Iowa Old Press

The Fairfield Tribune
Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa
Thursday, May 14, 1885

     The following are the old soldiers living in Locust Grove township, as shown by the assessor's returns. It will be seen that two of them were in the Mexican war, N.D. Degood and Andrew Kramer:

John C. Abraham, Co. H, 80 Iowa Infantry.
Joseph Alverson, Co. F. 3d Iowa Cavalry.
Wm. Campbell, Co. B, 19th Iowa Infantry.
C. Ashmead, Co. E, 13th Iowa Infantry
J.M. Campbell, Co. K, 7th Iowa Infantry.
A.H. Caldwell, Co. F, 45th Iowa Infantry
W.C. Campbell, Co. K, 8th Missouri Cavalry
Jacob Burris, 1st corporal, Co. D, 19th Iowa Infantry
George Bradfield, Co. F, 3d Iowa Cavalry
Losson P. Baker, 1st Lieutenant, Co. C, 4th Iowa Cavalry
N.D. Degood, Co. E, 1st Pennsylvania Infantry, Mexican War
Milton Fisher, Co. H, 30th Iowa Infantry.
John Huff, 1st sergeant, Co. A, 126th Virginia Infantry.
Chas. P. Hood, Co. B, 4th Missouri Cavalry.
Wm. Hunt, Co. C, 7th Iowa Cavalry
Andrew Kramer, Co. E, 1st Pennsvylvania Infantry, Mexican War
A.W. Laughlin, sergeant-major, Co. I, 17th Iowa Infantry
James Lathers,-not known.
Noah Winnemaker, Co, E, 90th Ohio Infantry.
Samuel Ornduff, Co. F, 3d Iowa Cavalry
Collins L. Parrett, Co. I, 45th Iowa Infantry
Henry C. Pickerell, Co. B, 8th Iowa Cavalry
M.V.B. Powelson, sargeant, Co. B, 16th Ohio Infantry
Joseph Parrett, Co. F, 3d Iowa Cavalry
Thos. A. Robb, captain, Co. D, 19th Iowa Infantry
Samuel Salig, Co. K, 135th Indiana Infantry.
M.L. Stephenson, Co. I, 40th Indiana Infantry
Marion Tracy, Co. D, 33d Iowa Infantry
John Teeter, Co. M, 4th Iowa Cavalry
John Trent, Co. F, 33d Iowa Infantry

COUNTY NEWS

BECKWITH
     J.A. Johnson has returned from his wedding trip and is now a citizen of this place. Mr. Johnson has the good wishes of his friends.
     W.M. Randall, of Fairfield, spent Saturday and Sunday of last week at this place.
     Mrs. Vannostrand has built a summer kitchen this spring.
     The Lone Star literary society has been discontinued until the first Saturday in November.
     Mrs. Carigan is reported on the sick list but is slowly recovering.
     Frank Croy started for Kansas last Sunday week.
     John August raised a large frame barn last week.
     S.T. Ferguson talks of leaving for Kansas this fall.
     Mr. Haley is said to be low with the measles.
     The young folks of this place held a party at Mr. Milium's last Wednesday evening and report a good time.

LOCKRIDGE
     Johnny Duttweiler was severely hurt while lifting up one side of a harrow. The horses stepped forward and one of the harrow teeth was buried in his foot.
     D.F. Stamm has sold his farm to Charlie Nelson, the consideration being $1,500. We understand that Mr. Stamm intends to make Sibley, Iowa, his future home.
     Miss Ellen Lewis, of this place, died on the morning of the 11th of quick consumption. She was sixteen years of age. Her funeral took place on Wednesday.
     Geo. Schmidtlein is building a large dwelling house in this place. Also, Geo.Craff has commenced to build a large barn. Noah Teeter has the contract.

LIBERTYVILLE
     Mrs. Elliott, whose sickness we reported last week, has become more serious.
     Dr. Ward, of Fairfield, was in town Monday, treating Miss Ada Clarridge, who is sick.
     J.F. Potts is recuperating in health; we noticed him on the streets the other day.
     Young folks to about the number of twenty met at the hospitable residence of A.G. Hage Friday night, and enjoyed the occasion hugely.

DOTS AND DASHES.

     -Fairfield has two of the officials of the Southwestern Anniversary Association of Odd Fellows, Mr. C.E. Noble as vice-president, and Mr. C.E. Noble, as vice-president, and Mr. C.D. Fullen as corresponding secretary.
     - A.A. Judson, who is now travelling in Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas for Brooks & Wells, a Boston shoe house, was in town the first of the week, and says he is doing a good business.
     - Mr. Lyon will move into the house made vacant recently by Dr. Baker; that Dr. Campbell will move into the house vacated by Lyons, and that Mr. H.H. Fulton will go into the Marsh Crawford house.
     - Fitch, Fox and Coombs, three college kids, fell into McCrackin's pond with their overcoats on while "hooking" a boat ride last Saturday morning and Carnes and Bailey stood on the bank and laughed at their scramble to get out.
     -Work has begun on the C.B. & Q. R.R. between this place and Ottumwa for a double track; a large force of men are grading the road-bed, and the company is also putting a wrought iron bridge across Cedar creek in place of the wooden one.

PERSONAL

     Charley David, Jr., who is keeping books in a drug house at Atchison, Kans., is home for a short visit.
     George, Raym. and Ed. Wells were home Sunday for a visit with each other and their parents. George is still at Mr. Pleasant, Raym. at St. Paul, and Ed. at Omaha, and all are in the express business.
     Mr. H.O. Young and daughters, Misses Henrietta and Minnie, of Park City, Utah, are in the city this week, visiting Captain Wells and the Jordan families, and are guests at the Captain's. Mr. Young was in the employ of these gentlemen from 1857 to 1860, but going west has grown up with the country as a merchant at Park City and is reputed to be rich.

     The secret order of the P.E.O. met at the home of Miss Eva Denny, Thursday evening. Two of our young men embraced the order, being initiated in true and ancient form. The ceremony is described by those unfortunate young men who were spectators as being interesting and impressive. An excellent supper was served after the ceremony of initiation, which each young man was permitted to enjoy after finding the answer to his conundrum.
     The above item we clip from the Washington Democrat. The P.E.O.'s of Washington must be of a different order from their sisters here. The young men of this city are not allowed to "embrace the order", but we would not like to say how it is with the individual members. -- Mt. Pleasant Free Press.

Ladies can save money and get the latest styles in
millinery at Mrs. O. Flowers' , south side milliner.
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Jacob Funk has Plymouth Rock eggs for sale.
Orders may be left at George Fry's grocery.
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The "Willing Workers" will give a strawberry and
ice cream festival tomorrow, at the Baptist
church. Everybody invited. Strawberries, 10c.
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The next regular meeting of the A.E.O.
society will be held at Miss Cora
McGaw's, Monday evening, May 18th.
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Halle W. Dale does all kinds of cabinet
work, renovating mattresses and upholstering.
 N.W. Cor. Park
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Fence posts for sale.
Inquire of Berney Temple.

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