David F. Jones

As printed in 1888

AVID F. JONES, editor and proprietor of the Salem News, an independent weekly journal, was born in Upper Middletown, Fayette Co., Pa., Dec. 23, 1839, and is the son of Edward and Hannah (Woodward) Jones. He was educated at George's Creek Academy, Smithfield, Pa., and served an apprenticeship to the printer's trade in the office of the Genius of Liberty of Uniontown, Pa. He was subsequently employed at various times on the different journals published in Pittsburgh, Pa. In the spring of 1882 he emigrated to Illinois and spent several months at Nakomis, whence on Jan. 1, 1883, he came to Salem, in this county, and purchased the paper he now owns, which is a seven-column folio, established in September, 1880, by II. Armstrong, who subsequently sold it to W. S. Withrow, from whom it was purchased by Mr. Jones. The paper is independent in politics, news and well printed, and has a circus;tion of over 800 copies weekly. The office is well e(inipped for job work and is doing a good business.

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Those who died were named Mary B., Allen, Charles, John P. and Laura B.

Mr. Jones is an energetic, practical printer, and is building up a flue business. The Salem News is one of the most {popular local papers of Henry County.

As printed in Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biog (1888). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.