The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-07-17

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Iowa COLLEGE At GRisxsIL--A collection
sas AAken in the Congregational Church in
this city, Sunday morning., juno Path, for .
new college building. The amount Of 81. 400
vas secured. Tho building il 70 be Of three
stories, 40 feet By %, and 70 cost $4,000
1t will contain . chspel, library, cabinet class
rucus nd lormitosy. II il . very urgent ne
cessity, ~ the number OF students 10 stsen
dance constantly exceeds the present scccm.
modaeioas Of tie institution. Il is proposed
to raise the funds for this building IN the
State, the East AAving seeand to the college
1ese than 46S go fos the endowments, no
part Of which has been given in the State.
iovs Colleys i the oldest in Iowa. has the
very highest reputation for thoroughness, .
faculty Of seven instructors, and yearly q.
tendance Of between two and three hundred
students A large boarding house for the
Ladies' Depaxtment has been built recently
With college funds. and : store house rnr-
|ehssud ard 6ttsa up Or yssbg mss'ss lodG-
ines. Both these buildings are Of wood and
Cd ~ college grouhda Tie nsw edi6ee will
Stand on the west side Of the college grounds.
opposite ~ preast one. and viii u d brick.
The brick are nov made, and about 5000
more needed immediately 70 lay the walls and
put ON the roof before cold wsathef.-4ns-
cstiss Journal ks
The cornerstone Of the new College
buildisg u Grinnell is to Be laid Il A. H.,
on Wednesday, he lssA inst.
"A little girl some ten years of age, re
siding in Davenport, broke her arm By fall.
ing Last Saturday.
The whole number Of scholars enrolled
in tho public ssAools u Council Bluffs during
the past year vas 6s2.
MIR. Joseph Turner, ons Of the oldest
residents Of Scott county, died At bis late
residence near LeClAire, in the 18th year Of
his age.
Hon. n. F. Gnrley, formerly United
States District Attorney for Iowa, and since
Consul 70 Quebec, died on the It'll inst, q.
Hartsville, Pa
"A German lately arrived in this country,
whilst working in harvest field. nesr Dsv-
export, fell and died in an hour from sun.
stroke.
The liquor dealers Of Davenport have
bad meeting. and are taking measures %
bring into the fall campaign the issue or the
repeal Of the present prohibisory law.
Tho Episcopalians Of Lansing, love, in
tsnd erecting NOV church Il that place
soon. The funds - siready secured. Rev.
DR.. Estabrosk il thar pastor.
They arc about TO erect new school
house - Council Bluffs u = cost Of $500.
The Nonpmel says that it viii Be two stories
high when completed, and handsome add.
ton to tho city.
The Hack- Ets nys:
We lsara tAas 4 b The Intention Of the
Northern Line Packet Company to reduce
the number Of their through boass, BY run
niAg them throssh every other day, instead
Of every day, ~ heretofore. The reason Of
this change i the dullnes Of river business
at present
DRowxxD. We ne panied 70 learn thai
Alfred, son Of 81. J. Jarvis, Of this city, vas
drowned last evening whils baahine ffen .
raft near the freight house Of the B. IN.
r. railroad. He made dive and was not
seen afer~ard. II i probable . strong car
rent carried him under the raA. He -
led shout fifteen ysars Of age. See Hack
En-.
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