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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Chambermaids in Fifth-street board
ing houses in Des Moines take re-
venge on handsomely dressed ladies
by drenching them with slop from
upper windows.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Mark Ward, boy about fourteen
years OF age, residing at Anamosa,
has constructed a sewing machine
with ajack-nife from pine boards and
wires that makes perfect stitches.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A Jeweler, named E. Rufiy went
chicken shooting near Nevada the
other day, and accidentally blew HE
own brains out with a shotgun.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Mrs. Carolina Cooper, who settled
in Polk county in 1916, when the
Indians still lived there, died on Sun
day, after only twenty four hours of
illness. She was very estimable
woman,
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The farmers of Delaware county
propose to wind up tho harvest Of
this year, with a g. and mass meeting
and a picnic dinner in the vicinity
of Bailey's ford. 1t will be a regu-
lar harve st home.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A Davenport boy practically illus
trated the use of revolver by shoot.
ing himself through the head while
showing friend show it worked"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

On the 25th at Burlington a man
named Frederick Pfester, while en-
gagged in coupling cars, was caught
between the dead wood, and
crushed so badly that he died same
evening.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A cat fish weighing three hundred
pounds was caught in Wapsie, four
miles above Anamosa, the other day
It was probably an ancient fish.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Joseph Smith, Hamilton township,
Hamilton county, was using his barn
for a carpenters shop. A little girl
-matches-big fire a heap OF ash
es and no insurance.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A frame building, used as store
house by the b. & NJ. road, was
burned in Burlington, on Sunday
loss $4,000.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
u EFEREES SALE.
SANFORD Q. SPAIN, !
NADV - Fiji Of a

MARY SEUL. ct al.
Circuit Court f Nahdskd County, IoUd:
BY order of the Circuit Court at the July term
A. ID. 1871 The undersigned Referees will offer
for sale at public auction ut the town of Peoria in
said county on Saturday, the Goth day ofAugust,
1871, at one O'Clock p. m, the following real es
tate, to-wit !: Beginning at the south east CO ner
of section 10 n, II, west 1913 chains, north 20
chains, east 733 chains, south 20 chains, to place
OF beginning containing 14ss acres. Also begin
ming at lhe north east corner of section o. thence
south 10 chains west 7.33 chains, north 10 chains,
east 733 chains to place of beginning, con-
tanning IA acres. Also beginning at the
south west corner of section H. thence north 20
chains, thence east SAB chains, then south 20
chains, then west 543 chains to place of begin
ming, containing 1886 acres. ALSO beginning al
the north west of section 49, then east s 43
chains, thence south $50 chains thence west 5 43
chains, thence north $50 to the place of beginning
containing 4, O7 acres all in Township II, range
II west, containing in the aggregate $685. acres
more or less. Terms of sale, one-fourth Cash in
hand balance in one and two years.
PETER APPEL,
JAS. MCAUI Ely, Referees.
r. Il. BURDEN.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Hiram Loop and Frederick Mar
tin were loading hay in Hazel Green
Delaware county, the other day, and
got into a quarrel. Martin crushed
Loops skull with pitchfork handle,
and is in Jail for 1T.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A little son of Samuel Reimer,
who lives a few miles from Daven-
port on the Wapsie, while sleeping
in the grain field, unbeknown to its
parents, was run over by the reaper
on Thursday last, and its hands COM
ming in contact with the sickle, one
wrist was nearly severed from the
arm, rendering amputation necessa-
ny, besides having three fingers cut
off the other hand.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A landlady at Ottumwa egged a
bride out of her house the other day,
because, she said the girl ought to
have been married three weeks be-
fore she was. She must have spat-
terd her victim with a great deal OF
the fruit, for the justice made her
pay $1,000 for it.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Going to parties, grossly abusing
ladies, using the most profame and
obscene language, assailing couples,
and throwing butcher knives at the
young women, is the employment of
John Salisbury, a ruffian who is
the terror of Fremont township,
Johnson county.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The residence of David Perrin,
four miles east of Garden Grove,
Decatur county, with its contents
was destroyed by fire a week ago
last Saturday. Loss $4,000, as we
learn from the Enterprise.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Lon Buckley of independence
had his arm broken few days since
by being struck with a monkey
wrench in the hand of a person with
whom he had all alteration.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
IOWA NEWS.

Frank Miller of Toledo had his
arm broken by fall from horse.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

David Smith of Batavia drove an
ak through his foot while chopping
recently.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
DROBATE NOTICE.

I
Notice is hereby given that on or before the
LIST day OF the next term of the Circuit Court o.
Mahaska county, Iowa, to be begun and held a
OskalOOsa, IN said county, on the Sd Monday o
September, 1871, there will be on file in the Offct
of the clerk OF said court, the final report aud set
Element OF the undersigned as administrato o
the estate OF d. +. Fall, deceased.
Dated July 10, 1871.
n n G. w. B EALE' Administrators.
II. n. GLEN ENT, Attorney. nae
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
NHERIFF'S SALE.

Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a Gen'l
execution directed to me from The Office of the
Clerk OIL the District Court of Mahaska County,
Iowa, and dated July 18th A. ID. 1871, 1 have
levied upon and will offer at Sheriff7s Sale to the
highest bidder for cash in hand at the door of the
house in which the last District Court held in
said county, on Saturday the Sd day OF September,
A. ID. 1871, at the hour OF l O'Clock, p. M,
the following described Real Estate in Mahaska
County, Iowa. to-wit:
LotNo two (2) in block No. five (5) ia the town
of New Sharon
Taken the property of Jared Rockwell and
Nancy Rockwell, TO satisfy the above mentioned
execution in favor of c. w. Kitchener and against
Jared Rockwell and Nancy Rockwell.
j. w. HINESLEY,
AZ Sheriff of Mahaska county, Iowa.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

A boy named Martin nearly sew
cred his leg with an ak in Musca-
tine; and man named COnrOd
Asthalt bad his foot mashed while
moving a thresher.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The Journal tells of a Henry
County freak of nature: "On Tues,
day we saw boy baby of w. w,
Hogate, of Tlppecanoe town
ship which has been the object of a
peculiar freak of nature. 1t is q
large healthy, bright looking boy.
but the left arm extends only few
inches from the shoulder-the ell
bow and the lower part of the arm be,
ing OUTPUT with perfect hand, the
lower end of the fingers coming
down about as low as the elbow
of the arm. The hand is smaller
than the one on the right arm, but
is perfectly formed, and the little
fellow uses it as well as he does his
other hand"
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
DROBATE NOTICE.

I
In matters of the minor heirs of Mary Wells
decd:
Notice is hereby given that Geo. A. Wells
guardian of Edmund Wells, minor heir of said de-
ceased, has flied his petition for dis charge such
guardian, and his final account OF his proceedings
III behalf of said estate, and that the same is sci
for hearing on the first day of the next term of the
Circuit Court to be begun and held on the Sd Mon.
day in September, 1871, at the court room in the
city OfOskal0Osa, Iowa.
AZ C. p. SEARLE, Clerk.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Reaper and mower accidents are
unpleasantly frequent. Here is one
from the Charlton Patriot :. "John
Filter, living in Washington town
ship, Wayne county, met with quite
a misfortune a week or two ago.
He was unhitching one of his horses
from the reaper with the intention
of putting another one in his place.
While standing in front of the ma
chine the horses took fright and pull
led the reaper over him, cutting the
flesh on the arm to the bone, also
on the calf of his right leg ten inch.
es long, inficting internal injuries
which will probably cause his death
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

During the performance Of Coles
circus at Centerville, clown named
Ned Turner attempted to rape lit
tie girl ~ years of age, named Eliz-
abeth Thompson, but was prevent
ed, arrested, examined, bound over,
and in default of 5000 bail went to
Jail. May he rot there. -. Another
employe of the same show, assault
ed a young man of l6, with a club and
badly bruised him. Both were dis
charged by the proprietor. Pr Clip
per.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
CHERIFFS SALE.
CHERIFF'S SALE.

SHERIFF'S SALE.
~ Notice il hereby given, that by virtue of a
Special execution directed to me from the office
of the Clerk of the District Court of Mahaska
County, Iowa. and dated July IS, A. ID.
1871, Ihave levied upon and will offer at Sheriff-s
Sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the
door of the house in which the last District Court
was held in said county, on Saturday the Goth day
of August, A. ID. 1871, at the hour OF one
o'clock p. m. the following described real estate
in Mahaska county Iowa, to-wit:
The south or of the southwest or of section
No. thirteen also all the land on the south side
OF Skunk river in the northeast or of the north
east or of sectiOn No. eleven. All in township No.
seventyfive, north Orange No. fifteen west. being
80 acres more or less.
Taken as the property of Robert Mccullough
and Sarah Mccullough to satisfy the above men.
toned execution in favor of V. b. Delashmutt and
against Robert Mccullough and Sarah McCul-
Tough.
j. w. HINESLEY,
Al Sheriff of Mahaska county, Iowa.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
ORIGINAL NOTICE.
STATE OF 10 VA,
Ndhdsk'd COuRty.
ne EM ELL IL IL nEn

| STATE OF IOWA,
H1hdskd County. {
To LEMEUL II. REED:
You are hereby notified that there is now file
in the office of the Clerk oil the District Court in
and Tor said county, the petition of Elizabeth
Reed, claiming ofyou the dissolution Ofthe bonds
of matrmOny now existing between you and the
! said Elizabeth Reed, and that unless you appear
| and answer or defend thereto, before noon
of the second day of the next term of said Court
to be begun and held in the city of Oskaoosa
in said county, on the third Monday in october
A. ID. 1871, your default will be taken and jddg-
mant and decree rendered thereon az prayed for
in said petition.
DAVENPORT II BOLTON,
45 Att'ys Tor Petitioner.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The Alton Tribune says: A
tiendish outrage was perpetrated
on the property of Samuel Demare,
in Lincoln township, last week. Two
of his cows were mutilated in a
shocking manner, evidently with an
axe-the tail of one of them was cut
off close-rather the backbone was
cut off above the root of the tail.
No clue has yet been found as to the
guilty party. 1t was evidently done
in dsy time.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

DR.. Bigham, the noted Congregra'
tional preacher at Dubuque, allows
dancing in his family. 1t is said his
parlors present CHEEKY sight fire.
quentiy in the evening-his eldest
daughter at the piano, cotillion SET
on the floor dancing gracefully to
the call of edo see-do," call hands
around" "balance your partners, D
&C., from the Doctor. 1t is one of
the happiest homes in the state.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
TN BANKRUPTCY.
District of Iowa. So

District of Iowa, Sss.
The undersigned gives notice Of his appoint
MEM as assignee OF the estate of Seth E. Hail, Of
Keokuk county, State of Iowa, within said Dis
trct who has been adJudged bankrupt on his
own petition by the District Court of said Dis
tricL IUart of said district.
DAVID P. OLIVE,
Al Assignee offs. E. Hall.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

There was a grocer in Sidney.
Fremont county, named James Nc.
Matt. Last Saturday night his wife
discovered him with her servent girl
on his knees. She stole away silent
ly to a harness shop, bought black
snake whip, returned home, locked
the door, and gave McNatt and the
girl a larrupping that nearly killed
them, and awakened the whole town.
the man has gone to parts unknown,
and Mrs. McNatt is keeping store.
and dong a fourishing business.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

Joseph Brice, who was hung
recently at Carrollton, Mo-,
for numbering two men, is the Brice
who murdered Mullin, in Bedford
county, Iowa, in 1s65,-and was
tried and was sentenced to be hung
for it. One night he administered
chloroform to his guards, escaped
from the room in which he was con-
fined, and fed to Missouri to be hung
tboro
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03
EDUCATIONAL.
EDUCATIONAL.
NORMAL INSTITUTE
AT
OSKALOOSA, IOWA.

The Course Of Study Will embrace 4 review
of the Branches usually taught in our Common
Schools together with instruction in such OF the
Higher Branches as may be desirable.
In connection tn the above, Teachers
Training Class will be organized, in which
the Pupil will take the place of the Principals, and
conduct class, thus accomplishing more than
ercise will be subject TO such criticism COM
mendation az il may merit.
Board can be had upon reasonable terms.
Those desiring can, by clubbing and renting
rooms, live at very little expense. Tuition OF
$500 for the term will be charged. Those attend
ing the institute will please bring such text books
as they possess. For further Information, apply
to either of the undersigned.
G. T, CARPENTER,
r. g. gibson.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

The Steamboat Rock NeacS comes
with a budget well filled, from
which we CLEAN: r. III. Whiten.
aek of Eldora, was severly burned
by the explosion of "safety oil''
which he was drawing from barrel.
A lighted candle brought suddenly
into the room was the cause.
A young man at work on a build
ing in Eldora was fatally injured
by a lot of stones falling on him.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1871-08-03

which will be sold very low. Time to suit pur-
chasers Will not be undersold on threshers.
Parties wanting threshers will save money by
giving him a call before buying.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-07

SEVEN YEARS PRIsoNER.-On Tuesday
last, a French boy named Bouillan Wood,
made prisoner by the Blackfeet at the st. Cloud
massacre, in 1864, arrived at Manstee, Mich,
on his way to his uncle at Grand Haven. At
this point he gained the first intelligence of his
relatives. He tells the following story, and
from rigid cross-eXamination, and the fact
that ii is the true story of ST. Cloud, and his be-
ing able TO infinitely describe his uncle, there
can be no doubt of his honesty: The redskins
attacked his fathers family and killed all beside
himself and younger sister. His father, Peter
Wood, was scalped and tomahawked. His
mother was ripped open alive, her entras taken
out and her infant boy torn from her arms and
impaled on the pickets of the fence. HIS two
sisters, aged respectively twenty and twenty.
one, were nailed by their hands and feet to the
wall, scalped and afterwards tomahawked. The
boy Bouillon, then about twelve years old was
compelled to witness the dying agonies of his
mother, and tainted at the sight. On recovering,
he found himself and little sister captives. The
Biackieet carried them to the western slope of
the Rocky Mountains, and on arriving cut off
with tomahawk the left arm of the boy, and
with knife cut the girls ears nearly off, leay-
ing them hanging. This they did to mark their
captives. The boy was also castrated Here
the children were separated and have never
met since. He remained under close survei
lonce until the time of his escape, subsistng
for nearly seven years on raw meat and In
dian fare. AT first, before he understood their
language, they abused him dreadfuly, but after
he acquired that to some extent they treated
him better. The medicine men tried hard
to cure his arm, but failed, and the boy suffered
with running sore until his escape. About one
year ago, while the camp was asleep, he made
his escape, travelling along without gun or
other means of securing game, and subsistng
on roots, herbs, and Indian potatoes, until he
struck the first white settlement, Pixies Peak.
Here he was cared for and his arm reampu.
tated by DIR. Bass, who took his history and
Is writing his life for publication. He made
his way by slow stages, mostly on foot, to this
point, passing railroads and steamboats,, vet
unable TO get passage, as none believed him.
Here he met with friends, and was taken charge
OF by MIR. Charles Paggest, who ascertained
the truth of his story raised purse and pur-
chaseda pass for him TO Grand Haven The atten-
ton of Senator Ferry will be brought TO his case,
and be will be glad 10 make an effort to have
his little sister sought for by the government.
The boy is an honest, simple little Frenchman,
and bears upon his person the marks of his ter
rible tortures. He wept when he described the
terrible murder of his people. Hundreds more
will have to suffer before the government gets
the true idea Of Indian hellishness and cruelty,
or learns 10 deal with them as other wild beasts
are dealt with Milwaukee Ne,Os, June u.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-07


The opinion of the supreme court on the APP
pointment of women as justices of the peace,
came very OPPORTUNITY for the speakers at the
Harmony grove woman suffrage meeting. II
was a new subject, not worn by previous discus
sion and furnished a tangible grievance and a
very fair mark for their wit and eloquence. II
will be a surprise to a few people to learn on
such indisputable legal authority as that OF Mrs
Liyermore, Warrington" and MIR. Slack, that
the justices of the supreme court are "aparcel Of
FOOLS" To those present at the meeting this, il
a surprise, was an agreeble one, as we are told,
it was received with "intense satislaction;" the
people of the commonwealth generally,
who have thought these judges to
be men of not less than the aver
age amount of intelligence and good sense
will regret that this pleasing illusion is dis
PEELED. 1t is, perhaps, hardly fair to condemn
the court so severely for understanding the con-
stituhon as its founders undoubtedly did, and
answering a question as to its practical con
struction as they would have answered the same
question if proposed to them; but we confess
that the opinion of the justices, with its posi-
gument, is somewhat amusing. The court,
however, is able to take care of
itself, and we have no call TO take up the cudgels
in its behalf
The speakers at the Framiugham meeting were
more unreasonable in their comments on the
action of the council in this matter. We I'M
derstand, on excellent authority, that the coun-
oil rod IN nfrp, hut .
was not thought wise to do so if the official acts
of the new justices would be pronounced multi
ties by the highest judicial authority in the
state. The confirmation in that case would be
something very like farce; it could have no
practical effect except to lead into trouble those
who trusted in the legal competency of the
women justices to perform the functions of
theirioffice. To yield the point under these
circumstances may seem TO some minds
very weak and unprincpled conces-
sion; but it is the course which would
recommend itself to practical men who de-
sired that these and other suitable women
should enjoy whatever substantial advantages
the Office could give them, but thought the title
without the powers of no consequence. War
ringtOn's suggestion that the right to vote
should precede the right Of holding Office in the
natural order of progress, was sound and sensi
BILE. The latter will certainly follow as a matter
of course when the former is gained. Re
formers, however, do not always follow the
logical order, and at present it is easier for the
average voter to see that the right to hold Ger
tain offices ought to be conceded to specially
qualified women, than that the responsibility OF
voting ought to be imposed upon all women.