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Newspaper

Fairfield Tribune

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1888

Page

6

Democratic County Convention Nominates Local Ticket in Jefferson

Jefferson county Democrats met in Fairfield August 25 and nominated Allen King for Clerk John Monson for Recorder J J Cummings for Attorney and G D McGaw for Supervisor The convention adopted platform endorsements and set delegates to state and congressional conventions with proxies allowed for absent members A vigorous campaign was resolved upon and county officers were chosen by formal ballot after remarks on party unity and national policy

Allen King John Monson J. J. Cummings G. D. McGaw Board of Supervisors Jefferson County Court House Fairfield J.J. Parsons K. F. Rateliff J. W. Davenport Charles D. Fullen Lockridge Township Walnut John Wendling Jos. Kurtz, Sr Josiah Bales Thos. Thompson Phil Kurtz John Diers L. J. Bidwell H. J. Kientz Penn Phillip Henry James Joskinson Frank Brown D. L. Hannon Joseph Black Blackhawk Frank Moyer J. N. Brian J. Bb. Ramsey John Bell PoLk Joseph Hudson Archibald Helton K. D. Mowery I. D. Packwood W. V. Linden M. J. Johnson Brookville N. D. de Good Jos. Parrett Henry Snider W. N. Vannestrand Batavia C. A. Gilmer J. W. Dubois J. Harden J. A. Kirby H. Collins H. Williams Henry Rider Robert Rateliff J. R. Dole Walter Kauffman James Canterberry Chris Roth First Ward Fairfield CiTy Ihl S. Angstead Thomas Maxwell Eli Smith Adlen King Robt. Harper Levi Howard Ike Shriner B. F. Gudgell J. J. Parsons Tuirrp Warbo N. B. Keltner Wm. Loud O. Snook Nady, Sr H. D. Blough P. Conlee R. Pattison Liperry D. W. Manning B. Gifford Beytile Des Moinges John G. W. Smith W. E. Cowan J. J. Burnaugh J. E. Steele Solon Ellmaker Robert Armstrong W. S. Bennett Committee On C. R. Workman Round Prairie F. L. Taylor Fourth Ward J. R. Parsons Buchanan St. Louis B. D. Mowery Robert F. Ratcliff Ed Gilbert Chas. Gilmore W. J. Emerson Jesse Steel Des Moines C. D. Fullen Third Ward Wm. Loudon D. B. Cook James Eckert D. B. Coop Mr. Eckert King Cook Eckert John O'Bryan Coop John O’brien W. H. Bennett Monson I. D. Jones D. M. Parrott Mr. Cummings McGaw William Barton Harrison Collins J. P. Manatrey Joseph Dole David Parrott Mr. McGaw Bell Manatrey William Louden Cleveland Senate Watnur Germanville VPENN David Hannon Teasant Plain Isaace Shriner D. F E.v.farris Beckwith J.w.wright Glasgow Deparr Libertyville Lisperry Oscar Snook J. L. Gonterman County Line Central Committee Ohe Tribune Steele Bright

Births and deaths recorded in county matters of record

The county notes numerous births with dates and family details in Walnut Fairfield Round Prairie Penn and other townships. Deaths include Hannah Peterson 59, Switchen Gummen 79, George H. Stewart 23, Catherine Heckethorn 78, and Charles Whitham 15 days. Transfers cover farm and town property across several townships and plats with dates and prices.

Henry Shuppy Walnut Township Charles W. Whiteman Fairfield Township Geo. W. Dohlman Fairfield Albert L. Sout Round Prairie Township William N. Ewart Penn Township Malcolm Allerdice Lockridge Township John M. Lute James T. Howell Glasgow Isaac Harper Garrell John Roth Harman P. Stidger John F. Pollock Des Moines Township John E. Anderson Batavia L. C. Eider James W. Murdock William E. Freshwater Eli Jennings Isaac Hupp Brookville David Hill David E. Clinkenbeard Libertyville Isss Hannah Peterson Liberty Township Switchen Gummen Cedar Township George H. Stewart Catherine Heckethorn Croup Pairfield Township Charles Whitham Henry Weiderholdt Adam Bantigam Bell Andrew Louise Beller

Tramp in Ulster and Silk Hat Finds Charity Surprise

A city tramp begging for handouts receives a generous gift from a nearby resident. Donning a stagey ulster and silk hat, he prepares to move on after a local sailor asks for food. A kind passerby takes pity, tossing him a penny as parting thanks.

Main Jim Scully Kansas City Star

First Card Mention Suggested in Biblical Neb Enthored

The text hints that the first reference to playing cards could be in the Bible with Neb enthored Nezzar and notes Bosion Tran script as a possible source or clue.

Neb Nezzar Bosion

Norway Brides Arrive for Quiet Fjord Wedding

A six oared boat brings two Norwegian brides ashore near Odde as villagers gather in bright sun. The brides wear blue skirts with scarlet embroidery, heavy silver crowns, beadwork bodices, and linen aprons, while fiddlers play and a clergyman waits for the ceremony.

Odde Fiord Norway

A Mother's Devotion at a Southern College

The New Orleans Picayune recounts a Spartan mother who earned funds by cotton field labor to educate her son at a prominent college. Once a slaveholding grande dame, she now walks cotton rows to pay for her son’s education, illustrating lost social status and continued sacrifice.

Sean New Orleans Picayune

Ballade of the Primitive Aryan Man

A reflective verse-like piece contrasts scholars Max Muller and Sayce as it questions the origins and travels of the Primitive Aryan Man. It debates whether traits like skin color and migration direction were fixed, referencing ethnology and scholarly rivalries.

Tweedledum Tweediedee Max Muller Sayce Tweediedum Mailer

Dr Holmes at Home in Beacon Street Portrait Assembly

A narrator visits Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes at his ivy covered Beacon Street home. Holmes warmly discusses books, his three sand glasses for work tempo, and his views on eggs, with a vivid portrait of the aging autocrat and a note on his statue and portraits. The piece closes with a respectful, lingering wish for more years of his influence.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Beacon Street Dr. Holmes Charles Cambridge Dorothy Q Boston Milton Shakspeare Roget Europe Milldam

Revelation Exegesis Cited On Tobacco Truths

A Christian Register note argues the interpretation is no more forced than usual in Revelation. It cites Revelation nine eighteen about a third of men killed by fire smoke and brimstone and adds the brimstone refers to matches.

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