The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-01

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The Cay Co1sc;l u Mnseasinspsopos n
mast Esrsy franchise for . terms Of -
10 ~ highest bidder. Mb
The Conssysasor says the suhsesip64a n
the stock Of the Iowa Central road In l4Aas
10 county has reached 500, 900.
The Tenth Winter Exhibition Of thef
CsJar Yallsy Agricultural and Aechsn,cs! IA
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Dsc>sesfshs -, 2sth and Iassh 1884,
-TAe Au;al ,of. ,Aaa Beehs md CoznsliA
Ga.s, charged With being accessory 70 me
Osaes Bank robbery, on the 9th Of Nay hss,
80 had q Charles City last week. The jury
failed u elrss oaa vsediAs ST.
Tho Marion Register records the death
Of another resident Of that county from trich-
ina; Miss Joda Jordon, fourteen years of
-. aiasr a,linssr:ns illness pf are months. /
sesus person n.Ins~S, ~ - den.
tai rooos ii J. d. Morris h FsiFAsa. and
carried of several sets Of teeth and some
books Of gold foil, 70 the value Of about SO. |
A rTbsnkssivins snpper, = given BY the
Young Mems Christian Association. Of D.
buque, for me benefit Of the poor Of that city,
netted $500.
An exhibition of the Monticello high
school will b given on the evening Of The ~
Of next month, the proceeds Of which win be
used to purchase apparatus for the graded
| school. -ss.A
We understand that the receipts of the
festival held at the new Seminary building in
Wilton last Friday evening, amounted 70 over
| two hundred dollars. This 10 good "hasl."
and speaks we'll for the citizens Of Wilton.
See Muscatine Journal.
The Monticello Express claims that that
town 10 the largest shipping poiat ia Jones
county. There seems to be some striff be-
tween Ansmosa and Monticello, and the Err
press claims that the reports show that dnrins
the month Of October their town dipped
600 bushels Of grain more than their rival.
The newspapers of Davenport base been
claiming population for that city Of 26s.
600 inhabitants, based upon an estimate
made from the FIRST few sheets of NOV Di-
rectory being published. The De norot
| Of the 9th ult., has, however, ''coms down
few and says il is safer to say that there is
. at least %, COO inhabitants. Better ~ l5,-
: 600, and then drop the subject.
The Davenport Democrat says: 1.-THE
: dwelling Of MIRA. Baker, corner Clay and
! Main streets. was entered last night b bur-
u glars, who ransacked the house taking away
n two Of Mrs. B.ss silk dresses, and gold
watch belonging to her sister, Ara pwire,
and other articles, and made their escape
without detection"
II The Keosanqua Repabliodn says % Tn
!. foundation for the new school house i abosl
4 completed, with the exception Of putting o.
nj the water tables, which will not be done uu
a til spring The foundation is sixty fees BY
:. forty, with two partition walls two feet il
!. thickness. The outside wallis are twp fee
h and half thick. and -four and . half fee
+ high Of ordinary masonry; upon the top o
,, which are two feet Of range work, which arr
# now up, and the whole looks very substantia
I The water table will add another foot, making
II the foundation seven aud . half feet in
d height"
IT The MI Pleasant Free Press says:
= "There win be q rousng meeting hsld on
y Saturday, December LIST, at clock p m, in
e Union Hall, for the purpose Of taking action
i on the projected .'lowa Northern Central
e railroad from Keokuk to MI Pleasant Del
d egations from keokuk, Washington and lows
g City viii be here. Funds have been raised
. o6tsids Of Henry county for finishing. the
/, road to our eastern border, and only small
d amount Of money is required 70 keep thu
> thing from d ssrging % he right Of the left
d Oar citisens srs s1pecsed to do their duty
/ Prompt action is required, and, if had, thu
N iron horse will soon be snorting up "Snip'
Run from the direction OF St. Louis like thu
y ID was after it."
lie We take the following items from th,
he Dubuque Times: James Doyle, of Dublin
! was arrested yesterday, for abusing, kicking
re pounding, humping and otherwise inhumsn
~ treating boy named James Aolony. Th
Al boy got into boyish fight with Doyle's bo
II or boys, whereupon theit father rushed L
~ their rescue, and severely injured the head
81 face and body Of the other. 49,. Four young
ne s.ers connected with the party who stabbe'
a VIM. wieland, we're tried yesterday. Thre
=. Of them were discharged; the fourth Va
ne bound over in the sum Of four hundred dol
III lars to appear for trial a. the next term of til
II District Cout. ...... On Saturday last, Swiss
DC BY the name Of Jaeggi, who keeps saloon
" had his till robbed Of something over Eft
dollars. On Sunday man and woman, Q
the character commonly denominated ''aban
doped,n we're arrested near Rockdale, o
IN suspicion Of being connected With the rot
60 berry.
" "A man il travelling over our county gel
!" ling goods at remarkably low prices. H
" sells good cloth suits for men at s., Wit
- trimmings thrown in, and has tailor Wit
:" him who cuts out the suit for 50 cents. On
gentlemen Of our acquaintance boaght tvelv
- suits Of clothing for $50. This dispenser Z
=. cheap goods sells print% and muslins At an
- 10 cents per yard, bushel cotton sacts I
- l2i cents each. Brussels carpet 1t 9Ocsn,
= per yard, and other goods in proportioul Th
goods are ssid TO be excellent. .....C. W
~ Auzzy vas arrested on Monday last, charge
~ with the larceny of coat, . portmonnie,
IN in money, and . So school order. In defsu
NC Of s4oO bail be vas sent to jail. Before hi
commitment the Sheriff and Constable search
~ 81 and took from him revolver. 49,. We re
n gret to learn that the house Of Mr.. MulocL
I. about four miles north Of town, was bnrne
~ TO the ground on the morning Of the 2lst inst
~ Mr. Mulock and his family we're in town !
se the time The neighbors gathered aud sAve
No few articles, but nearly everything II
- house contained was burned up. subscriE
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