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Fairfield, Iowa "WEEKLY JOURNAL"
Jefferson County
Transcribed by Jane Adams

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. (Page 3)
For the week ending March 25 1898.

19th,--W H PATRICK to Anna R CLARK lt 6 blk 12 Henn, Williams & Co’s add to Fairfield . . . . $500.00
19th,--Geo SCHMIDTLIEN & w to Fred GRAF pt nw4 sec 36 72 8 60 a . . . . 120.00
19th,--Jas BANKHEAD to Brice MICKEY & w pt sw4 sec 34 72 8 ½a . . . . . 165.00
21st,--Hattie L. FELL et al to Grant W FELL lt 5 blk 1 Old Plat of Libertyville . . . . 375.00
22nd,--Eli HESSER et al to T L LAMANSKY pt lt 4 nw4 ne4 sec 1 73 8 41¼a . . . . . 1225.00
22nd,--Chas V. ROBINSON &w to J J CRILE pt e½ nw4 sec 2 73 8 80 a . . . . 2500.00
22nd,--J J GINTHER & w to J G FLEENOR lts 7 & 8 blk 11 Old Plat of Pleasant Plain . . . . 100.00
22nd,--Albert HANSON et al to Caroline HANSON pt se4 sw4 sec 25 72 8 17½a also lt 7 blk 2 e Lockridge . . . . 1400.00
22nd, -Permelia F FRY by Atty to J P ALLEN n½ lts 7 & 8 blk 24 New Plat of City of Fairfield . . . . 160.00
23rd,--Chas P GOBBLE &w to Wm H HARRISON pt ne4 se4 sec 32 71 9 30 a . . . . 425.00
23rd,--Wm H HARRISON & w to Jonathan JONES pt ne4 se4 sec 32 71 9 30 a . . . . 250.00
23rd,--Lee T GOBBLE & w to Wm JAMES pt ne4 sw4 sec 5 72 11 13 a . . . . 300.00
24th,--Wm HUTCHINSON by Executors to W A CARSE pt sw4 and pt nw4 sec 6 72 9 . . . . 3100.00
25th,--C D M RAINS & w to J W RAINS se4 se4 and w½ se4 sec 10 73 11 . . . . 7200.00
25th,--Danl FIEDLER & w to Wm C STOUT pt w½ ne4 sec 25 71 9 30 a . . . . 450.00

The Local News. (Page 3)
From Wednesday's Daily.
  Marriage license was issued today to Ernest A. LAUGHLIN and Nellie L. BISHOP, both of Libertyville.
  Be sure you are right, then go ahead, Be sure you get HOOD's Sarsaparilla, and not some cheap and worthless substitute.
  E. A. LAUGHLIN of Libertyville was in town today.
  J. C. THORNE made a business trip to Batavia today.

From Thursday's Daily. (Page 3)

--Judge ROBERTS adjourned court Tuesday evening for and [sic] indefinite time, owing to Mr. ALLSUP, of the Germanville case, being sick.
  Tax payers should not forget that March is nearly gone and with it will go the privilege of paying their taxes in partial payments. On April 1, the full amount will be due together with a penalty.
  Mr. Arthur EVANS was in town today and made us a pleasant call. He has moved from Libertyville to Glasgow.
  Seekers after gold are often disappointed, seekers after health take HOOD's Sarsaparilla and find it meets expectation.
  Miss Maud MARTIN will return this evening on No. 16, from an extended visit with her parents at Cincinnati. She will assist on the JOURNAL force for a few days prior to beginning a term of school at Glasgow.
  Mr. GLOTFELTY is moving from the country today into Rev. McCARTY's house in the southeast part of town.
  Mrs. L. E. PATTON went to Burlington this morning.

From Friday's Daily.

  Men and medicines are judged by what they do. The great cures by HOOD's Sarsaparilla give it a good name everywhere.
  Owing to the improvement in the roads, a goodly number of country people were in town today.
  Geo. COPELAND, of Libertyville, made the JOURNAL a pleasant call today.
  Joe GRABER, of Glasgow, was in town today.

LICENSE ISSUED TODAY. (Page 3)
  Ernest P. NELSON...............26
  Emma ANDERSON...............21

From Saturday's Daily.
  H. COFFEEN was taken in early this morning with a bag full of chickens which he tried to sell to the ZEIGLER Co. He is now in charge of Sheriff BLACK.

From Monday's Daily. (Page 4)

  Mrs. J. ANDERSON died at her home east of Fairfield this morning at 2 o'clock. Funeral will be held tomorrow.
  J. LIVIX, from near Glasgow, is in the city today.
  Mrs. S. H. WATKINS, died at her home at Libertyville last Saturday morning. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock today.
  Three Jefferson county young men graduated at the dental department of the State University last Friday. Henry WEIKERT and Fred WELLS, of Fairfield and Carl GRAFTON, of Packwood.
  B. L. GOSSICK expressed three fine hogs to Douglass, Ill., today.
  Fravis EMERY and David HORTON of Brighton, passed through the city today on their way to Batavia.

LOCKRIDGE (Page 4)
  Rev. BENGSTON preached at Fairfield Sunday and consequently his place here was empty.
  Miss Anna LINDERSON will teach the spring term at No. 8, north of here.
  Miss Ida HANSON left for Fairfield Sunday evening, where she has a position in a millinery store.
  Our postoffice changed hands last week and is now in care of Mr. C. OVERSTREM.
  Misses Milda RAPP and Anna LINDERSON were at Mt. Pleasant Saturday.
  Messrs. John ANDERSON and Earnest NELSON were at Fairfield on business Friday.
  Miss Etta ANDERSON left on Friday last for Burlington, to remain some time.