Iowa Old Press

The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, Dec. 4, 1884

Lockridge Items

     The excitement of politics is somewhat abated and business has resumed as in days of yore.
     The Democrats of this township fired a salute of one hundred guns on Wednesday night in honor of Cleveland and B.J. Hall's election.
     O. Lindberg has finished his new barn.
     Our enterprising neighbor, Mark F. Carter, has purchased considerable timber, and is furnishing ties for the C.B. & Q. R.R.
     Pierce Bros. have shipped eight car loads of fat hogs to Chicago in the past two weeks.
     The winter term of school began on Monday last with Ida Kirkpatrick as teacher.
     Frank R. Pierce of Hannibal, Mo., has charge of the C.B. & Q. depot at present, while J.O. Ripley, the former operator, is enjoying a two weeks' vacation.
     Prof. Wm. H. Hopkirk, of Agency City, was a visitor on Thanksgiving day.
     Miss Ella Brown, of Fairfield, is visiting her parents.
     Mrs. Minnie Heron entertained a number of her friends on Thanksgiving day.
     Lockridge now has a new sawmill, which is controlled and owned by Messrs. Adams and Mickley.
     The church-going people of this vicinity, while attending Thanksgiving service at the church, were entertained by a change in the programme. The change consisted of the marriage of Mr. John C. Barhydt, of Plattsmouth, Neb. to Mrs. Augusta Still, of this place. The happy couple took the passenger train for their home in the west, followed by the best wishes of many friends.

Glasgow Items

     Well, the farmers are about through husking corn.
     Daniel Sheets, our veterinary surgeon, died last Sunday morning after only a few days' sickness.
     Mr. Thos. Miller and Miss Watkins are slowly recovering from their illness.
     The Democrats had quite a happy time here last Tuesday eve., the 25th inst. celebrating the great victory by firing of anvils, fireworks, and painting the town red generally, which made some of the followers of the Mulligan hero feel like going up Salt River before breakfast. Well, their faces were by actual measurement, six inches longer the next day. The Republicans tried to get up a counter demonstration at their headquarters by snapping gun caps on stones, and firing some fireworks, which they had hooked from the Democrats. The Democrats were charitable, considering that the Republicans had been disappointed in almost  everything. For instance the Blaine and Logan pole, which they erected, turned out after all to be only a monument to the G.O.P.,and then they promised the people three days' festivities and jollifications, in honor of Blaine's election, which after all had to be given up. Is it any wonder that everything seems to them dark and gloomy?
     The Nimrods of this locality are going to have their annual hunt and supper in the course of a few days. Speaking of hunting, reminds me of an episode which happened to one of our hunters the other day. He, seeing a flock of white geese lighting in a field, went and killed every one of them before he discovered the mistake. It is still a mystery to all what made him suppose that they were wild geese, unless the result of the election had so befogged his mind that things looked dark to him, which were always white before. Try again, Ben.

Beckwith

     Miss Lora Stallman gave a social hop at her residence on the evening of the 26th. It was well attended and was pronounced a most enjoyable affair.
     Henry Peck, who has been visiting friends and relatives here, has returned to his home in Audubon.
     Miss Mollie Kyle has returned from a visit at her sister's at Brookville.
     Mr. Lotridge is painting his barn up in good style.
     S.T. Furguson returned from Indiana this week.
     Miss Nellie Mack is teaching a splendid school at No. 6.

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The young ladies who managed the leap year ball turned over the unexpended funds on hand, after settling their bills, to Mr. Rose, the unfortunate sufferer who has been seen on the streets this fall in a propelling chair.

Last Tuesday afternoon Dr. Hammond, assisted by Drs. Woods and Snook, removed a large scirrus, or hard cancer, from the left breast of Mrs. Fred Nickel. The patient stood the operation nicely and is doing as well as could be expected.

Mr. Aleck P. West, a brother of our S.K., and well known in this county, was married recently to Miss Viola Freshour at Hays City, Kansas. Mr. West will have the best wishes for happiness of a host of friends in this county. He is president in a bank in Hays City and is prospering finely.

MARRIED- At the residence of the bride's parents, in Batavia, Nov. 25th, by Rev. J.M. McElroy, D.D., Mr. C.M. Randall, of Fairfield, to Miss Bertha Durr. By the same, at the residence of Mrs. E.A. Robinson, near Fairfield, on Thanksgiving evening., Nov. 27th. Mr. Wm. A. Nimocks, of Ashland, Iowa to Miss Mattie J. Robinson.

All traces of the recent wreck west of town have been cleared away. The wounded are said to be recovering. One of those on the train at the time of the collision was John Marion, who it will be remembered, was injured on the Rock Island a few years ago, and whose case is still in the courts. When the trains came together he made a desperate leap expecting of course to break anew the thigh that was broken before. Fortunately, however, he escaped without any injury.

Messrs. Brighton and Jaques, formerly members of the firm of McCoid, Brighton & Jaques,  have opened a new law office on the south side of the square over Hufford, Bradshaw & Thoma's drug store, and will be glad to have all their old friends and many new ones call and see them. The new firm are prepared to do a general law and collection business, loan money, make abstracts, etc., and devote themselves generally to the interest of their clients. They have very pleasant and attractive rooms, and will devote their best energies to the interests of those who seek their services.

A Fine Grocery Stock
     John A. Montgomery, at the old stand of Albert Maire, has one of the finest, freshest, and cleanest stocks of staple and fancy groceries, vegetables, canned goods, etc. in the city and is selling it at remarkable close figures. What remains of the old stock will be offered as rare bargains. A car of new flour just received. S.J. Chester is now with Mr. Montgomery, and will be pleased to see his old time friends and customers.

Lightest, Cleanest & Neatest
Dry Goods Store
Ever opened in Fairfield. Every dollar of our Goods are new and bought
with Spot Cash, and by one who has had Eighteen Years' Experience. We have
NO TRASH
To quote you, and then when you come around say we are out. But if you want
FIRST-CLASS GOODS
At The
LOWEST LIVING PROFIT,
With kind and gentlemanly treatment, please call on us and we will show
you all we advertise. Our Store is crowded from morning to night, but we have room for more.
McGAW & SHOULTS.

Submitted by: #000525

Weekly Journal
Fairfield, Jefferson co. Iowa
December 4, 1884, Vol. VII, Issue #6

 
Friday Facts.   (page 1)
- G.B. CORNS, Pittsburgh, is here.
- B.B. FRASE, of Des Moines, is in the city.
- John GANE, Carrollton, Ohio, is in the city.
- S.R. McENTYRE, Morning Sun, is here to-day.
- D.A. Van SICKLE, of Cincinnati, is here to-day.
- J.H. DANSKIN, a former student of Parsons College, in the city.
- E.E. LEVY, R.E. [illegible surname] and W.S.J. DeLAND, of Chicago are in the city.
- Hon. Ed CAMPBELL has been elected Treasurer of the School Board [illegible word] Samuel C. FARMER.
- F.J. HOUGHTON, of Packwood, was in the city to-day and favored us with a business call.
- The Cyclone Club met at the residence of Miss Maggie HUNTZINGER Wednesday evening.
- Mrs. Wm. G. BECK has purchased the H.G. KNOPP property on third south street, of I.D. JONES.
- Miss Anna CUMMINGS, of Fairfield, is visiting her friend Miss Mattie LYON --Mt. Pleasant Journal.
- A new grocery store has been started in the north room of the Mendenhall block, formerly occupied as republican headquarters.
- Hon. M.A. McCOID denies the report that gained currency during the week that he purposed settling in Washington for the practice of his profession.  He says he proposes to practice law right here.
- A man stopping his paper, wrote to the editor: "I think folks ottent to spend their munny for paper, mi daddy diddent and everybody nod he was the intelligetest man in the country and had the smartest family of boiz that ever dugged taters."
- Otto TAPPERT, the good natured and whole souled representative of the Standard Oil Company, of Burlington, took his thanksgiving among his many friends here, and found time to give us a pleasant call and toss over one hundred and fifty cents for The Journal the coming year.
- The Clerk has issued licenses to wed to the following parties:  W.A. NIMOCKS, 30, to Miss Martha J. ROBINSON, 23; Matt McHENRY, 23, to Miss Ollie HARTLEY, 23; Kasper ZIELINSKI, 55, to Mrs. Babbina GLUBA, 47; Peter SCHAFER, 35, to Miss Nannie HAWKES, 30; Alonzo N. WELCH, 22, to Miss Ella SCHOOLEY, 21.

The Uniform Rank, ? of P. promise us a rich treat in their forthcoming Masquerade Ball on Christmas night. In fact it is to be the event of the season.  Extensive and elaborate preparations are being made, and it is expected that the attendance will be large.  A general invitation is extended to all those desiring to attend.

The case of W.W. DUNLAVY, of Libertyville, against the C., R.I. & P. Railway, comes before the December term of the Supreme Court, which convenes at Des Moines on the first of December.  LEGGETT & McKEMEY, of this city, and SAMPSON & BROWN of Sigourney, appear for DUNLAVY and M.A. LOW for the Railroad company.

The Board of Supervisors at its last session allowed the Ledger nearly three hundred dollars for work that any other office would have done for less than one hundred.  The overplus was doubtless to pay the paper for services in the late campaign.  This is the way the tax payers are fliched to keep up campaign organs.  But then as long as the WILSONs and the JUNKINs boss the common cattle, just so long will the tax payers have to "grin and bear it.".

Mr. A.S. WILCOX, of Fairfield, and Mr. Geo. E. DAVIS, of this city, have associated themselves in the insurance business.  They expect to have their headquarters at Burlington.  Mr. WILCOX will remove his family from their present home to Orchard city, and Mr. DAVIS will, for the winter, have his family remain here.  Both gentleman are practical business men and we predict success for them in the business in which they expect to embark.  We are pleased to know that Mr. WILCOX and his estimable family will be brought nearer to us and also that Mr. DAVIS' family will remain our citizens as heretofore for a while at least. -- Fort Madison Democrat.

A new counterfeit silver dollar is in circulation which is very cleverly executed.  It is so perfect in ring and imitation of the genuine that it is almost impossible to detect it.  It runs from the years 1878 to 1884 and the material is "white metal," compactly compressed in a die and carefuly plated with silver.  But for the shortness of weight it would be perfect.  A great number have already been passed as is evident from the fact that several are being discovered nearly every day at the banks and it was only a few days ago that a man was arrested in Keokuk on suspicion of passing one, but no direct proof being found, he was discharged.  They have completely succeeded the clumsily executed lead dollars that have been floating around.  the United States officers are endeavoring to locate it, but have, so far, been unsuccessful.

Saturday Sayings.   (page 1)
- J.B. LANE, of Rockford, is here.
- A.L. OMSTEAD, of Des Moines, is in the city.
- A.S. WILCOX, of Fort Madison, was here to-day.
- The English Opera Company, who played here last evening, were guests of the Leggett House.
- Lost, a Norwalk door key, No. 19.  The finder will be rewarded by leaving it with Charley COWAN.
- Services every Sunday at 11 o'clock and at night at the Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. VALLANDINGHAM.  All are invited.
- There is talk among some of our leading capitalists of organizing another National Bank here.  There is abundant business to support a third bank in this community.
- B.S. McELHINNY has been elected Vice President of the First National Bank of this city.  While we congratulate the bank in its wise selection of a Vice President, we are disposed to think that it would be largely for the interest of the institution if Mr. McELHINNY were made President.  Then the bank would cease to be run as a political concern.
- The ladies who gave the leap year dance a few evenings since found a surplus in their treasury after paying up all bills, and placed it in the hands of J.S. RICHARDSON to dispose of as he thought wise and prudent.  He gave it to Albert ROSE, who has for sometime been sorely afflicted with inflammatory rheumatism. A more humane disposition could not have been made of it, or one that would be more generally acquiesced in by the ladies.
- Any of our readers desiring to take Harper''s Weekly Magazine, Bazar, Young People, the Art Amateur, Littell's Living Age, The Atlantic Monthly, St. Nicholas, The Youth's Companion, Phrenological Journal, The Eclectic Magazine, Magazine of American History, Lippincott's Magazine, Decorator and Furnisher, The New York Independent, The Art Interchange, for the coming year, will find it to their interest to consult this office before making their order.
- As will be seen by consulting our business directory, Henry H. BRIGHTON and Anthony W. JAQUES have formed a partnership for the practice of law, and have taken rooms over the store of HUFFORD, BRADSHAW & THOMA.  All the unsettled cases and accounts of McCOID, BRIGHTON & JAQUES are in the hands of this new firm, and will be carefully attended to by them.  They will prove a permanent and reliable legal firm, will give careful attention to all business, and we trust will receive a good share of the partronage of this county.

Monday Melange.   (page 1)
- Scott WASHBURNE, Muscatine, is here.
- R.G. KERR, of Chicago, is in the city.
- H.H. DEWEY, of Centerville, was here to-day.
- H.B. GOODALL, of Ottumwa, was in the city to-day.
- Charles BALES goes to Chicago tonight in the interest of Ben BLACK.
- G.D. McGAW, of McGAW & SHOULTS is in Chicago, buying some more goods.
- Hon. M.A. McCOID does not expect to leave for Washington for a few days.
- Tom COLE has sold his barbershop to Harry GREEN, and gave possession to-day.
- A.L. BRIGHTON, of Eldon, who holds down an engine on the Great Rock Island route, was in the city Sunday.
- We call attention to the advertisement of the Birmingham and Mt. Zion hack line, by Charles H. CRANE in this issue.  Mr. CRANE has a comfortable hack and good horses, and gets over the road in good shape.  Leave orders at the JONES' drug store.
- The law card of McCOID & DANSKIN appears in this issue of The Journal.  Mr. J.H. DANSKIN, who comes here and associates himself with Mr. McCOID, is a young man of excellent character and business qualifications, and McCOID & DANSKIN will prove one of our strongest law firms.  Our readers and our people are acquainted with Mr. McCOID, and know him to be an able member of our bar.  We make no doubt the new firm will command a large share of the business of this section.
- An old man who said he had two sons in the newspaper business recently applied for admission for the almshouse.  The sons, who are traveling in the same direction, say they were willing to support their father, but he refuses to live on cough syrups, kidney pads and liver regulators, and declined to use due bills which were good for sewing machines, melodeons and lawn mowers, by paying about eight-sevenths of their price in cash.  That was the best the sons could do, and the old man preferred to go over the hills to the poor-house.
- The new tax law is in effect, and taxes are not due the first of November, as formerly, but become due the first Monday in January, and payable in two installments.  First installment becomes delinquent March 1, and second installment September 1.  If the first installment is not paid by April 1, one per cent penalty is added to total tax each month as long as it remains unpaid.  If first installment is paid before April 1, no penalty attaches to second installment until October 1.  Such is the information of [illegible] legal light, and it is to be presumed that it is correct and reliable.
- The Burlington Post truthfully says of Hon. John S. WOOLSON: "Mr. WOOLSON accepts the result in a fair, manly way, recognizing the returns as canvassed as giving substantially the correct statement of the vote as cast, and leaves to the congressional committee the consideration of a fraudulent, illegal voting charged.  Mr. WOOLSON in penning this letter proves himself worthy of the trust imposed upon him by the republicans of the first district and under circumstances more favorable to success we know they would all be glad to honor him again.  He has been honest, honorable, frank and aggressive in all of his campaigning, and he closes the present popular contest with clean hands and the respect of all with whom he may have mingled."
- The Washington Press moralizes over the recent republican defeat as follows:  "It is enough for Republicans to be Republicans, as Democrats count it enough to be Democrats, and not to give away to a flood or moral sentimentalities and allow the party to be made a museum of isms and tions.  It is a great deal wiser and better to let hair-brained, cranky men go and flock themselves, than to cater to their crochets in Republican party platforms and to make the party a curious assortment of moral and sentimental odds and ends.  We believe this defeat will have that effect. It surely will, if the party falls back on and exercises its horse sense."  This is a pretty hard lick on Boss WILSON, who wrote the prohibition plank and insisted on its being in corporated in the republican platform.

Original Notice.   (page 1)
State of Iowa, Jefferson County, ss:
To Samuel PARADIS and Margenrite PARADIS, Fred CHINN: You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, State of Iowa, the petition of E.M.B. SCOTT, claiming of you the sum of Eighty two and 50-100 Dollars and costs, on a judgment rendered against the said Samuel PARADIS and in favor of this plaintiff, in the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa, on the second day of April, 1884, and asking that the following described real estate, to-wit:  Lots 21, 22, 23 and 24, in the old or original plat of the town or city of Batavia, Jefferson County, Iowa, which real estate is in fact the property of the said Samuel PARADIS but the title to which is now fraudulently held in the name of the said Margenrite PARADIS, be subjected to the payment of said judgement with [illegible words] And also that the judgment of Fred CHINN of Wapello County, Iowa, for the sum of Forty-Five and 85-100 ($45.85) Dollars and filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa, on the fifth day of December, 188?, be declared an inferior [paper torn] Now, unless you appeal [paper torn]

Tuesday Tit-Bits.   (page 8)
- Ed GALLAGHER, St. Louis, is here.
- R. REESE, Keokuk, is in the city.
- George A. EVANS, Chicago, is in the city.
- J. ROBERTS, of Washington, was here to-day.
- R.T. McNEILL, Kansas City, was here to-day.
- Sheriff HARRISON is sorely afflicted with rheumatism.
- Edwin McGREGOR, of Elizabeth, Ill. was in the city to-day.
- Hon. M.A. McCOID expects to leave for Washington to-night.
- Here we are the second day of December basking in the sunlight of a summer's sun.
- Auditor Frank LIGHT is in Kansas and John B. MILLER is running the office during his absence.
- Mrs. Daniel WEIDNER, New Baden, Texas was cured of severe Neuralgia by St. Oil, the great pain pure.
- C.S. SHAFER, of Fairfield, who has been visiting his brother, Dr. SHAFFER, returned home this evening. -- Keokuk Constitution.
- Clerk SIPPEL issued a marriage license to-day to E.C. McCLEARY 21 and Miss Ella TURNBULL 18, of Des Moines township.
- Bruce RATCLIFF, son of Rebert F. RATCLIFF, is now city editor of the Sioux City Daily Tribune.  Bruce is a bright young man and a good paragraphist.
- Rev. George WARRINGTON, of Birmingham, was in the city to-day, and gave us a call.  Mr. WARRINGTON goes to Chicago to-night with the cash in his pocket to buy the material for the new paper at Birmingham.
- Mrs. Anna HAYES says the $250 which she deposited with Sam FARMER was the proceeds of her spring and summer's work in keeping boarders, and that she deposited it less than three weeks before the failure.
- At the Odd Fellows Hall in Abingdon last Monday evening, Professor SCHELLHOUS, of Selma, gave us one of his common sense lectures on the Philosophy of mental Culture.  He seems to be an expert in combining philosophy and practicality.  He held a fair and got $11.65 out of the crowd.
- Green LAWSON was arrested on Thanksgiving day, on a charge of stealing a steer from Charley THOMPSON, and was again arrested on Friday last, charged with stealing a heifer from John STEEL. the property was identified in the possession of other parties, to whom they were sold by LAWSON.  LAWSON is being tried to-day in Justice RUSSELL's court, H.C. RANEY conducts the prosecution and R.J. WILSON appears for the defendant.

Wednesday Wanderings.   (page 8)
- R. McDONALD, Shellrock, is here.
- C.N. HARWOOD, Boston is in the city.
- E.B. CRILEY, of Ottumwa, was here to-day.
- Frank W. HEARNEY, of Philadelphia, is in the city.
- M.W. KLOTZ, of Davenport, was in the city to-day.
- J.W. WATTS and H.M. DYER, of St. Louis, are in the city today.
- Rev. D.D. PROPER, Sunday School Missionary for Iowa will preach in the Baptist Church Saturday evening and Sunday at 11 o'clock, and also Sunday evening.  All are cordially invited.
- List of letters remaining in the postoffice in this city unclaimed and advertised for week ending Tuesday, Dec. 2d, furnished The Journal by Thomas L. HUFFMAN, Postmaster:  J.R. DAVIS & Son, Clara D. DAVIDSON, W.A. DILLON, L.H. HARTLY, R.D. MARTIN, Flora MURPHY, John NEFF, J.E. PARKER, Mrs. J.H. PEARL, Y.H. SCHIRASTY & Co.
- E.P. RIPLEY, general freight agent of the C.B.&Q. gives notice that all special rates will expire Dec. 31.  All parties interested will take notice that no rates will be renewed next year unless applied for with reasons given for their necessity.  This applies, without reservation, to all rates differing from tariff.

The Central Conference.   (page 8)
The Central Conference of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod met in the Lutheran Church of this city last evening at 7 o'clock.  The members of the Conference were mostly present.  Revs. B.?. HILLS and J.A.M. ZEIGLER occupied the pulpit with the speaker of the evening, Rev. G.C. HENRY, of Des Moines, who preached the opening sermon on the theme of "Family Worship" from John 24:15.  Rev. HENRY, in introducing his subject, said that religion was two fold in character, external and internal, objective, mediate through our relations to the work, and subjective or personal.  Family worship was not a modern invention, but an ancient and honorable custom. It was commanded by God and practiced as a privilege and a duty.  There should be family worship because the religion of the bible is the best religion.  It conduces to love, contentment and devotion in family, social and all other life. Family Worship should be in character:  1. Regular.  2. Generally, all the household should participate.  3. Reverent, not hasty, nor slip shod, but orderly and reverently.  The effect of family worship in part consists in: 1. Bringing Christ into the home, with all that his means.  2. Originate goodly influences as a leaven which will work out God's will.  3. Aids in the training of children.  A good audience was in attendance, and the speaker was followed throughout with great interest.
Wednesday Morning.     (page 8)
Conference was opened by Rev. S. RIDENOUR, who lead the devotional exercises.  At 9:45 the regular session begun and was opened by the President Rev. Mr. HILLS, of Knoxville.  The roll was called and the following members answered to their names:  H. CULLER and John LEMBERGER, Burlington; B.F. HILLS, Knoxville; A.C. HENRY, Des Moines; A.B. McMACKIN and Jos. BRADLEY, Fairfield; S. RIDENOUR, and Mr. Nichols Doud STATION; J.A.M. ZEIGLER, Nevada.  The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.  The officers were re-elected, namely:  President, B.F. HILLS; Secretary, G. C. HENRY.  Appointments were made of the various committees.  The Question Box was given into Rev. Mr. ZEIGLER and the first topic on the programme taken up: "The Lay Element in Church Work."
The first speaker was Rev. J.H. CUTLER, who said:  1. Christian lay work should always be in lines of action approved by the Church.  2. Under the superintendence and government, of the Church.  3. And in harmony with the faith and polity in the Church.  4. Responsible to the authority of the Church.  5. And should always result, directly and indirectly to the benefit of the Church with which he is identified.  Development of Lay Work, helps: 1. There must be in the development of lay work piety.  2. Personal consecration.  Hindrances:  1. The minister himself, in not indicating and emphasizing.  2.  Ignorance on the part of the laity.  3. The magnitude of the membership as in congregations of many hundreds.  4. Routine, "old ruts."  5. Lack of symptoms.  For the best prosecution of the work to be done:  1. Prayer.  2. Religious conversation with the unconverted.  3.  Bringing them to the house of God.  4.  Furnishing them with suitable reading, etc.  A general discussion then followed.
The Lutheran Conference.   (page 8)
Wednesday afternoon.
The first topic for consideration "The Relation of Church members to the Sunday School."  Rev. S. RIDENOUR was the first speaker.  He presented a number of interesting, suggestive and instructing thoughts upon the subject.  He emphasized, especially, the duties of pastors, teachers and parents in relation to the matter under consideration.  He said: "Children are generally interested in whatever parents show themselves to be concerned in and with."  The several points were amplified and explained at length.  A general discussion then followed.  At 3 o'clock, Rev. S. RIDENOUR preached an excellent and edifying sermon from Heb. 2d verse 1,2 and 3.  After the sermon the conference continued in business session.  At 7:30 a good congregation being in attendance, Rev. J.A.M. ZEIGLER preached from Deut. 6:7 upon the theme "The Relation of Church Members to the Sunday School."  Mr. ZEIGLER in introduction spoke of the relations of Jesus to the children.  There was no bar between him and them while on earth.  He spoke of Jesus being the door through which all must go into salvation; and of the proscribed duties of the Hebrews, with relation to the training of Children, and taking up his immediate theme the speaker said: 1. As parents, we are directly responsible for the training and education of our children.  2.  As parents having duties to perform, we introduce supplementary agencies in the education of children. 3. The conclusion follows, therefore, that if our children do not attain to the standard which we set forth for them, or to our own standard, as parents, we are mensurably responsible.  the Sunday School is almost the only agency which we have for the religious training of the young.  It is a great defect in the popular system of education, that the secular school is permitted to monopolize so much of the time of our children.  It ought not to be so.  As the Sunday School is therefore almost the only means to an end, the graver the responsibilities which come upon us.  But we may ask what is the office of the Church?  It is an institution ordained of God, clothed with authority unto the salvation of men.  But what of the Sunday School?  1. Its primary object is to educate into the church.  2. To develop those who are in and of the church, young and old.  3.  The Sunday School, then, becomes the training school of the church, and as such is of vast importance.   The duties of parents, therefore, are:  1. To see that attendance and punctuality is as uniformly regarded as in the secular school.  2. To see that their children know and understand their lessons.  3.  To be in attendance themselves.  4.  To encourage and aid in every way the growth, work and effect of the Sunday School; unto this end the Sunday School needs the experience and help of all Christians.
Thursday Morning.
The devotional exercises were led by Rev. Josiah KUHN, and at 10 o'clock the regular order of business was commenced.  Rev. J.H. CULLER, of Burlington, will preach at 7:30 this evening, and be followed by several brief addresses.  The Rev. Josiah KUHN, of Maryville, is the last arrival.

Thursday Transpirings.   (page 8)
- Geo. E. MILLER, of Chicago, is here.
- George Van BEHREN, of Burlington, is in the city.
- Daniel SHEETS, an old resident of Glasgow, died Sunday morning.
- Gospel meeting at the Association rooms Sabbath afternoon.  Young men invited.
- C.S. CLARKE & Son have put down a new sidewalk on the north side of their store buildings.
- D.W. MINER leaves tomorrow for Harvard, Wayne county, to spend a couple of months on business and pleasure.
- Mrs. J.B. BLEAKMORE and Mrs. Edwin MANNING, of Keosauqua, are in the city, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.S. BECK at the Leggett House.

FAIRFIELD, IOWA “WEEKLY JOURNAL”
JEFFERSON COUNTY,
Vol. VII, Issue # 7, December 11, 1884.
Transcribed by Debbie of the Jefferson Co, IA USGenWeb Project

Friday Facts.  (Page 1)
--Frederick PHINNEY, Boston, is here.
--W. MAYER, Washington, D. C. is in the city.
--Miss Minnie RHODES will take orders for decorating fancy articles of any kinds also orders for pictures of any size or design.
--We re-publish two days proceedings of the Lutheran Conference to-day, in order to supply a complete report to those desiring it.
--John D. FLINT, a good natured subscriber to THE JOURNAL, from Abingdon, was in the city to-day, and called to “whack up” another years subscription.
--Miss Minnie RHODES gives lessons in oil and water color painting.  Call at her studio, in the Ware homestead, south square for particulars.
--The Burlington Hawkeye, speaking of a reading given under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. by Miss Julia HOADLEY, of this city, pays the lady the following compliment:  “The program consisted of readings by Miss Julia HOADLEY, of Parson’s college, Fairfield, Iowa, who charmed her audience not less by her pleasing appearance, than by the excellent rendering of her selections.  She evinces careful study, and a decided talent as an elocutionist.  Her manner is easy and natural, and her voice of good quality and of unusual power – not perfectly flexible, owing perhaps to a slight hoarse-ness.  Her rendering of ‘Charley Macree’ and of ‘Little Tobe’s Monument,’ was particularly fine.”
--The last issue of the Ledger reflects great credit upon the editorial ability of the old and young man who have for so many years controlled its destiny, for the phaseolegy and faultless (?) grammatical construction of its local paragraphs.  For instance glancing over its columns we find that a cancer was recently removed by Drs. WOODS and HAMMOND from “the upper left breast” of Mrs. Fred NICHOLS; that Henry S. WILLIS received a telegram Sunday “announcing the death of his father at Mansfield the day previous;” that Birmingham hunters were “making arrangements for a circle wolf hunt to take place yesterday;” that C. N. BROWN recently met with an accident “to his face which was terribly bruised;” that on the occasion of the death of Mrs. John MOUNT at Albia, her son W. R. MOUNT, arrived but a “few hours after her translation;” that Lawson was “bound over to appear before the grand jury;” and that in the same case ‘Squire RUSSELL found the “evidence conclusive” yet he “discharged him on a technicality” also, that “spelling schools will be in brogue this winter.”  The schoolmaster is evidently abroad in that establishment.

Saturday Sayings.  (Page 1)
--R. L. FOWLER, of Rockford, is in the city.
--Geo. H. SMITH, Boston, is in the city.
--Agent BAKER, of Rome, was in town to-day.
--W. A. PARKER, of Marshalltown, is in the city.
--J. A. COOPER, of Milford, Nebraska, is in the city.
--Charley BALES returned from Chicago this morning.
--Miss Addie, daughter of Josiah GARMOE, is very sick.
--W. S. ALDRIDGE, of Rochester, New York, is in the city.
--R. D. WIRT and F. H. CARY, of Kansas City, are here to-day.
--A. S. KINGSLEY, John G. FELS and S. S. KRAUSS, of Chicago, are in the city.
--Near this city Nov. 17th, by Rev. J. B. ROWLAND, Mr. Charles A. WILSON, of Henry county, to Miss Jennie B. HOBSON, of Jefferson county. – Mt. Pleasant Journal.
--The Parsons will case was decided by the Supreme Court yesterday.  The Hawkeye says it was reversed, which would bring the scandal back for another trial, but the Chicago Times and the Clerk of the Court say the decision of the lower court was affirmed, which would settle the matter.
--The Ledger says the report that MCCOID was going to Washington to practice law is a “lie started with an irresponsible chump.”  The “irresponsible chump” was a delegate to the Washington convention, and voted for MCCOID seventy-five times all the same, and is as responsible as the lunatics who edit that sheet.
--Hon. Wm. T. SMITH, Oskaloosa, President State Agricultural Society; Hon. E. W. LUCAS, member of the House of Representative, Iowa City; C. S. BARCLAY, Mr. JUDD, Zed. ELLYSON, West Liberty; George T. BORLAND, Iowa City and D. COOKSON, Downey, prominent cattle breeder of the State, were in the city yesterday evening, guests of John R. SHAFFER.  They were agreeable surprised to see the fine library and museum, belonging to the State – Agricultural Society, most of which has been collected through the energy of Secretary SHAFFER.
--Columbus Junction has recently undergone a scandal that has shaken the town from center to circumference, and broken up three or four families.  Wapello had its “privy counsellor,” but such things as scandals, family broils, potato bugs and democratic politicians, didn’t exist at Columbus Junction when the editor of THE JOURNAL was the conservator of the morals and politics of that enterprising Iowa town.  We were all Christians in the days of Bill PASCHAL, Bob HANNA, Clay WORTHAM, Sim TRUE, “Dutch Jake,” “Wm. BAKER and one hundred others.”

The Central Conference.  Closing Exercises.  (Page 1)
 The exercises of the Central Conference of the Lutheran Synod of Iowa closed Thursday night.  Thursday afternoon was spent mainly in discussing practical aspects of Church work.  The opening address on “How to secure Church attendance,” was made by Rev. G. C. HENRY, who presented both the duties of pastors and people in the matter.  “It is the duty of the pastor to fill the pulpit,” he said, “and of the people to fill the pews.”  A general discussion then followed.
 At 3 o’clock Rev. B. F. HILLS, of Knoxville, preached an interesting sermon of which the following is a brief outline:  Mr. HILLS preached upon the theme, The Family – God’s Husbandry, selecting Eph. 6.4 as the basis of his remarks.  In introduction he referred to the institution of the family.  This sacred institution was, he said, ordained of God, to raise up a holy seed, and to people the earth, according to his good pleasure.  In the family Christians are to be made and trained around its altar for the church and to do its work, to bear its burdens.  As an agent unto a given end, the means selected are competent unto the end.
 **We are often mistaken in the character of family training.  Sometimes a secular or religious substitution takes the place of that which is right and proper.
 **It is the spiritual life of the family that wields the greatest power in the formation of character.
 **The nurture of the Lord implies the filling of the home with a heavenly atmosphere.
 **Parents form character by attention or neglect.  Character passes over, by a law of contagion.
 **Infancy is insipient and passive.
 **To meet the responsibilities resting upon them parents should provide for the religious needs of their children.  They have a right to be provided for, and God demands that they shall be.  The family mission involves the business of the education of body, mind and spirit.
 **These things make family duties sacred and responsible.
 **The importance and responsibility of the family missionary may be seen in its reproductive influence on its members.
 **One of the principal reasons of the indifference of children to religious duties is that the family religion is not educational.
 **History clearly shows the influence of family religion.
 At the close of Mr. HILLS’ sermon Conference resumed its session and adjourned sine die.
 The evening services were most interesting.  Rev. J. H. CULLER of Burlington, preached an instructive sermon from Luke 17.4.  Mr. Culler spoke of faith and its practical results in all the relations of life.  His sermon was scholarly and able and time alone precludes a tall report of it.
 Before the separation of the congregation short and pertinent addresses were delivered by the several visiting members of the Conference.  The Conference, by its president, B. F. HILLS, expressed its thanks to the members of the Church which had entertained them.

Monday Melange.  (Page 1)
--R. W. DURKEE, of Muscatine is in the city.
--Jacob HEFFLEFINGER, of Brighton, was in town to-day.
--I. H. CRUMLEY, of Pleasant Plain, was in town to-day.
--G. B. LATTER and W. N. BROWN, of Burlington, were in the city to-day.
--Jacob CARSON has sold his farm in this township, to A. C. NOBLE for $3,300.
--George W. WELLS has been elected treasurer of the School district, vice S. C. FARMER.
--The Clerk issued a marriage license Saturday to Dudley GATLIN 26 and Miss Mattie DUNN 22.
--Frank SIMPSON has sold out his meat shop to a Burlington firm, and gives possession Monday next.
--Elder S. H. HEDRIX begins a series of meetings at the Christian Chapel next Wednesday evening at 7 o’clock.
--Mrs. O. D. STUBBS has joined her husband at Hawthorne, where O. D. has a gang of men engaged grading a double trach bridge.
--There will be a free Pop Corn Sociable in the Y. M. C. A. rooms Tuesday evening, Dec. 16, for the members and friends of the association.
--The Brighton Enterprise says that “Paul SHERIDAN will move to Brighton and take up his above in Lloyd house recently vacated by E. C. DAYTON.”
--Frank MOREIN has sold out his music store to George & Wright, who will continue at the same location, which is now undergoing repairs and improvements, that will make the place more attractive and inviting.
--Dr. JOHNSON, who has for twenty-four years been a missionary in India, occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian church yesterday morning.  In the afternoon he addressed an audience in the lecture room of the Church, and in the evening preached at a union service of the Congregational and Presbyterian churches at the house of the latter.
--Mr. Robert J. BURDETTE has severed his connection with the Hawkeye and taken up a permanent residence at Ardmore.  He says, “There is no quarrel; we still speak as we pass by; but I have decided to make my home in Montgomery county.  The Hawkeye can’t come down here to be edited, and I won’t go to Burlington to edit it; hence, after twelve years of harmonious union, we separate amicable and I go out peaceably.”
--Postmaster General Frank HATTON sends us his annual report, which is perhaps the most comprehensive and thorough in its discussion of our post office system of any report yet made by the department.  Mr. HATTON has endeavored since his connection with the department to make the postal system do better and cheaper service for the people.  Mr. HATTON was an earnest and early friend for the reduction on letter postage from three to two cents, and vindicates the wisdom of this measure in his report and suggests other changes equally important.
--The Burlington Gazette says:  “Will wonders never cease?  Hon. James F. WILSON, of Iowa, is turning civil service reformer.  By the way, did any democrat of the 150,000 in Iowa ever get a Federal appointment through the kindly intercession of Mr. WILSON?  Don’t all speak at once.”  When the Gazette has known Mr. WILSON as long and as intimately as the people of this city and county, it will know that he is a hypocrite enough for any occasion or emergency.  The last election was a sledge hammer blow at his future political aspirations.  As Boss CLARKSON was politically killed, so is Boss WILSON’S goose forever cooked.”

Tuesday Tit-Bits.  (Page 8)
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- - Canton, Ill., is in - -
- - of Burlington, was - -
- - nd G. T. HARROWER, - - re city to-day.
- - oble has gone to spend - - ing friends at Bloom- - -
- - ? R. Hill, of Mt. Pleasant, - - ays in the city last week - - C. D. FULLEN.
- - ons will case was affirmed - - ne Court.  This is a victory - - es and Leggett & McKemey.
- - ? ill TEETER gave a birthday - - r home in this city Monday - - All unite in pronouncing it a - - nt affair and wish her many - - the same.
- - austive article on the Labor - - ons of the United States, by - - nton, giving full statistics and - - ortant facts, is to appear in the - - umber of the North American - -.
- - ird annual contest of the Al- - - ry Society

Wednesday Wanderings.  (Page 8)
--J. C. CLARKE, Chicago, is here.
--L. V. BARNES, of Kansas City, is here.
--John COLLETT, of Atchison, is here to-day.
--W. S. LIPSCOMBE, of St. Louis, is in the city.
--S. R. PERRY, Mt. Pleasant, is in the city to-day.
--Robert H. FOOSE, of Springfield, Ohio, is in the city.
--Henry ALSTON has been elected Secretary of the Fairfield Manufacturing Company.
--Frank CLARKE has given up his postal clerkship, to which he was recently appointed, and again entered the drug store of HUFFORD, BRADSHAW & THOMA.
--Sam FARMER is in Chicago sticking “puters” on the Times.  We understand he has secured a position in the First National Bank of that city, upon the duties of which he will enter January 1st.
--List of letters remaining in the post-office in this city unclaimed and advertised for week ending Tuesday, Dec. 9th, furnished THE JOURNAL by Thomas L. HUFFMAN, Postmaster:  S. BOLDEN, James H. BULL, Boggs & John, Minerva DUNBAR, Verne GAMBLE, J. C. MCCOY, H. H. MORGAN, J. A. NEWHALL, Alner OILER, Alma OYLER, RISSER & WARDEN, W. W. RUCKMAN, Alice SAMPLE.
--The advertisement of the new dry-goods firm of MCGAW & SHOULTS appears in to-day’s JOURNAL.  The firm is composed of G. D. MCGAW, so well and favorably known all over this county and this section of Iowa, and George W. SHOULTS, one of our best and most substantial citizens.  They have fitted up in excellent style, the room formerly occupied by Mr. KANN, on the north side, and put into it one of the cleanest, freshest and best selected stocks of goods in the city.  Everything is new – no old or shelf-worn truck.  And they are getting business, too.  The store was so crowded yesterday afternoon that the JOURNAL man had to stand around an hour to get to interview Mr. MCGAW.

Thursday Transpirings.  (Page 8)
--E. MORGENTHALER, St. Louis, is here.
--J. A. COOPER, of Milford, Nebraska, is in the city.
--A. STEINHURST, Burlington, was in the city to-day.
--Gold Pens, warranted, at C. S. CLARKE & Son’s.
--Gold and Silver Jewelry in a variety to suit all at George the Jeweler.
--Send to C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., for a book containing statements of many remarkable cures by Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
--C. W. FARRINGTON and T. GOLIEN, of Chicago, are in the city to-day.
--M. M. FRANTZ and S. F. MCCRAY, of Monmouth, were here to-day.
--An elegant lot of vases for the holiday trade at Unkirch’s.  See them.
--The celebrated electric Razor and Pocket Knives, at C. S. CLARKE & Son’s.
--Miss Carrie SPIELMAN has been quite sick for several days, but is now convalescing.
--The democrats of Mt. Pleasant recently organized permanently as a Jefferson Club, have established their headquarters where meetings will be held and the leading papers of the State and district kept on file.  The officers are:  President, John WALBANK; Vice president, Jno. C. WINTERS; secretary, Jno. C. LEACH; Treasurer, Robert GILLES.  The club expects to be equipped and ready at all hours to promote the democratic cause.

Original Notice.  (Page 8)
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- - IOWA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ss:
- - N KANN, ANNA MESSER, HENRY - - Minnie BERG, Helen SOUER, Fred KANN, - - dalena KANN:
- - reby notified that on or before the - - uary, 1885, there will be on file in - - e Clerk of the Circuit Court of - - ty, State of Iowa, the petition of - - aiming that he is the absolute owner - - e and in possession, of the fol- - - d real property in Jefferson - - The Southwest quarter of the - - r of Section three (3):  the South - - Southeast quarter of Section - - east quarter of the Northeast - - nine (9), and the Northwest - - east quarter of Section nine - - es off of the North and of - - in Township seventy-two - - (9), West one hundred - - more of less.  And also - - mencing forty-six (46) - - thwest corner of the - - tion thirty-four (34); - - ds; thence south eigh - - eventeen and three- - - North to the place of - - ion thirty-four (34), - - North, Range Nine - - acres; and al- - - some.

Change of Articles of Incorporation.  (Page 8)
PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION ADOPTED by the shareholds of the Fairfield Manufacturing Company, whose principal place of business is Fairfield, Iowa, the following changes is made in the articles of incorporation, to-wit:
 Article six of the Articles of Incorporation is cancelled and the following adopted in its place:
 ARTICLE VI.  The amounts of indebtedness to which the corporation shall be subject, shall at no time exceed Six Thousand Dollars.
Dated December 9th, 1884.  JOHN P. MENATRY, President.  HENRY ALSTON, Secretary.  Pf.$5.00

Original Notice.  (Page 8)
STATE OF IOWA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ss:
TO F. M. HUDLER, et al:
You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, of Jefferson County, State of Iowa, the petition of Elisha PARRISH, claiming of you the sum of one hundred and fifty ($150.00) dollars, and interest thereon at ten per cent per annum, and for attorneys fees, as money due on a promissory note; and also asking the foreclosure of a mortgage executed for the security of the same by F. M. HUDGLER, upon the following described real estate situated in Jefferson County and State of Iowa, to-wit:  A part of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section No. twenty-one (21) in Township No. seventy-one (71), north of Range No. eight (8), West.  For a more particular description see petition.  Also, asking such other and further relief as equity can give.  For further particulars see petition.
 Now, unless you appear thereto and defend, on or before noon of the second day of the January Term, A. D. 1885, of said Court, which Term commences on the 19th day of January, A. D. 1885, default will be entered against you and judgment rendered thereon.
Pf.$10.00  J. B. MCCOY, Attorney for Plaintiff.

Original Notice.  (Page 8)
STATE OF IOWA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ss:
TO SAMUEL PARADIS AND MARGENRITE PARADIS, Fred CHINN:  You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, State of Iowa, the petition of E. M. B. SCOTT, claiming of you the sum of Eighty two and 50-100 ($82.50) Dollars and costs, on a judgment rendered against the said Samuel PARADIS and in favor of this plaintiff, in the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa, on the second day of April, 1884, and asking that the following described real estate, to-wit:  Lots 21, 22, 23 and 24, in the old or original plat of the town or city of Batavia, Jefferson County, Iowa, which real estate is in fact the property of the said Samuel PARADIS but the title to which is now fraudulently held in the name of Margenrite PARADIS, be subjected to the payment of said judgment with interest and costs, and the costs of this suit, and be sold for said purpose.  And also that the judgment of Fred CHINN, of Wapello County, Iowa, for the sum of Forty-Five and 85-100 ($45.85) Dollars, and filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa, on the fifth day of December, 1883 (?), be declared an inferior lien to plaintiff’s judgment.
 Now, unless you appear thereto and defend, on or before noon of the second day of the January Term, A. D. 1885 of said Court, which Term commences on the nineteenth day of January, A. D. 1885, default will be entered against you and judgment rendered thereon.
Pf$13.75.  GALVIN & ROSS, Attorneys for Plaintiff.