Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-13

The Ottumwa Ctsrisr saye that bola
at uneuecceoeul at:empt wae made " ROB
tn lst Natiooal Bank Of Bleomfeld, on the
aight Of he 7lh.
NJ. G. Lehman IVES found desd In The
streets Of Cedar Falls on the 4,h. He had
been taken suddenly sick and started for
HE home, but before arriving there, drop
ped dead.
The Eldora Ledger tails Of an old gentls>
man named Olthoff. who fell asleep on his
counter the other day. with $50 in green |
backs In bis pocket. When he Awcke. thsre
was ncer rsd TO be fcand. No ar>
rests.
} The Serfiaei says there are two cheese
factories in operation in Delaware county.
Oue of these, located ~ Delaware Cen.sr,
, uses 4, 800 barrels Of milk per dsy. II 10
. owned and worked ~ . company, and the
! milk IL beoseAs in fos a'dstsnce Of four
miles by the farmers.
!, Asysupg sen Of J. wdght, Who reside,
, about thres miles soutA u Adooson's
Grove 10 Dubuque county, vas in the field
> moWiug on Friday lest chen litlle son Of
Mr.. r. Ber, aged shout or 3 years, came
/. up behind toe Wright hey, unperceived, 90
: closely that shs peiptsf he scyths piercsd
: his heart and he died fnstsntiy.''
The Sigcsvney NeWs says che apple crop
b In that vicinity, % promising few weeks
!. ago. will be nearly m entire failure. Tue
: trees hevs the appearance Of having been
khisbyfruot, and ~ ysuns isultis withers
ioe and Ming to the efeead. Il > thought
s 81 oooso thas the trees have bsea stung BY
!. some insect.
!. We heard man wto ought 20 know aay
!. ysssssdey that NJ, \ b. Tifin, cor every
. where popular county treasurer. has, on
his farm near this city, the largest cotn In
=, the oounsy-as Il 10 'ss high a. your hesd."
- and b rushing right along toward roasting
:. !; ears. For fear some Of you might cay
!. ''thars nothing fbr garden corn" we dsrn
q II proDee 70 Gtate that there are twenty hvs
q broad ACRES efit. Who hes any better >
n State Registsr.
= Clarence II. Psunk killed Thomas Monro'
IN ChasitOa 3 fpw days go. They wsr'
n boeh nses beys, and while in . quasre
~ pru6k struck nsoroe Wish pair Of bulie
- noulds causing ~ deaah. The Coroner
4. jury statss sAot Psont ''eosced the handle
81 ct the moulds into The saes VI Monroe, vsinl
~ oucA lssoo . 70 roaeA bis bssios, cracking
n HE skull, end causing his death the SAM
night" The Herald thinks the act one Q
.. self defense.
m. The census Of Keokuk county for ICE
~ makes the following showing:
. = fetal white population. ....... 1912
~, Total colored population
of No acrss land enclosed :. ...... l24. l1S
~. Ne pounds wool shors il 1885,. lSO,l47
Ne sheen in 1867 . A,41'
:. No cattle OF all ages . 1859
he hogs Of ~ ages. ......... $751;
Z No Of horses Of oil ases. 7.s9
No q dogs Of oil sgs0. ..... 2,o6
Value ofshesp killed BY dogs. $2,O6s 2
Value Of sheep killed BY wolves. 43s q
.ct Krokux CouxrY IxrRov snsN1.-By refer
ers encs 10 the Census Returns. says the Sig
r. Quincy News, we God that .dsrins The ~
ov years commencing Janssfy 1868. and end
.o> ing January 1867 there have been lO,5S
"a acres OF land enclosed in Keokuk county
me- Durlag the same time there have been 80
he dwelling houses erected and our populatio
has incssssd 2,4Sl. The number Of pound
~ of wool shorn in 1896 10 nearly three time
y y. ~ large - that shorn in 1864. being an in
~ crease Of el.l70t lbs, and The number q
= shsep hes increased in shout The same -
-. ito. The increase I'll ether kinds Of stee
n. has been large excepting cattle. which &C
~, cording to the returns numbered CAT lei
n January 1867 than in January 1860