Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-12-17
Iowa News.

H. Iowa NewS.
,--Grinnell has the largest, Congre-
gational society in the Statex -
Dubuque county is agitating the
project of building = new Court
House.
The Iowa Legislature will con.
vene at Des Moines January 10th
inst.
The Baptist Conference, of Cedar
Valley, met at Waterloo on the 18th
inst.
The Universalists of Waterloo
cleared $500 by their festival, last
week.
-Marshalltown has lady Notary
Public, III. Jameson, recently COM
misioned by Gov. Merrill
1T Is stated that new Republi-
can tbirty-two column paper will be
started at Grand Junction on or
about New Years.
M. w. Lovette, of Elk Town
ship, Clay county, has am apple or
chard Of 1900 bearing trees, and
5000 more set out. ..-aa .t@
The Des Moines Valley Road has
suspended work for the winter seven.
lty-six miles northwest OF Des Moines
and nine miles from Fl. Dodge.
The State Census Committee will
recommend for the consideration of
the Legislature the following plans
for new State House: A plan by
Boyington, of Chicago, building to
cost Sl,0OO,00o; A plan by some
architect, building to cost 81 SOC, 900 !:
A plan by Capt. Farrand, of Des
Moines, building to cost $1,000. 900.
The forthcoming report of the
Treasurer Of the State shows that
there was in the Treasury on the LIST
of November balance of 1903, 474.-
"a, for which there is no use but to
put by for rainy day. This is as
good for Iowa as for Republicanism.
BY the 18th Of January Iowa will be
out of debt and have half a million
dollars over. &c.,.
The Dubuque Herald of the 14th
says, sit is generally conceded that
the hog crop is short and that prices
will rule high all winter. Farmers
hereabouts have scarcely commenced
to slaughter yet. The offerings to-
day were about 100 head. Ryan is
unable to procure enough live or
dressed hogs to keep his establish
ment in full operation even at the
extreme prices he Offers"
The Keokuk Constitution tell. a
big frog and snake story. 1t says:
"Mr. Cheney, farmer residing a
few miles from this city, informs us
that day or two ago his dog killed q
snake on his place, which exhibited
as much life as such reptiles are wont
to do in the month of August. Mr..
Cheney also says that on the same
day he saw a frog swimming about
In creek which was lined with
shore ice. Such sights are seldom to
be seen in this climate at this season
of the year"
Miss Julia c. Addington having
been elected to the Office of County
Superintendent of schools sof Mitch.
ell county, wrote to the Superin.
tendent of Public Instructions ask
ing If she could legally hold the posi-.
ton. The Superintendent replies,
and his opinion is confirmed by the
Attorney General, that she can, and
that her decision in cases of appeal,
will be valid in law. The Superin.
tendent further assures her that his
department will do all i'm its power
to aid her in advancing the case of
education. Hurrah for women's
rights In Iowa!
The Des Moines Register of the
10th gives the following list of APP
pointments by the Governor:
Rev. Thomas f. Corkhill, OF Mt.
Pleasant, was on Wednesday appoint
ed Trustee of the Reform School, giCe
Isaac L. Gibson, resigned, being
about TO remove from the State. Mr..
C.'s term will expire i'm 1872.
Stephen N. Lindley, ESQ.,, of New
ton, was yesterday appointed Judge
of the Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial
District, vice Judge Winslow, re-
signed.
James o. Crosby, ESQ.,, of Gran
villo. Clayton county, was yesterday
appointed Commissioners of Legal
Inquiry. vice Elijah O'dell, whose
resiSnBtion was received yesterday
by the Governor. The Commission
now consists of Messrs. VIM. III.
Sewers, of Oskaloosa; Samuel III.
Fairall. of Iowa City, and James o.
Crosby. Mr.. C.'s appointment Is
subject to the approval of the Senate
when that body shall convene.
An extra from the Tama Repub-
licdn Office gives an account of the
robbing of the county safe, and
the fatal stabbing of the deputy
treasurer. We clip the following.
Last evening, about six o'clock,
two men entered the Office of the
treasurer of Tama county, at Tama
City. Iowa, and asked for some
stamps. Mr.. Camery, deputy treas
urer, turned to get them, when they
nnKtrIf him hU tho throat md
knocked his head against the wall.
and stabbed him three times they
then seized $4,000 that lay in the
ssafe and escaped. 1t is feared that
Camery is :s:,tally wounded. Should
the robbers be Caught, they will be
lynched beyond doubt.
Anticipated Legislat ton.
While attending Circuit Edito-