Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-25
STATE ITEMS.

Grain Is locking well In Montgomery coun
iy.
Louisa county has two cheese facto,ies In
active operation.
Capt. Grace. the Fenian organizer, is now
in Council Bluffs.
a a25, 900 school house is 10 be erected
in Marion the present season.
The total proceeds Of Anna Dickinson
lecture in NJ. Pleasant were $3.50.
A schoo! teacher at Rcd Oak ran his
schoo one day last week without any schel
ara.
Henry HArt,of Iowa City, had his ankle
dislocated while playing base ball LAST week
The franklin Reporter SAYS that Mason
&c Lodge has been organized 1t Ackiey,
Hardin county.
Chas. Roth, Of Pacific City, Mills county,
said to BE- most estimable gentlemen, has
recently gone insane.
We regret 10 learn Of the death of the
wife of Bro. Rice Of the TamA County Rs<
publican.
Gus Clarke, . workman in saw mill 1t
Cove City, recently had all the fingers but
one OF lis right hand sawed of.
/ There are but thirty three mon in Jeifer
son county who pay Income tax for 1885,
Tho highest tax paid is Sll2,75 and tho to.
tai only 1851.
The brass band Of Caldwell's Circus de>
serted the institution at Muscatine. They
wero strapped" and were sent ,hi ough Il
Chicago by the Masons ard German Turn,
ers.
Mrs. Barbary IIobilt, Of Grove City, Cas-
Co, aged G5, died suddenly on the nj sht o
the 10Th inst supposed to have beer
caused by the sudden disruption Of an alb.
cess or ulcer in the stomach.
A young lady while on her way hom
from church AT West DEBORAH on the eve
ming Of the l6th inst, was brutally assault
ed by two rufli,ns They were surprise,
in the act and their helish designs thwsrted
Bloomfield Township Of winnesheik Co.
has n population Of .13s; 179 dwelling
houses 235 voters 43l between 8 and 81
1877 fruit trees bearing. 1880 not bearing
and us total value Of all property is : 1874,
i97.
Stars AoEsr.-ProG J. Piper, of Oska
locsa, has received from the Executive CorA
mittee On appointment as estate Agent O
the Iowa Teachers Association, rice ID. i
Wells resigned. Prof Piper is we'll know
in tho educational circles Of Iowa, and wi
no doubt make . good officer in his ne,
position.
The Muscatnc Courier saws: a gen
tleman has laid upon our table piece o
wood which purports TO have been take
faom the scafiolding OF the American De
psrtment in the Paris Exposition building
II is about four inches long by two in width
and bears astriking resemblance to the pin
grown in Wisconsin,.
The Local of tho Ne,os says: AS th
season 10 such that every turn sends dus
and dirt into our eyes, il will benefit maui
to know that piece of betswax about ID
SIC and shape Of q coffee grain Will do th'
work Of regular Eye Stone. Try ii tn
next time you are suffering from too FIJI
eye We have, and can testify that i
works to charm.
lIoRsEs RECovERED.-Lastw winter, Majo
Thompson. Of Hardin county, had two hor
scs stolen. For long time no trace coul,
he found Of them. Finally, obtaining
clue, he fol Dwell tie thieves to Nebraska
aud found his horses IN Nehema county, o.
that State, last week. The rascal had trad
al them I'll for other horses and had lelt ~
Is unknown. s, SAYS tina. spice box
the Des Mcines Register.
the Eilor Of The German Teieo,vpb a
keekuk was assaulted on Monday in tha
CT. by one of Tia blue rosed Maine Ii,
ties. who demanded of the Editor the nam
OF he anther o. cet,aia articles IN his papo
Dmins tn iracus the "lcller" run apains
the l. iitcr's lis, aud ,hercupon drop ,rd i.
eel md. That's what fool gets by try
u to get up fight with an Editor.
oSE llusDnED DOLLAR PRsNluM.-Ior
Aheod.-At public trial Of riding cultiva
tors in Fay cite County, Texas, on the Al
inst. for premium Of 800 in gold. tn
machine patented and manufactured b.
Ament Bro, Of Muscatine, won the prize
TIE test was in both corn and cotton, an
was supesintendcd by Col. J. K. Burns
agent Tor the State Of Tcxas.-Muscafi.
Journal
Two strangers hired span Of horses d
carriage at livery stable in Keokuk III,
other day, representing that they desired I,
4 go TO West Point, a small place near that
CITY. Aiter starting out il was ascsrta NED
That they went n an opposite dr. ec,ion. -
! SnsIieion was aroused that they were
thieves. and were ondcavorin. TO get the
team into Missouri, which proved true
thase was given them aud they were over.
hauled, brought back ard lodged in jail.
llrErsrraD The case OF Hemps,ead
charged with rohbng the mail Mt Adel. has
been coninuei to another term of C,urt
and his bail fixed at $4,000. Ii is said 10
De Impossible for him % find security. and
he Is to DO sent TO ku..:.-s>seAa
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