Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-17
IOWA NEWS.

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Boone river is, or may be easily made navi-
J gable for small boats.
Several of the farmers of Hamilton
county think the County Judge should offer
liberal premiums for the destruction of
blackbrds.
There were 1861 pounds of maple
sugar made in Bremen county, this year, and
three hundred and ninety five gallons Of
syrup.
Home AGAIN.-The Iowa Frontier Guards,
stationed at Spirit Lake, were disbanded on
the 18th inst, and the "Boonesboro Tigers"
have returned home, looking hale and hearty
as ever. So says the Boone county Nevs.
Wool GROWING IN PowEsHlEx. The Mari
eta Express says that Hon. J. b. Grinnell
intends to engage in woolgrowing pretty
extensively in Poweshiek county. lie has
purchased from Michigan about 5000 head
Of choice grades of sheep, with which to
stock his farm.
CEN.Us OF Soorr OoUNTY.-Total popula-
ton, 25, SCI; males, l3,5O7 females, l2,344;
number entitled to vote, 5,lO8; militia,
5,5Ol; foreigners not naturalized, l,75l
between the ages of and 81 years, 1859.
Number of acres of improved land, l24,499;
unimproved, 4s,l7l.
The Davenport Gazette of Friday re-
ports the sale of good Scott County butter
at eight cents per pound Wholesale and ten
cents retail.
CHILD DEowNKD.-The Dubuque Erpress
of the 7th says, that the day before bright
little child, two years old, son 0; Mr.. John
MORRISON. was drowned in tho sewer at the
foot of 14th street in that city.
The editors of the Dewitt papers are
about to go into the law on matters of a
libellous character.
The State Journal says that the report
that Frank Reno had been killed turned out
to be false. lie was in Council Bluffs last
Monday, having returned from the Peak.
Coon ENoUaH.-The Eddyville CONNER
cial thus disoourses to its laggard subscri-
bers Sour editorial this week is like our
receipts on subscription. We shall proba-
bly, issue no paper next week. As long as
We have to furnish money to buy paper and
do the work in the Office, without receiv-
ing anything from subscribers, we shall rest
week occasionally.
TEMPERANCE CoNvENrIoN.-The friends of
total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors
as beverage, including beer, wine and
cider, without distinction of party or sect
have been invited to meet in Convention at
Desmoines, on the 22d day of June, at halt
past eleven o'clock, A. VI, in the Supreme
Court Rooms at the Capital, tor the purpose
Of constituting State organization On the
foregoing principal of total abstinence.
Iowa CIrr.-The Republican says that
''the Iowa City Dragons were the happy
recipients of a handsome present from Uncle
Sam, on Saturday last, in the shape of a
stand of arms, consisting of six barreled
Colts revolvers and sixty sabres, with hol
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are now armed and equipped as the law
directs, and are ready upon three minutes
warning to charge upon and disperse the
red invaders of Spirit Lake, q platoon of
wel;-roasted turkeys, or a whole bait aion
of smaller fry"
MAsoNlU.-The Grand Lodge closed its
session on SATURDAY. morning at 9 O'clock
Much important business has been transac.
ted and the number of delegates in atten-
dance large. The closing ceremonies were
Of unusual interest, Remarks appropriate
were made, and the brethren of the mystic
tie separated alter singing Burns beautiful
ode-"Adieu, a hearts warm, foId adieu,
dear brethren of the mystic tie." The
Grand Lodye holds its next meeting in Bur-
ington the I'd Tuesday in June next.-Dau-
export Gazette, 18Th.
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