The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-19

wretchedness.
Keokuk had big fire last Saturday
IN rDlng, destroying the Eagle
FIGURING Mill-$l5, 900 loss and in.
jurlng several persons by falling
walls,-one, Andrew Ederer, it is
thought fatally.
Clear Lake, in Cerro Gordo is be-
coming avery popular summer re.
sort for Iowa people. With go, d
hotels, good hunting and fishing,
and an iron propeller, the pleasure
seekers can have a good time.
III. &. Carter, President of the
Elkader National Bank, was thrown
from his carriage while riding at
McGregor, Iowa, June 5, in compa-
ny with his daughter, and seriously
injured. He now lies in precarioas
condition.
Edward Couch, living near Brad
ford, was killed on the 3Oth ult., while
playing game Of base ball. He was
about IA years OF age. The bat slip.
ed from the hands of the batter, and
striking the boy in the stomach,
caused death in a few minutes.
In Benton county, the potato bugs
have been compelled by the inclem.
ency ofthe weather to provide them.
selves with umbrellas to protect
themselves from the rain while wait
ing for the potatoes to come up. We
CLEAN from that truthful sheet, the
Vinton Eagle.
OnsWednesday evening Muscatine
had a destructive fire. Among the
buildings destroyed were Kinks
planning and grist mill, aud Nestore
81 Peke.dtr's wagon shop. The
Journal says the loss was $4,000,
with but $3,25O insurance.
The Eldors Ledger says; Mrs. w.
w. Cameron, wife of the Mason
City agent for the G. r. r. of Iowa,
expired very Unexpectedly Monday
last she came to visit some friends
at Ackley, and upon arrival of the
train at the depot, she stepped out
on the platform and spoke to several
persons. On the way over to the
Revere house she dropped dead in
the bus, without sigh, a word, or
groan. Evidently another case of
heart complaint, Mrs. Cameron was
about twenty-five years of age, and
leaves husband and two children.
She was fine woman and beloved
by all who knew her.
The Ottumwa Currier understands
that the question of organizing the
Changers into distinct party was
discussed in the District Grange
meeting there last week, and that it
was determined that Changers should
not organize "a new party, but that
as citizens having, in the main,
common object to subserve, they
should undertake to carry out their
view, acting as Republicans, Demo
Gratis, and Liberals. This position is
manifestly the correct one, and we
have no doubt but large majority
of the organiza ion will so decide.
The Gate CITY says a man named
Geo. Catlin was dtowned from the
steamer Rock Island, as follows:
He laid down on y lot of tarpaulins
which were on an ice box, aud fell
asleep. Ten miles above Savanna
the boat blew the signal whistle for
landing, the shrill screech of which
so startled Catlin, that he sprung
from his sleep on the ice box, and
of jumping on the boat, he
jumped to the other side, and went
into the river. Torches were lit, and
in the frs. glare of their light upon
the water, he was seen in the act of
going down, with his hands up, 81
lently imploring to be rescued from
the watery grave,....A German
named Doph, living in Keokuk. at
to commit suicide with laud. |
anum, when on spree, but the doc
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