Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-03
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City Hall In OSkaiOOSa next IhurS-
day afternoon. The finest baby un-
der one year of age will receive an
elegant silver-mounted Perambula-
tor. Two other fine prizes are also
given. So says the Herald.
Same paper says:-The Knoxville
| Voter SAYS: "A tubular wrought
iron bridge is to be placed over the
Des Moines in Mahaska County, at a
| cost Of 1920" We regret To say
you are mistaken, Bro. Sperry. 1t
is the new Skunk river bridge you
refer to.
And moreover, the same paper
which wps crowded full of local
news-says that Company will
soon be organized ut the Depot in
Mahaska County, to prospect for
iron in that region, in the full belief
that paying ore will be found for
working.
Warren County has bed of
mineral paint" whereat the Journal
croweth loudly. Why, man, the
article is as common in this region
as all out of doors.
1t is expected that the Central
Iowa Railroad will be completed
from Abba to Oskaloosa by next
Saturday.
The residence of Mr.. Watkins,
in Monroe County, which was built
Of pige lu:aber and paper, caught
fire few days ago and was destroyeu,
and little child, left alone in the
house at the time, persisted in the
flames. We CLEAN from the Spirit.
The Free Press crows loudly over
the new Bank building, with its fine
safe, &C., at Newton.
Gov. Merrill offers reward Of $500
for the arrest of the parties who took
VIM. A. Lyon, a supposed horse
thief, from the Wayne County Jail
and hung him on the night of the
18th ult.
The meanest man in Iowa lives in
Muscatine county. He is a farmer,
and lost child recently. He emf
ploys his own father as wOrk-hand.
The old man attended his grand
child's funeral, and his dutiful son
"docked" him for half days wages.
So says veracious exchange.
Ex-Gov. Ralph p. Lowe, of Keokuk,
has received the appointment as
Assistant U. S. Attorney for Iowa.
VIM. McCauley, a railroad con-
tractor, bit off the ear of Charles
Campbell another railroad contractor,
near Oskaloosa, the other day.
Campbell pounded McCauley sound
~, then went and had his ear sewed
on. But it wouldn't work, and he
had to have the ear ripped off again.
Boiled down from the Herald.
Michael Bacher's saloon and resi-
dence, in Burlington, were destroyed
by an accidental fire last Saturday
morning, and four of his family
Sarah, aged IL years, Mary, aged 8,
Michael, aged Z, and grand
daughter aged 4 years-perished in
the flames. So says the HaDkeye.
Council Bluffs was lit by gas for
the first time last Thursday night.
A widow lady named Boyer who
lives in the northeastern part Of
town, has been down with typhoid
fever for a number of weeks, during
which time her three daughters
the oldest being sixteen years Of age
have dug good convenient cellar
under their house, walled it properly
with boards, and done it, too, with
out outside assistance. They have
also dug half an acre Of potatoes.
turnips, and other vegetables and
placed them in that cellar for winter.
--ChdritOn Patriot.
The Baptists of Iowa have 300
churches. los schools, 1919 mem
bers, and raised last year s., S9i "A.
In Muscatine County, r.. w. Har-
baugh wanted divorce from Sophie
Harbaugh. Sophie came into court
with no attorney, said she had no
money. her husband being treasurer
Of the firm whose dissolution he was
seeking. Court saw the point, decid-
ed it valid, and issued an order for
plaintiff to pay into court 800 for his
wife's benefit before the case could
proceed--saying that If any man
wanted the luxury Of a divorce in
that court, he must be prepared to
paw for it.