Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-06-29
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.
MAHAsK Herald reports
that the storm Of the 18th did great
damage to buildings, trees, crops and
fences. The new Quaker College
was injured to the amount OF proba-
bly, thousands Of dollars. Every
building but one on the Fair
Grounds was entirely demolished /.
Judge Sewers was badly burned
about the handsand legs, on the 18th,
by an accident with a gasoline lamp,
and was confined to the house for
several days.-The Herald nomi-
mates Mr.. John II. Green, of Oska-
Ioosa, for the next Secretary of the
State Agricultural Society.-The
|. o. O. 4. of Oskaloosa will have a
public procession and installation of
officers on the 4th Of July.-At n
Mass Meeting to be held ut Whites
Grove, north of Oskaloosa, on the
18th of July, speeches will be deliv-
cred by Miss Edna Smell, Hon. VIM.
Loughridge and others"
LUCAs.-The Patriot learns that
there will be a heavy yield of all
crops in its region, except that wheat
will give only about half a yield.
MoNRoE.-The Union says that
some $40 or $50 have been raised to
pay for fine flag to be presented to
the largest delegation from any TIP.
of Monroe County to the 4th of July
Celebration at Albia.--The chinch-
bug has destroyed all the Spring
wheat in that section of country.
Many fields Of corn are also said to
he injured by the same cause, the
stalks being so covered with bugs az
to look like black sticks.--The
storm Of the 18th inst. did great
damage in Monroe County. One
new two-story dwelling house in
Monroe TIP. was torn all to pieces
There were seven persons in 1t ut the
time, but only three of them were
injured, and those slightIy.-Albia
folks had n big Railroad Excursion
up to Eldora afew days ago. On the
return the train was delayed by some
Instructions which some fends had
placed on the track. Fortunately NJ
hurt was done.
WARREN.-Mr. James II. WATSON,
who graduated with the first honors
Of his Glass at West Point on the
18th inst, is II resident Of Hartford
Warren County, says the Journal
THE U. =. Church at Indianols
has lately added % to its member
ship.-Thc big storm of the 18Th
paid its respects to Warren County
also. The old Seminary building al
Indianola was shattered, and trees
fences, DC, greatly injured. Al
Norwalk and st. Charles several
buildings were thrown down.
Warren County is going to build q
$36S5 Poor House, as we learn from
the Leeulcr.
JASPER County papers have de-
tailed accounts Of damages from the
great storm. The Free Press esti
mates the losses from this cause IL
Newton alone at $4,000. 1t also
mentions that the display Of North.
ern Lights on the evening previous
was most remarkably brilliant. The
same fact was observed in other
places. THE vote in Independence
Up. on the proposed Tax Of per
cent. in aid of the Railroad resulted
in II votes for, and ia against. The
friends Of the Railroad claim that
the election was known to be illegal
and was therefore allowed to 90 by
default.-The RepuLijcan reports
the total valuation Of Jasper County
Mt IS, 7i9, Ol l THE town OF Nevada,
Story County, has unanimously voted
a FIVE per cent. Tax for the Iowa,
Minnesota and North Pacific Rail-
road. The officers Of this Railroad
Company have established their
headquartersat Newton, and propose
to push the work with vigor. En-
gineers are nowat work, establishing
the linc.-Mr. Isaac Shissler's
barn, in Poweshiek Tp., was de-
stroyed by an accidental fire on the
18th, with all its contents except the
horses. 1t was one Of the largest
barns in the County. Loss S4,00O.---
The Record announces that there