Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-05-18

The Burlington Argus says that butcher
in that city recently manufactured sausage
II fee. long.
The Newton Press Gays that Maj. A. L
Pope, Of Sisourney. has been appointed
Collector Of Revenue in that District.
The annual shesrine Of the Jasper
County Wool Growers Association will he
held in Newton on the 10th Of May next.
A COW and a steer and IA, we're killed
BY lightning in the stable IF Sylvester
Henry a, Ben,onsport, during recen, 8, ,rn
Three thousand hogs we're packed and
six thousand shipped from Lansing during
the past season
The E'dora Ledger says that one hut
bred barrels Of -four were recently sb;ppei
from Chicago 81 Iowa Falls. What a COM
meht On the improvidsnce aud shihl--sn.>s
OF the farmers whose gresdiness led them t.
empty their granaries to the Ias, bushel!
"A destructive fire occurred a, Daven-
port on Sunday week last, des,royir, SIX
business houses on Second street. oopo>i,e
the old Cook & Sargent bank. The work of
an incendiaEy.
"A Norwegian named Chris John, aged
II, vas drowned on the 18th, 10 the She'll
Rock, in Worth county
The Muscatine Journal has found GU,
from the records Of the Clerks Office that
two lynx, ten Wild cats and Fifty wolves we're
killed in that county during the pas. year
1t also states wer Of determination j,
going on in that region against tina, pest.
ferrous rodent known as the gopher laos
gopher tails were pre-en, ed to the Co. Clerk
from The 18th to the goth Of last month, on
which the county paid bounty of 20 cent.
for each tail, or total of s277.
-Abou. forty-,wo miles Of the Iowa Cen.
trail Road are already graded, and the work
goes merr,ly on.
Pos. Welcb, of the O.kaloess Eonser
ralor, invites those young ladies who have
been setting their caps for him to call aud
see blue-eyea woman With Two black eyed
boys. that draw their daily rstions ., his
home.
j. The house Of James Carroll. three miles
from Dubuque. Was burned on the Goth of
lbs. month. --,.... "a. 1850 .,
A co'ored cass named Wood had u quar-
rel with his wife in Dubuque recently, and
he tpshos Of tho matter was that be sho.
her With . pistol, the ball taking effect in
the hip. ......s s.s. ."a. .-.4...l 81
p Seven acres Of lard in Davenport sold
for "a 900 the other day. .:: - Es4i
The "Wild Men of Burneo" are on ex
hibition 1t Council Bluffs. "
. The Frenon. County Timee says tina. or
10 buildings are going up each week in
Hamburg.
The Free Press publishes the population
Of Newton IS being 2,02S. If. ,~a.5
Tho Nusca.ius Courier says there is seven
feet Of water on tho lower rapids. .*..
The Marshall Ad,ancc fears tina. the re-
cent frosts have mi ured the ftui, prospects Of
Northern Iowa. s.. .'as -...~. as+ is. II
Mr.. D. B. Wilson, Pension Agent 1t Fair
field, dsburstd during the month Of March.
f7S. 943 81 The district EN- braces Gig hteep
counties. Fl" @1.4 ."@ .t@1* 4"
The Sir Knights Of St. Simon Of Cyrene
commandery Davenport--at their annual
elsction, elected Sir W. r. Peck, Z. C.; G.
+. CarPe inter-, Generalissimo A. r. Dixon,
Capt GsnI; aud D. s. Watson, Pre's,s.
A citizen Of Muse atins has, this year, set
out over 1000 shade trees. !. =a4 .aa.4' ~.
= The Norfhrrst says that Webster county
ha, invested t33 600 the pas, year in trying
to bridge the Des Moines river, and has
nothing TO show for 1t ex. ept The wreck Of q
bridge, some timbrrs, and several al utuen,s
and piers. 7' <s"7 .'s-~ ~
A $25 900 school house Is 10 be erected in
Marion the present season. @...l ....:.-. 49,.
rs The N. Pleasant journal brings out . |
toast: Tine Printer-iud-penden, as wood
savyess clerk, proud - Lucifsr, poor as |
Job's turkey, and tho psrsoui6ca,ion Of in-
telligencs." aaa a@ "
Ats blowing match recently held in Scott
County, fifteen contestants entered the lists. |
The first prize was won By mao named
Vim Grieva '>' ..'<