The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 3, 1879
Lawrence Kansas
I performed the marriage ceremony of Mr. Canby Heston and Miss Frances L.
Higgins June 24th at the residence of Judge and Mrs. Nevisons of this place. It
will be remembered that Miss Higgins was a graduate of our city high school a
year ago, since which time she has taught in the same district Mills Co, Iowa,
three terms of school, besides taking lead in Sabbath school work there and has
so endeared herself to the many warm friends
The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 17, 1879
A HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
An Escaped Convict Attempts to Murder an Entire Family near Pleasant Plain.
(Fairfield Ledger)
Our adjoining county of Washington is the scene of many sensational affairs,
but of her murders and suicides none is more horrible than the attempt made
Monday night on the family of Clark Hoskins, who lives a mile and a half north
of Pleasant Plain, and three miles southwest of Brighton.
The perpetrator of the foul deed is one
The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 10, 1879
Local Matters
- H.N. Crane and wife entertained a large party of friends on Tuesday evening.
-The narrow gauge railroad is finished from Ft. Madison to West Point, and is
slowly pushing its way Salemward.
-Henry Ambler will lecture at the Red Ribbon Hall next Sunday evening at 4
o'clock.
-Mr. and Mrs. McCullough have the addition of a daughter to their family, born
on the 5th inst.
-Hugh O'Hare contributes for this issue of the FREE PRESS the poetry
The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 3, 1879
LOCAL MATTERS
-The Shakespeare club had a picnic last Friday.
-Don't take any chances with Old Sol these hot days but to to Templin & Woods
and get a sun umbrella for self protection.
-W.P. Howe accomplished a good work at Danville. One meeting there lately
resulted in 27 new additions to the temperance pledge.
-N.S. Morris, our berry man has left town. He left word at the post-office to
forward his mail to Lincoln, Neb. This is all that is now known
Over 50 pages of Washington County, Iowa DAR Cemetery Records that I had in
my possession have been scanned and loaded today. These are scanned copies
of originals that were not good enough quality to scan as editable text but
most should be quite readable but not as pretty as the marriage records.
I found more than I thought I had in the beginning. Many burials from A-C;
E-F; G, H, & L, S & T are included but there are no D, M, N, O, Q, U, V, W,
X, Y, Z files since I have no surnames I researched in that
The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 17, 1879
Swedesburg.
The month of roses and rain have passed, also the Fourth of July. The
fireworks, the cannons, the eloquence and the disappointments are things of the
past. Farmers have settled down to heavy work in the harvest field.
The rye and hay crops are abundant, wheat and oats promise well and the
corn is fast aspiring heavenward.
After so many years of poor crops how exhilarating to ride over the country
and see such an abundance.
Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Webster and Hamilton Counties, Iowa.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1888.
William Wesley Boak.- This gentleman was among the very early comers into
Hamilton County, having settled upon the farm where he now resides in 1855. He
was of Irish descent. His grandfather, John Boak, resided in County Tyrone,
Ireland.
The subject of this notice has now in his possession a venerable account
book, which from the various dates therein set down, shows it to have been used
The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 17, 1879
MARRIED.
CRANDALL-TRITES - At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Geo. D Trites,
July 3rd 1879, Mr. Henry J. Crandall of Shelby Co., Iowa, and Miss Anna R.
Trites of Mt. Pleasant Iowa, Rev. John Wheeler, D.D., officiating.
GOUGH-HOBSON - Married July 9th, 1879, at the house of James Corner, near
Salem, Iowa, by J.B. Rose, justice peace, Mr. George Gough to Miss Rachel
Hobson, all of Salem, Iowa.
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The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 17, 1879
Fatal Accident.
Death of Joseph Jeffries.
Joseph Jeffries on Saturday afternoon was helping get hay on his farm a
short distance east of town. They had just taken in one load and returned for
another. Mr. Jeffries was standing on the hay rack near the rear end of the
wagon. The team made an unexpected start and he fell over backward on the ground
striking upon his head. The jar and strain upon the neck so affected the spinal
column that he was c
The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 10, 1879
Making Butter and Cheese.
On Tuesday morning of this week we called at the Dan Campbell Factory. The
factory is now making both butter and cheese, turning out some 250 pounds of
butter daily. It is run this year wholly as a company concern. Clifton Clark has
charge of the butter and cheese department. We found him with his work well in
hand, his milk cans all washed, the curd in the vat was broken and seasoning
ready for scalding. We found him w
The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 10, 1879
CANAAN ITEMS
Canaan farmers are busy in their cornfields, putting their corn by as fast
as possible and getting ready for harvest. Some are already in the brilliant
harvest fields.
Corn and wheat look well, but many took time from their work to attend the
little picnic, held at Mr. Dunham's grove.
The spring and summer term of school at Center school house, taught by Miss
Lue Thompson of Winfield and also the summer term at Colfax, taug
The Free Press
Mount Pleasant, Henry, Iowa
July 17, 1879
Local Matters
-Prof. Leigh Hunt, the new Superintendent of our Public Schools, will be present
and take part in the exercises, the first week of the Normal Institute in this
city.
-The Temperance Helpers and Blue Ribbon Cadets enjoyed a pleasant picnic on Mr.
Cole's lawn last Saturday afternoon. They enjoyed the whole affair after a
manner known only to boys and girls.
-Hon. Wm. Allen, of New London, has sold out his drug business to his partner,
Mr.
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I've "rescued" a group of photographs and calling cards which appear to
belong to the DRINKALL and VANSICKLE Families of Iowa and Nebraska. Those
photographs which are identified are:
Mrs. E. DRINKALL taken at the Edgar Draper Studio in Central City, NE,
probably taken in the 1890's or early 1900's with Mrs. DRINKALL appearing to
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John DRINKALL taken at the Nash Studio in Burlington, IA, probably taken in
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I am researching an Alfred Fairchild who was in the 1880 Round Prairie Twp.,
Jefferson Co., Iowa census. He was age 31 born 1849 Iowa. He was listed with
his wife, Martha M. (last name was Butler) age 30 born 1850 Illinois and
children, James age 10 born 1870 Iowa and Adrian age 8 born 1872 Iowa.
I think Alfred was Alfred H. Fairchild who was a son of Linus Fairchild of
Tippecanoe Twp., Henry Co., Iowa. I am needing some information on Alfred.
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