Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-02-23

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sTbe Waterloo Reporter learns from
Gov. Merrill that he has not been, is
not now and does not intend to be
for reelection.
i The Oskaloosa Herald Of last week
begins an editorial with the remark
that 1t "knows nothing about the
Iowa Southwestern Railroad" and
then goes on to say that when certain
Townships on the line have voted
the Tax, the Company will take
hold, ..and soon after frost leaves the
ground the dirt will n.y."
And the same paper remarks that
It supposes the extension of the Rail-
road from Washington to Sigourney
is certain thing now, and wants to
know when - dock for its sextension
to OskalOOsa. 3a4oa of9 H'A
The Iowa City State Press Of the
18th inst. says that "up to this time
about $375, 600 have been raised for
the construction Of the Iowa South
western Railroad from Clinton to
Oskaloosa, which Is about two-thirds
Of the amount required" And It
adds that only three Townships along
the line have failed to vote Tax for
1t, and "they will all vote again and
the result will be different"
The editors of the Ottumwa Courier
are in luck. Maj. Hamilton succeeds
to the Post Office at Ottumwa, in
place of Gen'l Hedrick, who is ap-
pointed to the Office of Revenue
Supervisor of Iowa, vice Dru,nmond
prouioted. It Is not often that one
newspaper can get two such 'phat
takes" Gentlemen, we congratu-
late you.
DIR. Burns, President Of the College
at Indianola, lectures in that town
this evening. Subject not stated.
Admittance 25 cents--the proceeds to
apply on the purchase of new Instru-
ments for Brass Band! That's a
new way of "getting at it," one
would think; but we don't see why
1t isn't good one. -
Hon. X. W. Stuart, of Maauoketa,
has been making some accurate
experiments as to the relative value
Of raw and of cooked food for hogs,
and ha gays: II find a sill rsaniEe
s.4S0 pounds Of pork, dnd only 232.
bushels when cooked, a difference Of
112.G btshelsin favor Of cooked feed"
Hon. g. G. Wright, United States
Senator elect, leaves for Washington
on MOnoay next, to enter upon the
important trust an appreciating peo-
pie haveconferred truly good man.
Hon. Jackson Orr, member elect
from theSixth District, Hon. NJ. M.
Walden, member elect from the
Fourth District, and Hon. w. g.
Donnan, member elect from the
Third District, and Hon. AR. Cotton,
member elect from the Second Dis
trict, are all in Washington, ready 10
enter upon their Congressional ca
reei.--RsVister, 18th.
The Sanlyville Literary AssMia-
tion last Thursday night debated the
following question: "That 1t IL NOR
ally wrong to spark the girls on
Sunday night" The Linen Ss;ci1uof
House was crowded to hear the dis
putants. At the close the house vo-
ted on the question, and every young
lady voted that 1t was right to spark
on Sunday night, and one said every
other night als0.--Indianola Journal,
18th inst.
From the same paper welearn that
the Teachers In the neighb0rhood of
Summerset, Warren County, have
Teachers Association,
holding weekly meetings, with the
object OF Improvement in their Pro-
fessIon; and from the report, It ap-
pears that they 60 at II in very SEN
sible way. There ought to be such
an organization In every Township.
Mr.. John Blgelow, who lived near
Fort Dodge, sat down to dinner with
his family, and asked the blessing in
as clear and firm voice as ever. He
said "amen," and remained with his
head bowed over his plate. His wife
upnk a m him and he did not answer.