The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1870-07-21
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The Davenport Gazette says lit
tie A year old, son of Henry Thuenen,
East Davenport, was badly scalded
on the arms and face, last Saturday
afternoon, 10y falling into tub OF
hot water :. Robert Rodman, son Of
Gen. T. ]. Rodman, while exercis-
ing in gymnastics on a turning bar,
slipped and fell, causing a simple
fracture of both bones of the leg be-
low the knee. The barn of MIR.
Bruce, of Scott county, with three
horses, hay, agricultural implements,
etc., was destroyed by fire. A Mr..
Campbell in trying to save the horses
was badly burned. d. Henry Kits,
aged Is, had one hand badly
mangled by a circular saw he was
tending. t.. ...... ....-u...r.-a =
The Charlton Patriot says son of
Thompson Heilman, aged abont nine
years, living few miles north OF
town, was bitten by a rattle snake on
the 4th and died on the 9Th. -.
Charlton is excitable since the MUIR
der and hanging of two weeks ago.
One night shortly after those tragic
events, gentleman going home late,
saw a man erouching behind a
fence, and thinking some devilmen,
was up, the citizen raised posse OF
officers and citizens, armed to the
teeth, and surrounded the poor fell
low, with cooked reviewers they
took him into custody and found him
to be one of these itinerant painters,
who in the pay of "Bitters" firms.
daub the fences with signs. They
were all sold . In commenting upon
the Just deserts meted out to- Wilson
for the murder of Sheriff Lyman, the
Chicago Times says: cit is another
evidence that the people are not Ca
pable of self government. To which
the Patriot responds: eve hardly
think it would be advisable for thai
sheet to advocate s'mob-murder," al
its proprietor narrowly escaped, al
one time the fury of an outraged PEG
ple." .....
Jesse Mann of Burlington was
drowned last Friday while bathing
in the river.
-Four men were drowned at Mont
rose, Thursday, while the steamer
Northwestern was there. Severa
men were at work upon her vince
house when the ladder broke pre-
cipitating them into the river.
The Fort Dodge North Vest, o
the l4th, has the following news o
the Buena Vista county treasury
"Wm. Sanderson, Treasurer o
Buena Vista, came in town on Tues
day trying to get on the track o
me burglars who have robbed the
Treasury of that county of $4,000
The county has no safe, and the
Treasurer, who lives about three
miles north of Sioux Rapids, KEEP
the funds in dssk at his hOnse. On
Friday night of last week some per
son or persons entered the house
broke open the desk containing the
county funds, secured two packages
of 81, 500 and escaped. There is no
clue yet discovered that indicates
who the thief was. A reward OF
$500 is offered by Mr.. Sanderson foi
information that will lead TO the re.
covery OF the funds, and an addition
al $500 will probably be offered by
the Board of Supervisors"
The house of Mrs. Feightley in
Van Buren, county, was burned tC
the ground. A subscription paper
started at once, realizing her several
hundred dollars. Pr. Democrat.
Two little girls, daughters of Geo,
burst, of Strawberry Point, Clayton
county, were burned to death in a
stable on the 28th ult. 1t is suppos.
ed they accidentally set fire to some
hay while playing with matches.