The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-18
IOWA ITEMS.

and others. 1t is still a mystery how the FIRE
originated. The losers we're as follows
clsayslsnd -.-...--si 200
n r. b ELL ooo
James Lat 1000
Ausustuy BAR Der %
ii IS
Total IS 2ss
II was thought that Mr.. Latham had who'll
ly forfeited his insurance, but it is now be- |
lieved that be will recover about $500.
The above items we CLEAN from the Clinton |
Herald. The same paper re-rublishes this
week the article descriptive Of that city, ma |
king eighteen columns.
The criminal expenses of Dubuque coun-
~ for the past year amounted TO 1895 As. !
The name OF Iuka Tama county, has
been changed to Tama City.
From the Otumwa Mercury we learn
that W. B. Bonnifeld has resigned the Pres
idency of the LIST National Bank of that city,
and is succeeded by Mayor James Hawley.
..... The proprietors of the Mercury have
made arrangements for q power press, which
they hope to be using about the goth inst.
No whisky or other ardent spirits can be
purchased in Iowa City. The citizens hav-
ing determined to enforce the Prohibitory
Liquor Law, the saloon keepers at once re-
solved to abandon law-breaking and have for
weeks past confined their sales TO beer and
home made wine.
The wooden mill of Armstrong l. Co., at
Oakland, was burned Saturday, 9th inst.
Nothing was saved but small quantity of
yarn. The loss is estimated at about SILL
900 or 10000 A meeting oil citizens was
called for the purpose of considering the re-
building of the factory, and in some way as
sis,ing the unfortunate owners.
Miss Clara Barton lectared last evening
at Des Moines. Subject; Work and Inci-
dents Of Army Life.
A man by the name Of Langley, day
or two since, in Davenport, at Humphreys
saloon, made a run of ISL points in game
of billiards.
The Dubuque Times of the 18th inst.
has the following
~. L. VI Creery, for year local editor,
and for a month general editor, Of this paper,
with the present issue ends his connection
with the Times. The Office has been pur.
chased and the paper will henceforth be pub.
lished by Messrs. Barnes and Tompkins."
"A dispatch received last evening at the
Office in this city, announces the completion
of the telegraph line to Marengo. Last night
dispatches were sent through to Chicago, and
the line found to work handsomely. In q
few weeks the wires win be up as far as kel-
logg, where an Office will be established...
On Monday afternoon as Mr.. Waters, of lie
Claire, and his sister>in>iaw, Mrs. Horace
Waters, we're driving down Spencer's hill,
near Pleasant Valley, in buggy, the vehi-
Gle was slewedNround by the wheels slipping,
and the occupants were thrown out In the
fall Mrs Waters struck upon her head and
received a severe cash over the right eye and
other bruises. Mr.. Waters escaped any seri-
GUS injury. The horse becoming frightened
dashed of and before he was caught the
buggy had received such fractures and wounds
as rendered it unserviceable Mr.. Daniel
Hart of lie Claire township, who was so ser-
ously injured by runaway team last Friday
afternoon, is slowly but steadily recovering.
He remained entirely unconscious until Sum
day morning and did not fully regain his
senses until Monday. The blow on the irons
tai bone Of the head and the broken clavicle
comprise the injuries received. See Daven>
port Gazette,
The congregation of the NJ. Z. Church
at Marengo have purchased fine organ and
placed il in their Church edifce at that
place.
The Board Of Supervisors met at Wapel-
10 last week, and large amount of bushes,
was transacted. 4 final settlement was made
with b. +. Coe, late Treasurer. The de6ci
of 81, 900, in the Swamp Land Fund, wa,
covered by lien on real estate, the amount tt
draw per cent. until paid, while the remain
der. of about $500, was paid down. The fol
lowing appropriations to bridges we're made
To Otter creek bridge, on the Wapello ant
Burlington road, $500, in addition to S30t
heretofore appropriated; Long creek bridge
Wapelo and Toolsboro' road, $500, in add
ton to former appropriation Port Louis,
bridge. S2To; North Short Greek bridge, il
Union township, $500; bridge across Lon
creek, on Colu mbus City and Mt. Pleasan
road, $500, in addition to former appropri
tlon of $500. See Republican.
1.-The Board of Supervisors of Po,tawat
TAME county, and the City Council of Coun
C. b. & ST. Joe Railroad, one day this week
-On Saturday the 10Th ult., Mr.. and Mrs
Forby, of Lincoln township, near Montesu
ma, celebrated the 6ftiesh anniversary G
their wedding day. Most Of their childre
and grandchildren we're present. Mr.. Forb
is now seventy years Of age, and his wife sey
enty- one. They have lived in Iowa twelv
years.
The Iowa College, at Grinnell, is putin
+. mp . new college edifce, and is using for tn
purpose new patent brick making machine
which does most wonderful things.
The time for the reception Of proposal
for brick for the building for the Adiuhn
General office aud arsenal at Des Nome
has been extended to Monday, Jan. 1lst, q
2oelQck p. 10.
The Dubuque IiMo has changed hands
Messrs. Barnes, Tompkins / Newcourt ben
the purchasers. Mr.. Barnes will have con
troll of the editorial department, Mr.. 1omp
l;ns tho hu.;n>ea manA~ement. and NJ Nav
court the mechanical department.
When the Irish priest rebuked his par
ishoncr for dru.keness, and told him tbs
"vhenever he entered N aiehsuse to drink
his guardian aneel stood weeping ct ID
door "And il hs he'd aixpsnes As'd b
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