The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-03
IOWA ITEMS.

Mr.. F. Jones, Of Burlington, has int
vented machine for digging potatoes
It digs, separates from the earth, and col
lects the potatoes in box. So says the
Hawk-Eye.
The population Of Davenport is "A, :
o68. Males, 6,S57; females, 1859 ;
colored males, 81 females, 81. This is
an increase Of nearly 1900 since 1868,
and of $500 since 1860. The number
Of families is 1854; of dwelling houses.
2,474 The value of manufactures is
$3.50 600.
Col. J. P. Sanford, of Oskalposa has
returned from Europe.
Mr.. Woodruff, of Marion county. lost
nineteen head of sheep by dogs last week.
Mr.. Samuel Ridlio, residing near
Knoxville. was killed recently BY falling
from load of hay upon the frozen ground.
The First Iowa Cavalry now numbers
over thirteen hundred men.
The long pending case betw cen the
city of Dubuque and the Gas Company.
has resulted In the referees allow ing the
Company s5,l76.s7, each party to pay
halt the costs.
Jonathan Ady, Of Muscatine county,
committed suicide Thursday. He placed
pistol in his mouth and discharged it,
killing himself instantly. His mind had
been wandering for some time. He left .
letter written the evening before The fatal
day in which he said be had been tenn pt-
ed to the act for some thirteen years. that
he could not help it. and asked forgive.
ness Of his friends.
The Muscatine Journal of Saturday
says:
Jeremiah McMenomy, an old and
we'll known citizen OF this place, vas shot
about 9 o'clock yesterday morning, while
on the act Of coming out Of the house Of
Mrs. Nesselbusb, who lives under the bluff
near the Railroad Depot. The ch.ree en-
tered the upper part of the abdomen on
the right side. and caused death ID about
nine hours. The deceased stated before
he died that he was shot by Tony Mes.
selbush, lad Of about IA years, son of
the woman with whom he lived, but ex.
pressed wish tina. the boy should no. be
punished for it. The boy, however, de-
MES it, and declares he was not out Of bed
at the time Of the shooting, but the gen.
eral impression is that the testimony Of
the dying man is true. The probable rsa.
son IS that the boy regarded the deceased
a. IN intruder 10 bis mothers house. He
had lived with her for the past eight or
nine years, in unlawful intimacy, as lie
supposed, her husband being dead, and
McMenomy's wife still living. Il is saic
that the latter bequeathed thousand dol.
lars in his will to Mrs. Nesselbusk. He
owned considerable property, and kept
grocery store on the corner of Second and
Chestnut streets. He Was about SO years
Of age"
The Marion County Republican is for
sale. Under the management Of B. F.
Williams it has been we'll conducted and
is lively and loyal sheet.
The 10th Iowa heads all the reoi.
ments from this State in the amount con.
tributed to the Orphans Home. It gave
about 81, 900.
"A meeting was recently held in John.
son county to take measures to build .
railroad from Iowa City to Mschanicville.
on the line Of the Chicago. Iowa and Ne.
braska r. r.
There is to be another National Bank
organised at 0skaloosa shortly. The
branch Of the State Bank is to be convert. |
ed into National one. to 60 into opera |
ton about April LIST.
The Herald recommends i. to some. |
BODY to start wooden factory in o.. |
Zalooea.
The Herald says that merchants Of
)skaloosa find greas difficulty in procur.
ng business rooms, and recomnsude thu
'uilding Of Il least two additional block. |
bis coming GUNNER.
Judge Thompson issued I've man.
isgs licenses on Monday.
The Herald says there has been .
cry seneral revival Of religion through
ut Aahaaks cosaty tho pass vistsr, "a
links that from i've hundred 70 sight /;
s1dred pesssss have - ADD Is IL |;
Asrch j. ths soant5 durias - last tkrss |;
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