Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-09
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The Union men of the 9th District
have nominated Judge Hubbard for re-
election to Congress. II. G. Henderson,
of Marshall, is the District Elector.
j. l.. McCreery, late local editor of
the Dubuque Times, has gone to Mem
phis, where he is engaged as phono-
graphic reporter for the Provost Mar
shal's office.
Richard Parkins was found dead on
the Cherry Wood Farm, six miles east
of De Witt, on the 9th ult. 1t is sup
posed that he was kicked by colt
which he had gone after three days be-
fore his body was found.
William Knapp, the soldier who
killed Il negro at Davenport last Christ
mas, has been sentenced by Court mar
| tial to three months confinement in the
military prison at Alton, Ill. Rather
light punishment for killing an inof-
Tending person.
A Book ON IOwA.-Wm. Duane
Wilson, Secretary of the State Agricul-
tural Society, is preparing an important
work on the condition and resources of
Iowa 1t will make about $50 closely
printed pages, and will be furnished at
a dollar a copy, or six copies for five
price, delivered. 1t will be published
about the LIST of October. Orders sent to
the editor, or to Mills & Co., publishers,
DesmOines, will receive prompt atten-
ton
j. w. Bosler has 4 government con-
| tract to furnish 5000 bushels of corn
at Sioux City, at $3.50 per bushel. A.
McCready has the contract for hay ut
1904, baled and S7.S4, stacked, per ton.
For no tons of hay at Iankton A. G..
Fuller has the contract at $3.50, stacked.
VIM. p. Lyman and c. E. Hedges have
contracts for hay at st. Rundad at 100
per ton, ana +. ID. Pease, at FIT. Sully,
at S27.00 per ton. These contracts We're
made recently by Capt. Bagg at Sioux
City. We CLEAN from the JouWd'.
FIVE CENTS REWARD.-Wc learn that
some Of our distinguished fellow citi
Zens of the Democratic persuaion, who
went to the Chicago Convention, and
| took with them small shooting irons of
/ the revolver size, We're 50 unfortunate as
to lose them. They have our sympa-
| thy. AS these men We're Peace advocates
and opposed to war, it is none of our
business what they wanted with revol-
vers in a peace convention. Any per-
son returning said revolvers to this Of
| flee will receive reward of five cents,
and the owners can have the same by
proving property, paying charges and
voting for Abe Lincoln the next for
President
Rev. Origin Cummings, of Tabor,
| Fremont county, was drowned in West
Nishnabotany about a week since. He
was bathing at the time of the catastro-
phe. He was a highly respected Con-
gregatonal Minister.
| Miss Hattie S. Reifsnyder has been
and eighty votes, to be the handsomest
girl in Catawissa Penn. Eacl. vote was
| accompanied with the sum of twenty
five cents. and the entire snm con-
tributed to a Sanitary Fair being held
there, rs the contribution of the favor
| lite beauty.
The Dubuque Times says Myron L.
Reno. Commissary of the Sixth Cavalry,
and formerly Treasurer of the State of
Iowa, was killed in Sully's late battle
with the Indians. Mr.. Reno was very
much esteemed throughout the State,
and his death will be generally de-
plored.
The Davenport Democrat says scott
county has SIS, 900 of the school fund
which cannot be loaned under the pres
ent laws and restrictions, consequently
the schools are not receiving the benefit
they usually do in the way of interest,
theretrom. At present it is so much
dead capital. 1t suggests that the
amount should be invested in Z. S.
Bonds. 4 good idea.