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Fairfield Weekly Journal
Jefferson County, Iowa
Vol. VI, Issue #33, June 12, 1884
Transcribed by Justina Cook

Friday Facts. (Page 1)
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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. (Page 1)
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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 bautify (sic) 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. (Page 1)
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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. (Page 1)
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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 experenced 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. (Page 1)
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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! (Page 5)
  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, 1883, 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.,
7-ml               5th West Street, between 1st and 2nd South Streets, Fairfield, Iowa.

Wednesday Wanderings. (Page 5)
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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 LEGGETT 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 VanVALKENBURG, 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.  (Page 8)
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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. (Page 8)
  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. (Page 8)
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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.