Jefferson County, Iowa The Fairfield Ledger

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

MARRIAGES.
HUFFORD--HENN--Nov. 15, 1869, at the residence of the bride’s mother, by Rev. I. P. LAUBAGH, Dr. R. H. HUFFORD and Miss Mary J. HENN, both of this county.
  May pleasures and joys be their lot, and may the rough places in life be smoothed for them.

WILLIS---DOTY--- At the residence of the bride’s father, Wm. DOTY, Esq., Nov. 22, 1869, by Rev Carson REED, Mr. Henry S. WILLIS and Miss Mary DOTY, all of Fairfield, Iowa.

GALLIHER---DOWNING--- Nov. 25, 1869, by his Honor, Mayor McCRACKEN, at the Court House, Mr. James W. GALLIHER and Miss Sarah S. DOWNING.

RODGERS---WESTERN--- Nov. 29, 1869, at the residence of the groom, by Rev. Thomas DIXON, Mr. Charles RODGERS and Mrs. Margaret WESTERN, all of this county.

SISTERN---TRIGLES--- Nov. 29th, 1869, at the residence of Charles RODGERS, by Rev. Thomas DIXON, Mr. John SISTERN and Mrs. Sarah A. TRIGLES, both of this county.

  Dissolution Notice.
THE co-partnership heretofore existing between John H. YOUNG and Benjamin GOODRICH, under the name and style of YOUNG & GOODRICH, was dissolved by mutual consent on the 28th day of October 1869.
  The business of the firm will be settled by either member. The books may be found with YOUNG & CRAWFORD, who will continue the stove and tin business. An immediate settlement is demanded.
            JOHN H. YOUNG,
            BENJ. GOODRICH.
  Nov. 11, 1869,            3t44

Sheriff’s Sale.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by virtue of an execution to me directed, issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Jefferson county, upon a judgment rendered in said Court in favor of John W. DUBOISE against J. E. BONEWITZ, I have levied upon the following described Real Estate as the property of the said J. E. BONEWITZ, to-wit: Lot six (6), block twenty-five (25) in Henn, Williams & Co.’s addition, according to Mallory’s sub-division to the City of Fairfield, Iowa, and that on
FRIDAY, the 17th day of DECEMBER, 1869,
at one o’clock P.M., of said day, at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Fairfield, Iowa, I will proceed to sell said property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said execution, amounting to $126 51-100ths debt, $9 40-100ths costs together with accruing costs, at Public Auction, to the highest and best bidder for cash,
            J. S. GANTZ,
          Sheriff of Jefferson Co., Iowa
  Nov. 17, 1869-3-45 p f $6 00

Sheriff’s Sale.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by virtue of an Execution to me directed, issued out of the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Jefferson county, upon a judgment rendered in said Court in favor of John H. WELLS, and against The Baptist Church of Fairfield, Iowa, I have levied upon the following described Real Estate as the property of the said Baptist Church of Fairfield, Iowa, to-wit: Their interest in Lot No five (5) in Block No. six (6,) and the buildings on the same, in the old plat of the City of Fairfield. And that on
FRIDAY, the 17th day of DECEMBER, 1869,
at one o’clock P.M., of said day, at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Fairfield, Iowa, I will proceed to sell said property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said Execution, amounting to 59 31-100ths dollars debt, and 5 35-100ths dollars costs, together with accruing costs, at Public Auction, to the highest and best bidder, for cash.
            J. S. GANTZ,
          Sheriff of Jefferson County, Iowa.
  Nov. 17, no 45 p f $8 00.

Original Notice.
STATE OF IOWA, }      District Court,
 Jefferson County,  } ss: January Term, 1870.
To AUSTIN HUTCHINSON,
      You are hereby notified that there is a sworn petition now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa, of A. B. WATERMAN, as Administrator of the estate of Alonzo B. HUTCHINSON, deceased, claiming of you the sum of $598.50 as money due from you to him as Administrator of said estate, for horses, cows, hogs, corn, wheat and other articles of property. And that unless you appear and defend thoreto [sic] on or before noon of the second day of the next term of said District Court to be begun and held on the first Monday of January, 1870, at the Court House in said County, default will be entered against you and judgment rendered against you for said sum with interest and costs.
          R. S. MILLS, and
          I. D. JONES,
  4t43 p.f. $7.50        Attys for Plff.

LEGAL NOTICE.
STATE OF IOWA, }
 Jefferson County,  } SS: District Court.
            James K. SEARS
                    vs.
            W. J. ELSA, et. al.
To W. J. ELSA:
      You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court in and for Jefferson County, Iowa, a petition of James K. SEARS, praying the Court for an injunction to restrain the Sheriff of said County from selling at Sheriff’s sale certain real estate described in said petition, taken by him upon execution in favor of yourself and against D. MOWERY et. al., that said writ be perpetual and for general relief. Now unless you appear and defend thereto on or before noon of the second day of the next January term of said District Court, to be begun and held in said County of Jefferson on the first Monday of January 1870, default will be entered against you and judgment entered thereon.
            HEFDERSHOTA & BURTON,
                  Attys for Plff.
  Nov. 25, 1869.      p f $8.75.      4t16

DIVORCE NOTICE.
STATE OF IOWA, }
 Jefferson County,  } ss:
To MASON STILL:
      You are hereby notified that on or before the 26th day of November 1869, there will be on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa, a petition of Martha A. WEIR, claiming that the pretended bonds of marriage between you and her be adjudged and declared null and void, 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 January 1870, default will be entered against you and judgment rendered thereon.       D. P. STUBBS,
  4t56 p f $6.25           Atty for Plff.