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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1868
Page
4
A column mixes weather, church events, and community news. It notes church ventilation, winter sleighing, a busy Iowa Legislature report, a Ball Notice for E B B C elections, a Normal School update, and a census reference. It mentions Rev Rippey’s work, gospel meetings led by MT D Colling, and professor McAvoyds teaching a new writing class starting February 20.
Farmers can save by buying groceries in large quantities from ilasuise & Jar in Jefferson. The text lists discounted prices on sugar, coffee, tea, and other staples, and promotes Queensware. It also covers Greene County Board of Supervisors meetings, bond approvals for county officials, settlements with ex-Treasurer James Stanford, tax lists review, and adjournments in January 1868.
The document records county board actions including bond approval for Peter Briner, tax refunds for W. A. J. McNaught, and disbursements from the Wilson estate. It details township clerk reimbursements, clerk salary settings, and price adjustments for livestock and wagons as of January 1868, with session notes from Greene and Kendrick Township officials.
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