Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-04
STATE lTE W..

New School House. IN Mr.. PLEAS
Asr.-Thc Burlington Gazette says
One Of the best if not the very best
School house in the State has just been
completed at Mt. Pleasant al a cost OF
1922. 900. 1t is 50 by 90 feet, four
stories high, including the basement,
which is Of cut stone, the other stories
being of brick. The architecture is
Italian. with a tower in the Pagoda
style. The inside work is painted and
grained in imitation Of Oak. This
magnificent School house is central in
its location. will accommodate one
THOUSAND children, and is in the centre
Of lot containing over an acre, thus
affprding large play grounds. That
the people Of Mt. Pleasant have been
willing to tax themselves, during these
hard times, to the extent demanded,
for this improvement, proves their de-
votion to the cause of education.
The OsKALoosA CONVENTION
There were quite number Of news
paper editors IN attendance at the Os-
ka.oosa Railroad c. invention. Howell
Of the Gate City, Norris Of the Ottum-
wa Courier, Cowing Of the Montezuma
r publican, Tomlinson and William
son of the Des Moines Statesman,
Mahin OF the Muscatne Journal, Casey
Of the S courtney Democrat, Welting of
the Tsma County Transcript and
Thompson of the Burlington Gazette.
MT. VERNON AssoCIATIoN.-MIs.
Antwerp, Vice Regent Of the Mt. Yer
non Association for Iowa, acknowl-
edges the receipt of $50 from the wife
of Ex- Archbishop Hamlin, Mt Pleas
ant; :33,75 from Mrs. II. N. Tisdale,
Bloomfield S25 from Mrs. +. S. Hem,
Fairfield SO from Mrs. A. 3. Hoff-
mann, Davenport, and $40 from Mrs.
X. S. Mark, Of Cedar Rapids. The
pupils of the High School at Blooming
dale contributed SO.
IMPORTANT SURGICAL OPERATION
The Mnsca,ine Journal saws:
1--WE were shown this morning tu-
NOR taken from the left mammary
gland OF gentleman from Cedar
Falls, Iowa. 1t was a true scirrhus
(rancer,) which made its appearance
some two years ago. The gentleman
came to this CITY to consult Dr. Recdel
concerning the propriety Of removing
the tumor. The Or. performed the
operation in his office yesterday, as
sisted ly Dfs. Thompson and Coover
removing the tumor. which, with it
| appendagcs, weighed about half I
pound. The patient was under Thu
influence of chIoroform at the time
aud suffered no pain. The operation
; was performed in a skillrnl manner
: and to the entire satisfaction Of th
. patient and his friends. 1t reflected
credit upon the well-known surglca
ability and merits Of our oldest resi-
dent physician, DR.. Rceder.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE Messrs. Haye
aud Corbett have sold the material Q
the Delhi Democrat to Mr.. L. S. Ash
baugh, who will start Republican
paper in that town with the type an
fixtures TINS transferred.
CEDAR VALLEY BRANCH OF c., |.
n. kaILRoAD.-The contracts for tn
grading of the Cedar Valley Branch c
the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Rail
road, were let on Tuesday last. TIL
awards were as follows
Wolf smith. Sections to 2s'nclusiv
|. G lis, I r'hchI"l* Co.. :" .ito 40
DonslsS, Hardy Co..... /" al TO CT &c
Wolf smith ......... s1to13i -"
: This road runs from Cedar Rapid
up the valley OF the Cedar River, t
the Southern line of Minnesota. 1t
expected that the work Will lie pushe
along as rapidly as possible.-Ginto
t Heruid.
@ DREADFuL.-We learn from til
\ keokuk Post, that on Tuesday aftcl
: noon a daughter Of Mrs. Huff, of Nat
n VOC, was burned to death. Mrs.
had gone to neighbours on som
II business, and left her two childre,
aged respectively six and eight year
Il at home alone. a short time after he
& departure the eldest of the childre
T. attempted to throw some chips fro,
= e her apron into the stove,the.top havin
=, been removed, when her aoron too
;, tire and she was sooa enveloped
e. flames. She ran in her agony into tn
b street where her cries attracted attic,
II ton, but before the flames could /
J. extinguished, the unfortunate lit
is girl was burned almost to crisp. Sh
it fingered in intense agony until abo,
e eight in the evening and then died.
IT Iowa Cry BArTALIoN.-At a NEE
ing OF the commissioned Officers ,
It the three Military Companies of tn
re City, called by Adjutant Gener,
IT Bowen, for the purpose of forming
o Battalion, at which were present Cap
Of John ACleshein, Lieut.. NJ. Dresin an