Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-04-13
IOWA NEWS.

IOWA NEWS.
The Articles of Incorporation Of
the "Iowa, Minnesota and North
Pacific Railroad Company" were
filed with the Sec'y of State last
week, as we learn from the Register.
This is the Road which is expected
to run north and south through
Jasper and Marion Counties.
And the same paper is informed
that DR.. James Lewis, of Alton, has
q "mad stone" that has been success
fully tested for twenty years.
Since tho Ju.pcr se,,~Ssss~- -
nouncad Col. Earrettsof Newton rs a
candidate for Lieut.. Governor we
have noticed numerous cOmmenda-
tory expressions in our exchanges,
referring in the highest terms to the
Col's genuine ability and moral
worth.
The Call for a Convention to be
held at Oskaloosa this week in favor
of the Religious Amendment, Is
counteracted, and no Convention is
to be held there; as we learn from
the Herald.
The school teachers Of NintOn
visited the schools of Cedar Rapids
in IA body the other day.
The Register Of last Saturday re-
ports that B. Il. Van Leuvcn, Of Des
Moines, formerly of Pella, was very
sick, from the simple cause of having
accidentally run the point of lead
pencil into one Of his fingers.
The Abba Union says thatwork on
the gap in the Central Railroad oi
Iowa, between that place and MOul.
ton, will be commenced in a few
days, with prospect of finishing ii
up in ninety days.
AL. Swain, local editor Of the
Register, has bought the Jefferson
Era and will take charge of that
paper in about two weeks.-Hedd-
Light, 8th inst.
The grand jury of Page county has
found a truebill against one Baughn,
fer the following singular forgery:
In contract in relation to cattle he
inserted the word "fat," SO that the
contract read, "fat, smooth, mer-
chantable CATTLE" i'm the place.-pt
"smooth, merchantable cattle"
The Democratic stronghOlds OF
Dubuque and Lyons went Republi-
can at their municipal elections last
week! Hurrah for hooray!
At the Annual Convention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
held at Iowa City last week, the
following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, VIM.
Tackaberry Of Keokuk; Vice Presi-
dents, Prof. $. n. Fellows Of Iowa
City, and n. w. Knapp Of Waterloo;
Secretaries, N. X. Drury Of Western,
anu w. d. htueS VI Io"u SltS
Treasurer, w. J.. Mclaughlin OF
Davenport. The Convention was a
small one, there being only about
fifty delegates present.
Col. Geo. Is. CorkhiIl, Of Mt. Pleas
ant, is announced as a candidate for
Lieut.. Governor.
Gen. Wilson, Sec'y Of State Grange
of Patrons of Husbandry, says that
the calls on him to organize new
Oranges are four times as numerous
as he is able to attend. And from
State exchanges we observe that the
Order is spreading very rapidly in
Iowa.
The Register man has been present
ed with new this-year's potatoes
already.
The POcahOntas Journal tells of a
young and rather vain scho0l-teacher,
up in the northwest part of the State,
who, wishing new eraser, WAS
fooled into buying "a piece Of rubber
shaped like thimble, with several
small punctures in the end" being
told that it was TO be drawn over the
finger and thus used to erase pencil
marks. It seems he took it with
him IN q TeacherS, InStitn4o -As>A
used it as an eraser until somebody
told him how very small children
used such things. 1h3 saf
There Is Washington rumor that
Hon. Vim. Loughridge j. likely to
be made Commissioners of Pensions.