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January 28, 1869
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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.
School Reports-- Locust Grove Township.--This township is divided into seven sub-districts, including the independent district of Brookville and Batavia. The schools this winter are well conducted. After the Institute, the teachers held meetings in the different sub-districts for the purpose of settling the question of text books, and have succeeded in introducing into the township the books recommended by the Institute.
Dec. 2.--Visited independent district of Brookville. John IRELAND, principal. Wages, $30 per month. Ella ST. CLAIR, assistant. Wages, $20 per month. Enumeration, 123. Enrolled, 61.
Present, 57. Size of house 26x48. Two rooms with sliding petition [sic].--- Cost of house, $2,100. One acre of play ground.
Nov. 24.--Visited independent district of Batavia. Wm. SHOUP, teacher. Wages, $40. per month. Enumeration, 157. Enrolled, 90. Present, 50. Batavia is away behind her neighbor Brookville
in public school interest.
Rev. CALHOUN, assisted by Miss SKINNER, has a select school in successful
operation.
Jan. 22.--Visited district No. 2. J. K. SEARS, teacher, Wages, $28. Enumeration, 73. Enrolled, 52. Present, 37-27 of whom are boys. House situated on the east line of the district.
Jan. 10.--Visited district No. 3. S. A. ROBB, teacher. Wages, $27 per month. Enumeration, 56. Enrolled, 34. Present, 24. Size of house, 20x22 feet, 7 foot story. Mr. ROBB and one or two others are making an an [sic] effort to get a new house. Mr. R. had a very interesting "dictation exercise." Spelling school this evening.
Jan. 20.--Visited district No. 4. E. A COLLINS, teacher. Wages, $27 per month. Enumeration, 100. Enrolled, 58. Present, 40. This is Mr. COLLINS’ first term. We predict success for Mr. C. No. 4 has ¼ acre ground for yard.
Jan. 21.--Visited district No. 6. Thomas S. LAUGHLIN, teacher. Wages, $20 per month. Enumeration, 79. Enrolled, 23.-- Present, 17. Mr. L. is not troubled by his scholars looking out of the windows to see people passing on the, a or any road.
Jan. 21.--Visited district No. 7. Miss N. W. JOHNSON, teacher. Wages, $24 per month. Enumeration, 49. Enrolled, 23. Present, 14. New house. Size, 18x18. Small yard.
D. HERON.
Proceedings of the City Couucil [sic]
Council Chamber, Jan. 21. ‘69.
Council met pursuant to adjournment.
On call of roll the following members were present: Mayor DAVID, Ald. ACHESON, ALEXANDER, CRAWFORD, FERGUSON, MESSICK, MONFORT and SHRINER. Absent: Ald. PRATT.
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Ald. MONFORT, from the Committee on Streets and Alleys, made report concerning the pavement on the South-west corner of the Square, and, on motion of Alt. MESSICK, the matter was referred back to said committee with instructions to notify Dr. MYERS that "the City will furnish the stringers,
provided he will furnish the balance and lay the pavement."
Committee on claims reported favorably on the claim of G. W. VANCE & Son of 80 cents, and on motion of Ald. ACHESON, it was allowed; voting yea, ACHESON, ALEXANDER, CRAWFORD, MESSICK, FERGUSON, MONFORT and SHRINER.
On motion of Ald. ACHESON, the bills of E. D. RAND & Co., and BLACK & STEVER were referred to the Street Commissioner for examination Mayor DAVID made report of moneys received and expended during the year, and, on motion, of Ald. ACHESON, the report was laid on the table. [sic]
Ald. MESSICK moved that the Mayor, in connection with the Committee on Public Property, be instructed to examine the flues in the buildings around the Public Square, also, suspicious flues in other parts of the city, and, where necessary, require the property holders to have the same
repaired.--- Carried.
Ald. SHRINER moved that the Ordanance [sic] "To prohibit the erection of wooden buildings &c.," be adopted, carried. Yeas. ACHESON, ALEXANDER, CRAWFORD, MESSICK, MONFORT and SHRINER; nays, FURGUSON [sic].
On motion adjourned for two weeks.
GEO. H. CASH, City Cl’k.
Minutes of Teachers Meeting.--Meeting called to order at 2:30 P.M. The President and Secretary
being absent, Mr. GIFT was called to the chair, and Mr. SHOUP appointed Secretary pro tem.
On motion of Mr. HERON the regular programme of the meeting was dispensed with, and the time occupied in the discussion of important topics of school government. All were interested and took an active part in the discussion.
The chairman of the committee on printing the programmes of the Institute reported the following: Cost of printing ($72) seventy-two dollars. Amount raised by advertising ($50) fifty dollars. Amount on hand ($4) four dollars. Amount yet unpaid ($18) eighteen dollars. Each of the male teachers of the county were requested to pay (50c) fifty cents, to pay off the debt. No regular programme was made out for the next meeting, but the subjects of Corporal Punishment and Whispering were proposed for discussion.
On motion, adjourned to meet first Saturday of Feb. at 10 A.M.
Fairfield, Iowa, Jan. 2, 1869.
MARRIAGES.
--On the 21st day of December, 1868, by Rev. A. AXLINE, Mr. Marion TRACY and Miss Alice ELLER, all of Jefferson county.
We wish the happy couple long life and much prosperity.
--On the 21st inst., by Rev. A. AXLINE, Mr. Wm. KIRKWOOD and Miss Maria HUBBELL, all of this county.
Thus two more of our young friends have undertaken to make the great voyage of life together. We trust that they will have fair weather and a smooth sea.
--Dec. 28, 1868, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Wm. C. TEMPLETON, J. P., Mr. George W. PARROTT and Miss Justia Ann TROY, all of this county.
--Jan. 12, 1869, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. William THATCHER, Mr. William ALBERSON and Miss Prescilla TROY, all of this county.
--Dec. 23, 1868, at the residence of John FAMULINER, by Rev. John HAYDEN, Mr. David K. COMEGYS and Miss Sarah Ann BECK, all of this county.
--Jan. 17, 1869, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. D. DONALDSON, Mr. Frederick CRABB and Miss Nargaret [sic] E. SCYOC, all of this county.
--Jan. 7, 1869, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. D. DONALDSON, Mr. Samuel H. SIMS and Miss Mary T. DRENNER, all of this county.
--Dec. 27, 1868, at the residence of the bride, by Rev. William THATCHER, Mr. Geo. S. BURNAUGH and Miss Rebecca M. ALLENBAUGH, all of this county.
DIED--Jan. 19, 1880 [sic], at the residence of Dr. N. STEEL in Fairfield, Iowa, of Erysipelas, Miss Emma GILBERT, in the 38th year of her age.
The deceased was born in Ireland, but had for a number of years been a resident of Fairfield and vicinity. She had been a consistent and worthy member of the Presbyterian church of Fairfield for some fifteen years, during which time her walk and conversation was that which became
her profession. The grass was never permitted to grow upon the path that led to her closet, for she loved to commune with her God.-- The Bible was the book of books to her, and, its precious truths and promises were cherished in her memory and by frequent reference to it, and much time spent in the persual [sic] of its pages, the doctrines and duties therein laid down were not unknown to her. She feared not death, but on the contrary, seemed to have a presentiment that the year upon which she had
so recently entered would be her last. She is not, for the Lord took her. Her sickness was of short duration, and suddenly she was taken from her mourning friends. Yet they mourn not as those who have no
hope. X
FAIRFIELD MARKET.
Fairfield, Iowa, Jan. 20
GRAIN.
| Wheat, fall, | 1 00@1 10 |
Oats, | 30 |
| do spring, | 60 to 80 |
Corn, new, | 30a35 |
| Rye, | 75 |
Barley, | 1 35 |
| Timothy Seed, | $2a2 40 |
Flax Seed, | 1 80 |
FRESH |
MEATS. | ||
| Beef steak, | 8a10 |
Roast, | 6a8 |
| Roast, | 6a8 |
Stewing pieces, | 06 |
| Boiling pieces, | 5a6 |
Lard, | 18 |
| Veal steak, | 8a10 |
Tallow, | 10 |
| Roast, | 6a8 |
Hides, dry, | 11 |
| Boiling pieces, | 5a6 |
" green, | 06 |
| Mutton steak, | 8a10 |
LIST OF CLAIMS
Allowed by the Board of Supervisors of Jefferson County, Iowa,
JANUARY TERM, A.D. 1869.
Per diem and mileage of the Members of the Board of Supervisors:
| L. J. BIDWELL, Walnut township, | $17 16 |
| Thomas JONES, Penn do | 16 32 |
| David BECK, Blackhawk do | 15 72 |
| J. J. SPERRY, Polk do | 16 44 |
| J. H. COLLINS, Locust Grove do | 16 32 |
| John WILLIAMSON, Fairfield do | 15 48 |
| William HOPKIRK, Lockridge do | 16 32 |
| E. BILLINGSLEY, Round Prairie do | 16 80 |
| J. A .GALLIHER, Cedar do | 16 60 |
| W. F. DUSTIN, Liberty do | 15 72 |
| Alex. CLARK, Des Moines do | 16 20 |
| Henry STONER, Buchanan do | 15 36 |
| Total, | $193 44 |
| Grand Jurors, January Term, | 196 00 |
| Petit Jurors, do | 437 40 |
| Benj. BIDWELL, clerking, | 23 00 |
| L. J. BIDWELL, material for bridges, | 14 50 |
| J. C. BLACKWOOD, trustee, | 8 00 |
| J. M. WRIGHT, medical services, | 50 00 |
| Jacob COLLINS, clerk of election, | 5 91 |
| H. CUSHMAN, medical services, | 60 00 |
| John GANTZ, | 48 31 |
| J. F. CRAWFORD, trustee, Fairfield, | 8 50 |
| WELLS, STEVER & AVERILL | 70 |
| D. H. STEWART, trustee, | 3 00 |
| Stephen HUTTON, do | 6 66 |
| Jas DUNN, do | 4 00 |
| George FRUSH | 5 83 |
| William HASKETT, pauper expenses, | 106 16 |
| J. M. WRIGHT, medical services, | 15 75 |
| Hugh R. DUKE, township clerk, | 15 65 |
| John HARSHBARGER, | 8 00 |
| John WILLIAMS, | 4 50 |
| W. F. NACE, clerk Polk township, | 3 50 |
| T. W. GOBBLE & Co., goods to Mrs. CHADDUCK, | 26 90 |
| J. F. CRAWFORD, pauper expenses, | 39 80 |
| Jas. KENYON, trustee, | 10 00 |
| Henry HITE, | 11 34 |
| WELLS, STEVER & AVERILL | 65 |
| David ACHESON, | 5 35 |
| Joseph BALL, trustee, | 8 33 |
| J. M. WRIGHT, medical services, | 20 00 |
| A. COOK, trustee, | 8 63 |
| J. M. LEWIS, medical services, | 30 00 |
| W. C. TEMPLETON, | 4 95 |
| Richard GAINES, | 5 00 |
| Daniel YOUNG, | 8 77 |
| J. M. WRIGHT, medical services, | 30 00 |
| William HOPKIRK, | 2 50 |
| J. S. GANTZ, | 8 00 |
| Joseph PARKER, | 3 00 |
| B. F CRAIL, surveying, | 3 00 |
| MOORE & WELDAY, pauper expenses, | 5 50 |
| HIGLEY Brothers, do do | 1 10 |
| do do do do | 75 |
| S. M. STURGEON, | 3 00 |
| CRAINE & SLAGLE, | 1 40 |
| J. A. CUNNINGHAM, | 11 65 |
| W. J. & J. S. RODGERS, | 10 00 |
| J. K. HARDING, | 27 75 |
| J. W. ELLIS, trustee, | 10 83 |
| N. SIMMONS, pauper expenses, | 7 75 |
| M. F. CARTER, do do | 5 75 |
| J. H. COLLINS, | 1 33 |
| Peter CARLSON, pauper expenses, | 6 30 |
| A. G. ANDERSON, trustee, | 4 00 |
| Rachel ROBERTS, pauper expenses, | 64 00 |
| Thos. S. MEALEY, medical services, | 17 50 |
| Abraham CHARLES, pauper expenses, | 9 85 |
| U. R. HARVEY, trustee Penn township, | 9 83 |
| Sam’l HIATT, do do do | 9 83 |
| Sam’l MACY, pauper expenses, | 3 00 |
| C. E. NOBLE, State vs. ESTES, | 1 00 |
| B. R. PRATHER, do E. HASOTTE | 1 30 |
| C. E. NOBLE, do do | 1 00 |
| do do, J. JINKS, | 1 00 |
| do do, A. GRAHAM, | 1 00 |
| W. H. PHILLIPS, poor house, | 15 00 |
| S. M. STURGEON, trustee, | 5 00 |
| Wm. THOMPSON, do | 4 50 |
| George WRIGHT, clerk, | 7 82 |
| John MAHIN, trustee, | 4 50 |
| David FRY, do | 4 50 |
| JORDAN Brothers, pauper expenses, | 66 68 |
| H. B. MITCHELL, poor farm, | 43 80 |
| William DOTY, trustee, | 5 00 |
| D. R. McCRACKEN, assistant clerk, | 5 00 |
| W. W. JUNKIN, trustee, | 5 00 |
| J. F. CRAWFORD, do | 5 00 |
| Thomas SHEETS, | 16 33 |
| Dan. BROWN, township clerk, | 5 00 |
CRIMINAL CASES. |
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| Thomas D. EVANS, Justice of the Peace, State of Iowa vs. Samuel CROSBY and Charles WALLINGFORD, | 2 75 |
| J. S. GANTZ, Sheriff, same case, | 1 00 |
| N. J. RODGERS, marshal of Henry county, same case, | 3 50 |
| State of Iowa vs. Henry and Hannah GOSSMAN, Thos. D. EVANS J. P., | 3 25 |
| do do do do do B. R. PRATHER, cons’t, | 2 10 |
| W. D. CLAPP, | 11 00 |
| L. P. VANCE, treasurer, | 1,245 03 |
| W. J. McCULLOUGH, clerk, | 61 50 |
| J. W. ELLIS, trustee, | 11 00 |
| S. RICH & Co., goods to paupers, | 7 50 |
| JUNKIN & ROBINSON, printing, | 100 00 |
| W. W. JUNKIN, trustee, | 14 00 |
| David HERON, Co. Superintendent, | 180 00 |
| Jacob DAHLMAN, | 4 00 |
| SNIDER & DAVIS, | 7 75 |
| Lewis JORDAN, | 12 00 |
| J. T. HUTCHIN, Trustee, | 2 66 |
| N. S. HADLEY, do | 6 66 |
| Henry KELTNER, pauper expenses, | 4 50 |
| M. A. McCOID, | 17 00 |
| Ward LAMSON, | 6 00 |
| Geo. W. VANCE, | 2 60 |
| H. R. SKINNER, | 7 00 |
| Hugh LAUGHLIN, trustee, | 9 00 |
| H. R. SKINNER, do | 9 00 |
| W. GARBER, clerk Liberty, | 3 00 |
| N. GLOTFELTY, do | 9 00 |
| Jas. KIRKPATRICK, trustee, | 9 00 |
| LUSE, GRIGGS & Co., | 71 50 |
| John LEIBNER, | 24 07 |
| SPIELMAN & GAINES, | 38 30 |
| HIGLEY Brothers, | 58 23 |
| WELLS & HIGLEY, | 40 20 |
| Jacob VOTE, Coffin to pauper, | 5 00 |
| CARTER, HUSSEY & CURL, | 87 63 |
| H. SCOFIELD, legal services, | 25 00 |
| John JOHNSON, pauper expenses, | 11 00 |
| MILLS & Co., poll books, | 18 00 |
| LUSE, GRIGGS & Co., | 92 50 |
| G. SPRAGUE, Homestead & Journal | 2 00 |
| JUNKIN & ROBINSON, printing, | 7 00 |
| C. E. NOBLE, Coffin for pauper, | 3 00 |
| W. G. BAXTER, J. P., State vs. WILSON, | 2 70 |
| NEGUS & CULBERTSON, | 50 00 |
| E. R. NORVELL, township clerk Cedar, | 11 00 |
| W. H. BARNES, pauper expenses, | 8 00 |
| Isaac ELLIS, township clerk Penn, | 16 33 |
| John BIRKHIMER, do Buchanan, | 3 00 |
| Mary PAINE, pauper expenses, | 16 00 |
| John BIRKHIMER, township clerk, | 11 75 |
| W. S. LYNCH, trustee, | 18 90 |
| CRAINE & SLAGLE, | 9 10 |
| R. J. MOHR, medical services, | 10 75 |
| Daniel BROWN, township clerk, | 9 85 |
| J. S. STATER, State vs. A. W. HART, | 24 00 |
| J. S. GANTZ, Sheriff | 63 05 |
| J. S. GANTZ, do | 234 60 |
| H. R SKINNER, | 11 00 |
| State of Iowa vs. Nelson G. BUCK, Thomas D. EVANS, J. P., | 2 10 |
| State of Iowa vs. Nelson G. BUCK, Thomas D. EVANS, J. P., | 1 85 |
| State of Iowa vs. Nelson G. BUCK, Thomas D. EVANS, J. P., | 1 85 |
| State of Iowa vs. Nelson G. BUCK, Thomas D. EVANS, J. P., | 1 85 |
| State of Iowa vs. Nelson G. BUCK, Thomas D. EVANS, J. P., | 1 85 |
| State of Iowa vs. Geo. M. LIBLIN, Thomas D. EVANS, J. P., | 1 50 |
| State of Iowa vs. Geo. M. LIBLIN, B. R PRATHER, constable, | 1 35 |
| J. A. GALLIHER, services on bridge com. at READ’s, | 63 00 |
| John WILLIAMSON, do do do do | 36 00 |
| Isaac H. CRUMLEY, stamp swamp land deed, | 1 50 |
| H. R. SKINNER, trustee | 7 33 |
| John WILKIN, township clerk | 14 25 |
| William LONG, | 10 00 |
| J. M. SHAFFER, | 25 75 |
| J. J. SPERRY, services on bridge at READ’s, | 3 00 |
| C. MANN, assistant clerk, | 3 50 |
| W. F. DUSTIN, | 2 00 |
| Wm. LONG, services | 30 00 |
| J. G. GUDGEL & PARKER, | 14 00 |
| J. H. COLLINS, services on bridge committee, | 15 00 |
| Alex. CLARK, do do do | 7 50 |
| D. H. STEWART, services as trustee 1868, | 3 33 |
| James DUNN, do do do | 3 33 |
| Stephen HUTTON, do do do | 3 33 |
| Alex. CLARK, do do do | 3 33 |
| John MAHIN, trustee Cedar township, | 3 50 |
| Wm. TOHMPSON, do do | 3 50 |
| E. R. NORVELL, clerk do | 3 50 |
| S. D. GORSUCH, do do | 3 50 |
| Peter CARLSON, trustee Lockridge township, | 3 50 |
| A. G. ANDERSON, do do do | 3 50 |
| John WILKIN, clerk do do | 3 50 |
| John FORDICE, trustee do do | 3 50 |
| Andrew LOUDEN do Cedar do | 3 50 |
| Joseph BALL, do Locust Grove do | 5 00 |
| Henry HITE, do do do | 5 00 |
| A. COOK, do do do | 5 00 |
| Jacob COLLINS, clerk do do | 5 00 |
| Wm. LAUGHLIN, do do do | 5 00 |
| Wm. HASKETT, trustee Round Prairie township, | 7 00 |
| Elijah BILLINGSLEY, do do do | 7 00 |
| Jacob METZ, do do do | 6 00 |
| David FELL, clerk do do | 14 30 |
| Chas. UNKRICH, for use of house to hold election, | 6 00 |
| A. P. HEATON, witness State vs. LAYTON, | 6 00 |
| Peter RIZOR, assistant clerk Round Prairie township, | 3 00 |
| David BECK, trustee Blackhawk do | 5 50 |
| George SURLS, | 2 00 |
| JOY & Co., lumber, | 7 15 |
| ACRES, BLACKMAR & Co., | 123 65 |
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