Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-01-09
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Scott county, have raised purse of $500
to distribute among the new recruits from
that town.
Eleven members OF Company A, Sd
Iowa Regiment of Infantry, recently re-
enlisted in one day for another term Of
three years, or during the war.
Andrew Mu'larkey, an old settler OF
Black Hawk county, was recently drowned
in mill race in Cedar Falls. Intoxica-
ton was the cause Of the catastrophe.
A man down in Mascatine stole a
saddle for which offence he got sound
thrashing, and was subsequently fined
$40! Pretty dear saddle !
The residence Of J. Hanson in Keo-
kuk was entered by burglars few nights
since, both money aud clothing were taken.
A party is forming at Dubuque to 60
to Idaho in the Spring.
The Dubuque Times states that Gen.
Vandever has been transferred from the
Department Of the Gulf to the Depart
mcnt of Tennessee, and is now on his way
to Chattanooga.
Mrs. Turner, an old ard cstimab|e
lady of Keokuk, dropped from her chair
a few days since, dead!
The citizens Of Camanche, Clinton
county, have resolved to appropriate $loO
to each new recruit TIE citizens of Lv.
ons are also making extraordinary exer.
tons to FL! their quota.
A child Of Simon Guettell Of Daven
port, Is months old, was scalded to death
a few days since. TIE boiling contents
of coffee pot were accidentally precpi.
tated on the child. We CLEAN from the
Davenport Gazette.
Black Hawk county, through its Board
Of Supervisors, has resolved to pay a
bounty Of $500 to each rev recruit.
The Local Of the Nuscat:ne Journal
has gone INTO the Lottery business, and
drawn tidy little beisead, sheets, coun'
terpanes, and lace.edgel pillows! Bully
for HIM He's q lucky ani sht of the Quill.
The Marshalltown Times complains
Of the depredat'ons Of thieves in tina,
place. ! he clothing sore Of Stern L
Brother was Jurlarizeti, aud variety Q!
articles taken.
Lieutenant Mah|on Head, of the 10th
Iowa Infantry, was badly wounded in the
leg in the battle Of Mission Ridge. He
is now at his home in Montezuma. We
hope to bear Of bis speedy recovery.
Some thives recently entered Jew
elry store in Davenport and stole articles
amounting in value to $500. What adds
to the in!amy Of the act, the goods were
stolen from widow whose husband died
bat a few days before the robbery
The Cellar Fails Gazette reports that
merchant in Mason City, Cerro Gordo
county, closed out bis business no, long
since, and departed clandcstinely, leaving
evidences If inleb. elness behind him 10
the amount Of thousands Of dollars.
The Council Bluffs Nonpariel states
that counterfeit treasury notes of the d..
nomination of so are in circulation in
that place.
The Narshal!town Erposifor states
that h~ WheaIan. Of Marietta. was re-
pockuerr obbea = Chicago of 81 900. His
while no was - h;a war aney aos'racted
bis hotel. hank to
Colonel n A'bersten, ono. Rspre.
sentative in Congress from indiana. and
more recently resident of keekuk. died
on the lt:h inst, at Denver City
Thomas Wilson, n tailor i, Dayen.
port, attempted to commit suicide a few
days since by taking strychnine. An au-
ti1ote was administered, and be recovered
Tie cause of this attempted suicide was
excessive in:emperanee.
Up to the 23l inst, the lumber of
military eE!istments in the Third Con
gressona District was IS. The fall
quota Of tina. Distric. is 100. The Du.
buque lines thinks that AZ t,ere are only
l,G4i recruits to be raised, The prospect is
encouraging!
The In,on D1nner, published at
Bellevue, jackson county, lives notice
that after January lst, No subscription
will be received for that paper which shall
not be paid in advance. Brother Helms,
you ought to have put that n,tice at the
head Of your paper at the start
The Davenport Gazette sa,s it is pro.
posed to erect substantial storm fences
along the sides Of the deep ca,s through
which the NJ. h NJ. Railroad passes, where.
by heavy snow drifts may be, to great
extent, avoided The fences will be abou:
eight feet high, closely boarded, aud firmly
planted.