The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-14
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"A. &. Hillysr, sditor Of the Poweshiek
Herald. Is candidate for Judgein his Dis
trict
Sioux City i ovsrrun With burglars.
--Wsbsesr coanty hes the biggest harvest
and The srsntsst prosperity il has evsr known.
4-Ahss Dstton, b giving concerts 1t Dsv-
export.
-Tks Dsvssposs Gasas n.y.: "ia New
+ Yssh, q NoslAy. Jsdss Cerdoso, in the
cases Of O'Bsiss, 0atss aud others against
th> Rock Island Railroad Company, vacated
The injaDcsioa agsinst the Company and de-
med he motion for receiver. The Judge
held that the Company issubject 70 the
idrisdiotion Of the States Of Iowa and
Illinois, and by their laws it powers must be
tested.
DIR. J. v. 81. Judd, formerly of Daven.
port, died recently q Hampton, ILL.,, Of san
cor in The stomach. He Vas = brother Of
Hon N. B. Judd.
Tho laborers At Rock Island have
"struck.'
DIR. ". ". Parker, OF Davenport, killed
By the cars, wss buried Wednesday. There
WAS large attendancs Of Masonic and other
bodie, and 81. citisens.
"A snatch thief robbed Wesley Wiseley
Of 20 dollars, q Davenport couple Of days
ago. Wesley con6ded unvisely, and not
we'll.
Davenport has company Of mounted
Tanner" Prepare 10 git onto your horses.
Giti''
The Muscatine Journal hears that some
body il trying to sell dieased beef to the
Muscstinsrs.
The Journal hears of some wheat In
Nssestins county that has been shrivelled by
the warm weather.
The fall tsrm Of Cornell College, at
Mt. Vernon, opens August 9th.
Peter Hendricks, of Clinton county,
hung himself dead last Friday.
The paper mill ss Clinton is nearly com
plete.
Information is wanted Of Captain Mar
tin o. Hara, late Of the Sixteenth Iowa in.
fantry. He formerly resided at Lyons. If
this notice Is seen BY MIN or BY any person
knowing him, let notice Of his address be
sent to Jefferson Bowers, Havana, Marion,
county, Illinois.
The potatoe crop in Mahasks county is
failure.
The Baptists Of Clinton are building
church which is to be large and handsome.
Tho De Witt Observer chronicles an in
vasion Of srasshoppers.
Miss Loana Cass, Of Jones county, was
drowned while bathing in the Msquoketa
river Anew days ago.
--Jno. Csssidsy, Of De Witt, has absconAS
cd from that place, leaving q wife and credit
orr to .cuss'' for him.
Senator Harlan and General Scho6eld
speak It Burlington TO morrow.
Capt. VIM. Hillhouse, is in command of
the steamer Diamond 10 temporarily.
Peter McDonough, of Burlington thrash
Cd his vii. with chain.
The potstoe crop in Northern Iowa is
light.
Emma Alderman and her brother were
fooling with . revolver at Des Moines on
Friday. The pistol went OF killing Emma
instantly.
-. A. Douthart, graduate Of the Mt
Pleasant University at the late June com
mencement, il Professor OF Mathsmatic in
Indianola College.
The store Of Pickell's Brothers, At Mt
Plsasuns, vas entered By burglars lev
nights ago.
The Henry county Hea says that Union
Hall in Mt. Pleasant, was crowded with
people Monday night, toheAr Senator Harlan
and Hen. Gss. ". heCary.
The Nonpartel Of Tuesday rejoieeth
with exceeding muchnsss because that the 81.
Joseph / Council Blnds Railroad is COM
pleted.
The Nonperiel thinks, that work on the
new Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Council
Bluffs will be commenced BY the 6rst Of Sep
tsnber. WIN. \. Cfaig. Of Nebraska City,
Il ike to get the contract
The Oskaloossa Herald has added the
names Of ninety-seven new subscribers to its
list in two weeks past. That's good sign
for Mahaska county.
4n0Cia1 Not Cos.