Jefferson County, Iowa The Fairfield Ledger

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

School Reports---Round Prairie Township.--This is the Southeast township of the county. It is divided into five sub-district. Total number of pupils 365, being an average of 73 to the sub-district. The Secretary omitted the enumeration of the sub-districts in his report.
  Feb. 22.--Visited District No. 1. Sarah J. BILLINGSLEY, teacher. Wages, $31 per month. Enrolled, 48. Present, 24. Average for five months, 34. Small house, poorly seated.
  Feb. 21.--Visited District No. 2, (Glasgow.) G. M. BEACH, teacher. Wages, $40 per month. Enrolled, 74. Present, 45. Mr. B. hears 33 classes each day. Large house, poorly seated.
  Feb. 21.--Visited District No. 3. Peter RIZER, teacher. Wages, $25 per month.--Enrolled, 46. Present, 27. Pretty good little house.
  Dec. 24.--Visited District No. 4. Rosa TOOTHACRE, teacher. Wages, $20 per month. Enrolled, 21. Present, 10. Visitors, 3.--- Very poor house. Two desks on each of two sides constitute the furniture. An effort is being made to attach this to another district.
  District No. 5. E. P. BILLINGSLEY, teacher. Wages, $30 per month. A difficulty arose in this district before we visited the township, and the school closed prematurely.
                D. HERON.

MARRIAGES.
  Feb. 7, 1869, at the house of the officiating justice, by John GANTZ, J. P., Mr. John C. CANTERBERY and Miss Indiana Madora STATER.
  Jan. 26, 1869, at the house of the officiating justice, by Robert STEPHENSON, J. P., Mr. Solomon JOHNSON and Miss Caroline Louisa JOHNSON.
  Feb. 12, 1869, at the house of the bride’s father, by Rev. C. G. MILNES, Mr. Robert ARCHIBALD and Miss Matilda CLINKENBEARD.
  Feb. 25, 1869, at the house of the bride’s father, in Lockridge township, by Rev. H. REHWOLDT, Mr. Mathias BOOS and Miss Mary SCHNEIDER.
  March 3, 1869, at the house of the bride’s father, in Walnut township, by Rev. D. DONALDSON, Mr. John A. BRIER and Miss Caroline KNERR.
  Feb. 25, 1869, at the house of the bride’s father, in Des Moines township, by Robert BLACK, J. P., Mr. Joseph CANTERBERY and Miss Damaris BIVINS.

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 the two weeks ending March 22, 1869 :
James CLINE from Jacob CLINE and wife, 28 acres in Penn township. Deed dated Dec. 31, 1868. 1,000 00
Henry SHRINER from Anna K. LOUTH, 10 acres in Lockridge township.-- Deed dated March 5, 1869. 75 00
Susan SMITH from George ADDEY, 30 acres in Des Moines township.-- Deed dated March 8, 1869. 100 00
Milton SUTTON from Jesse SHAMP and wife, --- acres in Fairfield township. Deed dated March 5, 1869. 210 00
William TROUT from Alex. T. CAMPBELL, 120 acres in Liberty township.-- Deed dated March 11, 1869. 3,500 00
Wilson D. INGALLS from J. M. LEISURE and wife, 72 1/8 acres in Polk township. Deed dated March 8, 1869. 1,800 00
Jacob C. FRY from Thomas BYERS, 40 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated Nov. 7, 1866. 200 00
C. C. HOUGHTEN from Thomas B. MITCHELL and wife, 160 acres in Blackhawk township. Deed dated March 10, 1869. 2,000 00
Wilson N. WARNER from Lydia SULLIVAN, 13½ acres in Liberty township. Deed dated Oct. 18, 1868. 135 00
James WELDAY from Jacob C. FRY, 80 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated March 17, 1869. 3,800 00
Joseph RODABAUGH from James R. SHARP, 120 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated March 12, 1869. 860 00
Elizabeth C. HOSKINS from Bricen MECKEY and wife, 10 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated Oct. 22, 1867. 80 00
Elizabeth C. HOSKINS from Zadok MONTGOMERY and wife, 10 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated Feb. 1, 1868. 60 00
Peter A. TUNING from Benjamin ARCHIBALD and wife, 10 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated Feb. 3, 1868. 75 00
Elijah TOWNE from J. H. TOWNE and wife, 40 acres in Polk township.-- Deed dated March 10, 1869. 400 00
Calvin HOSKINS from A. T. DOWNEY and wife, 8 acres in Polk township. Deed dated Nov. 20, 1868. 150 00
John JOHNSON from Calvin HOSKINS and wife, 8 acres in Polk township. Deed dated Jan. 19, 1869. 140 00
Dr. H. REAM from H. M. HENDERSON and wife, 10 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated March 16, 1869. 100 00
John DROZ et. al., from John S. HURD et. al., --- acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated March 2, 1869.
1,500 00
William JONES from David KUNKEL, about 100 acres in Blackhawk township. Deed dated Sept. 13, 1868. 3,500 00
Jacob VANTINE from Nelson E. HALL and wife, five acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated Aug. 31, ’68. 150 00
James EVERETT from John T. FRAZEY and wife, 80 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated March 27, 1868. 500 00
Frederick METZLER from Jacob S. SIMS and wife, 15 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated October 31, 1866. 180 00
A. R. JORDAN from William F. BLACK and wife, 40 acres in Fairfield township. Deed dated Feb. 10, 1869. 2,500 00
Henry ESHELMAN from Harriet Lona BECKER and husband, 15 acres in Walnut township. Deed dated March 1, 1869. 1,200 00
W. H. H. RAMEY from Josiah A. ADAMS and wife, 5 acres in Fairfield township. Deed dated Oct. 26, 1868. 50 00
Jasper N. SMITH from Joseph McMILLEN and wife, 10 acres in Polk township. Deed dated Dec. 28, ’67. 100 00
J. W. STUMP from John H. MARTIN and wife, 40 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated Feb. 1, 1869. 400 00
Amos HART from Francis M. NANCE and wife, 12 acres in Penn township. Deed dated Oct. 4, 1867. 100 00
Ellis HOSKINS from Mary A. TRACY and wife, 6 1/3 acres in Polk township.-- Deed dated Feb. 17, 1869. 272 00
Reece WOLF from Margaret WOLF, 40 acres in Polk township. Deed dated March 26, 1866. 470 00
Alvin WALKER from Joseph W. OLIVER and wife, 158 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated Feb. 12, 1869. 4,200 00
Lewis LEE from Lewis R. LEE and wife, 15½ acres in Buchanan township. Deed dated Feb. 13, 1869. 400 00
Mark A. TRACY from Jesse W. TRACY and wife, one-fourth of 160 acres in Penn township. Deed dated March 4, 1869. 800 00
Wm. W. STEWART from Wm. D. STURGIS and wife, 40 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated Sept. 13, 1867. 1,000 00
Jacob CLINE from John M. HAZZLETT and wife, about 28 acres in Polk township. Deed dated March 12, 1869. 800 00
Josephus B. KENT from Jacob S. STATER and wife, 137 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated March 9, 1869. 3,000 00
Jane CLARK from Nathan PRENTICE, 70 acres in Buchanan township. Deed dated June 9, 1866. 700 00
John W. MOORE from Robert SHAW and wife, 40 acres in Penn township.-- Deed dated Feb. 19, 1869. 800 00
Mary GIBSON from Willis HAZELWOOD and wife, 6½ acres in Walnut township. Deed dated March 19, 1869. 500 00