in the city.
-J.W. Ballou, of Oskaloosa, is in the city to-day.
-J.M. Adams, of Sigourney, was here to-day.
-George N. Stokes, of Doud Station, was in town to-day.
-Frank Clark and Isaac Jones, of Chicago, are here to-day.
-John Cowan and C.A. Lugh, of New York, are in the city.
-Hon. M.M. Walden, of the Albia Union, was in the city yesterday.
-C.F. Van Meter, of Williamsville, Ill., is stopping a few days in the city.
-J.Q. Smock left yesterday for Denver, where he will spend several weeks
visiting.
-We acknowledge the receipt of a club of new subscribers to the Weekly Journal
from Abingdon.
-The Keokuk Constitution's table on the congressional outlook gives McCoid 31,
Stutsman 25 and Woolson 20.
-W.J. Clark and Knox Alexander have unearthed a bed of rattle snakes out at the
water-works ground.
-I.H. Crumley, of Pleasant Plain, F.T. Anderson, of Libertyville, and Frank J.
Demarsh of Perlee, were in town to-day.
-Col. Sam C. Farmer spent yesterday in Burlington attending a meeting of the
democratic congressional committee at the Hotel Duncan.
-The third number of the Iowa Sunday School Worker, August, has made its
appearance. Mr. Funk seems to be making a fine success of this new and
commendable enterprise of his.
-Wm. H. Niebert is having his blacksmith shop overhauled and made new again.
William is one of Fairfield's best blacksmiths, and we are glad to see him
preparing to do business in good shape.
-Justice Fleming, of Burlington, yesterday bound over W.E. Blake, prosecuting
attorney in the recent liquor cases, to await the action of the grand jury,
Blake being charged with compounding a felony by settling with the saloon
keepers.
-A. S. Wilcox has sold out his billiard hall in the Kennefick building to Thomas
D. Van Meter, from Springfield, Ill. Mr. Wilcox has made a quite a fine success
of the business, and we trust Mr. Van Meter will meet with the same degree of
success. Mr. Wilcox speaks very highly of Mr. Van Meter.
- The democratic congressional committee of the first district met at the Hotel
Duncan yesterday to consider the matter of change of date of holding the
convention, but after a discussion of the question it seemed best to retain the
date, and the convention will consequently take place at Fairfield on August 26.
All the counties were represented except Washington and Van Buren.--Hawkeye.
A Sad Bereavement.
There is no grief that comes to the heart of parents
with such unanswerable force as the loss of a baby, the first fruit of love and
the seal and bond of conjugal affection. There may be afflictions that
philosophy may show to be greater, but they fall upon hearts better prepared to
receive them-hearts more hardened by the relentless experiences of life; they do
not break cords of affection so new and tender as those which bind the hearts of
young parents to their first born, and the doting hearts bleed with a wound that
is pitiful in its tender severity. Such a grief has fallen upon the household of
Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Raney, whose domestic felicity has been above that of most
people. Their friends have rejoiced with them in the happiness of each other,
and in the son which Providence blessed their union, and now they are called
upon to mourn with them in an affliction which only those who have similarly
suffered can understand. Their darling little baby, whose brief span was
measured by three short weeks, was taken from them Monday and their hearts which
were bound together more closely by the bonds of love which his bright little
life wove around them are now knit more closely still in the agonies of a new
and bitter grief. Yesterday his remains were laid away amid the solitude of the
city of the dead.
Wednesday Wanderings.
-Ben Wolf, New York, is here.
-L. Lehmann, Burlington, is in the city.
-John K. Wilson, of Chicago, is in the city.
-C.B. Jackson, of Rockford, is in the city to-day.
-Seneca Cornell of Eldon was in town to-day.
-George Teesdale, of St. Louis, is in the city to-day.
-Chas. D. Fullen took in the Wapello County Fair to-day.
-A new walk is being laid from the Postoffice to the corner of First National
Bank.
-Ed Moss, of Birmingham, was in the city last night, the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Elliott.
-John Eckert, who has for some time been assisting John Montgomery at Perlee,
may now be found in the insurance office of H.C. Rountree in this city.
-The celebrated Chicago, Burlington and Quincy band, of Fairfield, which carries
Mort Haight's elegant silk banners, will visit Burlington in the near future,
accompanied by a large number of their Fairfield friends.-- Hawkeye.
-Mrs. Dr. Axline and daughter, who have been visiting here for some time return
to their home at Harlan, Iowa, to-day. They will be accompanied by Miss Maggie
Huntzinger, who will spend a couple of months visiting at Harlan.
-A friend of McCoid said to us yesterday that the coming one would be McCoid's
last term. If it is, the people will have to beat him. He will never cease
wanting the position until he can get something better. He will remain a
candidate until the day of judgment.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Fourth Day.
The report of the referee in the cause of Jane Rodgers
vs. John Dill, admr. et al, was approved. The same action was taken in Mary A.
Nelson vs. Jane Bane et al.
The cause of Ann Stone vs. Henry Teeter admr., was
continued for supplemental report and vouchers.
The cause of David Hudgell, admr., vs. Louisa Farquer
et al was tried by the court and decree granted.
The cause of Narcissa Parish et al vs. Mattie E. Parish
was also tried by the court and a decree given.
The report of the receiver in the cause of Martha A.
Keltner vs. H.B. Keltner was approved.
The case of George Shriner vs. George Mikesell et ux
was re-submitted.
A demurer in the equity cause of Pamelia Gilbert vs.
S.J. Chester, sheriff et al was submitted.
Fifth and Sixth Days.
In the cause of Thos. D. Evans, guardian of James
Hickenbottom, ex. a motion for specific statement in reply of W.B. Culbertson
and Janna Starky was sustained.
The demurer in the case of Pamelia Gilbert vs. S.J.
Chester, Sheriff, was overruled. Defendant excepts.
In the partition cause of Robert E. Parsons vs. Wm.
Griffith, et al, the report of referee was approved, referee discharged and
surity released.
The same action was taken in the case of Margaret A.
Mullinix vs. Peter R. Mullinix et al.
The case of Peter L.T. Lutz et ux, vs. John Lutz et al
was continued for salc.
The case of Ellen Hoskins vs. Lydia Ann Hoskins was
continued.
A deed of conveyance to Lewis Roader in the partition
case of John Tull vs. Christena Tull was submitted and approved.
The case of T.W. Gobble & Co. vs. A. W. Peck was
continued for service.
The cases of T.W. Gobble &Co. vs. S.E. Spicer et ux,
Martha J. Hinson et al vs. Lucinda Hadley et al and John Blau & Son vs. D.E.
Tinsley and John A. Ireland, garnishees, was continued.
The garnishment causes of W.H. Jones & Bro., G.
Eichhorn and J.W. Oliver against J.W. Campbell, A.R. Devore and Joseph Campbell
et al, garnishees, were continued for notice on principal defendant.
The case of R. Ritz vs. A.L. Cassady and Edward Bayne
vs. W.L. Duke were set down for hearing on deposition.
The case of J.H. Hampson vs. F.O. Chezum et al and Frank
Cunningham vs. Wm. A. Cunningham et al were tried by the Court and a decree
given.
The damage suit of Freeman Garrison against Christofer
Graber was dismissed for want of prosecution and judgment taken against
plaintiff for costs.
The case of E.M.B. Scott vs. Samuel Paradis was
continued for service.
The Court tried the case of Lucinda J. Cunningham et al
against Heloise R. Leeck et al and gave decree.
The case of Stephen T. Walch vs. Benjamin Ivens was
continued generally.
Seventh and Eighth Days
In the estate of Jane M. Ware, deceased, H.J. O'Donnell
was allowed $114.60 on claims presented.
In the case of C. Aultman & Co. vs. Frank Noble a
jury trial was had and a verdict against the defendant rendered. Judgment
against defendant for costs.
A petition for new trial in the case of John E. Smith
vs. Robert Dougherty was denied. Defendant excepted.
A jury has been empanneled and trial commenced in the
case of John Eshelman vs. C., B. & Q. R.R.
The case of R. Ritz vs. S. Hutton et ux was submitted
to be decided and judgment entered in vacation.
Andrew Zihlman, a native of Switzerland, and Napoleon
Climielenski, a Polander, were given their naturalization papers. One is a
democrat and one is a republican.
Jury Trial Notes.
Monday was taken up with the trial of C. Aultman &
Co. vs. Frank Noble on a note given for a threshing machine. Leggett &
McKemey appeared for the plaintiff and C.E. Noble and G.A. Rutherford for the
defendant. The jury found for the plaintiff. This was the first jury trial of
the term.
Yesterday and to-day have been taken up in the trial of
the case of John Eshelman against the C., B. & Q. R.R., a damage suit for
some cattle alleged to have been killed by the defendant's cars. J.B. McCoy and
R.F. Ratcliff appeared for the plaintiff and Wilson & Hinkle for the
defense. The case was begun one year ago and while in the midst of the trial
Judge Lewis had to adjourn court on account of the death of Hon. M.E. Cutts. At
the January term the case was not reached. It will not be concluded to-day.
Thursday Transpirings
-T. Goling, Chicago, is here to-day
-John H. Acheson, of Keokuk, is in the city.
-M.E. Springer, of Cincinnati, is in the city to-day.
-John C. Hoagland, of Peoria, is in the city to-day.
-W.C. Davis, of Avoca, Iowa, formerly a resident of this city, came in this
morning from the State Convention, and will visit here a few days.
-Miss Stubbs, Miss Coffin and Miss Shaffer, of Fairfield, were guests of the
Misses Campbell during encampment.--Washington Democrat.
-According to the Burlington Gazette, yesterday was a "frigid day" in
Des Moines, because Senator Wilson "got left" on his scheme to
displace Judge Rothrock.
-D.J. O'Connell, of Richland, and Wm. Swayne have taken the blacksmith shop
across from the Leggett House and will carry on business there. The Journal
wishes them success.
-A soldier in the Fairfield company fainted Friday just after reaching the
park.--Washington Democrat. Was he overcome with heat, or mashed on one of
those Washington belles? Will you please enlighten us, George?
- Bets have been made in this town that the republicans would lose in the
electoral vote of Iowa this year. Stranger things have sometimes
occurred.--Washington Democrat. The boys are doubtless putting up their
"dust" on the theory that the time has arrived when all men should
stick together.
-The assets of the State Insurance Company have become impaired till its
policies are almost worthless and the Secretary of the Cedar Rapids has skipped
for parts unknown with all the company's surplus cash. It will yet transpire
probably, that the Burlington and the Council Bluffs are the only reliable Iowa
Insurance Companies.
- List of letters remaining in the postoffice in this city unclaimed and
advertised for week ending Tuesday, August 19, furnished The Journal by Thomas
L. Huffman, Postmaster: Miss L. Budd, Thomas Collin, Emma Grimes, Ella Hell,
James M. Hix, M.C. King, John McIntyre, Wm. Onsley, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Rose,
Asberry Thompson, Miss L. Wilson, T.H. White.
Fairfield, Iowa “WEEKLY JOURNAL”
Jefferson County
Vol. VI, # 44, August 28, 1884
Transcribed by Debbie of the Jefferson Co, IA
USGenWeb Project
Friday Facts. (Page 1)
--E. M. Davis, of Auburn, New York, is here.
--J. D. Van Allen, New York, is in the city.
--H. B. Martin, of Davenport, is in the city to-day.
--John F. Fuller of Abilene, Kansas, arrived last night on a visit to his family
here.
--O. L. Lusk, C. L. Rowe, and N. Acheson, of Chicago, were in the city to-day.
--The Agassiz society entertained the members of the Jefferson County Normal
last evening.
--Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Leggett are expected home to-morrow morning from their Ohio
visit.
--C. F. Russell went to Ottumwa yesterday to see an old war comrade, and also to
take in the fair.
--Dr. W. K. Miller, of Winterset, came in this morning for a few days visit
among his many Jefferson county friends.
--Some of the ladies of the Jefferson County Normal were out serenading last
night, and treated their friends to some excellent vocal music.
--The members of the Jefferson County Normal yesterday presented Prof. Scott
with a $22 set of Encyclopaedias, as a mark of their regard and appreciation of
his services during the session just closing.
--The Burlington Post says: “Woolson had almost as much trouble in
handling the Henry county delegation for himself, as Mr. McCoid had in his
county of Jefferson. There was an open revolt in the Henry county
convention and considerable bad feeling was engendered among its members by the
indiscreet action of some of Senator Woolson’s friends. In the Jefferson
county convention a resolution instructing for McCoid could not be passed.
All parties concede that it is a surprise that Judge Stutsman had half the Lee
county delegation; nor is there much room for doubt but that he will receive
more than three votes from the Van Buren county delegation.”
Democratic Congressional
Convention. (Page 1)
The Democratic Congressional Convention assembled at the Opera House at 11
o’clock to-day.
The Convention was called to order by Geo. A. Duncan, chairman committee, who
named Hon. W. I. Babb, of Henry County, as temporary chairman, and H. J. Medes
and W. A. McCormick Secretaries, and requested Rev. Albert McCalla, of Parsons
College, to invoke the divine blessing.
Mr. Babb, on taking the chair, made a short, enthusiastic and ringing democratic
speech.
On motion the following committees were elected by a call of the counties:
Resolutions – Des Moines, Dr. J. C. Fleming; Henry, W. I. Babb; Louisa, W. S.
Grimes; Washington, Wm. Wilson, Sr.; Jefferson, S. C. Farmer; Van Buren, Charles
Baldwin; Lee, J. H. Cole.
Permanent Organization – Des Moines, John McPartland; Louisa, Mart Shearer;
Washington, Will Blair; Jefferson, John Bell; Lee, J. M. Reid; Van Buren, J. B.
Bleakmoore; Henry, J. W. Hanna.
Credentials – Des Moines, O. O. Tollerton; Louisa, C. F. Butler; Washington,
A. H. Wallace; Jefferson, J. F. Potts; Lee, Charles H. Patten; Van Buren, J. W.
Carr; Henry, George E. Throop.
Member Central Committee – Lee, James F. Daugherty; Des Moines, Geo. A.
Duncan; Jefferson, C. M. McElroy; Van Buren, Geo. F. Smith; Henry, W. Gladden;
Washington, E. G. Wilson; Louisa, W. S. Grimes.
The Convention here adjourned until two o’clock P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The first thing after re-assembling was the report of the committee on
Credentials, which was read by the secretary and adopted by the convention.
The Committee on Permanent organization reported in favor of endorsing the
officers named by the temporary organization, and named the following vice
presidents.
Des Moines, John Zaiser; Henry, J. H. Wallbank; Lee, J. M. Anderson; Jefferson,
S. K. West; Washington, A. H. Wallace; Van Buren, J. W. Farrell; Louisa, M. D.
Nichol.
It was then moved that the convention proceed to the selection of a candidate
for congress; a substitute was offered that the convention take a recess for
thirty minutes which was voted down. Dr. George and W. J. Medes, of Lee,
made speeches of opposition to making a nomination before the committee on
resolutions made its report; and Hon. Ed Campbell made a speech invoking peace
and harmony. The motion was withdrawn and the convention given time to
hear the report of the committee on resolutions.
The Committee on Resolutions made a report endorsing the candidacy of Cleveland
and Hendricks, and the democratic national platform.
Mr. Cole from Lee submitted a minority report offering a resolution
characterizing the federal court house question as already settled, and moved
that the minority report be substituted for a majority report.
Here the convention took a recess for thirty minutes.
On re-assembling the convention adopted the report of the committee on
resolutions, and also a resolution of Mr. Campbell pledging the party to
neutrality on the federal court question.
It was then moved that the convention proceed to the nomination of a candidate
for congress, and Hon. J. M. Reid, of Lee, nominated Hon. B. J. Hall, of Des
Moines county, and Mr. Cole, of Lee, moved that the nomination be made by
acclamation, which was carried unanimously.
A committee was appointed to wait upon Mr. Hall, notify him of his nomination,
and request his presence. He appeared and addressed the convention.
After some remarks by Samuel Crocker, of Louisa county, the convention
adjourned.
Republican Judicial Convention. (Page 1)
The Judicial Convention for the first circuit of the 6th Judicial District, met
at the Court House in this city at 11 o’clock Tuesday.
A. R. Dewey, of Washington, was chosen temporary chairman, and Mr. McKee, of
Poweshiek and H. C. Raney, of Jefferson, Secretaries.
Committees on Credentials and permanent organization were chosen and a recess
taken of twenty minutes during which time they prepared their reports, which
when made were adopted.
The committee on permanent organization reported in favor of making the
temporary organization the permanent one, which report was adopted. On
motion of J. S. McKemey, the Hon. W. R. Lewis was renominated for Judge of this
Circuit by acclamation. Judge Lewis was sent for and appeared and made a
few pertinent remarks, thanking the convention for the nomination. A
central committee was then chosen for. . .(missing). . .Circuit and the
convention adjourned.
Saturday Sayings. (Page
1)
--E. Meyer, Burlington, is here.
--S. J. Chester is back from Denver.
--E. W. Arthur, Des Moines, is here.
--E. A. Thomas, of Iowa City, is in the city.
--Postmaster Hoffman went to Bloomfield to-day.
--T. McAdam, Mt. Pleasant, was in the city to-day.
--Ed Turk and A. Dozier, of St. Louis are in the city to-day.
--Mrs. W. H. Crail, of Batavia, spent yesterday in the city visiting.
--R. H. Leggett and wife returned from their Ohio visit yesterday.
--Prof. Cal Tower’s Royal Museum of Anatomy will be here next week.
--W. C. Spaulding came in last evening from Chicago, and will remain over
Sunday.
--Mrs. Joe Bradley gave a tea party to a number of her friends Thursday evening.
--Mrs. Wm. M. Hufstedler entertained a party of her friends at tea Thursday
evening.
--Mrs. Cook, of Des Moines, who has been visiting here for some time, left
to-day for Osceola.
--Miss Mattie Lyons, of Mt. Pleasant, came up this morning on a visit to Miss
Cora Phelps.
--About twenty-five of our people took in the Wapello County Fair at Ottumwa
yesterday.
--On August 26th the C. R. I. & P. will sell round trip tickets to Niagara
Falls and return for $13.30.
--J. S. Richardson and John P. Manatrey have returned from their Colorado visit,
much improved in health.
--Des Moines county sends 17 delegates to the Congressional convention solid for
B. J. Hall. Jefferson’s nine are also solid for Mr. Hall.
--Hon. James F. Wilson and Hon. M. A. McCoid have donated about one hundred
volumes of public documents to the Pleasant Plain Academy.
--Dr. J. M. Shaffer, his wife and niece, and Miss Nannie Wilson, left this
afternoon for Pittsburg, Penn. There is to be a family reunion to
celebrate the 70th anniversary of one of the doctor’s sisters. There
were ten children, eight of whom are living, Dr. Shaffer being the youngest. –
Keokuk Constitution.
--The will of the late Ernest Pilger bequeaths $5,000 to each of his three
sisters; $3,000 to his brother Louis; $1,000 each to the children of his
brothers William, Louis and Theodore; and the remainder of the property to his
parents. His father and his brother William are designated as executors of
the will. -. . (missing). .ckeye.
--A very pleasant little company was entertained by Miss Coe Sharpe last evening
in honor of her friend Miss Kate Rickey, of Keokuk. Among those invited
and present were: Miss Mame Wells, Miss Orpha Craine, Miss Minnie Stubbs,
Miss Nellie Rowntree, Miss Cora Jackson, Miss Maggie Case, Miss Bell Monfort, of
Burlington, Miss Nellie Burgess, Miss Stella Cockley, Miss Kate Shriner, Frank
Cummings, Frank Clark, H. B. Knapp, Ed George, Northrop Moore, Isaac Shriner,
Fred Spielman, Verne Barger.
--N. C. Anstead opened out his jewelry store this morning in Wilson block, and
during the entire day his establishment has been thronged with visitors.
He has the finest stock of watches, clocks, jewelry and silverware ever brought
to Fairfield, and his establishment is a great credit to this place. Mr.
Anstead is an enterprising young man, and we are glad that he has come among us
to stay. He has a stock that would do credit to any city west of the
Alleghenies, and he cordially invites all to come in and examine his goods.
--The Democratic County Convention met this afternoon and selected the following
delegates: Congressional – S. K. West, Charles McGuire, Robert Black, D.
M. Parrett, W. M. Mouck, John Bell, S. C. Farmer, J. F. Potts, V. F. Mowery.
State – D. P. Stubbs, Ed Campbell, James Louden, J. S. Fryer, E. M. Kurtz, W.
J. Emerson, Lou Thoma. Judicial – M. J. Johnson, L. J. Bidwell, Robert
Louden, C. E. Stubbs, C. D. Fullen, J. B. McCoy, E. A. Howard, J. J. Cummings,
C. M. McElroy.
--Ed Moss of Birmingham returned home last Saturday from Tucson, Arizona, at
which place he was looking after his mining interests and which he reports in a
prosperous condition. Last spring at the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Silver Mountain Mining Company, Mr. Moss was elected one of the
directors of the company. He has just been chosen by the board of
directors as one of the executive committee, who have direct control of all the
mines of the company, among which is the new celebrated Blue Jay. As this
company now has about $100,000 of paid up capital, Mr. Moss’ advancement to
the two positions named is no small compliment to that gentleman’s business
tact and integrity. He will leave shortly for Boston, where he goes for a
time in the interest of the mines he represents. – Keosauqua Democrat.
Monday Melange. (Page
1)
--D. C. Griffin, of St. Joe, Mich., was in the city to-day.
--J. G. Becker and wife, of Chicago, Sundayed in this city.
--Dr. Smith and wife, of Pleasant Plain, were in the city to-day.
--J. W. Fry, Postmaster at Libertyville, was in town to-day.
--Charles Eckwal was made a citizen of the United States by Judge Lewis’ court
to-day.
--L. W. Heston, of Pleasant Plain, was in the city to-day, and favored us with a
call.
--John Fullen, the pillar of the business interests of Agency City, spent
yesterday here visiting the family of his son, Chas. D. Fullen.
--John R. Shaffer, the popular secretary of the State Agricultural Society, has
been tendered the superintendence of the sheep and bench department at the New
Orleans World Fair. – Keokuk Constitution.
--BUGGIES AND SPRING WAGONS. We can offer you a buggy or spring wagon at a
price which will surprise you. We carry only standard goods, and make
bottom prices. BEATTY & MOHR.
--Mr. John Ross, Secretary of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society, will
open his office for the purpose of receiving entries for the forthcoming fair at
the office of Galvin & Ross, this city, on Friday, Sept. 5th. All
persons who propose making entries are urged to do so previous to the opening of
the fair.
--The Democratic Congressional Convention and the Republican Judicial Convention
will meet in this city this week. At the former Hon. B. J. Hall of Des
Moines county will be the nominee, and at the latter Judge W. R. Lewis, of
Montezuma, the present incumbent, will be re-nominated. The Congressional
meets to-morrow and the Judicial Thursday.
--The Burlington Post, which has always been a very liberal paper towards all
candidates, in figuring up the congressional situation says, “Judge Stutsman
is reasonably sure of a nomination.” It says that the concession of the
Louisa county delegation to McCoid and Woolson was somewhat premature, for it is
now known that Stutsman has friends on the delegation. It also says the
Judge will have one half of Lee county.
--The Ledger, of this city, gives the new paper at Birmingham this dig:
“Birmingham is to have a new paper, the Free Press. It is to be an
independent, anti-secret society organ. One thing is pretty certain, and
that is that there will be a newspaper funeral in that little town ere many
months.” The Ledger’s predictions are not always reliable, however.
It predicted THE JOURNAL wouldn’t live two weeks, and it is to-day nearly five
years old, and a much more vigorous and lively corpse than is at all agreeable
or pleasant to that aged hebdomadal.
“Hon. Chas. D.”
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If the republicans of this district should need a dark horse, Hon. Chas. D.
Leggett, of Fairfield, should be the man. No man in this district is
better fitted to represent us in congress than Mr. Leggett; and no man placed on
our ticket would receive a heartier support of all the republicans than he
would. – Brighton News. Mr. Leggett assures us that he is a candidate
for but one office – that of Leggett & McKemey. While this is true
we presume he would not refuse the nomination if it was tendered him on a golden
platter. Charley is an old bachelor and consequently old maidish, and a
good deal of allowance can be made for his actions, but should Congressional
lightning strike him at Washington on the 3rd there would be no question about
this district being represented by a republican in the next congress.
Tuesday Tit-Bits.
(Page 1)
--Dr. Baldridge, of Batavia, was in town to-day.
--It is not every day that Fairfield has two district conventions.
--It is something new to have a prayer in a Democratic convention.
--Sam B. Evans, of Ottumwa, took in the democratic convention to-day.
--Isaac Hardin, D. M. Parret and M. B. Sparks, of Batavia, were in the city
to-day.
--Miss Lizzie Jones left yesterday for Jewell Junction, Iowa, and will go from
there to Cedar Falls to attend school.
--The delegates to the Republican Judicial Convention nearly all took in the
Democratic Congressional Convention this afternoon.
--J. W. Farrel, of Birmingham, and John B. Bleakmore, of Keosauqua, were among
the delegates to the democratic convention to-day.
--We were led to make the mistake in the time of the meeting of the Judicial
convention by the call as published in the old reliable Ledger.
--Hon. P. G. Ballingall, of Ottumwa, dropped down this afternoon on the
Democratic convention, and was right royally welcomed by his many friends.
--Sam Crocker, of Columbus Junction, the great greenback agitator, has been in
the city a couple of days, and took in the Democratic Congressional Convention
to-day.
--Geo. A. Duncan, chairman of the Congressional Committee, and proprietor of the
Hotel Duncan at Burlington, wore the most conspicuous Cleveland hat to-day.
He got off his Irish muldoon story on several occasions.
--The press was represented here to-day by J. W. Burdette, of the Hawkeye; Dr.
George, of the Keokuk Constitution; Geo. F. Smith, of the Keosauqua Democrat;
Geo. E. Throop, of the Mt. Pleasant Free Press; A. C. Hutchison, of the
Burlington Gazette; Geo. G. Rodman, of the Washington Democrat.
ORIGINAL NOTICE. (Page 8)
State of Iowa, Jefferson County, ss:
To Thomas B. Law:
You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of
District Court of Jefferson County, State of Iowa, the petition of Alice Law,
asking that she be divorced from you, and the care and custody of the child,
Catharine Eliza Law.
Now, unless you appear thereto and defend, on or before noon of the second day
of the October Term, A. D. 1884, of said Court, which Term commences on the 13th
day of October, A. D. 1884, default will be entered against you and judgment
rendered thereon.
Pf. $5.00 McCOID, BRIGHTON & JAQUES, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES. (Page 8)
Eldon.
H. E. Kinsloe, of Fairfield, was in the city Friday.
Fish Commissioner, B. F. Shaw, was in town on business this week.
H. H. Whitham was in town this week getting acquainted with some of our pretty
girls.
The Lottie Wade Dramatic Company played here all last week to full houses.
The bridge is now completed and the citizens of Hacklebarny are happy because
they are no longer compelled to pay ferriage to cross over.
There will be a meeting held at the office of S. Cornell Monday evening to
arrange for celebrating the completion of the new wagon bridge.
The dwelling of Loch Newkirk was burglarized Tuesday night and a warrant issued
for the arrest of John McElroy, who is supposed to be the thief, and placed in
the hands of W. H. Morgan, constable, but when the constable called in, John
objected to being arrested and coolly presented a 44 caliber revolver at the
officer, and out of the house and escaped. Up to this time has not been
caught.
Vochien Post, No. 78 G. A. R. held a camp-fire at their new hall in this place
Thursday evening, August 26, under the management of Post commander, W. H. Mix.
It is unnecessary to add that the affair was a grand success. The large
hall was packed to its full capacity. The meeting was addressed by
Governor Sherman, Capt. Wilkinson, W. A. Work, Rev. Brooks and others.
There was a profusion of music, both instrumental and vocal. It was the
grandest camp-fire ever given by the post. RFUND-ABOUT.
Abingdon.
As it is common for the democratic party to act as critic, I think it will not
be out of place for the republican party to do the same. At the Democratic
club, or Cleveland club on last Saturday evening, the exercises were opened up
by music by the Abingdon democratic brass band with “Sherman’s March to the
Sea,” but their instruments did not sound very clear; the sound was like there
was a little too many quids of tobacco or cigar stubs blown from the mouth in
the horn, and I was greatly astonished to hear the tune they played for I
expected to hear “Dixie,” as it was the democratic opening tune at their
national convention, also their benediction, and as the democratic correspondent
from here is rather a critic and not very good at comparison, I think it not out
of place to inform him that his dream is not correct, as to the republican
party. It was the democratic party that turned to rebels in 1860, and that
is where the rub comes in; and as he said he did not believe in dreams and then
said he believe it would be true after November, it shows his mind is not very
well balanced, for he denies his first assertion.
But I do not blame the democratic party for having a little fun now, for
after the fourth of November next there will be a great democratic funeral all
over the United States, and there will be deep moans heard, and a cry will go up
for the rocks to fall on them and hide them from the presence of their sins.
As for Mr. Stubbs addresses to the Abingdon Cleveland club it done very
well, but he was a little off when he said, “when the good democratic boys
were in the south fighting to put down the rebellion, James G. Blaine was in
Congress voting the salary grab.” Now I will inform Mr. Stubbs, as he is
young and not very well posted, that the so-called salary grab did not come up
until Grant’s second term as president. So I think it must have been
after the war was over. Would it not be a good plan for the democratic
central committee to instruct their speakers when they are going to pay this
little village in the north west portion of Jefferson county a visit.
SUBSCRIBER.
Wednesday Wanderings.(Page
8)
--H. L. Hutchison, of St. Louis, is in the city.
--C. L. Schen, of Quincy, was in the city to-day.
--All goods bought of N. C. Anstead, the new jeweler, will be engraved free.
--W. H. De Rosear, Fort Madison, was here to-day.
--There were two hundred at the Leggett House for dinner yesterday.
--Miss Kate Rickey, of Keokuk, who has been visiting here a few weeks, returns
home to-morrow.
--FRESH OYSTERS. The first of the season. Received daily at
Rogers’ restaurant, north side.
--The Rev. Dr. M. E. Dwight, of the Congregational Church of this city, left
yesterday for a two weeks sojourn in Northern Michigan.
--Leon Mayer, of Washington, came over yesterday to attend the democratic
congressional convention, and is still in the city sojourning with friends.
--Northrup Moore, of the Gas Works, met with a serious accident yesterday, by a
barrel rolling on his feet. He is limping around in consequence.
--We return our thanks to John Ross for a complimentary ticket to the ninth
annual fair of the Jefferson County Agricultural Association, to be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9th, 10th and 11th, 1884.
--List of letters remaining in the post office in this city unclaimed and
advertised for week ending Tuesday, August 26, furnished THE JOURNAL by Thomas
L. Huffman, Postmaster: J. Albright, Wm. Cameron, Mattie Fuestel, Loba
Henderson, Wm. L. Hyde, Louise Isakson, Mrs. Maggie Morgan, Lem. W. Heston,
Belle Parker, A. J. Richey, Annie Sandbloom, Laura Withrow.
--BUGGIES AND SPRING WAGONS. We can offer you a buggy or spring wagon at a
price which will surprise you. We carry only standard goods, and make
bottom prices. BEATTY & MOHR.
--Among the incidents connected with the forthcoming state fair, we can mention
that the efficient and good natured Secretary was summoned home Monday to
receive a present of a bright eyed girl baby from his most excellent wife.
The wife and father are happy over their new arrival, and the state fair will
not be postponed in consequence.
--That Fairfield is easy of access from all portions of the district, was
evidenced by the promptness with which the delegates all got off yesterday.
At six o’clock every delegate was on his way home, whether from the east,
west, north or south. Fairfield ought to have the United States courts.
Wonder if we couldn’t get Mose to give us them or the Soldiers Home?
Thursday Transpirings.(Page
8)
--J. W. Hovenday, New York, is here.
--J. E. Epstein, Burlington, was here to-day.
--H. H. Ruby, Lake City, Minn., is in the city.
--N. C. Anstead, the new jeweler, makes a specialty of repairing fine watches.
--Frank C. Welsh, of Philadelphia, is in the city.
--N. C. Anstead, the new jeweler, has a fine line of spectacles in gold and
steel frames.
--The lightning struck some hay last night, and it was consumed.
--Rev. Frank Evans speaks to the old settlers of Washington county to-day.
--The C., R. I. P. No. 2 was six hours late this morning on account of a washout
at Floris.
--N. C. Anstead, the new jeweler, has the largest line of watches, clocks,
jewelry, silverware and spectacles in the city.
--J. H. Finney, of Abingdon, is entitled to our thanks for a club of seven
subscribers to THE WEEKLY JOURNAL during the last week. We fully
appreciate the kindly interest taken in THE JOURNAL by our friends throughout
the county.
--The barn of Mrs. Ingalls, near the Rock Island depot, was struck by lightning
last night and entirely consumed. The fire was discovered immediately
after that severe clap of thunder by James Ingalls, who at once rushed out in
his night clothes and turned the horse out and secured the buggy. The barn
had about four tons of hay in it, but no grain to speak of. The loss is,
however, pretty well covered by insurance in the Watertown, of Mr. Rowntree’s
agency.
--The sad news reached us this morning that during the electric thunder storm
last night, which was the fiercest and most shocking that has visited this
section for years, Mr. Ed McClain was struck by lightning and instantly killed
while unconsciously sitting beside one of the windows of his residence in Des
Moines township, this county. Mr. McClain is well known in Fairfield, and
for several years was the Peace Justice of Liberty township. He leaves a
wife and five children to mourn the unexpected and terrible death of the husband
and father.