Trustees Contest Wages Seven Vote Anomaly
A county election recount reveals seven votes attributed to Daniel Campbell with only three traceable to a known source, prompting reader inquiries. The November district court term is postponed to Monday the 10th due to Judge Cook’s illness, with a full roster of officers, grand and petit jurors listed.
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District Court
Judge Cook
J.C. Cook
E. W. Stone
A.W. Jaques
Lerk
J. M. Clemments
J. M. Hughes
S. J. Chester
D R. McCrackin
Jacob Funk
Thomas Hmmphrey
Isaiah W. Pancoast
R.W. Alexander
Thomas Pollock
Iredell Tansey
John Stevenson
Charles Moorman
George Heaton
G. &. Phillips
S. M. Bickford
D . Beatty
C. H. Gobble
Wm. Ledge
Residents and Visitors Fold Through Fairfield This Week
Miss Etta McKissin returns from Ohio and many guests arrive or depart. J T Sheward travels to Chicago for goods buying while Mrs Dr Hufford comes back from Sioux City. Frank Campbell arrives from the West. John Rowntree of Cedar Rapids and his brother H C stay with relatives in Fairfield. Mr C D Leggett reports from western Nebraska and J A Spielman attends the Lutheran Synod in Knoxville. Mrs Geo D Temple visits Burlington. John W Farmer of Steubenville visits S C Farmer Sr. Mr C C Morris and wife with Mrs Charlie George return from six weeks in Indianapolis. Mrs John Porter of Chicago visits her mother Mrs Stribbling. Fred Powers, Des Moines native, now with Lyman Manufacturing Co of Chicago, drops in. Frank Hatton of Burlington Hawkeye visits. Emma Cooper of River Falls visits. Francis Abbott moves to Omaha for a sewing machine office job. family to follow. W G Beck returns from Butte City to affirm Jefferson County’s prime location.
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Etta McKissin
Ohio
J.T. Sheward
Chicago
R. H. Hufford
Sioux City
Frank Campbell
John Rowntree
Cecar Rapids
Fairfield
H. C
Frank Garrettson
Muscatine
Minnie Acheson
C. D. Leggett
Nebraska
J. A. Spielman
Knoxville
Lutheran Synod
Geo. D. Temple
Burlington
Dodge
John W. Farmer
Steubenville
S. C. Farmer
Cc. C. Morris
Charlie George
Indianapolis
John Porter
Stribbling
Fred Powers
Des Moines
Lyman Manufacturing Co
Tuer
Frank Hatton
Burlington Hawkeye
TH Tribune
Emma Cooper
River Falls
Wisconsin
Francis Abbott
Omaha
W. G. Beck
Butte City
Montana
Jefferson County
Golden Gate
First National
Cyrus N. Ciarp
Beckwith
General Grant
Galena
J. M. Suarren
Unitarian Society of
Brighton
John Dillon and Company
Hest
M.S. Crawford
Dillon
Inghram's
Batavia
J. M. McElroy
Wm. M. Speelman
Nancy B. Holder
Applebee
Opera House
Sears
Inghram’s
Mt. Pleasant
Messrs
G. D. McGaw
8. K. West
C. W. Lewis
J. W. Myers
H. E. Kinslee
Gus Vote
Glasgow
Presbyterian Church
Craig
Keokuk
McCorp
Royal Arch Masons
T. F. Higley
J. J. Cummings
Ely Smith
H. L. Brown
E. Freeman
Brapen
Ingalls
Southwestern
Hingroon
Jim Wilson
Ana Mare
Hamburg
Jim
Higley
Unkrich
McGaw
H. C. Rowntree
Ta Insur Co
Hartford
Conn
Jaques
Cook
Newton
Tice
Greenbackers
Ledger
Republican Party
Washington
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. A. Co
Iowa
Army of Tennessee
Gen. Grant
Local items note small town happenings and notices
Fairfield area brief items report new postmaster at Beckwith Cyrus N Ciarp, local events, religious meetings, theatre and lecture promotions, a masons meeting, a Christmas craft trend among Mt Pleasant ladies, rail and insurance news, and a planned meteor shower sighting with civic notices.
A Monstrous Maine Bulldozing Tale Exposed
The Tribune defends extremest rhetoric against Republican methods in Maine politics. It cites letter from minister Henry A. Wales detailing coercion to vote Republican, the party’s alleged bullying, and the minister’s shift to greenback and Democratic lines. The piece argues the case shows a corrupted party using intimidation to secure votes and power.
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Tripans
Biddeford
Maine
Republican Sheet
Henry A. Wales
Stubbs
Wales
New England
Republican Party
Times
Fair Republic
Maine Greenback Candidate’s Conflicts With Party Allies
The writer recounts disputes with Republicans and a Greenback allied faction after a Maine candidacy. He describes pressure from society members, loss of pews, and attempts to derail his nomination, while affirming his right to vote and to stand by his chosen path. He notes upcoming legislative session and intent to unite opposition against the dominant party.
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Massachusetts
Butler
Maine
Bangor
Davis
Saco Water Power Company
Greenbacks
Thee
Exmayor
Lieary A. Wales
D. P. Stubbs
Fairfield
Iowa
Clarifying the Election Aid and Local Allegations in New England
A letter defends a prior claim that local Republicans pressured a preacher’s conversion, labeling the opponent as a Butler backer and refuting a Biddeford paper denial. The writer insists Wales remained a Republican, and calls the Tribune’s assertions proven and the opposing report a falsehood. The piece ends with a somber call to move forward with the defeat the author sees as settled.
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Butler Greenbacker
Stubbs
New England
Wales
The
Ledger
Tribune
Biddeford
Republican
OV. L. Wacker
Henry A. Wales
Hackett
Grain prices ease after speculative halt across markets
Prices for fall wheat at $1.00 to 1.05, spring $0.95 to $1.00, rye $0.6265, oats $0.25, corn $0.25, timothy $2.00, clover $4.50 after a brief market pause. Analysts expect prices not to fall below these levels.
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Jordan Bros
Political Row: County Trustees Question Ballot Counting
A partisan pamphlet accuses Republican trustees of miscounting seven ballots for Daniel Campbell in a precinct. The text claims only three of the seven were counted for Democrats and presses to reveal the remaining four votes.
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Daniel Campbell
Butter packing and a rail disaster amid harvest hues
The column notes local figures acquaintances and a robust Presbyterian church supper raising about forty dollars for church entrances. It then shifts to autumn scenery and humorous exchanges about dairy packing and then reports a fatal train wreck at Achison Kansas with J C Mull among the dead, a local brakeman from this city and burial plans in New York.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Burglary Spree as Fairfield Houses Are Targeted
A series of Monday night break ins in Fairfield saw several homes entered with minimal gains. At Mrs McCrackin’s residence two watches and five dollars were taken while Mr Geo D Temple and Levi Howard homes yielded limited spoils. The burglars returned Tuesday night to Jordan's elevator but failed to loot the safe. Meanwhile a Mt Pleasant newspaper notes the marriage of Miss Cora Spaulding and John F H McKibben on Oct 21 in Fairfield. Generous gifts and social tokens highlighted the event with notable attendees and a large turnout.
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Kittie Garrettson
Kauffman
Muscatine
the Jenkins
the Muscatine Journal
Miss Blakeny
Bipp Frorp
Maine
D. P. Stubbs
Hubbard
Davis
Greenback Party
Fairfield
Geo. D. Temple
Levi Howard
J. N. Smith's
Jordan
Tur Wepping
Faalfield
Mt. Pleasant
Cora Spaulding
John F. H. McKibben
Cora
Mr. Pleasant
W. J. Spaulding
John F. McKibben
Spaulding
Wheeler
Betts Boys
Pilger Bros
Burlington
Knives Offered Cheaply by Freeman and Townley
One hundred dozen best silver plated knives go on sale at Freeman and Townley with prices cut to new lows.
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Freeman and Townley’s
Four Carvers and a Busy Township Today
Corn yields 35 to 40 bushels per acre noted with good quality. James Tait progresses on his house toward a first class finish. Rev. Wm. Elliot of Pella preaches and plans another sermon on November 16. Several residents travel or visit relatives in Chicago Des Moines Missouri and Nebraska. Cater Black Hawk and the township politics are mentioned amid local notices.
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James Tait
Wm. Elliot
Pella
David M. Oliver
Chicago
E. N. Pouch
Decatur County
C. H. Gillette
Polk Township
Willie Hole
Chandler School House
Jasper Smith
Blatinsburg
Buchanan
Mac
Black Hawk
White River
Douglas
Bro. Mac
A. C. Craig
Des Moines
E. W. Morse
Felix Woolums
Felix
David O. Tait
Nebraska
Wum
Dellinger
Missouri
Chillicothe
Cater Black Hawk
Corn yields and local growth noted in Fairfield region
The neighborhood reports 35 bushels per acre corn and a strong fall grain outlook. Runaway incident on Fairfield streets alarmed Mrs Braden, sister of Mrs Turnbull. Local improvements include plastering, a blacksmith leasing Thomas estate ground for 25 years, new houses, rebuilt homes, and a 44 by 50 barn with underground stable.
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Jack Braden
Fairfield
Braden
John Turnbull
Peter Roth
Peter
Thomas
Pleasant Hill literary societies and local notices
Abingdon reports two township literary societies and local school instructors at Abingdon Brookville Center Maple Grove Cherry Grove and Gillett's School. The piece lists several advertisements for medicines harness oil and farm products from Hufford Bradshaw and others with general wellness claims.
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John Bayne
Abingdon
S. H. Robb
Brookville
W. D. Garmoe
Center
R. M. Caviness
Maple Grove
C. Harwood
Cherry Grove
Clark
Gillett’s School
E. B. Wall
Ready Made Fall Styles At Allmayer Brothers
New ready made garments arrive daily at Allmayer Brothers. East coast dealers prefer quality over shoddy to sell well in the west. Overcoats this fall are inexpensive and the firm plans an elegant stock of them.
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Tere
B. Allmayer & Bro
Allmayer Bro’s
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Marion
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Jaque
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Uncle Sam
Hofford & Bradshaw
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Jackson Street
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Hufford & Bradshaw
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Inghram
Doe
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D. W. Inghram
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Co. W. Lewis
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Queensware
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W.H. Jones & Bros
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