The Granges Advocate

The Grangers Advocate

J B King Editor

June 30, 1874 Vol 1 No 26

The board of Supervisors have insured the buildings on the County poor farm, in the Hartford Insurance Co., with F C Overton.

died.- on Saturday, June 27, 1874, of Cellulitis, Diantha Banta, aged 23 years.

Eberly Shelton, a native of Davis County, son of Dr E J Shelton, who was one of the very first settlers of Davis County, Iowa, now a student of the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, but at home for vacation, will be among the old settlers on the 4th. He cannot boast of being the first born of Davis County, but then it was not his fault.

Coming.- S A Evans, better known among old settlers as Anderson Evans, a resident of Keokuk County, Iowa, father of S B Evans, of the Ottumwa Democrat, brother of J V Evans, (Red), and incidentally related to 333 1/3 other Evanses of Davis County, formerly a resident near Stringtown, and a school director of the 1st public school taught in Davis County, by John Ellis, has written to say he will be present on the 4th.

Land Sales.-

J W Ellis to J M Brown, Lot 2, Block 2, Ellis Addition, $350

D S Keller to J M Brown & J M Lane, East 1/3 of Lot 4, Block 32, Bloomfield, $800

A Dunn to Jas Malone, 2 lot in Pleasantview Addition, $30

A C Jennings to J D Burks, 2 lot, Drakeville, $300

J McKibbon, as Sheriff, to J A Doke, 3 1/2 Acre Adjoining Drakeville, $602

Preston Pottorff to Wm H Lewis, 5 Acre, Lick Creek Township, $50

John Elliott to Wm H Lewis, 6 Acre, Lick Creek Township, $30

Frances Hem to Mary A Peterson, etal, 200 Acre, $4000

Communicated.-

Oak Springs, June 24th, 1874. BRO. KING.- I promised that I would give you a description of the farms, and their owners, located along this valley. Fear I shall fail to give as accurate information as I desire. Will begin on the north side of the creek and go up, and then come down on the other side. The first one we come to is the property of Thos. Bare, Esq. It is a nice farm, all laying with a gradual slope toward the creek. Mr Bare is a good farmer and a good Granger. The next is Mr C H McFarling's farm, the old A A Roland place. Mr McFarling is all business, you bet. Next in order is owned by A A Roland, a man of energy and industry, and although old-age has crept up on him he is still pegging away as hard at work as any of the young men. And now we come to H D Tharp's farm. The old gentlemen is not able to work, but his son Dick is running the farm, and keeps it in good repair-as all good Grangers do. Wm Brown occupies the old Fleming place. He will make the farm pay if work will do it. The next place belongs to John McCarty, a brother Granger, a genuine good fellow, and a good farmer. Just above we find M B Wheeler. Marshall owns a good large farm, where he enjoys himself hugely. He can spin as cool a yarn as ever. The Day boys are located on the old Worrell farm, where they do good farming and run a blacksmith shop, also the famous Oak Springs post Office, where the Grangers' Advocate is handed out to its numerous subscribers. The next to visit is old Mr Moore, an old settler of Marion Township. He is a first class citizen, and although he is not able to work much, the farm kept in good shape by his sons, Valentine and Matthew, and never did two more honest boys set foot on Soap Creek Soil. Mr John Peppers is a good farmer and owns a good farm, and is doing a thriving business. At the next farm we find J H Mounts, who has been sorely afflicted with a cancer for so long a time. He is now in a low condition, being unable to turn himself in bed. The farm is carried on by his son-in-law, Frank Jones. Frank has the snap to do a good job of farming. H H Humphries is a No 1 farmer and owns a large farm. He is "making money like dirt." Next on the list is P Smith, an energetic man, who, with his sons Thomas and Noah, is driving a lively business, Now cross over the north fork of Soap Creek and you will find Mr Hudgeons, a respectable and energetic man who keeps his farm in good order, and his tools in their proper place. J D Jones owns the next farm. Mr J is a first-class citizen and has the reputation of being a good farmer; I have not yet visited his farm. Now we will cross over the South fork to Thompson Riley's well cultivated and nice little farm, which is carried on by David Rowe, and you can go your bottom dollar that Dave runs it right. Samuel Adams' farm is composed of six hundred acres of choice land. The old gent is up in Madison County herding his cattle. His son Lewis runs the farm. Dan Lowe owns the next farm, which spreads over some four hundred acres of land. Dan is turning out some nice cheese at his factory. The next farm is composed of three hundred and sixty acres of land, which slopes gradually to the north, and is the property of Mrs Elizabeth Worrell. G L Moots is an old man is is not able to do much work, having had his shoulder dislocated several years ago; however, his farm is well carried on by his industrious sons, John and Conrad/ Our good-looking Grange Master, J Rowe, owns the next farm. Jake is a true Granger and works accordingly. A Martin is another live man that lives according to the rules of the Order. Should give you a longer list but haven't time. Go in and keep even with those snapping, snaling, and fault finding papers, the Republican and ......

Marriages.-

6-18-1874 at Troy by Rev J W Cheney, Geo W Tuttle and Sarah C Hanie

6-28-1874 by Rev G T Carpenter at Residence of bride family, in Drakeville, CW Lane and Ella Drake

Licenses.-

Burr Burchett & Monetta Siler

Jonathan N Farris & Rebecca Sperry

Henry Ober & Melissa Draper

Center Grange, No 1511, met at the School house near Wesley Chapel, last Saturday.