Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-02
STATE ITEM ~.

The Charlton Patriot saws trsck.lsyirg
on the Burlington and Missouri Railroad
vest OF tia, town will commence on tie
Is, Of September
The Nashua Post announces on what ar>
pears TO be good authority, that the Cedar
Falls and Minnesota Rsilrosd Is to be ex>
,endei from Waverly to Nashua by Tie Isl
Of January next.
THE Cedar Rapids Times says tina. some
william set fire TO the wheat stacks OF Mr..
William Gardiner, and they were entirely
consumed. They contained about l,5Vo
bushels
The Iowa Falls Sentinel announces that
the bridge 20 span the Iowa river at that
place 10 completed. II length is one huns
bred feet and the cost will not be far from
$4,000.
TgaHiBLE AcciDESr.-Wec clip the follow.
ing item from the Iowa City Reputhed" OF
the 2Sth ulA:
ION the 18th inst, as Mr.. Henry Nc
Brant, of Clear Creek township, was get
ting of hay stack he slid upon the eud OF
a fork handle, which vas very sharp from
being split Oft Ii entered his bowels,
causing such . wound as produced his
d-a,h on the 23d. lie was 40 years, 7
months and II days old. mes, excellent,
upright, christian man. lie leaves large
family 10 mourn his loss.
The Mt Pleasant Free Press tells Of
horse that was made crazy by over.driving.
The Mt. Pleasant Free Press has an &C
count Of frightful accident which occurred
at . threshing machine. A lad. some
twelve or fourteen years old. had both his
thighs broken and was otherwise injured
The Republican ticket in Linn county is
~ follows: For Senator, Col, Robert
Smyth Tor representa- YES, Charles Wesre,
Adams Perry for Sheriff, j. q. Hsyzlett;
for Treasurer, r. I. Wilson; for County
Judge, A. Is. Dun, mt; for Surveyor. q. A.
Gray for Superintendent, Z. V. Elisberry.
The Mascatine Courier says Mr.. S. G..
Stein is now in New York making arrangc>
rpents for the iron to complete the Musca
tine, Upton & Anamosa railroad, two-thlrds
of the grading Of which is now completed.
tie Courier thinks the whole line will be
ready for the IRON by the time the ground
/ freezes, and one year from now the road
vii, be in running order.
4 We learn from the STATE Registsr TINT Sa>
fah 4. Weeks. daughter o! Samuel and Mas
tilda Weeks. aged four and a half years,
was drowned on the evening Of Aug. Goth.
in Jefferson township. Polk county, by falls
! ing into we'll near IN. kitchen door The
little girl when she went down, called for
her mother, then abe arose to the surface Of
the water and called again. but fore as
sistsncc came she sank to the bottom, and
the body was lifeess when il was recover :
/ ed.
The Burlington Haultye announces The
death % John ID Nelch. FIR % years res
ident Of Des Moines county. OF the mans
ner Of his death the Udnheys SAYS: "liis
disease was cancer in the face, from which
ne suffered long and very severely. 1t de-
stroyed his nose, one eye and one check,
and finally penetrated viial part in the
region of the neck Mr. We CHI was fifty
one years Of age, and for thirty years =
consistent and nc i've member Of the NJ T..
church. He wa, good neighoor, and .
most useful and energetic citizen. lie bore
mis- long suffering with Christian tortrtude,
and died wi h a hope Of immortality.
Tur t'h;caCo mud No,,hwess railroad