The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18
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A Petroleum company has been organic
ed In Muscatine, and win commences bor.
ing for oil in the spring. "
: EAIoRATIoN.-HOn. Owen Bromley, oil
Jefferson county, il, we learn, about 70 be.
come IN agent Of the Great American Em-
tgrant Company. In . few weeks he will
sail Tor Europe, and spend few months
In Wales, operating in behalf Of the Com
pany in inducing Immigration to Iowa
He IL y native OF Wales, having LEI, that
country about u years ago. IN 1883, he
was elected 70 the Legislature from Jeffsr-
SON county, and before that time be was,
until his health failed him, in the military
service, fighting in the ranks as q private.
From his well known energy. we think
that the Emigraot Company has consulted
its best interests in appointing him an
agent, and In deputing him to labor among
bis fsllow-countrymen in behalf OF Amer
lea. State Register. sssa s.. ,ss
They are having sleighiug ut W-iaserset.
The Flag characterizes the late SNOW storm
there as the "bigsest ofthe SESSION. @
The Onion states new Methodist Church
is to be built at Magnolia this season.
The streams ia Harrison county are over
flowing their banks, The high water h34
interfered with the transportatio Of the
mails, and at Magnolia they have been
without their Letters and papers . week in
consequence.
The Index says they are preparing in
that section to manufacture maple sugar,
the season for it having arrived.
a man named Levaue was arrested at
Boopsboroa few. days ago for numbering
a man at Pixies Peak three or four years
since. He will be delivered to the author
tiles Of Colorado Territory upon q requisi-
ton. Ths Iadez says one or two citizens
OF that place were at Pixies Peak when
the deed was committed, and think Levalle
was justifab.e in what he did. qaf
% The weather in this country has been on
q rampage for several days. Wednesday
snow was the order Of the day, aud the
ground WAS covered to the depth OF two
inches. Thursday morning the thermona-
eter ato0d ut LOO below zero, with high
winds from the E1ddystlle Sta.
llth. s5F se8ls
A correspondent says some evil disposed
person is about tobuild distillery within
stx miles Of Bloomfield, and wants t.
know what to do to avoid ito bad effects or
he neighborhood.
Our liquor law Furnishes the man thai
makes the liquor, the one that sells it, and
the one that drinks it, and then punishef
the ground on which il ia made, sold OF
draak, and after that the parties al 80 te
the Devil to be punished hereafter. Our
advise is to employ a lawyer and get aftel
the fellow with q sharp stick. He will soor
realize that it don't pay-0r If that dom
suit, get some Of our Bloomfield whiskey
soakers to move out and they will effectu
ally drink UP the conoern.-R.oon eeld
Guard. fa- go,
The State Register ssys the number o
votes polled ia Des EIoines on Monday
was on Mayor 1897 on Treasurer, 1891; OF
Assessor; 1890: on Marshal, 1850; which
shows q. falling OF from the vote Of tn,
Presidential Election. Of about So or co.
The entire voting strength was not out q
the municipal contest.
g The Lyons Mirror chronicles the dealt
LOT VIM. Goettlenan, formerly one of tn
editors Of the Iowa Bdnner. at Lyons, who's
aga was but q years. | h8i
The Oskalocsa Herald thinks that iron
|, Ave 70 eight hundred people have ioine.
church in thai county thia winter. s..
& The last nuEber Of the Edd3 vile Sta
fsays: e4eaT se,sses sl.a - 80 80 fs!
:sThses Il sa,sss Of haag.dog, eut-thtoal