Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-12-15
IOWA NEWS.

Navigation on the Mississippi
,bove Keokuk is suspended, says the
same paper remarks that it must
crafty Iowans to observe that Sec'y
Belknap's Report is the most gener-
ally noticed and commented by the
Press of all the Cabinet Reports.
The Register is authorized to deny
the report that the Presidency OF our
State University has been rendered
to Hon. n. Bateman of Illinois.
BY the way, the Register is now
under the control of the Messrs.
Clarkson, Mills & Co. having retired.
The Register has for the last several
wears been an honor to the State, and
perhaps unequaled in Iowa journal
ism. We cannot doubt that the
Messrs. Clarkson will flight it out
on the same line" and we wish them
the most abundant success and pros
perity in every way.
Teachers desiring State Certificates
must furnish themselves with Ger
tificates of good moral character and
Herewith present themselves before
the State Educational Board OF
Examiners which holds special
session for this purpose at the State
University in Iowa City at T. M.
dTuesday, 9th inst.
Up in Sioux City, one Jack Jones
had illegal intimacy with one Mrs.
Jenkins, the mother of several chill
dresl. Mr.. Jenkins tried to reclaim
his wife, but failed; she liked Jones
best. So Jones gave Jenkins $500
and new suit of clothes, and then
Jenkins left the burgh, and Jones
took possession Of the woman and
family. That's the latest way yet OF
arranging such matters.
Col. A. p. Richardson, of the Nc
Gregor Times, died on Monday OF
last week. lie was one of the leaders
of Iowa Democracy, a brilliant jour-
nalist, and genial gentleman.
A Swedish woman named Jane
Swanson, near Stuart, Guthrie Coun-
ty, a monomaniac, voluntarily threw
herself on the railroad track last week
Wednesday evening, and was run
over and killed by the cars. we
learn from the Register.
Some few of the leading papers in
the State are canvassing the proba-
bilities for our next Governor, who
is to be nominated next June. There
is nothing like getting ones name
before the people in season, you
know.
The following Counties are the
ones that adopted prOhibitOry law
against wine and heer at the last
election: Mills, Hardin, Louisa,
Warren, Tama, Cerro Gordo, Cass,
Guthrie, Buchanan, Cedar, Hamilton,
Bremen, Grundy, Butler and Chero-
kee.-Register.
The Indianola Leader has purchas-
ed Power Press; and the Journal OF
the same live town proposes to have
one soon too.
Mr.. J. NJ. Dixon, the blind editor,
author of "The Valley and the
shadow" has assumed the partial
editorship of the Vilisca Journal,
and will thereby exert all his infiu-
ence in the aid of Temperance. We
wish him and friend Sherman all
prosperity.
A Mr.. Close, in Lucas County,
opened the heart of one of his cows,
after her death, and found therein
ten-penny nail, which is supposed to
have found its way there through
her food. So says the Charlton
Democrat.
The Abba Spirit Of the West pre-
serves a sample of the first dirt
thrown on the A. X. & ID. Railroad.
Let us have the cars, gentlemen, and
YOU may keep the dirt oil the time.
The Iowa City Republican again
positively declares that it is not smut
i'm corn-fields which kills cattle, but
eating too much dry corn-fodder
without sufficient water.
French's Hay Press and building
at Keokuk were burned by an In.
cendiary last Monday, as we learn
from the Gate city. Total loss about
81. 500. Insurance SO $50.