The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-03-07
Iowa Items.

We CLEAN from the Hmwkeye most Of the
following items. Our own State exchanges
haven't reported at our sauctum for several
days;
&C. NJ. Hollis has sold the Cedar Valley
Times office TO NJ. LYMAN Ayers and two
other gentlemen all of whom have been in
the employ of Mr.. Hollis for sSme time DR.
McClelland, late Surgeon of the 10th Iowa
Infantry is to act as Editor for the time
being.
The Anamosa Eureka saws a copperhead
in that town, who never illuminated when our
soldiers gained victory, kghted up in full
blaze one of his windows, on the night when
President Johnsons s veto message arrived.
Comment superhuous.
The Dubuque Herald SAYS notice has
been given by the officers of the ID. &. S. C.
r. .R. Co. that on and after March 1st a
reduction Of S per cent will be made in the
workmen's wages, especially those handling
freight in the depot. Hereafter they will
receive 81 81 per day instead Of 81 90 The
force of men thus employed is IL.
"The revival which had been in progress
for some considerable time. at the NJ. t.
Church, in Indianoa, closed on last Sunday
evening. About 80 persons were conv erted
ing. AT the last meeting of the series, on
Sunday evening last, the ordinance of Bap
tism was administered to three children and
FIVE adults. and the sacrament of the Lord s
Supper was participated in by about 130
members of the society" We CLEAN from
the Visitor
The Monticello Express has passed into
the hands Of Mr.. James Davidson, who pro-
poses to publish live Republican paper
lie has our best wishes in the good cause.
Some scoundrel got into Judge Cole
stable at Des Mones, last Saturday evening
and stole one of his horses, with halter, a
buggy, birdie and binders. There were two
other more valuable horses and a COW in the
stable, besides, but the thief seems to have
deliberately selected this one.
The Dubuque Times says that not long
since lady Of that city found occasion to call
upon q deetisl 70 have her teeth filed
Among those filled were two trout ones. and
when in pleasant mood the ladys face
shone with smiles, while polished gold gilt
tered from the ineisors. These were observed
with admiration by her little niece, who bv
and by seriously remarked: 'Aunt Mary, |
wish had copper-toed teeth like yours ~
The Independence Bulletin states that
the train on the Dubuque 4 Sioux CITY
Railroad was thrown off the track intoa wood
pile, while under good speed near Winthrop,
on Saturday last. One car was partially bro
ken up and the locomotive badly damaged
Several persons were slightly injured, but
none seriously.
The Christian Church at Bellair is carry
ing on an interesting revival with good sue
cess in receiving aecessions to the church.
John Mckenzie, the oldest of the early
founders of Dubuque, died short time ago
in that city, He was over 8S years Of age.
He was Scotchman by birth, and came to
Dubuque in 1882; was among the explorers
of the mineral resources of the lead mining
region, and lived to see the first town west OF
the river, in what was then Wisconsin Terri
,ory, become city of seventeen thousand in
habitants We CLEAN from the Herald
The citizens of Independence. Buchanan
county, are wide awake to their educational
interests, having rocently adopted : pl.n for
school edifce that will be an Ornament ~
the town. The building viii cost SY5.DoO,
The main structure will Be forty by sixty feet
in size, and three stories high, with vestibale
fifteen BY forty Eve feet in size, and tower
seventy feet high.