29 Mar 1867
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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1867
Page
1
Fringe items report mortgage of local property changes and store improvements. Surgery by Dr. McBride in Panora blocks, while church gatherings and social notices mark community life. Weather table, military posts, and appointments refresh the town diary with names and dates.
Local notes report no mail due to weather, with hope of a half sheet forthcoming. Ladies organize a sewing secretariat to aid church building funds, and Congregational women plan a summer worship house, while others extend thanks for community support and missives.
A letter from New Jefferson urges building a wagon road to Fort Dodge to connect the town with markets and coal sources. The writer cites 35 miles to Fort Dodge, lack of railroad, and potential trade with Webster, Humboldt, and nearby counties, arguing better roads would attract settlers and improve fuel access along the Des Moines River.
A. B. Jefferson appeals to residents to build better highways to attract neighbors and merchants. He cites trade potential with Fort Dodge and counties Calhoun Sag Pocahontas Buena Vista and Webster, noting weekly wagon traffic brings produce to market and urging prompt action.
The Board of Supervisors met with members Kendrick township H W Cham CPA Jefferson Geo Walton Kron Washington J C Lovejoy and others. They approved multiple county claims including bounty payments for furs and scalps, clerk and clerk’s office expenses, insurance, redemption, and services to various township offices. An order appointed a commissioner for road surveys and extended reports to April 4, 1867. A petition requested changes to the Des Moines Ray City state road, with survey to begin and report by April 4, 1867.
A period piece seed guide describes starting tomatoes cucumbers squashes and melons weeks before ground readiness. It covers seedling transplantation on sods in a stove room and later hardening in open ground with care for frost, plus early varieties Carter's extra early Ne plus ultra Philadelphia early Prince Albert and Champion England. It notes soil fertility shallow planting yields and a folk remedy for cheering pigs with flaxseed oil and thick white wash mixture.
The 1967 resolutions urge expansion of flocks and wool supply, promote land use for dairies and factories, advocate tariffs to protect American wool growers, and oppose foreign competition. Meeting notes call for a shearing festival in May and full regional representation, with Oskaloosa as meeting point and RL Cassin reporting.
Advice urges farmers to plant and maintain productive gardens for family use. It advocates rich, well tiled plots near the dwelling with compost, manure, and careful layout. Emphasis on beds, walks, and starting a compost heap this year.
Fragments describe community items including dates, places, and names such as Calhoun Wisconsin Carroll Wayne Rae county actions and various products like dried apples and shirts. The text shows detentions and alarms with unreadable sections, ending with a price of 1.00 for an item.
Incomplete OCR text provides scattered names and places, lacking a coherent event or clear dates. Readable elements include tokens like Leniat FANE and CID Ol Ureots Ca Dawa, but no identifiable action or outcome to summarize.
The Green County District Court at its April term 1807 order confirms a partition case involving Anderson and Guelliran. Robert Davis is notified of a filed account claim for damages and costs arising from contracts and employment disputes.
Public notice from MORES MORAINT dated March 26, 1807 in Greene County Iowa. It states Notlee is not to be held responsible for payments or wages and warns against harboring him. It also warns buyers about a bay mare described as property under control.
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