Jefferson County, Iowa The Fairfield Ledger

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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
Transcribed by: Joey Stark

Note:  Typographical errors (followed by [sic]) and spelling variations in names in this document are intentional and reflect the actual newspaper articles. Transcriber’s notes are occasionally included and are indicated with [Ed. note:....]. Surnames shown here are in UPPER CASE for easy location; not rendered as such in the newspapers.

August 12, 1869

Marriages.
CASE--JOHNSON--August 3d, 1869, at the residence of the bride’s mother, in Fairfield, by Rev. A. AXLINE, Mr. George H. CASE and Miss Clara JOHNSON, both of this county.
  By the above it will be seen that our friend has now got the Case, which we stated last week he had not yet received,--it’s a possessive Case, to which of the two possession belongs is a matter of dispute--and ong [sic] may it so continue. For the kind remembrance of the "Ledger" men on the happy occasion, we tip our tiles. May their joys be plenty---their sorrows few.

LEGAL NOTICE.
STATE OF IOWA, }
 Jefferson County,  }  September Term, 1869.
To BASIL McNEAL.
  You are hereby that there is now on file [sic] in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson county, Iowa, a petition of H. V. SHORT, claiming of you one hundred and fifty dollars as money due on damages for breaking a buggy, and for hire of team and buggy; and that unless you appear thereto and defend before noon of the second day of the next term of said District Court, to be begun on the first Monday of September 1869, default will be entered against you and judgment rendered thereon.
            D. P. STUBBS, Att’y for pl’ff.
  August 5 1869.-4t30 pd

Arm Broken.--On Tuesday of last week, a little son of Mr. N. H. BROWN, of this city, fell off a fence, and alighting with his arm on the edge of a dull hatchet, broke it between the wrist and elbow. The little fellow is doing nicely.

FARM FOR SALE!
Situated six miles due north of Fairfield, on the Richland road, containing 120 acres, all under fence,--80 acres of prairie, and 40 acres timber--in good condition, well supplied with buildings, and 150 good bearing fruit trees. Enquire at this office, or on the premises of
  *304m.           CHARLES ROGERS.