The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-12
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The Dubuque Times chronicles several
recent Inventions BY gentlemen Of that city.
The Burlington Haw-Eye says: 1--WE
reported yesterday the important case Of John
Trainor C.. Darby Robinson, involving the
question whether tenant who originally held
under q verbal lease for month and contin-
ued in possession by sufferance, was liable to
be custsd at any moment. The Court de-
cided that as the first agreement was for u
month, and the tenant paid by the month,
month notice to quit was required to exs
pire with his rent day. As Darby's time
commenced on the 26th, he is entitled to al
most two months possession ofthe premises.
II is said that the whole of this expensive
litigation grew out ola dispute over paying
fifty cents
Mr.. Prouty, Of Muscatine county, cut his
throat the other day, another to the list of
recent suicides in this State See the
journal,
There are sad episodes in the hard win
ter travel in Northern Iowa. This from the
Eldorado Ledger for instance; "Intell-
gence has just reached US of a few dreadful
deaths by freezing. A man with his little
son started from Alden TO Webster City, was
bewildered by drifting snow, and bothered
with the sluggish movement of his cattle.
The little boy persisted with the cold. and
the unhappy father covered HIM with the hay,
Strengthened the little lifeless rigid form lying
quietly in the bottom Of the wagon. Then he
unyoked the oxen, and let them 60 free over
the wild white waste The man with his
blood almost CONCEALED by suffering and sor>
row, cast another look at the stiffened form
lying quietly in the bottom OF the wagor, aud
then started through the whirling drifts to
the timber. There he sank down exhausted,
and soon like the little boy, slept the sleep
that knows no waking A stage driver on
the line between Iowa Falls and Webster
City is not present nor accounted for, and it
is naturally supposed he died in the recent
storm. We have not Jet learned the names
of any of these unfortunates."
The Marshall Times says of Col. Charles
A. Clark, of Webster City, who declined
Andrews bread andbutter in the shape Of a
Revenue Deputy Collectorship. "Col. cbas.
A. Clark is one of The rising young man OF
the 9th Congressional District. If his life is
spared few years, and the people can geta
chance to lay some of the old ioges on the
shelf the public will know more of him. He
entered the service as private, and after a
long and active and brilliant service, during
which he received rebel bullet which be car.
ries now. he was finally mustered out Cap
tain and Assistant Ad,stant General, and
brevetted Lieut.. Colonel. He is an able and
accomplished lawyer. an eloquent speaker
active, talented-possesses fine address and
the highest social qualities Of course the
people will do him Justice
The Mt. Pleasant Journal says that Mrs.
Sweetzer, who attempted suicide in Des
: Moines a few weeks since, and was reported
in one Of the Chicago papers to have sues
ceeded in doing so afterwards near this city,
has been discovered near Boonsboro, alive
and well. She can thank her stars that
she didn't "peg ont.
Frank Beal, OF the United States Elk,
press Office at Sioux City, has mysterionsly
disappeared, and it is feared be has been
foully dealt with. So says the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil.
We CLEAN the following items from the
Jasper Free Press: A sad accident hap
pened on Saturday on the section Of the
railroad west of South Skunk river By which
two men were suddenly hurried into eternity.
While the hands were making heavy cut in
the timber near Mr.. john Slaughter's a heavy
bank of earth fell in upon the workmen,
crushing wagon and instantly killing two Of
the men. One was an Irishman named Du-
gan, the other Norwegian whose name we
did not learn. This is the second instance
within a month Of death in this manner
Last week number Of barrels Of what ap.
peared to be white beans was brought to
Monroe via the Des MONIES Valley road,
marked for Newton. An accidental exami-
nation discovered that it was stock of whis-
XIV being smuggled into Newton in this man.
ner. The beans surrounded casks OF liquor
which are being imported for the accommo.
dation Of old topers, and for the benefit Of
those doggery keepers who would sell their
souls for few patry dollars. We presume
the liquor was brought into town under cover
of darkness, as we have heard of no arrest
being made 49,. Frank t. Campbell retires
from the Jasper Free Press at Newton, and
Mr.. j. d. Patton succeeds him. Mr. Camp
bell is a capital radical editor. and Mr.. Patton
bids fair to prove fit successor. Good luck
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