Iowa Old Press

The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, April 16, 1885

     The assessors' books are beginning to be returned at the Auditor's office. The books are in for Walnut and Liberty townships, and from Liberty the census blanks have also been returned. From these we take the following items of interest: Total number of males in Liberty, 534; females, 489; total population, 1,023; persons entitled to vote, 257; subject to military duty, 182; foreigners not naturalized, 2; No. between the ages of 5 and 21 years, 384. Total number of male dogs, 171; females, four.
     From the assessor's books we take the following list of old soldiers returned as residents as follows:

WALNUT TOWNSHIP.
     Geo. W. Snyder, 1st sargeant, Co. I, 13th Infantry.
     Henry Schmadaka, private, Co. D, 17th Infantry.
     John N. Corey, 4th sargeant, Co. C, 4th Infantry..
     Wm. Stortz, 4th corporal, Co. D, 9th Infantry.
     Jacob Reis, private, Co. C, 35th Cavalry.
     Henry Leffler, private, Co. K., 7th Infantry.
     Christopher Mann, private, Co. K, 7th Infantry..
     Michael Craft, private, 4th Cavalry
     Ferdinand Stortz, private, 17th Infantry.
     Jacob Leffler, private, Co. K, 7th Infantry.

LIBERTY.
     Lawson Baldwin, Co. I, 45th Iowa Infantry
     John H. Byers, corporal, Co. H, 19th Iowa Infantry.
     Theodore M. Coleman, Co. D, 30th Iowa Infantry.
     J.P. Campbell, corporal, Co. C, 8th Iowa Cavalry.
     N.P. Clarridge, Co. B, 19th Iowa Infantry.
     James Cowan, unassigned.
     James Coleman, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     Hiram Coffeen, Co. I, 7th Illinois Cavalry.
     Chas. Elliott, Co. C, 8th Iowa Cavalry.
     Johnathan Famulener, Co. H, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     John W. Terrell, Co. D, 15th Ohio Infantry.
     Jacob C. Fry, 1st Lieu't, Co. H, 30th Iowa Infantry.
     D.W. Garber, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     Bennett Gifford, Co. G., 47th Ill. Infantry.
     Wm. Hall, Co. C, 17th Iowa Infantry.
     James M. Hall, Co. C, 17th Iowa Infantry.
     James Hall, gun boat, Benton
     W.H. Harmon, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     Alfred Hillard, Co. F, 132nd Ill, Infantry.
     A.G. Hague, lieutenant, Co. E, 14th Penn. Cavalry.
     Wm. Hughes, Co. D, 13th Iowa Infantry
     J.W. Hayden, stewart, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     Robert H. Johnston, drummer, Co, I, 19th Iowa Infantry.
     J.R. Laughlin, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     John W. Loehr, Co. I, 45th Iowa Infantry.
     Stephen Lewis, Co. E, 8th Iowa Cavalry.
     Stewart Laughlin, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     Daniel Leppo, Co. E, 2nd Iowa Infantry.
     Greer McKee, Co. E, 157th Ohio Infantry.
     Josiah W. Martin, Co. D, 17th Iowa Infantry.
     Joseph Madix., Co. H, 3rd Iowa Infantry.
     Laban McCoy, Co. E, 8th Iowa Cavalry.
     J.W. McCormick, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     James F. Potts, Co. H, 28th Ill, Infantry.
     J.R. Slimmer, Co. B, 19th Iowa Infantry.
     Hiram Smith, Co. I, 7th Ill. Cavalry.
     Charles A. Smith, musician, Co. B. 51st Ill. Infantry.
     Charles Smock, 1st Lieutenant, Co. D, 15th Iowa Infantry.
     R.O. Sherrick, independent, Penn. Cavalry.
     W.H. Sullivan, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     Joseph M. Smith, Co. I, 9th Iowa Cavalry.
     Hamilton Smith, sargeant, Co. K, 2nd Ohio Infantry.
     Simon Snider, Co. F, 65th Ohio Infantry.
     James W. Stump, Co. H. 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     G.W. Snider, Co. F, 65th Ohio Infantry.
     Harvey Thompson, Co. C, 8th Iowa Cavalry.
     Denton Tedrow, Co. C, 126th Ohio Infantry.
     Francis Winn, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry.
     W.H. Woolery, Co. I, 10th Missouri Infantry.
     Absalom Williams, Co. B, 24th Iowa Infantry.
     Ichabod Warner, Co. F, 71st Ill. Infantry.
     S.H. Watkins, captain, Co. H, 30th Iowa Infantry.
     A.J. Zimmerman, Co. D, 38th Ill. Infantry.

PERSONAL
     Dr. Hammond has been laid up for several days with an attack of pleurisy.
     Lieut. Frank Dunwoody and Miss Anna Cummings were in Mt. Pleasant in attendance at the dance Wednesday night, the 8th.
     Fredinand Allmayer left Tuesday afternoon for Keokuk and from there will go to New York and sail for the old home in Germany.
     Mrs. A. Simons has been very sick and at one time was given up to die. She is now much better, we are happy to say, and strong hopes are entertained of her entire recovery.
     Hon. Edw. Campbell, jr., accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. J.M. Acheson and Miss Bessie, returned from Pittsburg the latter part of last week. Mrs. Acheson expects to remain some time.

COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING NEWS.

BIRMINGHAM [Van Buren Co.]
     From the Enterprise: Miss Lydia Bales will teach the summer term of school at Slabtown, Cedar township, Jefferson county...Misses Jane and Lizzie Locke have gone to Shenandoah to attend the normal college...Alex. Louder has moved to one of Joseph Blakely's farms, near Wooster, Cedar township, Jefferson county...Pro. Norris, of Nebraska, is home on a visit.

PLEASANT PLAIN
     From the Brighton News' correspondent: Jervis Harvey and M.L. Campbell shipped three loads of potatoes to Kansas City last week...Mrs. Clarrige of Libertyville, visited her daughter, Mrs. James Pickard, last week...Killis Paxon and his bride are home from Kansas...The C.R.I. & P. Co. have put up a water tank at Walnut creek and are now at work with the steam shovel, cutting down the grade south of town...Clara Mealey is in Pottawattamie county at the bedside of a sick sister...W.O. Bowen has gone to Chicago for goods.

ELDON [Wapello Co.]
     From the Review: Miss Mary Russell died April 9th after a short illness. The remains were taken to Ottumwa for burial...Mr. Dornsife is town marshal and street commissioner, both...Eldon butchers are now licensed ten dollars per year...The Eldon brick and tile company are now ready for business...Eldon's last census shows a population of 1,275...Mr. Hunnell is now doing business in his new building.

RICHLAND [Keokuk or Jones? Co.]
     From the Clarion: Nathan Hobson and family, of this city, started last week to Kansas where they expect to spend the summer...Dr. Will Swearingen has gone to Kansas to look up a location...W.H. Nelson, of Richland, is quite sick...Mrs. Ella Wade, of Missouri, is visiting her parents and other relatives...Sherman Wade and Miss Leila Chacey were married April 4th...Zeph Halferty is again in charge of the depot here...Messrs. I. Free and Allen are making an artificial lake on their adjoining farms...S.E. Johnson has gone to Kearney, Neb.

SALEM [Henry Co.]
     From the News: Miss Ollie Heck, sister-in-law of P.L. Brown, has gone to Bardolph, Illinois, where she will remain some six months...Mr. Moore, the principal of our city schools, arrived last week Saturday and school began last Monday...Geo. B. Lester has recovered some of the goods stolen from his store last winter. They were found near Hillsboro under a hedge fence, and had been covered by the deep snow until spring...Mr. Wm. Knight gave a birthday party last week Thursday.

    On Monday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Wilkins, on Burlington street, occurred a very pleasant affair, being the celebration of Mrs. Wilkins' fifty-second birthday. Among those present were Mr and Mrs. Lem Wilkins, Will Ennis and Miss Wagner, Mrs. J.P. Roberts, Miss Mamie Poulton, Miss Mattie Smith, Leigh Van Patten and Albert Jones. During the evening the C.B. & Q. band marched to the house and played several pieces, after which they were invited in to a bountiful repast. The evening was spent in a good way, and at a late hour the guests took their departure. There were a large number of handsome and costly presents given to Mrs. Wilkins, among which were the following: Silver pickle castor and set of spoons. from J.E. Wilkins; silver sugar spoon and thimble, Mrs. L.L. Wilkins; silver butter knife, Miss Kittie Wilkins; parlor lamp, Miss Ada Wilkins; silver cake basket, Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Wilkins; silver butter dish, W.L. Wilkins, Will Ennis and Harry Tilson; silver fruit dish, Leigh Van Patten; bead spread, Mrs. Thomas Tilson and Mrs. J.P. Roberts; splasher, Misses Hattie and Nettie Tilson; gold spectacles, L.L. Wilkins and Mrs. Thomas Tilson; set of vases, Miss Mattie Smith.

The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, April 23, 1885

COUNTY AND NEIGHBORING NEWS

BATAVIA
     Mr. M.S. Frisbe has built an addition to his restaurant.
     There was preaching at the Christian church Thursday evening by Rev. Rice of Abingdon.
     Little Charley Dutcher, while playing "blackman" at school Friday, fell and by some means broke his collar bone.
     Mr. Charles Craine, formerly the furniture man of Batavia, has moved to Illinois, where he resided before coming to Batavia.
     The Baptist Sunday school prospers wonderfully under the management of Mr. Nelson. Our churches are nearly all run down so that a good Sabbath school will be beneficial to the community.

PLUM GROVE AND VICINITY
     Church at Elm Grove every two weeks.
     Luther Horn is at home for the summer.
     W.C. Wilson started for Nebraska a few days ago.
     No. 5 school is taught this spring by Miss Jessie Black.
     Ed. O'Brien has gone to Kansas to find a location for the practice of law.
     Most of the farmers are through sowing small grain and are now preparing for corn.
     No. 3 school commenced last Monday under the management of Miss Sadie Kennedy.
     Miss Ida Knight, of Washington county, has been visiting her brother, Rev. W.S. Knight, of this place.

LIBERTYVILLE
     J.S. McKemey, of Fairfield, was in town Saturday on business connected with the Smith estate.
     Miss Minnie Peebler, daughter of M.D. Peebler, one of Des Moines township's most prosperous farmers, is teaching at the No. 2 school, Des Moines township, this spring.
     Dr. J.W. Hayden has purchased the W.M. Smith estate, four miles east of town, and will move on the farm shortly. He intends to abandon the practice of medicine. This news will be hailed with delight by our other two physicians, for the doctor leaves a large and lucrative practice to be divided between them.
    The death of Mrs. Joseph Manning occurred very suddenly at her late home two miles north of town Tuesday, of neuralgia of the heart. The funeral took place on Thursday. She was buried in Fell's graveyard. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of sympathizing friends.

PERSONAL
     Miss Lizzie McCaskey is in Keokuk this week.
     I.D. Jones was in Burlington Wednesday.
     Ed. Jaques has gone to Claremont, Minnesota, for the summer.
     Capt. W.T. Burgess is in town and will remain some time.
     Mr. Geo. Ball of Iowa City spent Sunday in the city with his parents.
     R.A.Tuttle went to Chicago Tuesday to lay in a stock of spring dry goods.
     James Cook, of Red Oak, deputy sheriff of Montgomery Co., was in the city last week on business.
     Capt. W.R. Wells has been confined to his room the past ten days but is now able to be about again.
     Oscar Fordyce, of Des Moines township, has gone to Guthrie Centre, to locate and practice medicine.
     Lieut. Dunwoody, who has been in Fairfield the last two months, has received orders to report at Washington on the 27th.
     Hon. Edw. Campbell came home from Chicago the other day used up from the effects of a bad cold. He is able to be about again.
     Mrs. Ed. Hamilton and Miss Maggie Hamilton have returned from the west and think of remaining for the summer. Mr. Edw. Hamilton has gone to Albuquerque, N.M.
     S.R. Allexander of Princeton, Ill., was in the city last Friday and Saturday, making his first delivery of fruit trees. Mr. Alexander was formerly a resident of this county, living south of town.

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The following are the old soldiers in Cedar and Des Moines townships, as shown by the assessor's returns at the Auditor's office:

CEDAR
J. Newhouse, Co, K, 11th Iowa Infantry.
G.P. Conlee, Co. A, 13th United States Infantry.
H.C. Smith, Co. G, 30th Iowa Infantry.
J.H. Tarbet, Co I, 170th Ohio Infantry
Ed. Moss, Co. I, 45th Iowa Infantry.
Jos. Walmer, Co. I, 45th Iowa Infantry.
Peter Walker, major, 3rd Iowa Cavalry
P.C. Monfort, Sargeant, Co. B, 118th Ohio Infantry.

DES MOINES
Nelson Potts, Co. H, 28th Ill. Infantry.
S.F. Fell, Co. G, 139th Ill. Infantry.
James M. Fry, Co. C, 7th Iowa Cavalry
Hiram Ashmead, Co. E, 13th Iowa Infantry.
Wm. Miller, corporal, Co. F, 2nd Iowa Infantry.
George Scovil, Co. G, 4th Iowa Cavalry
George R. Fry, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry
Jacob Merring, Co. K, 18th Iowa Infantry.
E.J. Carridge, Co. H, 30th Iowa Infantry
Benjamin Irvins, Co. B, 19th Iowa Infantry.
Martin Fishel, Co. H, 30th Iowa Infantry
Jonathan McElderry, Co. G, 13th Iowa Infantry.
Silas Pearson, 5th corporal, Co. F, 3rd Iowa Cavalry
Solomon Vaught, Co. F, 34th Iowa Cavalry
J.H. Wolff, Co. H, 29th Iowa Infantry

DOTS AND DASHES

     Within a short time of having been solicited to take out an accident insurance policy, recently, Al. Hilbert fell from a rotten stairway, Dr. D.H. Worthington slipped and sprained his ankle, and Ed. Jencks burned his hand with a gasoline stove. All are getting better and at least one of them has gotten himself insured.
     Something Fairfield has long been in need of has at last been provided through the convenience of water works and the enterprise of Mr. J.M. Bartlett. We refer to the first class public bathing accommodations. Mr. Bartlett has fitted up two rooms back of his barber shop in the Crawford building and will have them supplied with every convenience, including hot water. Verily, this is better for the people's morals than another church.
     Tuesday afternoon about three o'clock a team belonging to Mr. Wm. Hutchinson, who lives about five miles north of town, broke loose from the hitching chain around the park and started on a run around the square. On the north side they struck the hind wheel of a wagon, turning over the spring wagon they were hitched to. Continuing around to the west side, they were turned in on another wagon and stopped. The run-a-way caused a good deal of excitement for a few minutes but did very little damage, as ten dollars will likely cover the cost.
     During the storm about noon on Thursday of last week, Messrs. Joseph Sturgis and John Ternehan were prostrated by lightning while at work in a blacksmith shop on Ternehan's place. in Cedar township, this county. Ternehan was the first to recover, and getting up from the floor described his feelings as being anything but disagreeable, except that he was blinded and could scarcely see. Sturgis had a more serious experience, not coming to for two or more hours and until after a surgeon had been sent for. Neither of the men knew anything of the stroke until they began to recover. Both are now getting along all right, though Mr. Sturgis was somewhat seriously affected for several days.

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For Spring and Summer Clothing
Try Allmayer Bros. Their New Stock is now in and a Larger or Better line of Goods was never shown in the city.
Call in and examine the stock.

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House for Rent or Sale.
     New house, 4 rooms, three blocks north of school house. Inquire of ELI SMITH.

Fence Posts for Sale
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