Jefferson County, Iowa The Fairfield Ledger

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

  Township Officers.--The following are the names of the township officers elected in the various townships, on the 12th of October, 1869:

      WALNUT.
  Supervisor, L. J. BIDWELL.
  Clerk: Jesse CASTEEL,
  Trustees: Christopher MANN, John HOCH, H. H. LOONEY.
  Constables: J. W. SPARGO, Jacob SHAFER.
  Assessor: Benj. BIDWELL.

      PENN.
  Assessor: W. S. SPERRY,
  Trustees: John KYLE, Thomas CHARLES, B. L. MARIS.
  Clerk: J. W. ELLIS.
  Constables: M. B. V. MILLER, Jont. WILLIAMS

      BLACKHAWK.
  Trustees: Daniel HARTER, J. S. NOBLE, Noble J. ISRAEL.
  Clerk: John DAVIS.
  Assessor: William McCRACKEN.
  Constables: Joel HOBSON, J. H. STOCKMAN.
  For Justice of the Peace, Anderson DAVIS and J. D. GRAY each received 45 votes.

      POLK.
  Supervisor: Jacob RAMEY.
  Trustees: A. S. RANDALL, M. W. FORREST, W. M. CAMPBELL.
  Clerk: A. W. JAQUES.
  Assessor: B. F. COWGER.
  Constables: W. L. DUKE, S. G. BURRIS.

      LOCUST GROVE.
  Justice of the Peace: Amos COOK*
  Trustees: D. M. PARROTT,* Henry HITE,* Thomas McDILL.*
  Clerk: A. R. LEEPER.*
  Assessor: Thomas S. LAUGHLIN.*
  Constables: M. V. GREENWOOD,* John EVERETT,* J. L. SUTTON.*

      FAIRFIELD.
  Trustees: J. M. SLAGLE, James EDMISTON, W. M. READ.
  Clerk: David McCRACKEN.
  Assessor: Henry H. McELDERRY.
  Constables: B. R. PRATHER, D. R. BEATTY, Peter GOW.

      BUCHANAN.
  Supervisor: Wm. D. CLAPP.
  Justice of the Peace: Elijah EDWARDS.
  Trustees: J. M. GRAFTON, Ph. CHANDLER, Clark VANNOSTRAND.
  Clerk: John BIRKHIMER.
  Assessor: Samuel F. BOOKER.
  Constables: E. D. DAVISSON, Wm. GEORGE.

      LOCKRIDGE.
  Supervisor: John STEPHENSON.
  Trustees: John FORDICE, G. M. PARK, A. F. CASSELL.
  Clerk: John WILKIN.
  Assessor: H. M. KAUFMANN.
  Constables: James HOPKIRK, John WALTERS.

      ROUND PRAIRIE.
  Trustees: John HUSTON, Henry UNKRICH, George COCHRAN.
  Clerk: Henry WEBB.
  Assessor: Samuel R. BILLINGSLEY.
  Constables: Henry HAMMANS, Elliott P. TAYLOR.

      CEDAR.
  Supervisor: W. H. PHILLIPS.*
  Justice of the Peace: Morgan FLOWER.
  Trustees: P. L. G. CAMBLIN,* John MAHON,* David FRY.*
  Clerk: Ed. B. NORVELL.*
  Assessor: John LOCKE.*
  Constables: John G. HARPER,* John W. HOWARD.*

      LIBERTY.
  Supervisor: R. W. ROSS.*
  Trustees: John OWEN, W. H. SULLIVAN, Peter SLIMMER.
  Clerk: T. D. POLLOCK.
  Assessor: Dan. W. GARBER.
  Constables: David TIDBALL, E. W. GUMMERE.

      DES MOINES.
  Justice of the Peace: Reuben ELLMAKER.*
  Trustees: James DUNN,* Jacob DAY,* Samuel HUGHELL.*
  Clerk: M. L. CROFT.*
  Assessor: John G. W. SMITH.*
  Constables: H. J. SNOW,* Samuel TEETER.*
  The names with a star (*) are Democrats.

Sheriff’s Sale.
  Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a special 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 Henry H. LANDIS against Nathan MENDENHALL and Melinda MENDENHALL, I have levied upon the following described real estate, as the property of the said Nathan MENDENHALL and Melinda MENDENHALL, to-wit: Lot No. two (2) in block fifteen (15) in the old plat of the city of Fairfield, Iowa. And that on
    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1869,
at 1 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 $1,063.00 debt, and $6.75 costs, together with accruing costs, at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash.
        J. S. GANTZ,
          Sheriff of Jefferson Co., Iowa.
  Oct. 21, 1869   3t40   p f $6.50

MARRIAGES.
ROSS--BONAR.--Oct. 14, 1869, by Rev. Carson REED, at his residence, in Fairfield, Iowa, Mr. Warwick H. ROSS and Miss Esther Jane BONAR, all of this county.

BICKLEY--TOWNE--Oct. 3, 1869, at the house of the bride’s father, by Rev. Samuel RIDENOUR, Mr. Thomas R. BICKLEY and Miss Jane TOWNE.

SHARP--DOUGLASS--Oct. 10, 1869, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by Rev. A. SMITH, Mr. Levi SHARP and Miss Susan DOUGLASS.

CALFEE--WEST--Oct. 6, 1869, by Rev. G. W. ROBINSON, at the residence of Jesse WEST, Mr. W. A CALFEE and Miss Sarah A. WEST.

CLINE--KEMP--Oct. 14, 1869, by Thomas D. EVANS, J. P., at the Court House, Mr. James CLINE and Mrs. Catherine KEMP.

ALBAUGH--SMITH--Sept. 30, 1869, by Rev. E. L. PRATHER, at the minister’s residence, Mr. Daniel S. ALBAUGH and Miss Diana E. SMITH.

COLLINS--DAVIS--Oct. 4, 1869, by Rev. Carson REED, in Fairfield, Mr. E. M. COLLINS and Miss R. E. DAVIS.

HAND--ROBERTS--Sept. 23, 1869, by Rev. James COWGER, at the house of James CLINE, Mr. Swain HAND and Mrs. Ellen ROBERTS.

SHELLEY--SMITH--Oct. 5, 1869, by W. H. PHILIPS, at the house of Thomas SMITH, Mr. Jasper N. SHELLEY and Miss Alice L. SMITH.

LOVING--GAIBERSON--Sept. 26, 1869, by Rev. W. H. PHILLIPS, at his residence, Mr. Christopher LOVING and Miss Eliza GAIBERSON.

HARTLEY--WILEY--Sept. 1, 1869, by Rev. W. H. PHILLIPS, at the residence of William HARTLEY, Mr. Geo. W. HARTLEY and Miss Naomi WILEY.

PICKETT--FRAZIER--Sept. 18, 1869, by Thomas TALBERT, J. P., at the house of G. W. STILLWELL, Mr. Joseph D. PICKETT and Miss Minerva J. FRAZIER.

HOCKETT--SIMSON--Sept. 2, 1869, by Thomas TALBERT, J. P., Mr. Jesse H. HOCKETT and Miss Marilla J. SIMSON.

JOHNSON--HADLEY--Sept. 2, 1869, by Andrew DAVIS, J. P., Mr. Lot M. JOHNSON and Miss Jane HADLEY,

CLARK--KENT--Sept. 28, 1869, by Rev. O. C. SHELTON, Mr. Byron CLARK and Julia L. KENT. [Ed. note: Could be a correction of a marriage appearing on Sept. 30th, for Bryson CLARK and Julia KENT. Not stated as such.]

Co-Partnership Dissolution.
  Notice is hereby given that the co partnership between J. S. BROWN and Samuel REED is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The books and accounts of the firm will be left with REED & Bro., North side of the Park, who will collect all accounts due the firm and assume the payment of all accounts against the firm.
      J. S. BROWN,
      SAMUEL REED.
    All indebted to the firm are urgently requested to call and settle without delay. The books must be squared, and delays are dangerous if costs will be avoided.
  Oct. 14, 1869     3t40

Death of Alex. D. PATTEN.--All of our citizens will remember the above gentleman, who came here in the summer of 1868, and undertook to organize the Chapter of Temperance, and the trouble that ensued. He is dead. His troubles are ended. He breathed his last on the morning of the 11th inst. at Council Bluffs, as will be seen by the following, which we clip from the Nonpariel:
  About eleven o’clock on Monday morning this city was thrown into gloom by the sudden and singular death of Mr. PATTEN, who has resided on Broadway, near the Washington House, since his arrival in Council Bluffs. Mr. PATTEN has been know [sic] to many of our citizens since his brief residence here as a gentleman of exemplary character, and has always been a consistent and energetic advocate of the temperance movement, having spent much of his time in the lecture field, and having been appointed at the recent State Chapter of Temperance, as Superintendent of the Fifth District of Iowa. He had for some time suspended his work and was engaged in the fruit business in this city. His health was so precarious as to render this course necessary. We are informed that on Sunday evening he was at church, and on his return home felt very unwell. He retired as usual, and not rising on Monday morning it was discovered that his sleep was not a natural one. Dr. BALCOM was called in, and symptoms, etc., showed that he was laboring under the effects of a heavy dose of laudanum. Remedies of restoration were prescribed, and Drs. HART, OSBORNE and SCOTT called to his side. The narcotic had gained too much headway for medical aid, and at eleven o’clock he died.-- He leaves a wife and a family of several children.

STATE OF IOWA, }
 Jefferson County,  } January Term, 1870.
To William H. HAMPSON.
  You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa, a petition of Sarah J. HAMPSON, claiming against you a divorce from the bonds of matrimony, and other relief. 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 1st Monday of January, 1870, default will be entered against you and judgment rendered thereon.
          SLAGLE & ACHESON,
  Oct. 21, ‘6 94t40 [sic]         Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Estray Notice.
Taken up by David ALTER at his place of residence in Fairfield township, Jefferson County, Iowa, Oct. 3, 1869, seven shoats marked as follows: Two slits in the right ear and cross off the left ear, white and black spotted. Appraised at $3 75 each, before T. D. EVANS, J. P.
            GEO. H. CASE, Clerk.

Proof of Will.
STATE OF IOWA, }
  Jefferson County, } ss:
To all whom it may Concern:
    Know ye: That on the 9th day of August 1869, it being the first day of the August term of the Circuit Court in and for said County, a paper purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Benjamin MILLER, deceased, late of said County, was produced in open Court and publicly read, and the 1st day of the next term of said Court set for the proof and final hearing of the same. Notice is therefore hereby given to all concerned that the proof of said Will will be heard on the 1st day of the next term of the Circuit Court for said County to be held in the Court-House in Fairfield on the 3d Monday of November 1869.
Witness, Geo. H. CASE, Clerk, and the {SEAL} seal of said Court this Oct. 19, 1869.
      GEO. H. CASE, Clerk.
  Oct. 21, 1869.       3t40

Legal Notice.
STATE OF IOWA, } In District Court,
 Jefferson County,  } ss: January Term 1870.
To Alfred R. HEATH, and Mary HEATH, his wife, Marietta SHANNON, widow of John W. SHANNON, Henry SHANNON, Daniel SHANNON and John SHANNON, the legal heirs of John W. SHANNON, deceased, Shelby WILLIS and Sarah Jane WILLIS, his wife, and all whom it may concern:
  You are hereby notified that on or before the 15th day of December 1869, there will be on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County, Iowa, a petition of Ben F. CRAIL, claiming of you the correction of a MISTAKE in a deed executed by James W. SHANNON and Marietta SHANNON, his wife, conveying the Southeast quarter of Section No. twenty-four [24], in Township No. seventy-three [73] North, of Range eleven [11] West, and asking said Court to confirm the title to a portion of said real estate in petitioner. And 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.
        I. D. JONES, Atty for Petitioner.
  It is ordered that publication be made of above notice in the Fairfield Ledger for six consecutive weeks.
         GEO. H. CASE, Clerk, D. C.
  Oct. 21, 1869.-6t40    p. f. $14

House and Lot in Batavia
      F O R    S A L E .
  The subscriber offers his house in Batavia for sale at a bargain, if applied for soon. It is a large two story frame building, containing 9 good rooms, with fine cellar under. There is a good barn, well, &c. The property is desirably located. Persons wanting further information will please address,       JOHN A. O’NEAL.
  Batavia, Iowa, Oct. 21, 1869.-3m40