Iowa Old Press
Fairfield, Iowa “WEEKLY JOURNAL”
Jefferson County
Vol. VI, # 32, June 5, 1884
Transcribed by Debbie of the Jefferson Co, IA USGenWeb Project
Saturday Sayings. ( Page 1)
--Seneca Cornell, of Eldon, was in the city to-day.
--Dan Lyons, Keokuk, is here.
--C. R. Beckley, of Burlington, is in the city.
--E. B. Clark, of Washington, D. C., was in the city to-day.
--Mrs. W. R. Rollins, of Kansas City, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ratcliff.
--Will R. Barber, formerly in the employ of The Tribune, but now of Chicago, is
in the city to-day.
--Rev. A. M. Prewitt will preach in the Congregational Church to-morrow evening
at the usual hour.
--D. B. Miller, of Red Oak, spent Memorial Day among his many friends and old
army comrades in this city.
--Rev. W. D. Swayne, of Mt. Pleasant, will occupy the pulpit of the Christian
church to-morrow morning at the usual hour.
--F. Susemiehl, of Davenport, deputy sheriff of Scott county, was in the city
last night on his way to Mt. Pleasant with a “crazy,” – so crazy, indeed,
that he demolished some glass at the Leggett House, and raised the neighborhood
for blocks around.
--W. L. Wilcox, the superintendent of the water works under Mr. Inman will
finish laying the pipes to-day, and will commence the foundation for the
stand-pipe and engine Monday. The work will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. Mr. Wilcox informs us that the works will doubtless be completed
by the middle of August.
--The Industrial Exhibition at the Union School last Thursday and Friday was a
complete success, and added great interest to the closing of our public school,
and was productive of a great amount of genuine benefit to our rising
generation. Such a digression from the monotonous routine of school life
is deserving of the highest praise.
--Mr. Ward Lamson, one of our wealthiest and best citizens, but who is generally
an “off horse” on all public improvements, blames THE JOURNAL for the
electric light and the water works. We have endeavored to be modest in our
claims for the amount of credit due us for the part we took, yet as our
shoulders are broad and our corporosity ponderous, we are willing to accept Mr.
Lamson’s version and assume whatever credit or blame may attach in after years
to these glorious public enterprises for the advancement of our material
interests.
--Memorial Day services yesterday brought out a larger number of people than has
assembled here on any previous occasion. We believe this beautiful custom
of honoring the fallen braves is growing from year to year and will eventually
become the leading national holiday. The war has been over twenty years,
yet the memory of those noble soldiers who lost their lives in the service of
their country are as green in the minds of our people as the grass in our
beautiful park, as imperishable as granite, and as lasting as time itself.
It is ementlly fitting and proper that is should be so.
--The second annual commencement of the Fairfield High School took place at the
opera house last evening. The house was taxed to its full capacity, and
many had to stand up. The graduates are all young ladies, and they were
appropriately and most handsomely dressed. The orations were as follows:
“Ruins of Time,” by Miss Annie R. Clark; “Self-Reliance,” Miss Rose E.
Hickethier; “Experience, the Only True Teacher,” Miss Clara M. Gage; “The
Age Supplies the Need,” Miss Sadie E. Rumer; “Nothing Without Influence,”
Miss Aura L. Garrison; “The Workman Fall but the Work Goes On,” Miss Maud F.
Lowery: “Time and Tide Wait for No Man,” Miss Luvenia M. Jones;
“Dilligence Secures Success,” Miss Florence J. Warner; “The Educational
Trinity,” Miss Lizzie R. Jones. The young ladies did excellently, and
received the praises of the immense audience present. The diplomas were
awarded by Prof. Monlux.
Notice.
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OFFICE OF CITY MARSHAL,
CITY OF FAIRFIELD,
May 31, 1884.
To Mr. W. P. Fee:
You are hereby notified to construct a new sidewalk within thirty days from the
service of this notice, along the east end of the north half of lots 1 and 2,
Block 9, new plat addition to said city, constructed of pine plank, not less
than eight inches wide and two inches thick, the joints broke alternately on the
ties and the planks laid lengthwise with the street, on oak ties, three by four
inches square, said walk for be four feet wide, and the planks laid close
together and nailed with two 20-penny nails on each tie.
JUDSON HIGLEY, Assistant Marshal.
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W. C. T. U. ( Page 1)
The sixth annual convention of the W. C. T. U. of the First Congressional
District was held in the M. E. Church of this city on Wednesday and Thursday May
28th and 29th. The exercises begun on Wednesday at 2 P.M. under the
direction of the following officers: Pres., Miss Rachel Carney, of Mt.
Pleasant; Secretary, Mis. Phebe Elliott; Treas., Mrs. M. E. Drake, both of the
same city. The afternoon was devoted to routine and miscellaneous
business. On Wednesday evening a very interesting address was delivered by
Mrs. Annie M. Palmer, the state evangelist.
On Thursday forenoon occurred the election of officers and other items of
routine business. In the afternoon papers of great interest and ability
were read by Mrs. Nettie A. Campbell, of Mt. Pleasant, by Mrs. C. A. Dunham, of
Burlington, by Mrs. Belle Mansfield, of Mt. Pleasant, by Mrs. M. L. Montfort, of
Burlington, and by Mrs. Lucy K. Byrkit, of Mt. Pleasant.
On Thursday evening the State President, Mrs. M. J. Aldrich, of Des Moines,
delivered an eloquent and impressive address on the enforcement of the near
prohibitory liquor law.
The exercises of the convention throughout were of the most interesting chatter,
and arrested the sympathy and attendance of large numbers of our best citizens.
The evening meetings taxed the church to its utmost capacity. The W. C. T.
U. has made a most favorable impression upon the people of Fairfield, and its
representatives will always find a hearty welcome in the hearts and homes of the
community.
Monday Melange. ( Page 1)
--It is the opinion of the New York Morning Journal that President Arthur can
well afford to let the chronic growlers bark at him.
--The Rock Island Route changes time to-morrow. The correct time will be
found by consulting the time-card in to-day’s JOURNAL.
--The telephone line was completed to Birmingham Saturday afternoon, and
communication can hereafter be had with that village. The central office
is at Pitkin & Skinner’s store.
--The ease and facility with which a bank suspends and resumes again immediately
in these times is something remarkable. Either the officers of these
institutions are wholly ignorant of their resources or are altogether too quick
to lose their own heads.
--The spring trotting meeting of Chicago Trotting Park will be held June 3d to
7th inclusive. It will be one of the most interesting events of the year.
Mr. D. L. Hall, secretary of the association, is winning an enviable reputation
for his splendid management of these meetings.
--It is stated and no doubt truthfully that the moral health and power, and the
physical force of the American people is being undermined more effectually by
the publication of vile fiction and heinous reality than by any and all other
agencies. The youth of the nation are, to-day, as familiar with all the
horrid details of every grade of lust and crime as the criminals of a century
ago. The war of the rebellion generated a spirit of adventure and a taste
for exciting literature; and publishers were not wanting to supply the taste
with reading which has nourished the spirit until the youth of to-day are
unsatisfied with history or standard fiction. The press of the country can
do much to stay the tide of this evil by the judicious suppression of purely
sensational and revolting criminal matter and it should do it.
Tuesday Tit-Bits. ( Page 1)
--J. M. Adams, Sigourney, is here.
--M. L. Hurd, of Davenport, is in the city.
--S. A. Waddell, of Chicago, is in the city.
--W. O. Everett, of Milwaukie, is in the city.
--D. R. Beatty, of Beatty & Mohr, is in Chicago.
--J. W. Burnett and family returned from Ohio last night.
--Daniel Green and C. H. Phillips, of New York, were in the city to-day.
--J. E. Wilkins and H. P. Ruby, of Lake City, Minn., were here to-day.
--This is Clark Moyer’s week off and he is spending it among his many friends
in this city.
--Galvin & Ross have removed their office from the Wilson block to the room
formerly occupied by the late H. N. West.
--R. H. Moore and wife spent Sunday and Monday in Rock Island, Davenport and
Moline, and took in the great Arsenal and Armory on the island.
--H. A. Streight is back to stay now. He has leased quarters in the
McElhinny building, and will show us some of his fine Rocky Mountain and
Colorado scenery.
--J. H. Craft is the new dry-goods man in Jordan block, and starts out with a
vim and energy that betokens success. He will be ready for business
to-morrow, and we bespeak for him a goodly share of the patronage of the
community.
--James F. Crawford has concluded to add three new store rooms to the rear of
his magnificent building on the Southeast corner. He broke ground
yesterday, and will put up a building 22 x 50, two stories high, for business
purposes.
--Dr. Moorman has removed to Packwood, where he will practice medicine.
During the short time Dr. Moorman has been a resident here he made many warm and
true friends, who will wish him the best of success in his new field of labor.
He is a physician of real ability, and will be a valuable acquisition to
Packwood and vicinity.
--We had some hopes that President Arthur would be nominated, but according to
the Chicago Tribune, McCoid, who couldn't find time to come here and talk to the
old soldiers on Memorial Day, is in Chicago and made a speech in Arthur's favor,
which we fear, will settle the “hash” for the President.
--J. D. Brown, Leon, a director of the State Agricultural Society, and E. G.
Butcher, Camanche, the noted and genial horseman of Iowa, are in the city the
guests of John R. Shaffer. Mr. Brown and John R. went to Chicago last
night to look after State Fair matters and take in the Republican Convention.
--The Des Moines & Ft. Dodge R. R. Co., are now running through passenger
trains between Des Moines, Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake via Ruthven and the C.,
M. & St. Paul R. R. This train will continue to run through during the
tourist season, and will be appreciated by the people along the line of that
popular road and its connections. As a resort for tourists and pleasure
seekers, or a place of rest for the business or professional men, the region
round about Lake Okoboji and Spirit Lake are becoming more and more in favor
each year, and every citizen of Iowa should be proud of these beautiful lakes
and avail himself of the opportunity to visit so beautiful and healthful a
resort at least once a year with his family.
The fare for round trip tickets has been placed at the low rate of $7.50 from
Ondlins, and low excursion rates may be had from all principal points. Mr.
Geo. W. Ogilvie, the General Ticket and Passenger Agent of the road will always
be pleased to give information in relation to the rates or trains.
Prompt Settlement.
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The following certificate explains itself, and convicts the old reliable
Burlington Insurance Company of one of its usual tricks, that is, promptly and
honorably adjusting and paying its losses:
FAIRFIELD, IOWA, JUNE 4, 1884.
On the first day of June my barn, out-buildings and some personal property were
destroyed by fire. I had insurance in the Burlington Insurance Company,
and to-day they have in a straightforward and honorable manner settled, and
given me a sight draft for the amount of my loss and claim. I wish to
recommend the Company to all for its promptness and fair methods of doing
business.
ROBERT STEWART.
H. B. Keltner, of this city, is district agent of this thoroughly reliable
Insurance Company, and all those in want of a policy in the Burlington Insurance
Company should apply to him. His office is on the west side, up stairs,
over McGaw’s shoe store.
CITY COUNCIL.
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Regular Meeting of the City Council of Fairfield, Iowa. [By Authority.]
Council Chamber, May 30, 1884.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Mayor Boling and Trustees Bright, Clark, Leggett, McGaw, Ricksher,
Scott, Shoultz and Young.
A communication from the Street Commissioner, and also one from A. Turner, was
referred to the Streets and Alleys Committee.
A communication from C. B. Davis, of Chicago, enclosing a claim for $225,
balance claimed as due for plans and specifications for water works held in
abeyance by the former Council, was referred to Committee on Claims.
The Streets and Alleys Committee filed a report recommending that the ditch
complained of by John E. Dougherty be walled up with plank. The report was
adopted.
The Public Property Committee made a report on the application of C. M. Junkin,
from the Fourth of July Committee, asking for control of the park on the Fourth,
and recommended that the application be granted, which was agreed to by the
Council.
The Judiciary Committee reported a bill for an ordinance referred to them,
together with amendments. The bills was placed upon its second reading.
On motion the rules were suspended and ordinance being placed upon its third and
last reading was adopted by the Council, thereby becoming ordinance No. 93
entitled “An Ordinance to Provide for the Erection of Water Works.”
The Committee on Water Works made the following report:
To the Mayor and City Council:
Your Committee on Water Supply report –
1. That they have had a consultation with Mr. Inman, the contractor for the
water works, and they recommend that the Council assist the contractor in
realizing upon the bonds of the city by directing the solicitor to report his
opinion in writing as to the validity of the bonds after the passage of the
proposed ordinance for the use of the contractor.
2. They recommend that a deed be made by the City to George B. Inman for the
real estate purchased from William Alston for the reservoir, as seems to have
been intended in the contract of the City with Inman. The deed when
executed to contain a reference to said contract sufficient to give notices of
the rights of the City in the premises.
3. They recommend that two (2) bonds be delivered to George B. Inman, the
contractor, on account of the attached Engineer's estimates for April and May,
as per contract and subject to final settlement.
The footing of the estimates is $3,397.51, fifty per cent. of which is
$1,698.75. The two bonds at ninety per cent. amount to $1,800.00 at face
value, but the contractor's bill of extras which we have not yet adjusted so as
to make a recommendation as to it will warrant the delivery of the excess in
bonds.
The estimate is made to-day instead of June 1st because Mr. Inman is now in the
city but goes away this evening.
CHARLES D. LEGGETT, Chairman.
May 30th, 1884.
To Committee of Water Works, Fairfield, Iowa:
The following is an estimate of work done by George B. Inman during months of
April and May:
April.
Embankment, stripping, excavation, rubber wall and paving, $620.87
May.
Embankment, stripping, rubber masonry, embankment wall, valve well, waste weir,
Ashlan masonry,, $1,977.90
Pipe laying, 788.74
Total $3,397.51
W. KIERSTED, JR., Engineer.
The report and recommendation of the Water Supply Committee was adopted
unanimously by the Council.
The City Solicitor was instructed to draw a deed in accordance with the
recommendation of the Water Supply Committee, in above report.
The Water Supply Committee filed an additional report as follows:
To the Mayor and City Council:
Your Committee on Water Supply report, in addition to their former report, that
they have agreed with Mr. Inman that the question of interest on the bonds shall
be adjusted hereafter and shall not be affected by the sale of the bonds.
They therefore recommend that the bonds be sold subject to this agreement, and
the proceeds be held by the City, to be paid to Mr. Inman on the Engineer's
estimates as per contract, in the place of the bonds. CHAS. D. LEGGETT,
Chairman.
May 30th, 1884.
The above report was adopted by a unanimous vote of the Council.
The Committee on Claims was granted further time to make report on claim of Mary
McElhinny.
The Street Commissioner was instructed to fill up the mud hole in the rear of
Lang’s bakery.
The following bills were presented and allowed by a vote of the Council:
M. Robinson, police for May, $30.00
M. Schooley, same, $30.00
T. T. Harris, marshal, $30.75
John Moller, running electric light, $60.00
On motion the Council adjourned for week to meet at 7 ½ o'clock, p.m.
T. F. HIGLEY, City Clerk.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF FAIRFIELD,
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ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS.
Leggett & McKemey, Attorney at Law and Notaries Public, Abstractors and
Insurance Agts. Office over Farmers’ Bank, south side square.
D. P. Stubbs, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office up stairs, east of
Leggett House.
Jones & Fullen, Attorneys and Counselors at Law and Notaries Public.
Office north of the northeast corner of the square.
Robert F. Ratcliff, Attorney and Counselor at Law and Notary Public.
Office north of northeast corner park.
James B. McCoy, Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Office west side park
over McGaw’s shoe store. Prompt attention to all business.
John J. Cummings, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office east side, over
Bright & Son's.
McCoid, Brighton & Jaques, Attorneys at Law, Real Estate, Loan and Insurance
Agents. Office northeast corner park.
C. E. Noble, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office west side, over G. D.
McGaw’s store.
W. B. Culbertson, Attorney at Law, Rooms 4 and 5, Carpenter's block, Burlington.
Will practice in the Courts of Jefferson county.
Galvin & Ross, Attorneys and Notaries Public. Real Estate for sale.
Money to loan. Office in Wilson's block, over Hunt's.
G. A. Rutherford, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office in Jordan's block,
west side.
H. S. Willis, Attorney and Counselor at Law. Office with J. J. Cummings,
east side park.
H. C. Raney, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Real Estate and Insurance Agent.
Office over Bell's grocery, northwest corner.
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
P. N. & H. E. Woods, Physicians and Surgeons. Office over Lang’s,
south side park.
S. F. Hammond, Physician and Surgeon. Office over the Postoffice,
southeast corner.
D. H. Worthington, Physician and Surgeon. Office over C. S. Clarke &
Son's drug store.
Calvin Snook, Physician and Surgeon. Office east side square, over Bright
& Son's store.
J. E. Roop, Physician and Surgeon. Office north side square, over
Sullivan’s grocery.
C. W. Baker, Physician and Surgeon. Office over Hufford, Bradshaw &
Thoma’s. Telephonic communication.
J. W. Oliver, Physician and Surgeon. Office up stairs, over Risk’s
store, northeast corner.
J. L. Myers, Physio-Medical Physician. Office on the southwest corner of
the square.
Drs. Campbell & Campbell, Homeopathic Physicians and Surgeons.
Wilson's Block.
A.G. Ward, Physician and Surgeon. Office on the southwest corner, over
King's grocery.
C. T. Moorman, Physician and Surgeon. Office over Muir’s grocery store,
northeast corner.
J. C. Millikin, Physician and Surgeon. Office at residence, two blocks
east of the northeast corner of the square.
DENTAL SURGEONS.
Dr. T. L. James, Surgeon Dentist. Office on northwest corner, over
Clarke’s drug store.
Dr. J. B. Monfort, Surgeon Dentist. Office in Wilson's block, south side
of the park.
Dr. H. Spencer, Surgeon Dentist. Office with Dr. Ward, over King's
grocery, southwest corner of the square.
BANKS AND BANKERS.
Samuel C. Farmer & Sons, Bankers. South side public square.
Transact a general banking and exchange business. Especial attention given
to collections. Interest allowed on time deposits. Leggett &
McKemey counselors.
WAGON AND CARRIAGE MAKERS.
Taylor & Son, Manufacturers of and dealers in Farm and Spring Wagons,
Carriages, Buggies. Repairing done. Next to Tomy’s shop.
Emsley Foland, Proprietor of the Celebrated I X L Wagon; manufactures Farm and
Spring Wagons and Buggies. Near Burnett’s.
GRAIN AND SEEDS.
D. W. Templeton, Dealer in Grain and Seeds. Rock Island Elevator, near C.,
B. & Q. R.R. crossing.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
L. Petty, second block north of the northwest corner park, deals in all kinds of
Agricultural Implements, Machinery, Glassware, Tinware.
LUMBER, GRAIN AND GRASS SEED.
Jordan Brothers & Company, Lumber Grain, grass seed, builders hardware, farm
implements, salt, cement, lime, hair, etc. At the Q depot.
INSURANCE AGENTS.
H. C. Rowntree, General Insurance and Loan Agent. Office in Wells &
Garrettson’s bank, n.e. cor. Insures against fire and tornados.
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
C. S. Clarke & Son, Druggists and Apothecaries, northwest corner of the
park. A full stock of Drugs, Medicines, Wall Paper, Stationery.
A.C. Jones & Company, Dealers in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, Patent
Medicines, etc. Only News Depot in the city. North side park.
D. G. Higley, Drug and Book Store; dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Books,
Stationery, Wall Paper, Perfumery, etc. East side square.
Stafford, Bradshaw & Thoma, Drugs, Medicines, Paints and Oils. The
finest Drug (torn) use and store in the city. South side square.
HARNESS MANUFACTURERS.
B. F. Black, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Harness, Whips, Saddles and Saddlery
Goods. West of the Southwest corner of the square.
CIGAR MANUFACTURERS.
Fariss & Stringer, Wholesale and Retail Manufacturers of and dealers in
Cigars, Tobacco, Snuff, Pipes, etc. Wilson block, near postoffice.
DRESSMAKERS.
Miss Dassa Black, Dressmaker and Trimmer. Wedding work a specialty.
Shop north side, up stairs, over Willis’ meat market.
Mrs. M. Bell Brown, Dress and Cloak-Maker, residence corner second east and
second north street. All work warranted.
OMNIBUS AND TRANSFER.
James E. Wilkins, City Omnibus and Transfer Line. Omnibusses to and from
the trains to any part of the city. Office op. Leggett House.
HARDWARE.
N. M. Bright & Son, Dealers in Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Cutlery,
Agricultural Implements, Pumps, etc. East side of the park.
Beatty & Mohr, Successors to David & Beck, dealers in Hardware and
Agricultural Implements. East side square.
STOVES, TINWARE, HARDWARE.
John A. Spielman, West Side of Public Square, has a full stock of Stoves and
Tinware, Hardware, Barb Wire, etc. Job Work a specialty.
Gaines & Kirkpatrick, Jordan's block, west side, dealers in Stoves and
Tinware, shelf and heavy Hardware. Repairing done to order.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Hunt & Howard, Dealers in Boots and Shoes, Rubbers, Slippers. Largest
and best stock in the city. Selling low. Wilson block, south side.
Jacob Dahlmann, Dealer in and Manufacturer of Boots and Shoes. Fine work a
specialty. Repairing done. South side the park.
Cinderella Shoe Store, Roth & Young, Proprietors. The cheapest place
under the sun to buy boots and shoes. North side square.
John L. King, Manufacturer of and dealer in Boots and Shoes. Near the
Burlington depot crossing. Repairing done at reasonable prices.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
George, The Jeweler, north of the northwest corner of the square. Full
line of Jewelry Watches, Clocks, Silverware. Repairing done.
James Mouck, Watchmaker and Jeweler, west side square. A full stock of
jewelry; spectacles a specialty. All kinds of repairing done.
G. W. Townley, East Side Jeweler, has the largest stock of Watches, Clocks,
Jewelry and Silverware in the city. Repairing neatly done.
BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURERS.
Samuel Bigelow, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer. Fine work a specialty.
One block north of the northeast corner. All work warranted.
MARBLE WORKS.
Dougherty’s Marble Works, second blk north of the northeast corner park.
Monuments of all kinds manufactured to order. Please call.
P. E. Parsons, Marble Work, dealer in finished marble monuments and granite.
Good work and new designs a specialty.
SALOONS.
Palace Saloon, Ed Kennefick, Proprietor. The finest saloon in the city.
Imported wines and cigars and fresh beer. Northwest corner park.
James M. McElroy, Northeast Corner Saloon. Dealer in Fine Imported Wines
and Lager Beer. Choice cigars a specialty.
Charlie Hoch, City Saloon, four door east of Leggett House, Fairfield, Iowa.
Finest wines and cigars. Rock Island beer.
GUNS AND SEWING MACHINES.
A. R. Byrkit, City Gunsmith; sole agent for the sale of celebrated Home Sewing
Machines. Repairing done; north of the northeast corner.
CLOTHING HOUSES.
T. R. Howlett, West Side of the Park; dealer in Clothing and Gents’ Furnishing
Goods of every description at prices that defy competition.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
C. F. Russell, Justice of the Peace. Office over Higley & Hampson’s,
east side. Collections promptly attended to at reasonable per cent.
A. Turner, Justice of the Peace. Office over First National Bank,
southeast corner square. Collections promptly attended to.
ROAD MACHINE.
Moore’s Road Machine, George Hill, Agent, Fairfield, Iowa. The most
perfect Road Scraper ever manufactured. Apply to the Agent.
LEATHER AND FINDINGS.
W. C. Lewis, Harness Manufacturer and dealer in Leather and Findings, Saddlery
Trimmings, north of the northwest corner square.
HOTELS.
Jones House, T. E. Jones, Proprietor. One block west of the northwest
corner of the park. Good accommodations and fair charges.
The C., B. & Q. Hotel, located opposite the C., B. & Q. Depot, E. J.
Bolden, Proprietor. Good accommodations at fair rates.
The Du Bois House, N. R. DuBois, Prop’r. Conveniently located second
block north of the northeast corner of the square.
McCashlan House, north of the northwest corner park. Mrs. Ellen McCashlan,
Proprietor. Boarders taken by the day or week.
PAINTERS.
Isaac Rumer & Son, House, Sign and Carriage Painters, Grainers, plain and
ornamental; shop opposite Leggett House. Give us a call.
PHOTOGRAPH ARTISTS.
J. W. Gilchrist, Photographic Artist, over Jones’ Drug Store, north side
square. Good and satisfactory work at reasonable prices.
JOB PRINTING.
Tribune Job Printing Office, on the southwest corner of the square. C. M.
McElroy, Propr. Does the finest work in the city.
VARIETY STORES.
Daniel Bradbury, Dealer in Glassware, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Queensware;
second hand furniture a specialty. South side park.
Daniel Young, Gas Fitter and Plumber; dealer in all kinds of second hand goods.
North of the northeast corner of the square.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
James Sullivan, Dealer in Groceries, Flour and Provisions. The largest and
cheapest store in the city. Goods delivered free. North side park.
Bradley & Huffman, Jordan's Block, west side of the square, have a full line
of choice staple and fancy Groceries, Provisions, Queensware.
James F. Crawford, Southeast Corner of the square, dealer in Staple and Fancy
Groceries, Provisions, flour and salt.
W. H. Davis, on the northwest corner, runs a small grocery, but keeps everything
needed, and sells a little lower than any other house.
WHOLESALE GROCER.
George Shriner, Wholesale Grocer, North Side square. Agent for Dupont
Powder Company. The only Wholesale Grocery in Fairfield.
Thomas Bell, Wholesale and Retail Grocer. N. W. corner park. The
largest and best stock in the city. Prices are low as the lowest.
FURNITURE.
H. H. Fulton, Dealer in Furniture and Upholstered goods; also, White Bronze
Monuments. Opera house block, south side public square.
FLOURING MILLS.
Home Flouring Mills, W. P. Clifford & Co., proprietors. Flour and Feed
constantly on hand. Mills, near C., B. & Q. depot.
LUMBER DEALERS.
H. Hanson, Dealer in Lumber, Lath and Shingles, Pickets, Doors, Sash, Blinds,
Hard coal, etc. Near C., B. & Q. Railway.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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THIS HORSE IS TELLING THIS MAN That if he don't sell his Heavy Draft,
Horse-killing Binder, and buy an EASY RUNNING DEERING TWINE BINDER at once,
every horse on the farm will soon be dead. WILLIAM DEERING & CO.,
Chicago, MI. Binders, Reapers and Mowers the horses’ friends. For
sale by BEATTY & MOHR, Fairfield.
MISCELLANEOUS. ( Page 5)
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY. ELLIOTT & THOMPSON, Near C., B. & Q. Depot, Fairfield, Ia. Desire to call attention to three first-class Harvesters and Binders sold by them. THE MARSH-WHITNEY PLATFORM BINDER is greatly improved over last season, and the changes made render it the leading Low Down Binder in the market, as it is the only Low Down Binder that went through the harvest last season successfully, all other kinds being returned. THE EXCELSOR HARVESTER AND BINDER. This was one of the first machines adopting the Appleby Twine Binder, and has some improvements on the Appleby not used by any other manufacturers. The Binder, Sizer and Patent Ejector, and the care with which it separates the bundles in down and tangled grain, are very important considerations. McCORMICK HARVESTER AND BINDER. This machine was one of the first before the public, and has given good satisfaction. It has valuable improvements this year – the New improved Reel and Iron Cutter Bar being the most important. We have also Combined Reapers and Mowers, Single Reapers, Single Mowers, Excelsior Self Rake, Empire Table Rake, the new One-Wheel Sweep Rake, Excelsior and Empire Mowers, new Massillion Thresher, with steam or horse power. Tongueless and ordinary Cultivators, Dump Hay Rake. Schutler and Bain Wagons, the best quality of Spring Wagons. We also have the Patent Iron, Felloe Wagon. Something new. Come and see it. Repairs a specialty, of which we keep the largest stock in this part of the State. May 28, 1884.
MISCELLANEOUS. ( Page 5)
FARMERS! CALL ON BEATTY & MOHR AND SEE THE MOST PERFECT REAPERS AND MOWERS. THE DEERING TWINE BINDER. With Simplicity, Combined, stands at the head of the List of all other Machines. For ease of Management and Lightness of Draft, the DEERING Stands at the Head of the Craft. The DEERING BINDER has been improved for 1884, being without doubt the best machine out. Farmers, before buying call and see us. We do not canvas, as we think a farmer should see what he is buying before he signs an order, as an order if the same as a note, if not better.
MISCELLANEOUS. (
Page 5)
OUR NEW KNOTTER. COMPETITOR'S KNOTTER. Here are Pieces Used in Other
Binders – Count Them. Then look at the Simplicity of the Great Deering
Machine. Six Pieces so Put Together as to Only Make Two! Farmers,
which of these Knotters, in your judgement, is the best – Our New Knotter,
having six pieces in all, when put together making two pieces, or our
Competitor's with 22 pieces? We think the verdict of every farmer will be:
“The New Knotter.” We have in stock the Deering Mower, Buckeye Low
Down Binder, Table Rakes, Buckeye Mower, Sulky Hay Rakes, Farm and Spring
Wagons, Buggies.
Wednesday Wanderings. ( Page 8)
--E. L. Schen, Quincy, is here.
--R. A. Tuttle left last night for Chicago.
--Seth Eggleston, of Burlington, is in the city.
--Daniel Green, New York, is in the city to-day.
--J. H. Mitchell, of Ottumwa, is in the city to-day.
--Geo. H. Cary, of Freeport, Ill., is in the city to-day.
--W. G. Young returned from Chicago this morning.
--Frank Hurst and Adam Wilson, of Libertyville, were in town to-day.
--John Martin, of Matthews & Martin, is off to Skunk river to-day on a
fishing trip.
--Dr. J. W. Hayden and Capt. J. C. Fry, of Libertyville, were in the city this
afternoon.
--Ex-Mayor Cummings and daughter, Miss Anna, returned this morning from their
Eastern trip.
--Capt. Jaques tells us that McCoid is not in Chicago. Our hopes of
Arthur's success are now strengthened.
--A. G. Hague, of Libertyville, who was in the city to-day, informs us that the
Libertyville Creamery takes in over a thousand inches of cream per day.
--Mrs. Orlando Flower, next to the Postoffice has the finest and largest stock
of millinery and fancy goods in the city, and is selling lower than the lowest.
--The Sociable which was intended to have been held at the Presbyterian Church
Thursday evening has been postponed on account of the illness of Mrs. Dr. Ewing.
--The Hawkeye of yesterday says that “the Christian Church was purchased by
John Spielman, of Fairfield, the consideration being $3,800. The Lutherans
of Fairfield will establish a new church in Burlington.”
--List of letters remaining in the postoffice in this city unclaimed and
advertised for week ending Tuesday, June 3d, furnished THE JOURNAL by Thomas L.
Huffman, Postmaster: W. R. Danen, John Lion, John Peal, George W. Weed, F.
M. Wible.
--We made a mistake in our report of the proceedings of the City Council
yesterday. The control on the park on the Fourth of July was given to the
Committee, but the control of the electric tower was withheld by the Public
Property Committee.
Thursday Transpirings. ( Page 8)
--W. H. Major, Rochester, is here.
--G. B. Salter, of Burlington, is in the city.
--M. M. Trimble, of Des Moines, is in the city.
--H. W. Turber, East Northwood, New Hampshire, is in the city.
--W. W. Hartman, Sheriff of Muscatine county, was in the city yesterday.
--George E. Moul and George E. Dickson, of Ottumwa, were here to-day.
--Ice cream at the Northwest Corner Restaurant, the best cream in the city.
--Wanted, a good girl to do general housework. Apply to Mrs. R. H. Moore,
920 second South street.
--Miss Stella Reesman and Miss Stella Kirkham, of Centerville, are in the city
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. Bradbury.
--The third year class of the preparatory department of Parsons College, are off
to-day pic-nicking on the banks of the classic Cedar.
--Rev. H. B. Knight, of Parsons College, will occupy the pulpit of the
Presbyterian church of Washington next Sabbath, and conduct communion services.
--Pat Bradley, who is well known here, is in Rock Island, and has a good
business location where he and his wife are successfully running a restaurant.
Pat is no longer interested in the prohibition law. Jerry Holland is also
in Rock Island.
--Mrs. Wm. Toombs was run over and killed about five o'clock last evening by
passenger No. 8, C., B. & Q. at Agency City, at the second crossing west of
the depot, and within less than a block of her own home. She was walking
along the track, and the entire train passed over her. Her husband died
about a year ago. She leaves two daughters and two sons, grown up, to
mourn her loss.
--Miss W. Meek is in our city for a week’s stay, and while here will give
instructions in Landscape and Kensington paintings; also in photograph coloring.
Miss Meek’s paintings are very fine and the ladies have only to see them to be
convinced of her merit as an artist. Photograph coloring is something new
and a very fascinating employment. Miss Meek is stopping with Mrs. John R.
Shaffer, and her hours for lessons are from one to four o'clock. Any one
wishing further information is requested to call on her.
Libertyville Items. ( Page 8)
J. F. Loehr and wife are at Abingdon this week.
F. T. Anderson closes a spring term of school at Balding’s School House this
week.
The members of the M. E. Church will give an ice-cream festival Wednesday night.
The average farmer rejoices in the prospect of a beautiful harvest. The
crops in this vicinity never looked better.
Memorial Day was duly and appropriately observed here. The people
generally abstained from their usual avocations of business, and met at the
Presbyterian church in the forenoon, where they listened to an address by R. J.
Wilson, and a short address by F. T. Anderson.
A fishing party leaves here for Skunk river Wednesday composed of Frank
Glotfelty, Dan Leppo, Nick Wilson and Jud Pratt. RENRUT.
Fairfield Weekly Journal
Jefferson County, Iowa
Vol. VI, Issue #33, June 12, 1884
Transcribed by Justina of the Jefferson Co, IA
USGenWeb Project
FRIDAY FACTS.
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--The Council meets to-night.
--R. Reese, Keokuk, is in the city.
--I. Winston, Chicago, is in the city.
--S. E. Blakely, of Albany, New York, is in the city.
--Will Bryson, hailing from Liberty, Indiana, is here
to-day.
--J. P. McMannis, of Rochester, New York, was in the
city to-day.
--Fred H. Sayles and Frank P. Root, of New York, were
in the city to-day.
--It is announced that Judge Stanley Matthews is to
deliver the address at the next meeting of the Tennessee State Bar association,
which is to be held on Lookout Mountain on the Fourth of July.
--If you would like to go to Dakota at a very cheap
rate, you can do so on June 24th by the B., C. R. & N., and Northern Pacific
Railways. For particulars see bills or call on agents. B. F. Mills
is the G. P. & T. Agt. B., C. R. & N. at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
--The democratic national convention will have eighteen
delegates less than the republican convention, on representatives from the
territories being admitted to the former. It will need 535 votes to
nominate a democratic presidential candidate, as two-thirds rule prevails in its
convention.
--No state in the union has so grand a future as Iowa
with her great trunk lines chaining the common wealth from boundary to boundary,
and her population is keeping pace with her internal improvements as will be
witnessed in the following paragraph from the Burlington Gazette: “Through
passenger business of the C., B. & Q. is increasing to such an extent that
the managers are considering the running of a fast passenger train composed
entirely of sleepers and dining cars.”
--The nineteenth Iowa State Sabbath school convention
will be held in the M. E. church at Fairfield, Iowa, June 24th, 25th and 26th,
1884. A very neat and full programme of the order of exercises has been
published, which cannot fail to arouse to action those who have an opportunity
to participate in the convention. From the address published by the
chairman of the central committee we quote: “The citizens of Fairfield extend
a most cordial and hearty invitation to every one interested in the work to come
and enjoy their hospitality and the benefits of the convention. If you
expect to attend do not fail to send your name to Bro. A. R. Burkett, Fairfield,
Iowa, at least one week before the convention.”
SATURDAY SAYINGS.
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--R. W. Rollins is in the city.
--J. M. Heaton, of Burlington, was here to-day.
--Harry Medes and wife have returned to the city.
--Capt. Evans returned from Chicago this morning.
--S. C. Anderson, of Des Moines, was in the city
to-day.
--Will Randall is now connected with the mail transfer
service here.
--B. F. Cass, D. S. Allen, Geo. N. Pratt and J. M.
Hogan, of Chicago, were in the city to-day.
--Justice Sullivan, Dan Leppo, J. F. Potts and Wm.
Smith, of Libertyville, were in the city to-day.
--Dr. Miller, of Libertyville, a great admirer of the
man from Maine, says “Blaine has a record as good as Jesus Christ.”
--The fast mail on the C., B. & Q. will hereafter
arrive seven minutes earlier. Passenger No. 10 will arrive at 8:50 meeting
No. 3 here.
--Henry H. Brighton returned this morning from Chicago.
We admonished him to keep away from the lake city or Blaine would be nominated.
--Our neighboring town of Eldon is preparing to have a
grand Fourth of July celebration. Eldon never does anything by halves.
--The Chicago Times says that McCoid was so overjoyed
with the nomination of Blaine that he could do nothing but telegraph “Glory!
Glory!!” to his wife.
--The Republican National Convention has completed its
labors, and nominated Hon. James G. Blaine, of Maine, for President, and General
John A. Logan, of Illinois, for Vice President. The tail of this ticket
could wag the head to death.
--Those wanting to beautify their homes by nature's
choicest gifts - flowers, should take a walk out to Jed. Mount's Green House,
just on the southern outskirts of the city. Mr. Mount has almost
everything in the line of choice plants that one could wish, and a visit to his
premises will fully repay the time spent. He has none but the most
thrifty, and is selling at prices within the reach of all. Call and see
him, examine his plants, and learn his prices. Jed. will take pleasure in
showing what he has for sale.
CITY COUNCIL.
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Regular Meeting of the City Council of Fairfield, Iowa.
[BY AUTHORITY.]
COUNCIL CHAMBER, June 9, 1884.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Mayor Boling and Trustees Bright, Clark,
Shoultz, McGaw, Ricksher, Scott, and Young. Absent, Trustee Leggett.
The Street Commissioner and Grave Yard Sexton filed
their reports.
The Committee on Claims reported on claim of Mary
McElhinny, which report was recommitted.
The Streets and Alleys Committee filed a report
recommending a new walk in front of the properties of estate of George M.
Wilkinson; west side of M. E. Church and the east half of front of Baptist
Church; also asking further time on communication of A. Turner. On motion
the report was adopted by unanimous vote of the Council.
Further time was granted the Committee on Public
Property and request of C., B. & Q.
A motion to reconsider Ordinance No. 93 and suspension
of rules under which the same was passed, was adopted by all voting aye.
Leggett absent.
Section 7 of said Ordinance was amended and the final
passage of the ordinance deferred till the next meeting.
A motion to reconsider the matter of transferring the
remaining bonds to Geo. B. Inman as recommended by the Water Supply Committee
was postponed until the next regular meeting of the Council.
The following bills were presented and allowed by a
vote of the Council:
J. W. Burnett & Co., lumber,
$59.37
Robert Waters, grave yard sexton,
8.75
P. H. Howlett, coal for the electric light, 23.25
Frank Morrison, assisting engineer
in water works,
3.38
D. W. Mason, work on grader,
self and team,
9.00
C. M. McElroy, printing,
2.50
Judson Higley, street commissioner
salary,
48.00
On motion the Council adjourned for one week to meet at
7 1/2 o'clock, P. M.
T. F. HIGLEY, City Clerk.
MONDAY MELANGE.
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--John Smeaton returned last night from a visit to
friends in New Albany, Indiana.
--M. R. Kurtz returned last night from a several weeks
visit to relatives and friends in Ohio.
--The Red Oak Record says: “Miss Mary McElhinny, of
Fairfield, is in the city visiting with Mrs. Thos. Griffith and Mrs. J. H.
Bryson.”
--Mrs. J. W. Strohm has returned to the city, after an
absence of several weeks visiting relatives and friends in different portions of
the state.
--About as caustic an article as we have seen for a
long time is that by Jacob Funck, of this county, in the last number of the Town
Homestead on McCoid’s seed corn humbug. Jacob handles the subject
without gloves, and every point he makes will cut to the quick. It is
lively reading sure.
--We have received from Mrs. Eva M. Niles, of East
Gloucester, Mass., a valuable pamphlet entitled “The Ladies Guide to Elegant
Lace Patterns,” made with common steel needles, with full description of the
various stitches, materials, etc., arranged by an experienced knitter.
Price 30 cents.
--The following is perpetrated by the Columbus
Safeguard and reads well: “The Hon. M. A. McCoid was the orator at Fairfield.
The people of Mac's home are always glad to hear his voice on his return from
congress, and that speaks well for our M. C.” McCoid was no nearer
Fairfield on Decoration day than Washington City.
TUESDAY TIT-BITS.
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--Will H. Leves, Philadelphia, is here.
--S. L. Inghram, of Chicago, is in the city.
--A. J. Small, of Davenport, is in the city to-day.
--Henry D. Hess, of Muscatine, was here to-day.
--Ed Schmidt, of Washington, was here to-day.
--Dr. J. W. Hayden, of Libertyville, was in town
to-day.
--Geo. R. Horn goes to Kansas to-day on a prospecting
tour.
--Billy Pringle, night operator at Eldon, was in the
city to-day.
--Ed Kohn, of Kohn & Adler, Rock Island, was in the
city to-day.
--R. E. Parker and L. H. Friedlander, of Chicago, were
in the city to-day.
--There was a pleasant select dance of about twenty
couples at the rink last night.
--Uncle Davy Parrett, Joseph Parrett, E. F. Pickerell
and H. C. Pickerell, of Batavia, were in town to-day.
--It is now thought that it will be necessary to
nominate McCoid in order to strengthen Blaine in the first district.
--Mrs. McKin, from Dallas City, Ill., stopped over here
Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Duffy. She was on her way to
Allerton.
--J. B. Duffy, of Dallas City, Ill., is in the city
visiting his son, Mr. A. N. Duffy, the accommodating and popular agent of the
C., B. & Q.
--The largest strawberries we have seen this season are
on exhibition at Hufford, Bradshaw & Thoma’s, and were raised by Mrs.
Charles David. Some of them measure six inches around.
--J. M. Davis, of this city, is an enterprising and
extensive dealer in sweet potato plants. During the last week he has
shipped to J. H. Stockman, at Larned, Kansas, about twenty thousand sweet potato
plants.
--There will be a Temperance meeting at the Court House
next Saturday evening, at the usual hour, for the purpose of taking into
consideration the enforcement of the prohibition law. All are cordially
invited to attend.
--A Pink Tea - whatever that is - will be given by Miss
Amy Junkin to her Sunday School class, at the residence of her father, W. W.
Junkin, on the evening of Thursday next. Refreshments will be served from
six to nine. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
--Charles Galliher, of Locust Grove township, this
county, claims to be 120 years old. He says he is a democrat, and has
chewed tobacco for 112 years, and has not suffered from prohibition laws for
over a century. He can't read nor write, which in a measure, accounts for
him being a democrat.
--List of letters remaining in the postoffice in this
city unclaimed and advertised for week ending Tuesday, June 10th, furnished THE
JOURNAL by Thomas L. Huffman, Postmaster: Richard Ashman, George Bartlett, Hiram
Dodge, Dave Dead, T. N. Doogan, Mary Geissinge, James George, Charles Gallaher,
A. A. Holland, Mrs. Ruth Salladay, Mrs. S. McDonald, Dr. Stacy Youngman.
--Last Sunday was “Children's Day” in the Methodist
church. About 200 children occupied the front seats of the auditorium, the
services of the day being specially on their account. The church was
beautifully decorated with flowers, birds, flags and mottoes. There was
much good singing, appropriate recitations, responsive reading and short
addresses. Large audiences crowded the church both morning and evening,
and seemed to be well pleased with all that was done. Taken altogether,
“Children's Day” was a great success, and those who worked so hard preparing
for it may truly feel well repaid for their pains.
LOUDEN’S HAY TOOLS!
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Our stock consists of Louden’s Tripple Harpoon Fork,
Louden’s Single or Double Pole Stackers, Louden’s Standard Hay Carriers, for
rod, cable or wood track, Louden’s Self-Supporting Singletree, Chapman’s
Post Pulley, Iron and Wood Pulleys, Pulley Hooks, Rope Hooks, etc.
Notwithstanding the acknowledged excellence of our Hay Tools, we have made a
number of important improvements for the coming harvest, and have had the same
secured by three separate patents, dated July 24, and Dec. 18, 1888, and May 6,
1884. Our Forks and Carriers are too well known to need any recommendation
here, only to say that recent improvements place them far in advance of all
competition and all Hay Carriers made are infringements upon our original
patents. Our Single Pole Stacker marks a new era in hay stacking machines,
and gives to hay raisers what they long have wanted - a simple, inexpensive,
practical device for stacking their hay with ease and speed. Our new
Self-Supporting Singletree saves time and trouble in getting the horse back, and
Chapman’s Post Pulley saves half the travel of the horse, and is indispensable
in long barns. We also have on hand a number of Tined, Grapple and Single
Harpoon Forks, which we will sell at prices varying from $2 to $10. Also
three or four hundred Revolving Rake Teeth for repairing, which we will sell
cheap. Send in your orders early and avoid the hurry of harvest.
LOUDEN MACHINERY CO.,
5th West Street, between 1st and 2nd South Streets, Fairfield, Iowa.
WEDNESDAY WANDERINGS.
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--G. A. Challis, of Boston, is here.
--J. A. Thomas, of Bloomington, Ill., is in the city.
--G. M. Bird, of Rock Island, was in the city to-day.
--Adam Wilson, of Libertyville, was in town to-day.
--S. W. Bramhall, of Burlington, was in the city
to-day.
--George and Frank Freeman came in this morning from
Kansas.
--Miss Lina Brewer, of Monmouth, Ill., is in the city,
the guest of Mrs. John C. Huston.
--A. M. Bruce, general agent of the Council Bluffs
Insurance Company, was in the city to-day and favored us with a call.
--Geo. F. Parker, a former well known Iowa newspaper
man, but now on the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Times was in the city
last evening.
--Charlie Cochran’s boy, 2 1/2 years old, broke his
thigh bone while playing with a dog Monday evening. Dr. Mohr reset the
bone and he is now getting along nicely.
--The O. L. H. Base Ball Club, of this city, of which
Harry Tilson is Captain, went down to Birmingham yesterday afternoon and “done
up” the Birmingham boys in a score of 29 to 16.
--A grand banquet will be given at the Legget House
this evening by our lodge of Knights of Pythias, in honor of the Washington
Lodge and the Grand and the Supreme Grand Chancellor. Supreme Grand
Chancellor Van Valkenburg, and Grand Chancellor Hamilton, of Fort Madison; H. D.
Walker, Grand Keeper of Records and Seals, of Mt. Pleasant; Hon. John W. Green,
Past Grand Chancellor, of Davenport, and all the members of the Washington Lodge
will be present. A royal time is anticipated.
--The Kennebec Journal, of Augusta, Maine, the home of
our republican candidate for President, under date of May 21st, says: “Mr. W.
S. Small, who has had charge of the manufacturing department of the Kennebec
Furniture Company, carrying on business at the dam, left with his family, on the
Pullman last evening for Iowa, where he has accepted a similar position in a
large furniture manufactory, at a handsome salary. He has a high
reputation in the craft as a designer of furniture, and is, in fact thoroughly
conversant with the business in all its branches. This, with the sterling
character which he has always sustained among us, will largely tend to give him
in his new home the success which his many friends here believe he richly
deserves. Mr. Small is accompanied by his brother, Lieut. A. J. Small of
Richards Light Infantry.” Mr. Small has located in the city and will
have charge of the Fairfield Manufacturing Company's works.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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O. J. LYON, M. D., F. H. S.
HOMOEOPATHIST AND SURGEON,
BATATIA, IOWA.
Eighteen years continuous practice. Diseases of
Women a specialty.
LIBERTYVILLE ITEMS.
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Harvest is coming on apace. The oats and hay crop
never looked better.
Mr. Charles Potts, Wall Lake, Iowa, is visiting his
brother J. F. Potts this week.
Hackett, of Muscatine, blonde and fierce, was on our
streets Monday doing the merchants up in grand style.
Hi Smith leaves for Cherryvale, Kansas, this week where
he expects to be engaged in the plastering business.
Mrs. J. A. Hague, Newton, Kansas, is visiting at the
residence of her son, W. T. Hague, this week on her return from Pennsylvania.
Lay down the pasture bars,
Fling open the stable door,
Turn out the dark horse
For he will not be needed for 1884.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Balding and their daughter Celia,
contemplate a trip shortly to Southern Michigan to spend the summer months near
the lake visiting relatives.
A visit to our public school Monday convinces us that
it is in the most progressive and flourishing condition “since the memory of
man runneth not to the contrary,” under the able management of Prof. R. R.
Talley and Miss Meedy Monger, who well understand their business.
We would suggest to the National Republican Committee
that they secure the services of our two physicians for the campaign this fall,
for there is no more enthusiastic supporters of Blaine on the continent.
They even assert that he has a better record than the great Nazarene reformer of
the world.
Libertyville possesses an association of butter milk
bibbers which hold forth at the creamery. The cause of the change is that
it does not intoxicate, while the drink of butter milk might make a man feel
like a calf and want to stand in fence corner and blate or, kick his heels and
run around a pasture, he does not want to throw a beer keg through a saloon
window.
RENRUT.
THURSDAY TRANSPIRINGS.
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--E. J. Babcock, of Davenport, is in the city.
--J. A. Doverman, of Lake City, Minn., is in the city.
--Israel Trout, of Libertyville, was in town to-day.
--George W. B. Robins, of Chicago, was in the city
to-day.
--W. N. Hood, of the Washington Democrat, attended the
banquet last night.
--Gospel meeting conducted by young men, 4 o'clock next
Sabbath at association rooms. Bible study on Thursday evening.
--Miss Carra Kirkham, Miss Stella Reasman, Miss Stella
Kirkham, D. C. Bradley and G. W. Bowen, of Centerville, were in the city last
night.
--Dr. O. J. Lyon, of Batavia, is summoned to go to
Sabitha, Kansas, to attend (examine and treat) a couple of cases in his special
line of practice. This speaks well for the Doctor.
--Mrs. Orlando Flower will receive in a few days a new
stock of Summer Millinery goods including a full line of picnic hats. Call
and see her. She has good goods at low prices. Adjoining the
Postoffice.
--The Banquet at the Leggett House last evening given
by the Knights of Pythias was a large and grand affair. One hundred took
supper. The dining room was handsomely and appropriately decorated.
Short addresses were made by Supreme Chancellor Van Valkenburg and Grand
Chancellor Hamilton, of Fort Madison; Col. A. R. Dewey, of Washington,; C. L.
Sheward, of the Birmingham Enterprise, and Chas E. Stubbs, of this city.
FAIRFIELD, IOWA “WEEKLY JOURNAL”
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Vol. VI, Issue #34, June 19, 1884
Transcribed by Justina of the Jefferson Co, IA USGenWeb Project
FRIDAY FACTS.
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--The Council meets to-night.
--I. L. Ingram, Chicago, is here.
--E. F. Phelps, Chicago, was here to-day.
--J. B. Puffner, of Oskaloosa, is in the city.
--Chas. R. Beckley, of Burlington, is in the city.
--John R. Shaffer returned from Des Moines yesterday.
--J. A. Thomas, Bloomington, Ill., was in the city last
night.
--C. J. Loving, of Glasgow, who has been sick for some
time is convalescing.
--Wanted, a good girl to do general housework.
Apply to Mrs. R. H. Moore, 920 second South street.
--Mrs. Dr. Ewing is still improving, and hopes are
entertained that she will now recover.
--Mrs. Stribbling and her daughter Miss Mary, arrived
from Indianapolis, Ind., last evening.
--Clarence Burtnett is the captain of the O. L. H. Base
Ball club and not Harry Tilson as we had it.
--John R. Gunterman, of Des Moines township was
examined yesterday by the Commissioners of Insanity, and sent to the asylum.
--Maria Armstrong has been appointed administratrix of
James Armstrong deceased, and C. C. Risk appointed guardian of Charles Johnson,
minor heir of Nathan Johnson, deceased, vice George McClure resigned.
--Mrs. Orlando Flower will receive in a few days a new
stock of Summer Millinery goods including a full line of picnic hats. Call
and see her. She has good goods at low prices. Adjoining the
Postoffice.
--The Eastern and Western Air Line railroad company has
been incorporated at Springfield, Illinois. The object of the company is
to build a road from Kankakee to Keithburg. The capital of the company is
$13,000,000.
--Licenses to wed were issued by the Clerk since the
first of the month to H. E. Kirkpatrick, 23, and Miss Anna McCrackin, 19; John
Ifner, 29, and Miss Kunigunda Miller, 23; Wm. E. Halferty, 25, and Miss Minnie
Balderson, 21.
--Samuel J. Tilden has written a letter to the chairman
of the democratic state central committee of New York, positively declining to
be a candidate. He closes his letter as follows: “I but submit to the
will of God in deeming my public career forever closed.”
--In accordance with a call published in some of the
city papers, a meeting was held last night at the Court House to organize a
Blaine and Logan club. Music was furnished by the Silver Cornet Band.
The meeting was called to order by C. M. Junkin. N. Rosenberger being
chosen chairman and C. M. Junkin secretary of the meeting, committees were
appointed on permanent organization, constitution and to canvass for members.
Speeches were made by S. H. Hedrix, J. M. Galvin and others. The meeting
was a good one. Another will be held next week, which we hope will be well
attended by our good republicans.
CITY COUNCIL.
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Regular Meeting of the City Council of Fairfield, Iowa.
[BY AUTHORITY.]
COUNCIL CHAMBER, June 13, 1884.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Mayor Boling and Trustees Bright, Clark,
Shoultz, McGaw, Ricksher, Scott, Young and Leggett.
On motion the minutes of the previous meeting were
corrected by substituting the words “bonds ordered to be sold” instead of
“transferred to Inman,” in order to correspond with recommendation of the
Water Supply Committee.
The Treasurer, James F. Crawford, submitted his report,
showing balance on hand, $3,616.88, which was received and ordered filed.
Further time was granted the Committee on Claims to make a report.
The Public Property Committee requested the Council to
settle the question of use of electric tower for fire works on the Fourth of
July. On motion the matter was referred to the Committee on Light to
report at next meeting.
A motion to reconsider the sale of bonds was postponed
until the next meeting.
A committee, representing a called meeting of the
tax-payers of the city being present, the Council listened to their spokesman,
Mr. James Sullivan, who propounded the following interrogatories:
1. Has there been a demand made by Mr. Inman for
any portion of the bonds that are unearned?
2. Does Mr. Inman claim, or has he made claim,
for the accrued interest on unearned bonds or the bonds to the credit of the
city in bank?
3. What is the Council's understanding of that
part of the contract in taking estimates of work done, to wit: In excavation the
contract price is 25 cents, for embankment 33 cents. Is the excavation to
be measured and the dirt from said excavation be measured in the embankment
counting it twice?
4. Is there any provisions made or contemplated
by the Council as to the supervising of the income for the water works as to
auditing the same or requiring Mr. Inman to make an accounting at stated periods
and the limiting him to actual necessary help at the usual ways as paid such
employees by other firms?
Each interrogatory being answered to the satisfaction
of the questioners, Mr. Sullivan presented the following:
At a called meeting June 13th, 1884, at D. P.
Stubbs’s office of tax-payers of the City of Fairfield, the following
gentlemen were present: D. P. Stubbs, Ward Lamson, Ed Hunt, George A. Wells, R.
J. Wilson, R. H. Hufford, Capt. W. R. Wells, James Gilchrist, F. Sackett, J. A.
Hysham, G. P. Lang, J. S. Richardson, G. Eichhorn and James Sullivan.
The meeting was called to order by electing George A.
Wells Chairman and Jas. Sullivan Secretary.
The following resolution was introduced by Geo. A.
Wells:
Resolved, That a committee be appointed consisting of
James Sullivan, J. A. Hysham, D. P. Stubbs, R. H. Hufford, Ward Lamson and R. J.
Wilson to represent this meeting at the meeting of the City Council to-night and
take note of the proceedings of said Council in regard to the contract with
George B. Inman, and to enter our protest against any act on the part of the
Council that shall, in their opinion, be against the interest of the tax-payers
of the city, and to take such notice of the acts of the Council at this or any
future meeting as shall protect the tax-payers in the contract with said Inman.
The resolution was adopted.
The Chairman of the Committee on Light presented the
following petition: To the City Council of the City of Fairfield:
GENTLEMEN - The citizens of Fairfield will furnish and
donate to the City an electric lamp, provided the city will on all public
occasions, deemed proper by the Council or its Committee on Light, when the
tower is lighted, light and operate the same, on the lower part of the tower, so
as to light up the park beneath the shade of the trees. Upon the Council's
acceptance of this proposition the lamp will be donated.
The above proposition was accepted by the Council, and
the Committee on Light was directed to purchase a hood for the above lamp.
Communications from Mrs. Faulkner and L. Petty were
referred to the Streets and Alleys Committee.
The matter of cutting hay on the water works land was
referred to the Water Supply Committee.
The following bills were presented and allowed by a
vote of the Council:
P. H. Howlett, coal for the
electric light,
23.66
D. N. Sense, stone
12.75
The fee bill of Justice Russell was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
On motion the Council adjourned for one week to meet at
7 1/2 o'clock, P. M.
T. F. HIGLEY, City Clerk.
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A CARD.
FAIRFIELD, IOWA, June 16, 1884.
I desire to state that I have been misrepresented by
certain parties by my name appearing in connection with other citizens in regard
to water works. I will say that I met at D. P. Stubbs’s office, with
other citizens for information, not with the intention of taking part in an
injunction, but simply to hear and see if there was anything wrong. I make
this statement to set myself right before the public, as I have been grossly
misrepresented.
J. S. RICHARDSON.
SATURDAY SAYINGS.
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--J. P. Martin, New York, is here.
--L. Russell, of Denver, is in the city.
--Al Little, of Keokuk, is in the city.
--A. P. Bickmore, of Boston, was here to-day.
--James Buchner, of Davenport, was here to-day.
--Hon. John C. Power, of Burlington, was in the city
to-day.
--L. R. Stohl and daughter, of Muscatine, was in the
city to-day.
--Mrs. W. H. Crail, of Batavia is visiting relatives
and friends in the city.
--F. R. Patten, of Pontiac, Ill. is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. John E. Dougherty.
--Will D. Rumer has returned from Haldridge, Nebraska,
and will spend a few days visiting his parents.
--Miss Emma Hall, Des Moines, is spending a few days
among friends, and is being entertained by Mrs. John R. Shaffer.
--A new candidate for Congress in this district has
appeared in the person of Hon. John Van Valkenburg, of Ft. Madison, Lee county.
There is fun ahead yet, and Moses is by no means out of the bullrushes.
--W. W. Graham, formerly of the McKee House in this
city, is now running the Bristol Restaurant at Ottumwa, and his many friends
here will be glad to know that he is doing well. He keeps a first class
restaurant, and our Fairfield boys visiting Ottumwa will find William will treat
them well and charge them reasonable should they call on him for refreshments.
--John H. Funk, one of our very best young men, has
started a Sunday School paper in this city, and calls it the Iowa Sunday School
Worker. The first number, which Mr. Funk kindly handed us to-day consists
of eight pages, of three columns each, and is very neatly and tastefully gotten
up. It will be published monthly at $1 per annum, and it should, and we
doubt not it will, receive the necessary support to make it self-sustaining.
--The meeting of our City Council last evening was
quite an interesting one. The room was crowded with citizens and
tax-payers who had gathered there to propound what they supposed were some
knotty questions to our efficient “city fathers.” Every question asked
by the Citizen's Committee was fully answered, and the committee expressed
themselves entirely satisfied by the answers. All their suggestions had
long ago been considered and acted upon by the Council. The “city
dads” thanked the committee for their presence and asked them to come again.
It is to be hoped that the committee will hereafter read the official reports of
the Council's proceedings as published from week to week in THE JOURNAL before
they go to the Council to ask any questions.
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COMMENCEMENT.
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Last evening began the commencement exercises of
Parsons College. The four literary societies, the Aldine, Orio, Alethean
and Elzevir united and gave an interesting and creditable entertainment at the
Presbyterian Church. The Hon. Ed Campbell did the honors of the evening as
President.
The Aldine society graduated two members, E. E. Reed
and R. D. Hall. W. E. Andres, the President, delivered an oration in his
accustomed fluent, easy style, on “Brotherhood,” after which was the
presentation of diplomas to the graduates in a neat little speech. This
was responded to be E. E. Reed, subject “The Two Giants.” He touched
on the labor and capital question - they being the two giants that would
revolutionize the world; spoke of the people becoming alive to the Mormon
question.
The Alethean society graduated two members, Miss Mary
Harkness and Miss Fannie Bockius. Miss Myrtie Byrkit read an address.
All we could hear of it was very good. Miss Myrtie possesses a sweet
musical voice, but did not speak loud enough. After this the president,
Miss Nettie Anstein, in an appropriate address, presented the diplomas.
The response was given by Miss Mary Harkness in an easy, graceful,
self-possessed style.
The Orio society graduated one member, S. H. Sawyer.
E. M. Sharp's oration “The Coming Revolution,” was well delivered and some
good thoughts expressed. The president, R. W. Cavit, presented the
diplomas with good wishes and a hearty God speed.
The exercises were pleasantly varied by excellent music
furnished by the string band and Miss Carrie Spielman playing in her usual airy,
brilliant manner.
Hon. Ed Campbell, at the close of the exercises,
thanked the students for the pleasant entertainment they gave us, and also spoke
of the pride we ought to feel in having Parsons College located in our beautiful
city, and of the gentle and ennobling influence that comes to us through it.
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, the Baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered by the president of the College, Rev. Dr. Ewing.
In the evening Rev. Dr. Gants, of Chicago, will deliver an address to the
graduates. Monday night the graduating exercises of the preparatory
department will occur. Tuesday night the contest of the Junior and the
Freshmen classes will take place. Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock will be
the graduating exercises and Wednesday evening a banquet at the Leggett House
will be given by the Senior Class.
MONDAY MELANGE.
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--C. L. Pennington, New York, is in the city.
--Dr. J. M. Boyntz, of Richmond, Ky., is in the city.
--J. W. Branham, Louisville, Ky., is in the city
to-day.
--E. G. Ayer and wife, of New York, Sundayed in the
city.
--Will Howell, of Keokuk, is in the city attending
commencement.
--Miss Nannie Wilson, of Pittsburgh, Penn., arrived in
the city to-day, the guest of Mrs. C. S. Shaffer.
--Miss Mae Hurst, of Centerville, daughter of A. W.
Hurst, formerly of this city, is visiting Miss Bertha Coffin.
--Curtis S. Hill, who was born and raised in this
township, died of consumption at his home near Batavia Saturday. He was 31
years old, and known all over the county.
--The motto of John Funk's new Sunday School paper at
this place is “Iowa for Christ.” A sacreligious individual at our
elbow on reading it to-day remarked that “he didn't know Christ was
running.” He said he had always understood Iowa was for Blaine.
--Rev. Dr. Ganse, of Chicago, preached the annual
commencement sermon to the graduates of Parsons College last night. The
church was taxed to its utmost capacity, and the learned gentleman delivered a
most excellent sermon, full of wise thoughts and practical suggestions.
The baccalaureate sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Ewing in the afternoon.
--“The Fairfield cornet band is out of luck.
While at New Orleans recently with the K. of P. excursion they serenaded Jeff.
Davis, and now the citizens of Fairfield refuse to listen to any more of their
music until they have properly repented. On Decoration day they were not
allowed to play and at the K. of P. doings Wednesday the Washington band was
imported for the occasion. - Brighton Enterprise. They seemed to be good
enough to play for the Blaine and Logan pow-wow the other evening.
--The temperance meeting at the Court House Saturday
night effected an organization called “The Fairfield Temperance Alliance.”
Its object as set fort in the constitution, is the enforcement of the temperance
laws in Iowa. H. C. Raney was elected President; W. W. Junkin, Vice
President; Thomas Bell, Treasurer; John W. Burnett, Secretary. A
constitution was adopted. The Alliance will have a committee consisting of
its officers and five of its members of the purpose of looking after the work of
the organization. There will also be a committee of three appointed whose
special duty will be to prosecute all violators of the prohibition law. An
attorney will be employed to assist the committee.
TUESDAY TIT-BITS.
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--E. H. Blair, St. Louis, is in the city.
--N. P. Levison, of Cincinnati, is here.
--J. M. Stein, of Canton, Ill., is in the city.
--C. W. Marsh, Sycamore, Ill., is in the city.
--George L. Gow, of Fontanelle, Iowa, is here to-day.
--E. T. Kiggins, of New York, is in the city to-day.
--O. G. Vale, of Promise City, Iowa, was here to-day.
--O. E. Hobble, of Columbus Junction, was in the city
to-day and favored us with a call.
--Rev. M. Bamford is in Mt. Pleasant attending the
opening exercises of the Iowa Wesleyan University.
--Miss Libbie Knapp, of Goshen, Mo., is in the city
attending commencement and visiting her brother, H. B. Knapp, of this paper.
--Col. Wesley W. Garner, of Columbus City, auditor of
the tax department of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, was in the
city to-day.
--J. B. Knetsar, one of our employees while in Moline,
and one of the best pressmen in that State is in the city on his way to Bedford
to attend a wedding.
--The graduation exercises of the Senior Class of the
Preparatory Department of Parsons College took place at the Presbyterian Church
last night, and were very largely attended.
--Mr. Peter Stallman, Bennington Township, Iowa, having
suffered with rheumatism was induced to try St. Jacobs Oil, the marvelous
pain-reliever, and was entirely cured by its use.
--The Lutheran Sociable will be entertained this week
by Mrs. Amelia White, on West 3d South Street, on Thursday afternoon and
evening. Refreshments will be served. All are invited to be present.
--In a conversation to-day with Mr. Streight, the
artist, he remarked that if any of the boys wanted some of his work while here,
he proposed to put the price down within their reach. He said he desired
all his old friends to have a piece of his work.
--W. H. Daniels, who has charge of the Fairfield Woolen
Mills, is evidently “the right man in the right place.” He is pushing
the works with an energy that is commendable in the highest degree. He
runs sixteen hands, and informs us that he expects to work up fifty thousand
pounds of wool this season.
--On June 18, 1884, and every day thereafter up to and
including June 23, the grand Rock Island route will sell round trip tickets at
all coupon stations, to Abilene, Florence, Baxter Springs, Independence and
Ottowa, in Kansas, and very possibly to other land excursion points at one fare
for the round trip. Tickets good from June 18th to June 23d.
LIBERTYVILLE ITEMS. (Page 8)
The members of the M. E. Church will have ice cream
on sale at the red front, Moore & Jackson’s store every Saturday afternoon
and evening, for the benefit of the church. It is a good cause and every
one should patronize it.
Libertyville will celebrate in the evening of the 4th,
beginning at five o'clock. The exercises will be a grand army campfire and
festival, and other exercises of speaking and singing. A splendid time is
anticipated, let every body come.
Friday was the close of the school at No. 6, known as
the poor farm school taught by Miss Crumley of Pleasant Plain. At night
the school gave an exhibition which did great credit to those who took part.
Dr. W. K. Miller will move this week to Winterset,
Iowa, where he has decided to practice. Doc. has made a host of friends
here who will be sorry to see him leave, but their good wishes will follow him
and his family where ever their lievs should be cast.
Simon C. Fry, one of the solidest citizens of
Libertyville received the appointment of Justice of the Peace Saturday by the
Board of Trustees, to fill vacancy. This is a splendid appointment and
will give universal satisfaction. Mr. Fry is a man of splendid judgement
and large experience, having been Justice in Batavia for four years.
A visit to our County Farm Friday convinces us that it
is in a most flourishing and progressive condition, under the able management of
J. R. Laughlin. Every acre of land is utilized to its best advantage, and
the appearance of the growing grain present the flattering prospect of a
bountiful crop. There are in all thirty-four inmates, fifteen males and
nineteen females. A saving of eight hundred in the expense of the farm
last year over the year preceding proves that the county has the right man in
the right place.
RENRUT.
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WEDNESDAY WANDERINGS.
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--W. W. Miller, St. Joe, Mich., is in the city.
--A. B. Casselman, of Des Moines, is in the city.
--E. G. Ayer and wife, of New York, are here to-day.
--Louis Weinstein, of Burlington, was in the city
yesterday.
--J. L. Sheilds, of New London, spent yesterday in the
city.
--Scott Washburne, of Muscatine, was in the city
yesterday.
--Rev. A. C. Stilson, of Ottumwa, was in the city
yesterday, the guest of John R. Shaffer.
--John A. Murray, a former student of Parsons College,
was in attendance at commencement.
--Miss Mattie and Miss Cora Jackson, of Libertyville,
have been in the city this week attending Commencement and visiting their
sister.
--S. H. Sawyer and wife, of Unionville, Mo., and J. L.
Sawyer and wife, of Centerville, were in the city to-day attending Commencement
exercises.
--A Bible reading on “Faith,” conducted by Rev. M.
Bamford, at association rooms, next Sabbath afternoon. Young men invited
to Bible study on Thursday evening.
--One of the very best orations at the Commencement
exercises to-day was that of W. G. Ross, of the law firm of Galvin & Ross,
on the subject of “Conservativeness.” It was universally commended.
--John A. Axline is selling the life and public
services of Blaine and Logan. It is a book of several hundred pages, and
should be possessed by every lover of the “Plumed Knight” and the great
warrior. A copy can be obtained by calling on Mr. Axline.
“Rough on Coughs.”
Knocks a Cough or Cold endwise. For children or
adults. Troches, 15c! Liquid 50c. At Druggists.
--List of letters remaining in the postoffice in this
city unclaimed and advertised for week ending Tuesday, June 10th, furnished THE
JOURNAL by Thomas L. Huffman, Postmaster: M. W. Avery, J. M. Buckner, Mrs.
Lettia Cumming, Milla Fink, Dr. D. Hurst, J. W. Powers, Tina Peterson, Etta
Sterling, Mrs. Martha Sterling, George L. Smith, Maudie Walters, Henry McKenney.
THURSDAY TRANSPIRINGS.
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--Geo. D. Baker, of Peoria, is here.
--M. R. Rickey, of Cincinnati, is here to-day.
--Gus Newlen and wife, of Des Moines, are in the city.
--Mrs. Samuel Noble, of Albia, is in the city, the
guest of Mrs. Craine.
--Good health is the greatest of fortunes; no remedy
has so often restored this prize to the suffering, as Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Try it.
--David Hudgell has been appointed administrator of
James H. Forquer, deceased.
--Derangement of the Liver, with constipation, injures
the complexion, induces pimples, sallow skin. Carter's Little Liver Pills
remove the cause.
--Dr. J. W. Hayden, Adam Wilson and Isaac Sheets, of
Libertyville, were in town to-day.
--Do not suffer from Sick Headache a moment longer.
It is not necessary. Carter's Little Liver Pills will cure you. Dose
one little pill. All druggists sell them.
--Justice Russell has removed his office to the room
formerly occupied by Charley Kirkpatrick.
--The grain market in this city is as follows: Corn,
55c; oats, 28c; rye 50c; timothy seed, $1.00; clover seed, $4 to $4.50.
--Mr. R. C. Whitford, Brookline, Mass., says, he has
used St. Jacobs Oil, the great pain-cure, in rheumatism and neuralgia and found
that it is all that it is represented to be.
--Butter brings 10 cents in this market, eggs 10 cents,
bacon 10, new potatoes $1.00, cherries 4 cents per quart, strawberries (home
grown) 10 to 12 1/2 cents.
--Enoch Beard and Mrs. Trueblood, quakers, were married
near Glasgow yesterday. These parties are both between seventy and eighty
years of age, and both of them have been married three times.
--My friend, look here! you know how weak and nervous
your wife is, and you know that Carter's Iron Pills will relieve her, now why
not be fair about it and buy her a box?
--Cattle, steers 2 to 3 years old are selling here at
$4 to $4.25, extra good $4.50; milk cows and heifers, $25 to $40 per head;
calves, good grades, for breeding purposes, $18 to $22 per head. Fat hogs
$4.25 to $4.75.
--Old Dr. Johnson was a benefactor. Seventy-five
years ago he invented what is now called Johnson’s Anodyne Liniment, the
wonderful success of which in the cure of diseases of the head, throat and lungs
is truly astonishing. No family should be without it.
--Warren Bailey, who has been sick at the Leggett House
here for nearly two months, leaves to-night for his home at Georgetown, Ky.,
accompanied by his mother and brother who have been with him for a month.
--Thousands of dollars might be annually save to
farmers if they would give freely of Sheridan’s Cavalry Condition Powders to
their horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, and fowl. The prevent disease and
promote the growth. We said Sheridan’s. Those put up in large
packs are utterly worthless.
--The Clerk has issued marriage licenses during the
week ending to-day to Jonas B. Ruffner, 51, and Miss Mary F. Henderson, 30;
Charles W. Goodrich, 26, to Miss Elmira J. Rambo, 20; O. G. Vale, 24, to Miss
Lina Edwards, 24.
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COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
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The Commencement exercises of Parsons College were
concluded to-day.
Last evening occurred the fifth annual prize contest of
the Freshman and Junior Classes. The contest in the Freshman class was for
a prize of $25 given by Col. John W. DuBois. Declamations were delivered
by C. Louis Zorbaugh, J. H. Condit, W. E. Ballard, W. L. Calhoun and H. J.
Hasbrouck. The prize was awarded to Mr. Hasbrouck.
In the Junior class the contest was for a prize of $50
by Maj. R. D. Kellogg, of Garden Grove, and was participated in by C. A. Hiller,
Miss Nancy Milligan, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Beatrice Cunningham and Miss Effie
Jenks. The prize was awarded to Miss Mary Thompson.
The graduating exercises to-day consisted in orations
by the graduates, Miss Mary L. Harkness, R. D. Hall, W. F. Magill, E. E. Reed,
S. H. Sawyers and Miss Fannie Bockius. Miss Harkness delivered the
“Salutatory,” and Miss Bockius the “Valedictory.” Masters’
orations were delivered by W. G. Ross, of ’80 and Rev. E. M. Snook of ’81.
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NEIGHBORING TOWNS.
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BRIGHTON.
Brighton is a beautiful little town of about one
thousand inhabitants, is situated adjoining this county on the north, in the
edge of Washington county. It has three railroads, -- the C., R. I. &
P., the B. & N. W., and the Central Iowa. It is composed of a live and
energetic set of business men, and its people, as a class, are among the best in
the State.
The place has two thrifty newspapers, -- the
Enterprise, published by C. C. Heacock, and News, published by George H. Frasher.
The editor of THE JOURNAL gave Brighton its first newspaper - The Pioneer -
which we established there in 1868, and in consequence of profitable and
pleasant associations in years gone by, we shall always cherish a warm side for
the place.
We visited Brighton recently, after an absence of
several years, and the first to greet us when entering the village around which
so many of the joys and sorrows of our early manhood are clustered, was our
friends Col. John Shields and R. S. Mills. John is the same old
“coon,” full of life and fun, and always has a yarn chucked away in his
upper story to fire off to the boys when they come within his gates. He is
engaged in the grocery business and has all the patronage he desires.
R. S. Mills is known by nearly everybody in Washington,
Jefferson and Keokuk counties as a careful and reliable attorney, and has a
monopoly of the legal business of the place, because he renders satisfaction to
all who entrust business to his care.
Ex-Senator John W. Prizer, one of the pillars of the
place, is still in the dry-goods business, and ready to talk politics and give
reliable information to all who pull his latch-string.
I. Nieukirk was appointed Postmaster by McCrary in 1870
and has held the office continuously ever since. He is so uniformly
prompt, clever and obliging that it has never occurred to the patrons of the
office to want a change.
Jacob Hefflefinger, the same old Jake, whose
countenance is as familiar as any old shoe we ever wore, is still as ever one of
the solid men of the place. He is now engaged in buying horses.
Bas. Tracy has been in the grocery business in Brighton
for nearly a quarter of a century, and is one of the best and most prosperous
citizens of the place.
S. W. Evans always was one of the best tailors in that
section of Iowa, and still maintains his well earned reputation.
W. H. Downs has recently retired from business with
enough money to build one of the finest residences in the city. He is
operating somewhat in real estate.
The Fleak House is still piloted by the venerable Col.
L. B. Fleak in the same excellent manner which it ever has been run.
Although the Fourth of July was a long ways off when we were over there, the
Colonel carefully refrained from offering us any of his grape juice.
W. H. Bierce runs a fine livery, feed and sale stable,
and runs a ‘bus to and from the cars. William is one of the live
business men of the place, and is meeting with excellent success.
George W. White, of this city, is running a hay press
here. He has already pressed over 240 tons of hay, and is still pushing
the business vigorously. He ships to St. Louis and Kansas City.
George pays cash for all hay that is brought to him, and consequently farmers
like to deal with him. He is meeting with good success, and we are glad of
it. He is an enterprising and reliable dealer.
The busiest man we found in Brighton was T. L. Emry, of
the Creamery. The lively manner in which he lugged round that ponderous
corporation of his - 240 lbs. avoirdupois - puffing and blowing and sweating
like a Rock Island engine - was commendable in the highest degree. And by
the way the Brighton Creamery, which is run by Joe Ricksher, of this city, and
Mr. Emry, is one of the largest and best creameries in the State. The
building is 22x86, three stories high, and cost $5,000. The basement is
used for the Creamery; the second story for packing butter and eggs, and the
third floor is storage. It has a capacity for making three thousand pounds
of butter per day, but they making only 1,400 lbs. per day now.
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--“Sandy” Shecklin came to town yesterday morning
accompanied by his two daughters and son Noah. He was in a terrible hurry
to get some groceries and get home. So he “rattled around” lively and
had Jim Crawford fit him out in a jiffy with what he wanted. When ready to
start he couldn't find Noah and a complete search was instituted by himself and
daughters, but in vain. So they concluded to go home, and in the language
of Sandy “let Noah go to h—l.” Consequently Mr. Crawford untied the
team and turned it around, and “Sandy” and the daughters go in, but “lo!
and behold” there were no lines. Then “Sandy” swore louder and
louder against Noah, and they were obliged to hunt him up. So another
search was instituted and the mischievous son found at Charley Hoch’s,
swinging the lines and on the biggest kind of a “toote.” Noah
evidently come to town to have a grand old time, and he didn't propose to get
left, and so secured the lines to accomplish his object.
The Weekly Journal
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
June 26, 1884
Friday Facts
-Lon Burgess is back for a short stay.
-James S. Spear, New York, is here.
-D.G. Kenyon, of Detroit, is in the city.
-L.B. Collins, of Des Moines, is here to-day.
-A.J. Roche, of St. Louis is here to-day.
-Ben Allmayer, of Ottumwa, is in the city.
-H.E. Davis, of Oskaloosa, is in the city to-day.
-George H. Frasher and wife, of the Brighton News, were in the city to-day.
-The store of Allmayer Bros. was burglarized last evening, and several valuable
sets of clothing taken.
-Fitz John Porter has safely passed the Congregational rapids, and is now
arrived at the executive cataract. Whether he will there be swamped, but one man
in the Nation knows-and that man is not Fitz John Porter.
-Dr. and Mrs. James and Mr. and Mrs. George D. Clarke went down yesterday on he
classic banks of Cedar on a fishing excursion. Having lunch along they feasted
the inner man under the hills and among the rills of the poetic stream.
-Mr. N.L. Post, of Cleveland, Ohio, who manufactures the Artic Spiral stove lid
lifter has an advertisement in THE JOURNAL, like all sensible dealers. In a
paper of the 10th inst. which we sent him, we accidentally left out his
advertisement. He acknowledges the receipt of the paper in the following poetic
fashion:
With what intent
Was the paper sent?
To prove to me beyond a
doubt,
That my adv. had been
dropped out?
I don't propose to make a
fuss,
But simply ask "why
this is thus?"
Saturday Sayings.
-W.H. Judson, of Boston, is here.
-W.B. Medes, of Trenton, Mo. was here to-day.
-J.S. Pringle, of Richland, was in the city to-day.
-Clay Dumpsey, of Decatur Ill., was in the city to-day.
-B.A. Raphael, of Davenport, was in the city to-day.
-W.E. Edmiston, of Springfield, Ohio, is in the city.
-Waltus Collins, the noted Greenbacker of Salina, was in town to-day.
-R.R. Talley, Principal of the Libertyville Schools, was in town to-day.
-Miss Grace Thorpe, of Centerville, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John R.
Shaffer.
-Hon. D.P. Stubbs now sports a bran new phaeton, and Bert is evidently as happy
as a bride on her wedding day.
-Wm. Jones, the cook at the northwest corner restaurant of Matthews &
Martin, is the best restaurant cook in the city.
-J. E. Wilson, and his son Walter, of St. Joe, Mo., are back on a visit to their
many friends here. Jake wears a Grand Army suit.
-The Anita Tribune, published by Sherm. Myers, son of our fellow-citizen Dr. J.L.
Myers, is one of the very best local papers that makes its way to this office.
Sherm. is evidently a rising young journalist.
-Few of our readers have any conception of the extent and magnitude of the steam
bottling works of H.E. Kinsloe in this city. A visit there the other day
convinced us that it was one of the most important industries in our city. Mr.
Kinsloe is a wide-awake and public spirited citizen, and one of the most popular
business man in the city.
-The Wapello Times has "folded its tent and silently stole away" from
the mud and frog ponds of the fast waning town of Wapello, to the progressive,
wide-awake and solid town of Columbus Junction. The Junction will eventually
become the County Seat, and the Times takes time by the forelock if not by the
top-knot.
-The enterprising proprietors of Hood's Sarsaparilla are the first in the field
with a Campaign Card giving an excellent lithographic portrait and sketch of
James G. Blaine, the Republican Presidential candidate. The back of the card
also gives the last electoral vote, the new apportionment, and other valuable
information. Copies may be had by sending stamp to C.L. Hood & Co., Lowell,
Mass.
-"Ward Lamson and others" seem to have again been routed by the
Council last night. They were assured by the city fathers that they could
investigate the validity of the water works contract to their "heart's
content," if they paid their own attorneys, but our paternal ancestors were
not in the humor to fee their attorney. It seems to be the sole object of these
grumblers to retard the progress of our water works, but they find that our City
Council is not make up of boys.
-Swan Johnson, a Swede working on the construction of the C., B.& Q. was
seriously hurt last night. The gang was loading iron rails at the station here
and had put on the last rail when it fell off, striking Mr. Johnson across the
leg. Dr. Worthington was given the case but the injuries were of such a serious
nature that Drs. Mohr, Woods, Snook, and Hammond were called in for
consultation, and amputation was decided as necessary. The unfortunate is now
lying at the C., B. & Q. hotel where his leg is being amputated by Dr.
Worthington and others.
ORDNANCE NO. 93
An Ordinance to Provide for the Erection of Water Works.
SECTION 1. Be it Ordained by the
City Council of the City of Fairfield: That the sum of Fifty-One Thousand
($51,000) Dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of
erecting Water Works for this city, and for the purchase of the rights of way
and real estate necessary or appropriate for the same.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose of raising a portion of
the said amount appropriated in Section one (1) above, bonds of this city be
issued to the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000) Dollars.
SEC. 3. That, whereas, this Council has heretofore
procured and caused to be signed bonds of this city to the number of twenty-five
(25), and of the denomination of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars each, which said
bonds are by their terms made payable to George B. Inman, or bearer, are dated
October first, A.D. 1883, due October first, A.D., 1903, payable at the option
of the city on or after October first, A.D., 1893, bearing interest at the rate
of five (5) per cent annum, payable semi-annually, having proper interest
coupons attached, and payable both principal and interest at the office of the
City Treasurer of this city: Now therefore, the said bonds above described are
hereby declared to be the bonds authorized and provided for in Section two (2)
above.
SEC. 4. That the action of this Council in delivering
the first eight (8) of said above described bonds, being the bonds numbered from
one (1) to eight (8) inclusive, to George B. Inman, is hereby fully and in all
respects ratified and confirmed.
SEC. 5. That the remaining seventeen (17) of said bonds
now in the hands of Samuel C. Farmer & Sons and under the control of this
Council be delivered to the said George B. Inman at such times and on such terms
and conditions as this Council may hereafter by resolution or otherwise
determine.
SEC. 6. That the City Treasurer of this city is hereby
authorized to pay out of any funds in his hands not otherwise appropriated the
interest on the said bonds as the same becomes due and the proper coupons are
presented at his office for payment and to cancel the said coupons and return
the same as vouchers with his settlement.
SEC. 7. That this Ordinance shall take effect five days
after its publication by one insertion in THE FAIRFIELD DAILY JOURNAL.
Approved June 20th, 1884.
S.M. Boling, Mayor.
Attest:
T.F. Higley, City Clerk.
Monday Melange
-D.W. Moore, Philadelphia, is here.
-J.R. Andres, Burlington, is in the city.
-L.B. Mack, Rockford, Ill., is in the city.
-R.S. Beck, of Cincinnati, is here to-day.
-N.T. Brooks, Boston, is in the city to-day.
-Dr. J.L. Sharp, of Albia, Sundayed in the city.
-Tom Hysham is at home from school at Iowa City.
-J.S. Goshom, of Cedar Rapids, is in the city to-day.
-L.L. Wertz, of the Lockridge Mill, was in the city to-day.
-Clark Moyer is spending his lay off week among his friends here.
-Dr. Warner and John Fry, of Libertyville, were in town to-day.
-Ed Craine, of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, is spending a few days visiting his
parents here.
-Mrs. C.T. Moorman, of Fairfield is in town visiting her brother, D.W. Searle.-
Ottumwa Press.
-Mrs. Julia Tappert comes home this evening from a fortnights visit among
friends and relatives at Centerville.
-Mrs. D.P. Stubbs, Mrs. Capt. Burgess and Mrs. P.N. Woods, of Fairfield, visited
the family of E.M.B. Scott this week.--Ottumwa Press.
-Frank Bloss, a former resident here, but who has been absent in Northern
California for twenty-three years, surprised his brothers and sister here, by
dropping down upon them Saturday night. He is a brother of William and John
Bloss and Mrs. Daniel Young.
-The C., B. & Q will carry articles intended for exhibition at the Nebraska
State Fair at Omaha at regular rates and return them free. Live Stock to the Fat
Stock show at Chicago for two thirds the rates for the round trip. Articles
intended for exhibition at the State Fair or for District and County Fairs in
Iowa during the season of 1884 at full rates one way and returned free.
Tuesday Tit-Bits
-H.A. Bushnell, Milwaukie, is here to-day.
-H.W. Burnett and wife, of Davenport, are in the city to-day.
-D.A. Richardson and James W. Bell, of Chicago, were in the city to-day.
-Four genuine Arabs fresh from the desert of Sahara were in the city to-day.
-Mrs. Nettie F. West and Willie will leave next week for Bowery Beach, Portland,
Maine.
-The postoffice boxes this morning were full of the speech of Hon. M.A. McCoid
on the tariff.
-W.B. Stewart, Mrs. Keller and Miss Hetherington, of Dubuque, are in the city to
attend the State Sunday School convention.
-W.A. Leary, of Davenport, manager of the Iowa Telephone Company, of which our
exchange is part, was in the city yesterday.
-Lou Thoma, of the drug house of Hufford, Bradshaw & Thoma, is erecting a
dwelling house on a lot just east of Frank Junkin's which he recently purchased.
As Lou is an unmarried man the query naturally arises as to what he wants with a
new residence. To a reporter of THE JOURNAL to-day he stated that he was
building it to rent.
-Frank S. Culbertson, son of Hon.W.B. Culbertson, of Burlington, died at the
residence of his grand-mother near this city early this morning of consumption.
He had been in bad health for six months, or more, and his death was not
unexpected. He leaves a wife and one child. The funeral will take place
to-morrow afternoon at three o'clock.
Wednesday Wanderings.
-S.W. Cole, of Colfax, is here.
-Frank Earnest, Towanda, Penn., is in the city.
-J.M. Galbraith, of Monmouth, is here to-day.
-Ben Hassel and Mark Baker, of Burlington, are here to-day.
-Capt. J.C. Fry and Frank Hurst, of Libertyville, were in the city to-day.
-Dr. A.B. McCandless, of Columbus City, is here attending the convention.
-Fitch B. Stacy, wife and daughter, of Stacyville, are the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Shaffer.
-Mr. E.K. Dunbar, general superindendent of the Hall Type Writer Company, of New
York, was in the city yesterday.
-N.L. Woodward, representing the Great Northwestern Type Foundry of Barnhart
Bros. & Spindler, Chicago, called on us to-day.
-F.N. Chase, of Cedar Falls, Secretary of the Iowa State Sabbath School
Convention honored THE JOURNAL with a call last evening.
-P.H. Howlett and Hon. D.P. Stubbs have gone to Toronto, Canada, to visit their
daughters who are attending school at Loretto Abbey.
-Senator F.A. Duncan, of Columbus City, Louisa county, is in the city attending
the Sunday School convention. He favored THE JOURNAL with a call this afternoon.
-We are pained to learn that Mrs. McElroy, mother of the editor of The Tribune,
is again dangerously sick. We trust that her severe illness will only be
temporary, and that she may soon recover.
-Invitations are out for the marriage of John A. Branson and Miss Maggie Barnes,
at the residence of the lady's parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Samuel Barnes, Washington,
Kansas, June 26th. Mr. Barnes formerly resided here.
-M.L. Smalling has opened out an ice cream and lemonade parlor two doors north
of the postoffice, and invites the people to call. He has all kinds of
temperance drinks, lemonade, soda water, cider, ginger ale and Queen Sharlotte.
-F.N. Chase of Cedar Falls; Fitch B. Stacy, of Stacyville, and E.F. Brockway, of
Ainsworth, who are in attendance at the State Sunday School Convention here are
members of the Board of Directors of the Iowa State Agricultural Society.
-The devotional meeting directed by the Young Men's Christian Association, will
be held for two months, July and August, in the Lutheran Church. A cordial
invitation is extended to all friends and strangers. Topic for next Sabbath,
"Love."
LEGAL NOTICES
ADMINISTRATOR'S SETTLEMENT
State of Iowa, Jefferson County, SS:
To the Heirs at Law, Creditors and all persons
interested. You are hereby notified that on or before the 31st day of July,
1884, Lucinda J. Cunningham, administratix of estate of James, deceased, will
file in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Iowa, in and for
Jefferson County, her final settlement of said estate, and ask to be discharged.
Now unless you appear and defend thereto on or before noon of the first day of
the next term of said Court, which will commence on the 11th day of August, A.D.
1884, said settlement will be approved and order of discharge made as prayed
for.
LUCINDA J. CUNNINGHAM.
Adminitratrix.
JONES & FULLEN, ATTORNEYS.
ORIGINAL NOTICE
State of Iowa, Jefferson County, SS:
To Samuel Paradis and Marguerite Paradis, Fred Chinn:
You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of
the District Court of Jefferson County, State of Iowa, the petition of E.M.B.
Scott, claiming of you the sum of Eighty and 50-100 ($80.50) Dollars and costs,
on a judgment rendered against the said Samuel Paradis and in favor of the
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 Marguerite 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 August Term A.D. 1884 of said Court, which Term
commences on the eleventh day of August, A.D., 1884, default will be entered
against you and judgment rendered thereon.
GALVIN & ROSS
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Convention
last night was addressed by Rev. C.M. Morton, of Chicago, on the subject of
"Celestial Helpers." The church was crowded to its utmost capacity.
A business meeting was held at nine o'clock this
morning. At 10:30 a "Normal Lesson" was conducted by Mrs. Fitch B.
Stacy, of Stacyville.
This afternoon, "Prayer, Liberality and Training
of Teachers," was taken up by Rev. C.F. Williams, of Keokuk; at 2:45
"Missionaries of the Frontier," Rev. A.M. Zeigler, of Nevada; at 3:15
"Fathers and Mothers" by Miss L.W. Bates, of Dubuque: at 3:45 Mrs.
Stacy gave another "Normal Lesson;" at 4:30 "Temperance
Hour," by Mrs. M.J. Aldrich, of Cedar Rapids.
This evening will close the deliberations of the
convention with an address by the Rev. T.O. Douglas, of Grinnell, on "The
Certain Victory" and "The Lasting Place."
There are about thirty counties represented at the
convention. The enrollment last evening was 176. The principal workers present
are: Lot Abraham, Mt. Pleasant; R.M. Bixby, Mrs. A.C. Bixby, and Mrs. C.A.
Bramard, What Cheer; W.F. Barclay, Marion; W.H. Berry, Indianola; Rev. H.W.
Bennett and wife, of Dubuque; F.N. Chase and daughter, of Cedar Falls; W.H.
Campbell, Mt. Pleasant; F.W. Cole, Colfax; Mrs. E.M.R. Crosby, Fort Madison;
Rev. D.W. Comstock, Logan; Rev. H. Cullen, Wyoming; Rev. H.P. Dyer, Kellogg;
Mrs. S.A. Eckerson, Grand Junction; J.N. Fryman and Miss Mary Fryman, Pleasant
Plain; John A. Ireland, Brookville; Hattie Nicholson, of Lockridge, and others
whose names our reporter did not learn.
S.S. WORKERS.
Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Iowa State Sabbath School Association at the
M.E. Church in this City.
The nineteenth annual convention of the Iowa State
Sunday School Association convened at the M.E. Church in this city last evening.
About sixty delegates from different parts of the state are present.
The officers of this society are: President, Rev. D.R.
Dungan, of Des Moines; Secretary and Treasurer, F.N. Chase, Cedar Falls;
Statistical Secretary, W.R. Berry, Indianola; Financial Secretary A.O. Abbott;
Musical Director, C.D. Eaton, Wilton; Organist, Miss Myra McCoy, of this city;
Committee on Entertainment, A.R. Byrkit, this city; Chairman Central Committee,
W.B. Stewart, of Dubuque.
The convention last evening was called to order by
Thomas Bell, and the opening exercises were conducted by Rev. Hunt, of the
Baptist Church here.
The address of welcome were delivered by Rev. M.
Bamford, pastor of the M.E. Church here, in his usual happy and thoughtful
manner. He hoped that the visit of these great workers would be as pleasant in
reality as it was to our people in anticipation. He paid a high tribute to our
generosity and hospitality. He felt that they had made a wise selection in
deciding to hold this convention here. Would felt that the convention would have
been derelict of its duty, if it had failed to recognize this christian
community. He said he was sorry that Fairfield did not have better churches,
better buildings and better Sunday Schools, but he assured the convention that
no city in Iowa has more or better churches, or greater interest in Sunday
School work than this city. He was more than glad to welcome these successful
workers in the grand cause to our city and see them face to face, and become
acquainted with them, and enjoy some of the "crums that fall from their
tables." He thought it was not inappropriate to select the M.E. Church in
which to hold the convention, because it was generally conceded that the
Methodist people were great and enthusiastic Sunday School workers. He closed by
bidding them a hearty and cordial welcome.
The response was made by the President of the
Association, Rev. D.R. Dungan, of Des Moines. He said it gave him great pleasure
to acknowledge the hearty welcome accorded: that we were here as workers in
God's cause to qualify us to do the Master's work. They had come to Fairfield
because they were pleased to meet at the county seat of one of the oldest
counties in the State. He said he had heart to-day that Fairfield was the center
of gravity, and he observed on the going down of the sun this evening that it
was the center of the world. "Workers," said he, "we are glad to
meet you all; your faces are dear to us. But we are here for work, and without
further preliminaries we will proceed with the business of the convention."
After some excellent and soul inspiring music, the Rev.
H.W. Bennett, of Dubuque, took the pulpit and delivered the annual address from
1st Tim. 6-12. He spoke about forty minutes, in which he paid his respects to
so-called advocates of free thought and free love, and paid particular attention
to the false and dangerous theories advanced by Ingersoll.
The Convention assembled at 9:00 o'clock this morning
and at 10:20 took recess. At 10:30 devotional exercises were held. At 10:45 the
subject "All hands equipped, the book," was taken up by Rev. H.
Cullen, of Anamosa," by Rev. W.F. Barclay, of Marion, and at 11:35
"Review" by Rev. J.C. McClintock, of Burlington.
This afternoon at 2:00 o'clock "Missionary
work," was taken up by Rev. W. C. Williamson, of Washington; at 2:25
"Temperance Work," by Rev. W.F. Barclay, of Marion; 2:50 "At
Close Quarters," Rev. R. Morton of Lemars; 3:15 "Missionary
Organization," by Rev. T.D. Adams, of Cedar Rapids; at 4:15 "Pastors,
Superintendents and Qualified Teachers," by Rev. J.W. Vankirk, of Liscomb;
4:45 "Defensive and Offensive Armor," Rev. C.M. Morton, of Chicago.
This evening an address on "Celestial
Helpers," will be delivered by Rev. C.M. Morton of Chicago.
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
ELDON, IOWA
Eldon is situated eighteen miles south of here at the
crossing of the Southwestern and the Keokuk and Des Moines branches of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, in Wapello county. It has the C., R.
I. & P. round house and is one of the busiest and most prosperous, as well
as one of the most substantial towns of its proportions on the line of this
great Railway thoroughfare. It has a population of about 1500, has three good
church buildings, the Methodist, Congregational and Catholic, the latter being
the finest one. The business may be summed up as follows: It has six general
stores, one special grocery, two hardware and tin stores, three meat markets,
four restaurants, four hotels and seven boarding houses, two barber shops, one
livery stable, one photograph gallery, one newspaper and job printing office,
seven physicians, two drug stores, one flouring mill, a brick and tile
manufactory and three attorneys. The town has in course of completion a
magnificent wagon bridge across the Des Moines river, which will be ready for
use by the first of September, that will bring its people and those on the other
side of the stream in closer commercial communication.
The first to meet us after arriving in the place, was our
young friend Seneca Cornell, son of Washington Cornell, of this city, to whom we
are under obligations for substantial aid and assistance. Seneca is practicing
law at Eldon and is a rising young attorney. His many friends in Fairfield will
be pleased to know that he is well liked down there and is meeting with
excellent success. He is a young man of good business qualifications and correct
personal habits.
The most important industry at Eldon is the Eldon Brick
and Tile Works. The officers are E.P. Howard, President; E.H. Thomas, Secretary;
W.H. Mix, Treasurer; Superintendent and Manager, J.E. Honghland; Engineer, I.L.
Johnson. The company is now building furnaces for drying the brick. It is
proposed to partition off a portion of the shed into rooms 15x30 feet in size.
The furnaces for heating will run the entire length of the rooms, and each room
contain about 15,000 brick. The brick will be taken from the drying rooms to the
kiln. By this new arrangement it is believed that the brick can be made ready
for the kiln in a very few days, instead of waiting two or three weeks for them
to dry. The press can now turn out 2,000 brick per hour, and the drying
facilities must necessarily be increased in order to keep all the machinery
moving.
The Eldon Review is one of the best institutions the
place has. It is a lively local paper, owned and edited by E.H. Thomas, an old
newspaper man who fully understands the business.
J.W. Burnett & Co., of Fairfield, have a branch
establishment here, in charge of the worthy and humane Wm. Day.
Dennis Robinson is running an excellent restaurant, and
invites all Fairfield folks to come and see him when down there.
W.P. Rodgers has but recently moved to the place from
Bloomfield, and carries a full line of hardware, stoves, tinware and
agricultural implements. He has a good stock, is selling low, and having an
excellent patronage.
F. Mathers is an old Muscatiner, but has been in Eldon
for some time selling hardware stoves and tinware and is meeting with excellent
success.
The leading and in fact the only first class physicians
of the place are Dr. R.W. Huston and Dr. Wm. Brownfield.
W.R. Thompson, one of the livest men in the place is at
present not particularly in business, but will shortly embark in the restaurant
trade.
The Huston House, Wm. Huston, proprietor; the Exchange
Hotel, Wm. Hollenbeck, proprietor, and the City Hotel, run by D.M. Clark, are
all excellent hotels and good places to stop. We can confidently recommend each
and every one of them to the travelling public.
W.H. Mix is by far the largest, most extensive and
solidest dry-goods and general dealer in the place, and carries an immense
stock. He is clever and obliging, and is selling his goods at bottom prices. Mix
does more business than any other two similar houses in Eldon.
D.M. Clark, who recently purchased the store of L.Roush,
carries a general line-dry-goods, hardware, boots and shoes, clothing,
groceries, etc.- and sells at prices that defy competition. He has a full and
complete stock, and is a perfectly reliable man to deal with.
Our young friend, Billy Pringle, is night telegraph
operator here, and has hosts of friends.
The people of Eldon who wish to "secure the shadow lest
the substance fades," have to do it of E.P. Howard, who is the only artist
in the place. But Howard is a square man, and does work just as cheap as if
there were a half-dozen galleries in the place.
The most popular and satisfactory barber in the place
is Robert Thomas.
J.F. Blake, attorney at law, has an excellent practice
and is a reliable and trustworthy man. All business entrusted to his care will
have prompt and careful attention, and the most reasonable charges made.
A.L. Brighton, brother of our H.H., has an important
position as an engineer on the Rock Island and makes his headquarters at Eldon.
LIBERTYVILLE ITEMS
Miss Celia Balding is visiting friend in Ottumwa this
week.
The public school here will close Saturday of this week
with a pic-nic.
An uncle and aunt of I. Warner, from Missouri, have
been visiting him this week.
The majority of the people here will celebrate at
Fairfield in the day time and at Libertyville at night.
Mrs. Mailer and Miss Melissa Bristor, New London, are
visiting their sister this week, Mrs. Dr. Hayden.
The Libertyville creamery is doing a flourishing and
prosperous business, averaging a thousand lbs. per day. The teams are on the
road every day.
J.W. Fry and J.F. Potts have erected a very fine
building on the west side, which will be used as an ice cream parlor during the
heated term. Lemonade and ice cream always on hand.
Mr. Swinthen Gummere, an old experienced wagon maker,
has formed a partnership with Goodman Brothers to do a general repairing
business and everything that comes in the wood work line.
Stewart Laughlin made a big trade last week, being an
exchange of his two blooded horses for a farm in Des Moines township, the
consideration being $800. He says the advertisements in The Journal did the
business.
A splendid time is anticipated here on the evening of
the 4th. The committee have prepared a very fine programme of speaking and
singing and other attractions. Rev. E.J. Pike, of Selma, will be the orator of
the day; an address by F.T. Anderson; recitations by Miss Maggie Potts, Cora
Smith, Mamie McCormick and Lillie Loehr.
RENRUT.
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