Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-12-16
IOWA NEWS.


found out that running out the Her.
aid" would persist in getting on the
wrong foot. Well, peace to its re-
mains!
Prof. w. G. Hammond has been
chosen President of the State Histor-
ical Society, and L. Lloyd Editor Of
the Annals Of Io,ca, which the Soci-
ETY. publishes.
Col. Fisher, Of Oskaloosa, former
~ editor of the Herald, is now Su-
lpss3atsndent Of the Denver Pacific
Railroad.
New and remarkable caves have
been discovered in the Dubuque lead
regions.
Col Dewey has gone 10 Washing
ton to see about the Iowa claims
against the Government, $2OOS, 900
being still unpaid.
The Register gives some statistics
from the forthcoming Report of the
Register of the State Land Office,
from which 1t appears that the total
amount of land granted to Railroads
in this State is A, 2s6, 1903 acres.
Miss Julia c. Addington, after her
election to the Office of County Su.
perintendent of Schools In Mitchell
County, wrote to the State Superin-
tendent to inquire whether there was
any reason why she should not per.
form the duties Of the Office, collect
pay for services, &c. Mr.. Kissell saw
no objection to her doing SO; and he
submitted thefquestion to Attorney
Gen'l O'Connor, who gave his opin.
ion that Miss Addington is in nc
way debarred. So that question
seems to be settled.
1t appears that one Orlando T
Bliss, late canvassing agent of the
Ottumwa C9pperhead, has "slid,'
! leaving behind him as many unpaid
debts as he could possibly contract.
The Census Board have selected
the BoyingtOn One-and-a-half mil
lion, and twO-million, and the Far.
rand one-million plans Of the State
House, as those which they will pre-.
sent to the Legislature.-Register.
| A fire at Loudon, Iowa, on the
night of the 7th inst, destroyed a
hotel, three warehouses and four
stores. Supposed to be incendiary.
Loss estimated between $4,000 and
$4,000.
|, The Ottumwa and st. Paul Rail.
road Company has been organized,
with J. ID. Ladd, President. 1t is
proposed to build a road from OF.
tumwa to Cedar Falls.
i There was a considerable fire al
Oskaloosa last week Wednesday,
The Herald, from which we CLEAN,
did not ascertain the full amount Ol
damage.
Mr.. George Newfarth, Of Monroe
County, died last week from the ef
fects Of an accidental shot from an
|, other man with whom he had beer
out hunting, Gathered from thu
linton.
There was terrible tragedy in OF.
tumwa last Thursday evening"
Lewis s Barker, a Jeweler, discover
ed that his wife had been living In
criminal connection with Otto Fraun.
berg, a Saloon keeper. On Thursday
he found them In Gogrante. He tried
to get into the house, and met Fraun'
berg coming out. At the same In.
slant he shot Fraunberg and Fraun.
berg stabbed him in the abdomen,
infiicting mortal wounds.
A correspondent Of the Bulletin
claims that the Cardiff Giant
which has made so much excitement
| in New York, was carved out of q
block Of gypsum taken from the Fort
Dodge quarries.
The amount In the State Treastry
on the 1st ult. was $3O3, 1885, as PEI
State Treasurer's forthcoming Re.
port.
The names Of Judges Sewers, Day,
Richmond, Chase and Slagle are
among those mentioned in connec-
ti0n with the expected vacancy in
the Supreme Court. We have also
heard Ex-Lieut. Gov. Eastman's
name spoken Of. The Hatckeye
learns that the appointment will not
be made until the friends Of all par
ties are heard from.
| A special dispatch to the Register
says that the Treasury of Tama
County was robbed Of 5000 last FRI
day evening, and the Treasurer stab
bed and severely wounded by the
two robbers.
Barker, stabbed at Ottumwa on
Thursday night, as above mentioned,
died on Sunday. Fraunberg IL re-
covering.
Last Saturday young man named
Wolfe, son Of prominent citizen Of
/ 0ttumwa, gnt into a fight with some
awadoe and stahhed one to death