Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-17
Does smut on corn kill cattle3 tn,

DecOrah Rep,l6licGn says: Lest
Thursday .night-a week AgO-Leon-
ard Standring, Of Decorah, lost II
head of cattle. Eleven died inside
Of six hours, and all within radius
OF ten or fifteen rods Of each other.
The first impression was that they
must have been poisoned. Onc
animal fingered and died after the
others, and its symptoms were hike
those Of strychnia; but utter uncOn-
sciousness of any enemy who could
take so base q means Of revenge,
forbade the conclusion. Others have
lost cattle In similar manner; and
It is now attributed to eating smut
| In corn, for the animals had been
running In the cornheld for ten or
twelve daya." Is
The Ne'o Broom, knows Of seveISl
"old fogies" in Des Moines who
would have died several years ago il
they could have seen how they could
make ten per cent. on their funeral
expenses.
Porte Welch desires to sell an in
terest in his Cbase,vator at OskalOosa
and FhEnix at SigOurney-botll
Democratic with O muchness.
Mr.. Loughridge, M. G. from this
District, arrived recently ut Alzmpia,
Washington Territory.
The editor of the State Register has
joined the "Patrons Of Husbandry,"
and recommends the Order IN high
termsas being '.just what the farmers
Of the United States have long needed
to advance their interests" For any
information in regard to the Order,
address Gen. WIN. Duane Wilson,
Des Moines. 'e''
The Register tells of a lawsuit soon
to CONS Off In Des Moines, on rather
peculiar premises. 1t appears that a
young man had been cOurting n
young lady thereabouts, and she harl
consonted to marry him; but one
night when he was on his way To
+, visit her, about dozen men, armed
with guns, met him, and told him
they would shoot him if DC, didn't
"git out Of that" And he ''goh'a
"you bct;" but afterward hs entered
suit against them, as above stated.
Tho Albia E,sior Of Inst Thursday
coutslns tall for o meeting at Abba
on the 18th, "of all those opposed to
the payment of the Railroad Tax"
Haven't heard yet what they propose
to do about 1t.
From thesame paper we learn that
on the 5th inst. an old German named
Cisky, three miles north OF Melrose,
Monroe County, was buried alive
by the caving In of well while he
was at work In 1t. lie died befoys
he could be extricated.
The official count places the Re-
publican majorities in Iowa at fhe
late election as follows;x OaSac'yeof
State, 4l,433; on auditor Of State,
42,o5l; on Treasurer, 42.467; on Reg
General, Ss; a ana a. dS ap AttSFafE ASP'siEE
Court Reporter, 1885. Hurrah for
Iowa!
Miss Emma Sprague, of Van
Meter, aged about II years, accident
ally shot herself through the body
witf'a revolver which she was taking
out of O trunk, on the 9th inst. The
wound Is very severe one, but 1t is
hoped she will rec0ver.-From the
Register.
In a recent case in Scott County,
the District Judge decided that a
wife deserted, by. her husband can
sue him at law for debt due to her
from him. s5,5.; .gn,
The editor Of the Grand Junction
Head Light, says In bis last weeks
issue: "We were absent lately about
ten days, during which time the cash
receipts Of the Office were even fcsty
cents!" Yet the Head Light II con-
Essaefliv one Of the heat County PAPERS