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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1905
Page
6
Summary lists payments to Libertyville Savings Bank totaling 1081.33 for bridge lumber and labor on roads plus general township expenses totaling 1855.20. Meeting adjourned until nine o'clock tomorrow morning. signer Newton Williams, Attest Chairman, and D. M. Oliver Jr., Auditor.
On Saturday January 7 1905 the board elected John Mohler as janitor for 1905 at a salary of 45 dollars per month after ballots. The board also began the semi annual settlement with the county treasurer and approved a tabulated receipt and disbursement balance report.
The city council orders Newton Williams to hire an expert to review records of outgoing auditor Chas H Corbitt. It also retires the delinquent taxes for 1808 and transfers 346.50 in dog tax to the county fund. Board adjourned until Monday. Attest Chairman D M Oliver Jr Auditor.
The Jefferson county board of supervisors dated January 9 1905 held its meeting approving official bonds for the county recorder E I Garber and clerk FE Lucas of the district court, appointing Ida Morgan deputy auditor, and authorizing various repairs and purchases for the courthouse and jail. They granted a road petition with conditions, set salaries for county officers for 1905, and prepared pauper burial bids with two firms. The day closed with adjournment to the next morning.
The January 10 1905 issue records examination and filing of annual reports for justice of the peace D M Oliver Jr J R Davis and J W Myers and for Lockridge constable H W Eckwall. Sam Billingsley committee on public property presents expenditures for 1904 including granitoid walks 88500 and granitoid basement flooring and law library bookcases 14 40.
The Jefferson County Iowa board authorizes 200 dollars from county funds to support a corn experiment led by Prof. Holden in 1905 and designates land for the trial. They also approve a five dollar and seven cent tax refund for Margaret Schooley due to erroneous assessment for 1898-99. Newton Williams, county poor farm director, presents the 1904 farm report detailing inmates, costs, and stock value and lists farm assets including horses, cattle, hogs, pigs, and tools.
Osceola Iowa January 14 The Delong family of the late L L Delong is divided over pursuing an extended inquiry into his death Homer C Delong the eldest son has shouldered the investigation. The death occurred September 8 1904 with poisoning suspected and an exhumation followed to test the stomach and organs showing strychnine. No arrests have been made.
Henry Maddock, aged Salem resident and longtime Pebble county native, died Wednesday at his granddaughter Mrs J C Marshalls home. He lived near Salem after moving from Town with his wife Phoebe Brown and son William. He voted the prohibition ticket on his ninety first birthday. Funeral services were at his home, with Rev B G Hawkins and Rev Reece speaking at Cedar church. burial followed in Cedar cemetery beside wife and son.
Barney Keegan of Kilbourn township was bitten by his own Scotch collie after attempting to kill the rabid animal. The dog attacked sheep then turned on Keegan, biting his wrist as it was shot by a neighbor. Keegan traveled to Chicago’s Pasteur Institute for hydrophobia treatment.
Cedar Rapids Iowa January 14 It was discovered today that City Recorder Mentzer who left the city November 25 and has not been heard of since was a defaulter to the amount of over six hundred dollars An expert accountant has been working on the books for a week and just as he was finishing up the work today he came upon the defalcation The book company will be required to make the shortage good and it will now seek to find Mentzer.
Ed Lighter owner of Cottage hotel and engine faced severe injuries in a blast on Mitchellville streets. Charles Rooker and Tyler Rooker suffered lesser harm as engine parts flew 200 feet and breached a nearby lumber office. Condition of Lighter grim but no internal injuries reported. cause unknown.
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