Jefferson County, Iowa The Fairfield Ledger

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Fairfield, Iowa "WEEKLY LEDGER"
Jefferson County
Transcribed by Joey Stark

MARRIAGES.

STILL--WEIR.--Aug 3, 1869, at the house of Annie FINEY, in Des Moines township, by Robert BLACK, J. P., Mr. Mason STILL and Mrs. Martha WEIR.

SNOOK--MARION.--July 23, 1869, at the residence of the bride’s mother, in Des Moines township, by Robert BLACK, J. P., Mr. Jacob SNOOK, Sr., and Miss Anna Maria MARION.

  Lockridge Delegates.--The following are the delegates to the County Convention from Lockridge township. Robert STAMM, John HERON, W. H. HOPKIRK, Norville GREEN, Geo. W. SHELLEY, Waltus COLLINS, and Mr. OWEN.
  The delegation was instructed to vote in the County Convention for Mr. William HOPKIRK, of Lockridge township, for Representative [See also related articles on September 9th and 23rd.]

SIDEWALK NOTICE.
  Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Fairfield, That the owners or agents of lots or parts of lots lying on the West side of Houston street, between Walnut and Sears streets, and on the North side of Sears street between Houston and Baltimore streets, and on the East side of Baltimore street between Sears and Michigan streets, and on the West side of Baltimore Street between Michigan street and the Railroad.-- Also on the East side of Washington street, between Michigan street and the Railroad, also on the South side of Church street between the alley in block 25, new plat, and the Western boundary of the City, are hereby ordered to construct sidewalks adjacent to said lots, on the streets above named, said sidewalks to be of the following dimensions and materials, to-wit: Plank walks to be five feet four inches in width, of grub or pine planks, two inches in thickness, the plank to be laid crossways with the line of the streets, and to be laid on not less than three stringers of solid oak, 4x4 inches, well bedded in the earth, so as to prevent their sinking, or beded [sic] on blocks or stones of sufficient surface for that purpose. Such stringers are to be nailed together with slats so that they shall not move, the plank not to exceed 12 inches in width, and be securely nailed to said stringers with not less than two nails in each stringer; said walks to fall outwardly not to exceed two inches. This resolution to take effect after 30 days notice in the Fairfield LEDGER.
  We hereby certify; that the foregoing resolution was passed by the City Council of the City of Fairfield, Aug, 12, 1869.
[SEAL] Witness, our hands and the Seal of said City this Aug. 17, 1869.
        D. R McCRACKEN, Mayor.
  Geo. H. CASE, City Clerk.

  Fairfield Delegates.--The following named persons constitute the delegation of Republicans from Fairfield township to the Couty [sic] Republican Convention of the 21st instant: G. W. STEWART, W. M. SWAYNE, Geo. H. CASE, R. W. ALEXANDER,H. C. ROCK, B. R. PRATHER, D. YOUNG, C. W. SLAGLE, J. M. SHAFFER, Gus. A. UNKRICH, E. M. B. SCOTT, M. A. McCOID, J. MOORE, B. F. CRAIL, D. HUDGEL, Thomas YOUNG, J. P. ROBERDS.

  Real Estate Transfers.--The following deeds to lands and town lots in Jefferson county, have been placed on record at the Recorder’s office, for three weeks, ending Aug. 17, 1869.

Charles NEGUS from U. S. MARSHAL, lot of land adjoining city of Fairfield. Deed dated July 10, 1869. 150 00
Nancy A. CRAIL from Charles NEGUS and wife, 132 feet by 66 feet, adjoining lot 1, block 1, new plat of the city of Fairfield. Deed dated July 28, 1869. 165 00
F. M. TROBEE from Larkin BOND and wife, 10 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated March 31, ’69. 100 00
Leonard STUCKER from Richard GAINES and wife, 160 acres in Blackhawk township. Deed dated August 3, 1869. 4,000 00
Henry SMITH from Naomi LOGSDEN, et. al., 40 acres in Cedar township.--- Deed dated Dec. 29, 1865. 500 00
Jemmie GILCHRIST from James W. GILCHRIST, north third of lot 8, block 14, old plat of the city of Fairfield.--- Deed dated July 28, 1869. 2,800 00
Charles J. SCHUTZ from Amanda T. DOWNING, lots 1 and 3, in block 11, and lots 2 and 3, in block 14, in the town of Salina, and 190 by 66 feet adjoining the town of Salina. Deed dated July 28, 1869. 136 00
G. W. WILSON from James DIXON and wife, lots 4 and 5, block 1, in the town of Pleasant Plain. Deed dated April 29, 1869.
400 00
Sarah M. ATWOOD from G. W. WILSON and wife, (same lot as above.) Deed dated Aug. 7, 1869. 400 00
Trustees of Presbyterian church of Batavia from Joseph BROWN, lots 29 and 30, first addition to the town of Batavia. Deed dated April 3, ’69. 500 00
Solomon Allison from Joseph BREWER and wife, lots 28, 30 and 31 old plat, first addition to the town of Batavia. Deed dated July 28, 1861. 500 00
David GRAHAM from S. C. WALKER and wife, lots 17 and 18, in the old plat of the town of Batavia. Deed dated Feb. 16, 1869.
20 00
George EPLEY from David GRAHAM and wife, lots 3, 4, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18, in the old plat of the town of Batavia. Deed dated April 26, 1869. 600 00
F. C. MONFORT from F. ANSON and wife, lots 3 and 4, in block 9, Henn, Williams & Co’s addition to the city of Fairfield. Deed dated Aug. 4, 1869. 500 00

Buchanan Township.--The following are the delegates from Buchanan township to the Republican County Convention on Saturday next: David SWITZER, John BIRKHIMER, Daniel DEVECMON, Philander CHANDLER, John ROCK, Sr., and Cyrus R. CLAPP.
  A resolution favoring the Primary Election system of placing candidates before the people was passed by the convention.

  A splendid new sidewalk has been laid on the east side of the street between VOTE’s factory and the residence of Mr. S. LIGHT. Good; we always felt when crossing at night the old man-trap that was formerly there, that we needed a large policy in some accident insurance company, and were thankful that we had an unbroken pair of legs after we had crossed. We hope to see the new walk continued to the Railroad.