Jefferson County, Iowa The Fairfield Ledger

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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.

MARRIAGES.
BAILEY--HILTON.--August 17, 1869, at the house of Mr. John HILTON, in Locust Grove township, by Rev. Edwin E. WEBBER, Mr. Chapman BAILEY and Miss Annie E. HILTON.

STARK--DAVIS.--August 25, 1869, at the house of H. H. STARK, in Locust Grove township, by A. W. LAUGHLIN, J. P., Mr. Albert S. STARK and Mrs. Margaret J. DAVIS.

ELLIOTT--GREEN.--August 25, 1869, at the residence of the bride’s father, in Buchanan township, by Rev. D. DONALDSON, Rev. J. N. ELLIOTT and Miss Emma E. GREEN.

Camp Meeting.--Providence Permitting, there will be a Free Methodist camp-meeting held about one half mile North of Mr. Joseph BALL’s, Locust Grove township six miles West of Fairfield, commencing on Tuesday the 14th day of September.
      W. F. MANLEY, Pr. in Charge.

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 two weeks, ending Aug. 31, 1869.

I. H. CRUMLEY from Joel PAXSON and wife, 11 acres in Penn township.-- Deed dated June 26, 1869. 350 00
I. H. CRUMLEY from Alfred CRUMLEY, 61 11-100ths acres in Walnut township. Deed dated June 21, 1869. 160 00
Abraham STONER from H. N. MOORE and wife, 120 acres in Fairfield Township. Deed dated April 6, ’69. 3,950 00
J. F. HENDERSON from Jemima A. SHEPARD and husband, 90 acres in Lockridge township. Deed dated July 14, 1869. 385 00
Antonig SMICH from Napoleon B. NIECE and wife, 15 acres in Buchanan township. Deed dated May 4, 1866. 340 00
Martha D. DOUD from Nathan W. DOUD, 80 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated March 15, 1861 (old) 1,350 00
S. M. ANDERSON from E. EDWARDS and wife, 10 acres in Buchanan township. Deed dated May 25, 1869. 30 00
Joseph H. FOGLE from Anthony BARGER and wife, 120 acres in Round Prairie township. Deed dated August 12, 1869. 1,200 00
Andrew HOPKINS from David ALTER and wife, 15 acres in Fairfield township. Deed dated April 24, 1869. 150 00
John GANTZ from Jonathan ELDER and wife, 40 acres in Fairfield township. Deed dated Aug. 25, 1869. 500 00
District Township of Des Moines from Hugh NELSON and wife, School House lot. Deed dated June 9, ’69. 1 00
D. B. and E. P. MOWERY from David MOWERY and wife, 318 acres in Penn township. Deed dated July 14, 1869. 10,000 00
James SIDOREUS from James ULM and wife, 10 acres in Penn township.-- Deed dated Feb. 22, 1868. 400 00
Hiram Milton HENDERSON from Agrippa HENDERSON and wife, 20 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated Feb. 4, 1869. 400 00
Benjamin G. TROETTE from John H. MARTIN and wife, 40 acres in Liberty township. Deed dated August 2, 1869. 600 00
Margaret DEGOOD from O. S. HARDING and wife, 135 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated March 31, 1869. 4,000 00
Bridget ROONEY from Spencer C. OSBORN and wife, 40 acres in Locust Grove township. Deed dated Dec. 22, 1868. 500 00
Richard ROBERTS from Francis DAVIS and wife, 1 acre in Locust Grove township (Flour Mill.) Deed dated Feb. 12, 1869.
5,500 00

Pleasant Plain, Aug. 27, 1869.
Editors Ledger :
      I desire a small space in the columns of your paper for the purpose of correcting a wrong impression that appears to going the rounds [sic] in regard to the action of the Republicans of Penn township at their primary meeting. I understand they are charged with passing resolutions instructing their delegates to vote for no lawyer for office. I wish to say to the Republicans of Jefferson county that such is not the case, as far as I am capable of judging of the sentiment of our township. They have no quarrel to pick with their lawyer friends of Fairfield; on the other hand, they speak in the highest terms of our friends STUBBS, SLAGLE, ACHESON, McCOID, and others, as men who are an honor their profession [sic]; but, at the same time, the feeling appears to be nearly or quite universal to have their candidates for Representatives selected from the laboring class of community. Such was the general expression of our meeting as far as I was able to judge by hearing the sentiment in a private way. As to the resolution referred to, there was none casting any reflections on any lawyer or any one else, except one instructing our delegates not to vote for HAYDEN, in consequence of his voting for the new State House appropriation at our last General Assembly. The resolution published in yesterday’s paper was also passed unanimously, not with any intention of influencing the County Convention, but only to let people, and especially our representatives, know our views in reference to the questions of subject matter that they embrace. They were not handed in for publication, (as our friend JUNKIN well knows) until after the Convention adjourned. Hoping by this statement of facts that our friends throughout the county may understand our position, I remain yours respectfully,
            I. W. ELLIS.

[Ed. note:  Another related article appears on September 9th.]