Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-02-18
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the orstt. His head ought to have been
pulled of at the same time, and then hs
would have been effectually exempted.
MT. Pleasant supports seven large
Churches besides the College Charge.
Tho Fairfield people are abou. to
build $780, 900 school house.
The Second Ward of Burlington is II
men ahead Of oil calls.
White Oak is tho name of a postoifce
just established eight miles East of o..
| kaloosa.
"A child of William Bradley Of Marion
county, has six perfect toes on each foot.
He has Eve fingers on each hand. The
thumbs, having been considered superfu.
Gus were amputated.
We learn from the Leon Neus that
the draft skedadGlers are hurrying back
into Decatur county. They have heard
that there is to be no draft.
The different Protestant Churches in
McGregor are enjoying the advantages of
an extensive revival. We CLEAN from the
McGregor News.
Mayor Leffingwell of McGregor. has
been acting the part Of sensible man.
He recently got married.
The Episcopal Church at Clinton was
entered by thief the other night, and
stole the clergyman's surplice. So savs
the Clinton Herald.
A serious CT five lectures on Geology
is to be delivered in Clinton by Rev. 0.
D. w. White.
John Joslin lately sola his farm two
miles from Usage, Mitchell county, for
81, 200. So says the Usage Standard.
The Pel1a Blade states that an insur.
ance agent by the name Of Lee, was lately
arrested in that place, charged with the
seduction of Miss Parks. He subse.
quently escaped from custody, and is still
operating as an agent Cor the Fire and
Tornado Company.
A large number Of dwelling houses
and several blocks will be built in Pella
during the coming season. So says the
Pe.la Blade.
A bold but unsuccessful attempt was
made few nights since to rob the Mills
county safe at G!erwood. The villains
were foiIel BY the strength Of the cafe.
No arrests have been made. SO says the
Glenwood Opinion.
Adam Oglvie, an cid resident Of
Muscatine, died at that place few days
since.
Monmouth Township Jackson county.
raised - 900 Of bounty for recruits. So
says the Maquoke.a Excelsior.
WIN. Monnehan of the 9th Iowa Cav.
. airy, whose residence is in Lucas comfy,
IS under arrest OF keokuk, charged with
numbering n woman. He met the unfor.
tuna'e woman, accused her Of stealing his
watch, struck her on the head with heavy
stone, and robbed her person Of $500
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Rich deposits Of the very best quality
of coal have been discovered in Hamilton
county. The gas yielded by this coal is
Of the same quality as tina. Of Hardin
county.
A daring thief entered the residence
of j. {. Burns in Dubuque, few nights
since, and succeeded in carrying off over
one hundred dollars.
We learn from the Clarinda Observer
that Richael Judge was killed the other
day in Taylor county in an ARRAY with
soldier named James McGliney was ar.
rested, aud held to bail in the sum OF
$4,000 for his appearance at Court.
The Muscatine Journal says that An.
gust Esgert, Esq, Of that place, has ac-
cepted the Professionship of Modern Ian.
guages in the State University at Iowa
| City.
Joseph Scott, an aged and prominent
citizen of Clinton county, died few days
SIuCt ~ us TeStucHCe Ill lISOnS. lie served
eighteen months in the war Of 1872 He
lived aud died patriot. We CLEAN from
the Lyons Mirror.
BY the Blade we notice that large
party, composed Of the citizens Of Pela.
made raid on dry elm tree supposing
it to be q bee tree, and after Telling it to
the earth, which cost them infinite trouble,
instead of finding vast quantity of honey,
discovered that they bad only destroyed
the home Of the po'ecat. Upon the ap
pearance of the latter, the Whole party fed
The Davenport. Gazette says tina.
discharged soldier, one Mcdonald, former.
~ Of the Goth Infantry, is travelling
through the country, selling recipes, and
at the same time soliciting funds for the
Soldiers Aid Society. He is an impostor.
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