Local items note birthdays deaths and community events
McGaw & Nhoulis report assorted ads. Short Horn bulls for sale. D. Rumer arrives from Sterling Nebraska en route to Alliance. N Hi Filly secures a pension while Helen Clarke celebrates a birthday. Christian Turner marks 30 years of marriage. Cedar township literary debate on conscience as a moral guide. Union Sabbath school officers elected. Baptist church hosts a surprise for the new pastor. No. 8 schoolhouse hosts a weekly literary society with Fairfield Starlight Serenaders. Dr. T L James to Iowa City trips. wagoner arrested for forging a check. Margaret Anna Downs dies at age two with funeral plans pending.
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Galvin & Ross
J. P. Manatrey
Rees
Will D. Rumer
Sterling
Nebraska
Alliance
N. Hi. Filly
Christian Turner
Literary Society
Cedar Township
Union Sabbath School
Pleasant Frain
L.T. Hill
Hafferty
C.J. Kyle
Bertha Harvey
The
Baptist Church
Fairfield Starlight Serenaders
T. L. James
Fairfield
State University
Iowa City
Wagoner
Keokuk
H. H. Pinney
Santa Fe
J. C. Matthews
Belfast
Jacob Wagoner
Farmers' Club Voices Farm Prosperity and Reform
Vice-President Ross leads remarks urging farmers to push for rights against industry and government policy. Walris Collins and J B Horn stress better farm housing fences water and soil care, rail and materials costs, and need for protection, diversification into poultry and dairying, and improved farming practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Club
Ross
Walris Collins
Washington
Marshalltown
Keokuk
New York
Airfield
Chicago
Fry Bros Flour Headquarters in Kansas
Fry Bros. operates as a wholesale and retail flour supplier with Kansas headquarters. The firm emphasizes its central role in distributing flour to grocers and consumers, noting its broad reach across the region.
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Fry Bros
Kansas
Winters Bring Pride to Richland Settlers this Year
John Turnbull of Lincoln Neb and Manly Hadley of Beaver City Neb visit Richland while old timers hail a mild winter. A Point literary society forms as Sam Drummond stays from Smith County Kansas. Hog prices fall after a delayed boom. John Barron shipped hogs to Chicago by B and W rail. S. N. Hopkins, county superintendent, toured local schools.
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Richland
John Turnbull
Lincoln
Neb
Manly Hadley
Beaver City
Sam Drummond
Smith County
Kansas
Larrison
John Barron
Chicago
S. N. Hopkins
Desirable Fairfield boarding house for sale
Desirable boarding house in Fairfield offered for sale. Prospective buyers encouraged to inquire at TripuNe office for details and arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
TripuNe
Local Wedding Unites Collins and Dunn at Shoults Residence
At Geo W Shoults home in the city, 1 PM Tuesday January 31, Harrison Collins of Batavia wed Anna Dunn of this city with Rev W G Thorn officiating. Collins is a Locust Grove township farmer with a fine country estate. Dunn, once near Batavia, has lived with the Stoutts for a year and has become much valued. The couple left promptly for their new home and are expected to lead a happy life in their town.
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United States
Worty
Auditor's Office
Geo. W. Shoults
Harrison Collins
Batavia
Anna Dunn
W. G. Thorn
Collins
Locust Grove Township
Dunn
Stoutt
A. LE. Eshelman
Sadie
Fred. J. Miller
S. JT. Ltorton
Anna Young
Uollumna
Sistult
John Kheuhan
Will Boys
Brighton
C. J. Gilley
Lukas Zeitiimann
Lebon
Albert Erickson
Isaac Caldwell
Fort Madison
Lukas Zeihilmann
Glendale
Theo
Womelsdorf
Des Moines
Graif
Hildebrand
Lewis
Fry Bros New West Side Grocery Store Opens
Bargain seekers can find low prices at the Fry Bros new grocery on the west side with a range of staple goods and weekly specials advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fry Bros
West Side
Community Notes From Brookville District
Brookville reports continued illness for Mrs. John R. Culbertson and slow improvement for Mrs. F. K. Laughlin. Clara Whitmore and Maggie Whitaker visited home. Centennial held spelling school. N Herrick of Letsville visits Culbertson. Daniel Donahue returns from Dakota on business. Albert Whitmore hosts a party Tuesday evening. Rev. Ewing preached a good sermon Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookville
John R. Culbertson
F. K. Laughlin
Clara Whitmore
Maggie Whitaker
Centennial
N. Herrick
Letsville
Daniel Donahue
Dakota
Albert Whitmore
Ewing
FryY Bros Pay Top Price for Country Produce
FryY Bros offers the highest prices for farm produce as farmers bring in corn wheat and other crops to market. The announcement emphasizes strong demand and prompt payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fryy Bros
Wiggin and Stewart to Move Farm Assignments
In Baker P O on Feb 4 William Wiggins will relocate to the old John S. Noble farm and John Stewart plans a move near Harvey's mill. Some No 6 school children suffer whooping cough. Protracted meetings at Antioch draw large attendance.
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Baker P.O
William Wiggins
John S. Noble
John Stewart
Harvey’ S Mill
Antioch
Banquet Succeeds With Ladies Present At Jeff erson County Bar
The Third Annual Banquet of the Jeff erson County Bar at Leggett House Tuesday Feb 5 featured ladies for the first time and an after eight o clock feast. Attendees included most of the city bar with some regrets for absent members. The menu praised for elegance and variety followed by toasts from M A McCord and others. Speeches praised Judge Stuart and Mr Galvin among others then finished around midnight.
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Jefferson County
Leggett House
Wilson
Hinkle
Cummings
C. B. Stubbs
St. Joe
M. A. McCord
Stuart
Leggvett
D. P. Staubbs
Dohors
Is Riley
Ottumwa Press
the Press
At. J
McKenney
Our School
Chas. Junkin
Devil
Saints
C.D. Fulion
F. B. Taylor
R. F. Simmons
Bonds
M. M. Bleakmore
J. M. Galvin
Drake
MceKenney
Do. M. Junkin
Galvin
Protracted Antioch Meetings Continue At Perlee Area
The Antioch Christian church hosts a continuing protracted meeting with Rev Wilkins of Salina assisting this week. Conversions are reported. At Howard Grove church Rev Shelenberger conducts another series. Local notices mention visits by Henderson Martin to Ottumwa and Dick Thompson's illness recovery. Chosen Friends Lodge No 35 Perlee plans its 25th anniversary February 19 with a lodge ceremony and basket dinner at DeMars hall. W G Simmons buys a horse powered wood saw expected to boost wood cutting locally.
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Persee
Antioch Christian Church
Wilkins
Salina
Shelenberger
Howard Grove
Henderson Martin
Ottumwa
Dick Thompson
Perlee
John P. Frazey
Lanark, Ll
Chosen Friends Lodge
K. of P
DeMarsh’s
W.G. Simmons
Local Kansas Flour Brands Shine in Rtichison Market
In Rtichison Kansas the Fry brothers showcase Mope Patent Pearl Leader Victor and Sunrise flours plus flour from Fry brothers at the town market. The listing highlights brand names and local supplier activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl
Leader
Victor
Sunrise
Derby city council agenda and actions 1889
DerBY Standard reports the Derby council met January 31 1889 with Mayor Slinkle and trustees present. Wagner cleared to keep two swine. sewer use ordinance approved on third reading. scavenger license bill second reading. fire alarm bells matter deferred. oak lumber bids opened and postponed. bills paid and adjourned two weeks. Pleasant Plain academy enrolls seventy eight and is thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slinkle
Brown
Davies
Davis
Scott
Taylor
Waters
Jacob L. Wagner
Wood Boom In Whitfield Area With Forty-Five Hires Reported
Whitfield notes a busy wood trade this winter with G. W. Swatles of Rone and Ketchem Bros of Mt. Pleasant employing about 50 choppers and 10 teams. The local night office closed briefly, and the workforce has been reduced to four as conditions shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Nathan Brown
South America
Maggie Dwyer
Des Moines
Annaburies
Emily Dwyer
Glenwood
John Leald
Oituimwa
Joseph Milton
Burlington
William Milton
Chas. Knowles
Batavia
Albert Kolder
Robert Howard
Skating Pond Ice Breaks Save Two Boys
Senator Wilson's pond near town broke Friday as boys skated. Hiram Mikesell fell into ten feet of water, rescued by Frank Beatty, then saved again by Bob Junkin who lowered a pole and pulled both boys to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Wilson
Hiram Mikesell
B. M. Mikesell
Frank Beatty
Bob Junkin
January Temperature Diary by Druggist Gero D Clarke
January weather record by druggist Gero D Clarke shows morning temperatures from January 1 to 31 with an average of 20.1 degrees above zero. Rainfall totaled 1.9 inches and there were three snows and one sleet.
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Gero. D. Clarke
January Tax Take Compared With Previous Years
January tax receipts totaled 7026.16 dollars, down from 9001.52 the prior January and 11942.46 in January 1887. This shows a decline in current year collections compared with earlier periods.
Advertised Letters for Fairfield Post Office February 6 1859
The list of uncalled letters includes Brown H J Emery W G Garrett Nan 3 Gowen Esther Yar baugh boot and shoe merchant Parkins J D Rivey Lizzie Rogers T M Sepp A. The notice requests letter recipients to state that their letters have been advertised.
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Fairfield
Brown
H.J
Emery
W. G
Garrett
Nan
Gowen
Esther
Yarbaugh
Boot
Parkins
J. D
Rivey
Miss Lizzie
Rogers
T. M
Sepp. A
Northeastern Legion of Honor seeks new chapter here
Master Arthur Roth is ill with rheumatism. Miss Lora Harvey of Washington is in the city. Miss Emma Herring plans a Washington City visit mid month. A R Uill and B C Minkler of Des Moines visit to establish a Northwesten Legion of Honor chapter. Mrs Adolph Bester of St Joseph Mo visits sister Mrs C C King and Mrs A C Rebb. Mrs Son Story, a Rebb relative, died in St Joseph last September. AN of her line of fine flannel shirts received at Voorhies.
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Arthur Roth
Lora Harvey
Washington
Emma Herring
Washington City
A. R. Uill
B. C. Minkler
Des Moines
Northwestern Legion of Honor
Adolph Bester
St. Joseph, Mo
C. C. King
A.C. Rebb
St. Joseph
Voorhies
Broad undergarment line praised as best and cheapest
Voorutys offers the city’s best and cheapest underwear. In Brookville on February 6 Rev. Abbott continues work for souls. William Warwick plans to move near Fairfield to join his father-in-law’s farm. The Stookyile school quotation match drew about 1,500 entries with Neene Baker, Mary Snider, and Uel Ashmead on stage.
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Lbrookville
Abbott
Brookville
Salvation of Souls
William Warwick
Fairfield
Val
Anna Remine
Neene Baker
Swayne's Ointment Advertises Piles Relief
The ad claims Synevrums Moisture itch and stinging piles worsen at night. It promises to stop itching and bleeding, heal ulcers, and remove tumors in most cases. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Dr. Swayne & Son Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swayne
Swayne & Son Philadelphia
Armey
Clarke & Junkin
Castoria Recall Noted Across Generations
The advertisement recalls Castoria as a trusted remedy from infancy to parenthood. It traces a family lineage where Castoria was used for babies, children, and even during motherhood, highlighting enduring reliance on the product.
Fulton furnishes grand court house desk
UnNcLe Bitty Fulton contributed a large oak and walnut office desk for Clerk Sippel. The mammoth table features double banks of drawers at each end and twelve year seasoned wood, showing native hues for an artistic effect.
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Fulton
Court House
Clerk Sippel
Union Sabbath School Convention at Salina
The Salina Sunday school convention held on February 2 and 3 drew large attendance with Rev. Wilkins leading devotional exercises and Rev. Sampson addressing "Signs of Slope." Teachers and workers from townships gathered for lessons on the parable "Lie Lower" and the harvest theme. Twelve schools represented the event, which ended with a resolution to arrange a Sunday school mass convention in Fairfield on July 4, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Wilkins
Sampson
Ogden
Illiam Heaton
J.D. Bates
Rev. Sampson
Rev. Wilkins
David McCarty
Thomas Bell
Vic. Southacre
Tlram Heaton
Committee of
Jefferson County Association
Fairfield
Tryacan Products Sold by A B Scott & Son
Local catalog notes Tryacan of J W Browns celebrating corn peas blackberries asparagus tips pineapple and sweeptash sold by A B Scott and Son.
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J. W. Brown
A.B. Scott & Son
Local Notes and Reminiscences From Washington Iowa
Sunday events in Washington and Ottumwa include visits by Kenry Martin and Rev Wilkins. Miss Comingore returns home after her father's death as Antioch meetings continue with growing interest. Local illnesses include D Thompson and Miss Mammie McDonald. A chandelier sale and livestock shipments to New York Ohio and Pennsylvania are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Borough
Washington
Kenry Martin
Ottumwa
Wilkins
Salina
Burnett
Sage
Lowa
No. 6
Comingore
Antioch
D. Thompson
Mammie McDonald
Demaroe Offers Machine Shop and Foundry At Cost
A notice announces sale of saw shafts and bob sleds with complete kits including balance wheels and chilled runners. The seller promises complete bobs at reduced prices and guarantees lifting capacity of 7 000 pounds. Also offers jacks and a full machine shop and foundry for disposal or trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliso
Demaroe
Notice of Sheriff Sale of Read Property in Jefferson County
By virtue of a special execution issued from the district court of Iowa in Jefferson county, the east half of the southwest quarter and the west half of the southeast quarter of section three township 71 north range 10 west including the steam mill and machinery, will be sold at public auction February 9, 1880 at 1 o'clock PM at the Fairfield court house door to satisfy a debt of 1056.40 and costs of 24.75, plus accruing costs, to the highest bidder for cash.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
J. A. McKenney
James Buttons
William M. Read
Matilda Read
Township Seventy-One
Fairfield
Iown
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Towa
the Tribune
Helen Clarke
Henry VY. Downs
Margaret Anna
the Farmers’ Club
J. B. Uorn
College Notes
Segner
Masses Wells
Huffman
Messrs
Blood
C. E. Sawyers
Arnold
Jackson
Eila Huffman
Bean
Magill
Ely
Kizevirs
John Lyon
Patrick and
McJunkin
Collins-Dunn
Baker
Jeffersson County
Robert Fleming Ratcliff
Jenna Jackson Cummings
Daniel Parham Stubbs
Isaace Daniel Jones
Moses Ayers McCord
Rollin Jewett Wilson
Anthony Wayne Jaques
Jacob Single McKenney
James Hinkle
Charles Douglass Pullen
Fenry Hubley
Christian Emeigh Nobite
Henry Clay Kaney
Charles Elbert Stubbs
Henry Willis
John Martin Galvin
William Graham Ross
Eben Franklin Simmons
John Calvin McCord
Michael Madison Bleakmore
Marcellus Westenhauver
Sherifl
Charlies
Peter Sippel
Rew
Iona LA Romalne
Durkee
Malaga
M.A. McCord
Thy Leggeyt
Fairels -Ld
E. K. Crown
Grocer
Bassett’s
PENN
Pleasant Plain Academy
Four Corner
Coalport
L. O. Smith
Oskaloosh
J. M. Lute
Glasgow
Morton
Four Corners
Eva Daimner
la Host
J. K. Pierce
Thomas Graves
Case & Fairchild
Albert Anderson
Lockridge
Fred Craif, Jr
Smith
Jessie Carter
Willie Smith
Mlessrs
Slopkirk
Thaeckrey
Warsonsville
Assessor Johnson
Voorutys
Fbroskville News
W. E. Thompson
Elizabeth Thompson
van Buren County
Lon
J. P. Dolliveer
Parsons College
Castoria
Miss
Dyal & Auming Argus Con
Akie
Royal Baking Pow Pen Co
Wallat
N.Y
AL Isesson
J. Herman & CO
Patrfield, Tow
Union Sabbath School Convention
Elzevir Society
Hatock & Wylie
Washingtonville
N. Y
J. M. Morris
Ohio
J. IH. Landis
Pennsylvania
A. Demaref
Sheriff’s Sale
M. Y. Estenhaver
Leobert &. Ratcliff
Mit
Israel
Robert Israel
Opera
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