Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-04-14
IOWA NEWS.
Mad.eon County claims to have an
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Mad.son County claims to have an
undeseloped copper mine.
The State Board of immigration is
now in working order, with Judge
A. r. Fulton as Secretary.
A vein of coal, four feet ten inches
thick, has been found near Clarinda,
Page County, As feet below the sur
face, and just below bed Of lime
stone ii feet thick.
Cedar Rapids has nine lawyers,
nine doctors, nine churches, nine
ministers, nine hotels and nine secret
societies.
Beware Of wild parsnips. Several
children near Iowa City were poi
soned, though not fatally, by eating
some Of them few days ago.
The colored citizens of Keokuk on
last Thursday evening celebrated the
ratification of the 18th Amendment,
following the example Of their race
all over the country.
Miss Mary f. Spencer is said to be
the best Engrossing Clerk the Iowa
House has had for ten years.
Mrs. A. NJ. Rosburgh, of Panora,
has patented an Improved Bleach
iDg.box and Process" for Milliners,
says the Bulletin.
The Homestead comes down on the
"American Institute Farmers Club"
for the inordinate nonsense that
luminous body promulgates so boun-
tifully through the New York
IriL,1le.
Same paper says:-Tbe farmers Of
New England raise as much corn per
acre as the farmers of the West, and
the New England corn commands
about Is cents per bushel more than
the Western. Now why not raise
the Yellow Flint corn here, and
secure the higher price:
And the same PAPER says that
birthstone is the best possible thing
to fasten iron posts or bars into stone,
because it expands when cooling.
The MasOns of Charlton have do
mated to the Christian Church there
bell costing Sl60, in acknowledge
ment Of courtesies heretofore extend
ed.-So says the Democrat.
Same paper talks about "Butch-
ers' Ring" because the Charlton
butchers have put up steak to seven
teen and halfcents pound!
Messrs. John Sherman and VIM.
Baer have purchased the Eddyville
Gazette, and propose to enlarge the
paper soon. Success to them!
Hon. John p. Irish, the recognized
leader Of the Democracy in the pres
ent Assembly, in letter to the
Copperhead emphatically denounces
the theory of reputation Of the
National Debt, saying that, If adopt
ell as Democratic principle, it twill
bring the party to common sepul-
cher with organized counterfeiting
and concerted forgery" We place
this letter on file, believing that no
long time will elapse until it will
prove itself to have been worth
saving.
In his answer to Mr.. Irish's letter,
Sam. Evans. the editor Of the Cop
perhead, refers to the sick soldiers in
hospital, during the war, in these
terms:-"Henry Clay Dean was
Democrat when it cost him the vile
abuse Of a crazy, drunken mob of
hospital sneaks." If any such dog
as the writer Of that attends the
Soldiers Reunion in June, we don't
want to see him.
Des Moines very naturally had q
jubilation meeting last week, upon
the passage of the Capitol bill. Well,
gentlemen, now turn in and help US
have a jubilation about the Abba
Knoxville & Des Moines r. r.
The Hardin County Sentinel says
there is man living in that County
who was born without ears or any
openings at the usual places for ears.
He is not deaf, but only little hard
of hearing.
The Second Annual Meeting of
the Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton of Iowa convened at Marshall
town last week. The attendance
was not from MI parts Of the State;
but the meeting seems to have been
interesting and profitable. A Reso-
luton was adopted, "That we deem