Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-11

Carter of Des Moines, State Binder
both of whom have done their work
well and faithfully-gave place to
their successors, G. w. Edwards of
the Haukeye, State Printer, and J.J.
Smart of the Waterloo Reporter,
State Binder. 1t is announced that
Mr.. Edwards has sub-let his official
work to Mr.. Mills, and will not
establish any Office at Des Moines.
How comes it that 'sparks from
locomotives" have got to doingso
much damage all at once in Iowa
lately? A few months ago we had
hardly beard of a fire from such a
cause, while in the last three or four
weeks we have heard of several.
The Iowa Reform School now has
siXty-fve inmates, but two OF them
girls.
The calaboose ut Hamburg, FIRE.
mont county, was destroyed by lire
recently, its only inmate perishing
in the flames. The name of the
unfortunate man was Peter Geral.
| He was imprisoned for drunkenness.
His charred remains were eXhumed
from the ashes the next morning. IT
is supposed he set the fire himself,
hoping to escape in the excitement.
A special to the Register reports
that Clayton Bros store at Van
Meter was robbed and then set on
fire on the 3D. inst, and entirely
destroyed. Loss estimated at over
$1,000. The scoundrels who did the
mischief were not known.
Patrick O'Connor's family, at
Dubuque, took care of poor John
Dougherty in his dying days-and
he has left them $1,000.
Hundreds of thousands of chestnut,
larch, maple, cottonwood and other
shade trees are being set out in the
more treeless regions Of Iowa this
season.
| The Eaackeye says:-"We learn
from Mr.. Manning that there are
now in the Penitentiary 26l convicts;
being q less than the highest number
reached in January last"
Col. Garrett, Chm of the Jasper
| County Republican Committee, issues
| a call for the members of that Com
mittee to meet on the 18th inst. to
I determine what plan to adopt in
making the County nominations this
year. The Primary Election plan
don't seem to suit the people.
| Almost all over the State Of Iowa
the people seem to be voting Town.
ship aid to Railroads, or voting down
propositions for such aid.
Our neighbors of Jasper County
seem to be straining every nerve to
secure the Iowa, Minnesota and
North Poetic Road. The last Repub-
icon is literally full Of good, solid
"Railroad articles" and a paper
called the "Railroad Bulletin" has
been issued, especially devoted to the
subject. Go in and win, neighbors.
Fishing parties in Marion number
forty couples, and they take brass
band along. We don't know how
many fish they catch, but the county
clerk thinks it will be good for his
business, and even the clergy encour-
age it.
The pupils in the Centerville school
have planted, each one a tree, in the
school house yard. Better work
than throwing stones at the school
house windows.
A Mr.. Lamoreaux, Of AvOca, has
genuine Damascus sword, which is
two-edged and little over foot
long, almost as sharp as razor. 1t
will cut the hardest iron without
marring the edge, says the Deita.
A railroad hand at Pacific Junction
stood ON thetrack last week Tuesday,
with crowbar in his hand, and was
menacing a negro who was on pass
ing train, when the end Of car
struck the croWbar and knocked it
against his head with such force that
he was killed instantly.
a cargo of silk-worm eggs, worth
over 5000, 900, passed through Iowa
by railroad a few days ago, direct
from Japan, by way of San Francisco,
destined for France, Italy and Tur-
key. The wonder is that the cargo
was not shipped by the Suez Canal
instead Of through America by rail
road.
< The Register says:-Prizc fights in
Iowa are getting altogether too COM
mon. At Clinton, on the I'd, Miles
O'Connor, after brutal battle OF
ro,rtaon rn1infIu uyhippaI one RYAN