Librarian Report for Jefferson County February 1892
Librarian A. T. Wells reports February 1892: 12 afternoons and 25 evenings open. 3100 visitors, 2200 readers in library, 328 books lent, highest monthly total except March 1887. Books lent 1062, up 261 from Feb 1891. 164 volumes added, including gifts from Senator Wilson and others. New acquisitions include Atlantis Arisen and Darwin Life, plus the Iowa Official Register 1892 and War Department volume. Smithsonian specimens added to the museum collection. Items received March 1 from Mr. Wilson include Black Beauty and other titles. notices conclude with librarian signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Senator Wilson
Frederick K. Arnold
Atlantis
Oregon
Washington
Frances Fuller Victor
J. G. Berryhill
Charles Darwin
Francis Darwin
Burkit
Iowa
War Department
Smithsonian Institute
Mr. Wilson
Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
North
Albrecht Segerstoott
Duchess of Angouleme
Lembert de Saint Ormand
Patrick Henry
Wm. Wirt Henry
Draper Lewis
Wm. H. VP
Thibet
Gabrel Bonvalot
A. T. Wells
Community Notes From Lockridge and Nearby
Mumps ongoing. Rev. Tompleson conducts services monthly. Mr. Ible of Minneapolis spoke on Odd Fellows day. Miss Jessie Carter visits Mt. Pleasant relatives. Alfred Anderson elected sub-director of district No. 6. Geo. Craft visited Ottumwa seeking medical care. Ileron home gathering reported pleasant. Frank McElwee of Glasgow studies telegraphy with J. W. Thackrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tompleson
Ible
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Jessie Carter
Mt. Pleasant
Alfred Anderson
Ileron
Frank McElwee
Glasgow
J. W. Thackrey
College progress and local life in Libertyville
The college shows steady curricular progress as term ends and seniors rue a shortened spring vacation. John Day visits. Miss Kubitshek’s mother returns home. J bb Myers and Miss Light provide music for Aldine society. students praise support and senior pictures. Marriage notices recount Kate Peebler to RK Parker and C E Copeland to Anna Parker in Des Moines township with Rev. Holder and Rev. Barber officiating. A school election is urged and plans for new sidewalks in Libertyville are discussed as needed for better civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Day
Libertyville Mankey
Parker-Peebler
Ehlis Peebler
Des Moines
Kate
RK. KR. Parker
Holder
Batavia
Pr. M
C. E. Copeland
Anna Parker
M. D. Parker
Libertyville
Our
Advertised Letters at Fairfield Post Office
List of uncalled letters advertised March 8 892 by S. J. Chester P. M. names include Archibald Ross Cartigan Miss Mag Fast Ward Flinch Miss Mary Gow Miss Minnie Goppa Mr. Matt Hendrix J. W. Laughlin Harry Nieman J. J. Platt Bros Reed Wm Simon Mrs. Henrys Sendusky Charles Stell Mrs. Wilson Thompson Mr. T Wright Geo. H Wilson Mrs. Jas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
S. J. Chester
P. M
Archibald
Ross
Cartigan
Miss Mag
Fast
Ward
Flinch
Miss Mary
Gow
Miss Minnie
Goppa
Matt
Hendrix
J. W
Laughlin
Harry
Nieman
J. J
Platt Bros
Reed
Simon
Henrys
Sendusky
Charles
Stell
Wilson
Thompson
Wright
Geo. H
Jas
Glendale Note: Mar 7 Damm Case & Co ship livestock
Glendale reports Damm Case & Co. shipped a carload of horses hogs and cattle this week. Q agent Mark Toothacre received a twenty day furlough to marry and tour Omaha Denver Kansas City return, wedding set for March 9 to Miss Eva Archibald of Estherville. February ticket sales reached $100. Local travel hindered by mud. Mrs. Kennedy of Burlington aids sister Kate Mack, who is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Damm
Case & Co
Mark Toothacre
Omaha
Denver
Kansas City
Eva Archibald
Estherville
Kennedy
Burlington
Kate Mack
Pleasant Plain Mud Delays School Election Week
Weather keeps roads in poor condition as residents report mud and illness. School election approaches with juniors planning a literary event at the academy. Mrs Harding heads to Chicago for spring fashions while families tend to sickness and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Plain
Gertie Mealey
Thos Lynn
J. Koontz
Klingaman
Woolson
Will Fuller
West Branch
John Potts
Academy
Salina
Alma
Anna Schutz
Chicago
Fred Wagner
Fred
Creamery progress and local notices in Batavia
Batavia reports the new creamery is ready with milking tests to begin. Obituaries note Mrs. Wm. Alverson’s death after seventeen years of rheumatism. Local church life includes two weddings performed by Rev. D Holder. Community updates cover travel, millinery plans, cattle losses, and road debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
J.T. Copeland
Indiana
Wm. Alverson
John Brown
Dunkard
Joe Lawson
Mt. Pleasant
D. Holder
Katie Weebler
Riley Walker
Wolf
Rodabaugh
Emma Colman
Quincy
Ill
Bryant, Ill
Jane Fresconi
MARITAL RITES AND DEATHS IN IOWA TOWNSHIPS
Matters of record list marriages in Buchanan Lockridge Locust Grove and Fairfield townships spanning Jan 1892 to Jan 1898 officiated by various pastors. Births note multiple first-time children in Fairfield and Polk townships. Obituaries report deaths from diphtheria influenza bronchitis and other causes in Fairfield Lockridge Cedar and Penn townships. Transfers cover farm and town property changes plus town lots. Also an ad proclaims Mystic Cure for rheumatism with local druggist offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Parson
H. B. Kelly
R. Rasmus
Fairfield Township
Alpheus M. Anderson
Minnie Rasmus
E. L. Schriener
Alfred Johnson
Lockridge Township
Hilderbrand
Robert B. Kenyon
Polk Township
James D. Baird
Locust Grove Township
Fairfield
Harry Stidger
Daniel Young
Benjamin Hanson
Salina
Peter Molleson
John Rosequist
Ada L. Johnson
Cedar Township
Belle L. Keeler
Round Prairie
George Duncangson
Margaret Hall
Thomas Bartholomew
Penn Township
A. K. Hight
Iowa
Bailey
J. M. Contee
Henry Koons
Joke Koons
J. W. Brewer
A. Wwork
M. W. Forrest
C. F. Forrest
D. Rodabaugh
T. M. Clark
W.C. Marion
E. M. PoPeett
Mike
C. H. Crumly
Crumly
A. W. Ramey
Peveree
Smith
Jd. A. Newcomb
H. Kk. Smith
Brie LE Es RC
Cde Ce
C. Vanostrand
W. Vanostrand
Henry Hite
Garlan Hite
Shiver
W. C. Bowen
W. A. Lawrence
Alex Johnson
W. J. Kirkhart
J. M. Packwood
J. W.tanner
J. K B. Hoskins
Joe Hoskins
Robert Davis
Nancy RK. Davis
Ats Veegaes
D. G. Higley
Fairfield, Lowa
Hypnotism and Humbug and the Medicine Trade War
The piece argues doctors distrust hypnotism and telepathy as humbug while noting Dr. Ernest Hart's cautious studies. It discusses hypnosis, suggests patient self-suggestion, and questions why experts differ, then shifts to prices in horse racing and other curiosities. It closes with social observations and a Harper's Bazar note on women and seating in horse cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hart
Hart
Dr. Hart
Harper’s Bazar
Warm Furs and Cold Streets in a New York Moment
In a crowded shop window two pale figures, a young mother and her boy, envy warm furs as a cold East River wind bites. Soon replaced by two healthy young girls chasing boas and muffs, the scene echoes fate and desire in wintry New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
New York Tribune
Geologists Return From Canyon Diablo Meteoritic Site
G. K. Gilbert and Marcus Baker, former USGS chief geologist and associates, returned to Flagstaff after sixteen days at Canyon Diablo. They mapped the gigantic crater 655 feet deep and 25 miles around, collecting meteorite fragments including three large pieces totaling 1700 pounds now housed at the Smithsonian. Many smaller fragments were found on the mesa within two miles of the crater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Gilbert
Marcus Baker
United States Geological Survey
Flagstaff
Canyon Diablo
Smithsonian Institution
Notice for Final Report in George Droz Estate
G D McGaw administrator of the George Droz estate in Jefferson county Iowa will file his final report in district court on or before April 4 1892. Objections must be filed by that date or the report will be approved and he will be discharged from duties as administrator. Leacett McKemmy Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Margaret Brown
John A. Brown
District Court
James Glotfelty
Fairfield
Iowa
George Droz
G.D. McGaw
Leacett & McKemmry
B. Hagey
Mary L Hagey
A. B. Hagey
Mary L. Hagey
M. B. Sparks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lockridge
Mankey
Wollford
Elizebeth Maxon
John Crider
L. Mendenhall
C. E. Noble
Albert Denny
Anna Thomas
J. P
Swan Ericason
August Johnson
Selma Caroline
A.G. Ander
Sarah E. Miller
Liberty Township
Ora S. Hall
Nora Lawson
James Glatfelty
J. D. Pickett
Samuel McGuire
Harriet C. Tracy
Stephen Kirka
Arthur Davis
Halleck L. Wilson
Sanford Bray
Blackhawk Township
Jacob Smith
Isoz
Hugh Ferguson
J.G. Simons
C. E. Kinney
Wood
Lewis Fordyce
Aolon Elmaker
G. W. Green
Dene Diers
James P. Wray
Sarah Minster
Sarah Mills
Doroe Li Bey
Isa Cer Elesee
W.G. SamnOr
H.C. Picckerel
E. F. Pickerel
Solon Wilder
Centennial
Primo
Wm. Alston
A. van Patten
Southwestern
C. F. Bradshaw
EB. Brown
McQuarey’s
C. D. Fullen
I. D. Jones
Railroad
Lenora F. Spemes
Mitchell
Packwood
Peee
Fanny Squeers
Nicholas Nickleby
Axtell
St. Blaise
Arion
Richard
Mr. Tolman
Brooklyn
Prince Albert Victor
Cardinal Manning
United States Supreme Court
Treasury Department
Arizona
Goodban
Fulton
Jones & Fullen, Attorneys
G. A. Merich
PLUC
Fine Cut
Smokinc
Huntzinger & Voorhies
DR. Badger
New York
Leggett House
The
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Badger
United States
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