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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1868
Page
4
Prox tie Town Stare ladisten seeks a tie with the Des Moines Market in a brief item. The readable fragments suggest a local commerce note or market event involving proximate ties to town stature. No further names or dates are clearly readable.
A local notice extols D. B. De Land & Co. Best Chentied as fully weighted and superior to competitors. The item asserts the saler’s quality and weight, highlighting its standing over other salers tua.
A large fire at Howe’s store house in Denison destroyed the building, which housed the store, post office, and Express office with the family in the rear. Most goods were saved though damaged, insurance status and cause unknown. Town meeting planned to select a permanent name for the town and align post office name, plus notices of new furniture store and book notices.
The report covers Sub District No 6 Washington and Jefferson Townships with enrollments of 15 males, 6 females and subjects including arithmetic reading and grammar. It notes variable attendance, teacher experience, and that 19 schools are in session with 643 pupils, 1006 county children 6 to 21 not in school, and critiques of school desks, visits, and winter closures. It records 83 teachers certified between 1967 and 1808 and ends with a notice of new publications and prizes for subscribers.
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