Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-03
IOWA STATE NEWS.

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Ruehanan County.
The Centeryille Citizen has been sold to G.
w. Merrill, promising young journalist.
Carroll County.
The Carroll Herald says that Carroll City has
ramshackle old frame school house worth
about twenty cents, which cost $4,000"
Clarion County.
The repair and railroad shops Of the Toledo,
Wabash IL Western Railroad at Clayton
we're recently burned, having caught from
sparks emitted by passing engine. Loss
about $4,000.
Clinton County.
Mr.. Wynkoop, of Lyons, was recently
Knocked down in the street as he was gong
home and robbed of $21 while lying upon the
ground.
The products of the Lyons preserving fac
tory between Aug. Is and Nov. 9 were valued
ut $6,072.67
The editors Of the Delmar Cl;pper-Journal
have been found guilty OF libeling Azariah
Prussia and Margaret Jones. Defendants
have asked for new trial II this be denied
the case goes to the Supreme Court.
DALLAS County.
The total tax of the county for the year 1874
over the tax of 1878.
Dexter recently sent car load Of provisions
to the Kansas grasshopper sufferers.
Deiaware County.
p. Brownell, of Greeley, has mysteriously
disappeared He went East to obtain $4,000
from man named Freeman, for whom he
had paid out that sum, and after receiving
most of it turned up missing. His friends
fear he has been murdered.
Des Moines County.
The Ha,ok- Eye says Burlington has shipped
1900 bushels of potatoes, worth $4,000, and
SIG, 800 worth Of apples during the last six
weeks
Smallpox has broken out in Burlington.
Dubuque County.
A Dubuque law firm received 100000 fee
in the case of Cobb, Blaisdell q Co. us. The
Illinois Central Railroad, in which judg-
ment was rendered in favor of plaintiffs for
the sum of $213,0O0
The saloon scare is stirring up Dubuque
again. The wives Of several drunken hus-
bands have brought suits and the owners of
the property in which saloons are situated are
ordering their tenants to stsp down and out.
couple of foot-pads recently attacked
Jno. Goodman at the foot of Locust street, Du-
buque, and made a dry haul, Mr.. Goodman
having deposited his money just before he
started out
The residence of David Laurey, located at
the mouth of Catfish Creek, three miles be-
low Dubuque, was destroyed by fire the other
night at twelve o'clock. The loss is 81 400.
The family barely escaped with their lives.
Two children were thrown from window.
A few days ago man representing himself
as N. p. Marshall, travelling agent for A. E.
Kent 81 Co., of Chicago, presented himself
at the German Savings Bank Of Dubuque
and showed the cashier letter, purporting
TO come from the above-named house, au-
thorizing him to draw checks on them for
such amounts as he might need in buying
pork and hogs. He wanted $1,000, but the
bank refused to advance the money, but offered
to send it on for collection. This was de-
clined. In the meantime tile bank COM
municated with Kent 81 Co. and on the 22d
received a reply stating that they had no
such agent as N. P. Marshall in their en-
ploy, and authorized no one to act for them,
stigmatizing him as a fraud and wholly I'M
known to them. Marshall has made good
his escape, effectively covering up his tracks
from pursuit.
Floyd County.
A. w. Cook, of Charles City, has just ar
rived at home from France with four Norman
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kind to the State.
Franklin County.
J. H. Poorbaugh stole a COW from j. F.
Robbins and sold her to butcher. The rob.
berry was discovered, the thief arrested and
placed in the Hampton calaboose, but he dug
out and escaped, and has not yet been dis
covered.
Grundy County.
Henry Vorght married Gerina Ludenah, OF
Elizabeth, last August, and now it has been
discovered that the clergyman did not sign
the certificate, and Gerina wants the job
done over again.
Guthrie County.
Two churches and two saloons have been
built in Stuart during the last year.
Henry County.
Jacob Hart, of Mount Pleasant, in October
last, rendered the railroad authorities at OF
tumwa the statutory fare for ticket from
Ottumwa to Mount Pleasant, which they re-
fused, and also refused to let him on the train
without ticket, the platform between the
cars being guarded by employees. As the
train started, the rear platform of the last
car being without guard, he jumped aboard
The train-mcn, discovering he was aboard
stopped the train and put him off by force,
he meanwhile rendering the lawful fare. He
recently sued the Chicago, Burlington d
Quincy Railroad Company, and on the 10th
the Justice at Mount Pleasant found that
Hart had suffered $500 damages, and there
upon rendered judgment in his favor for
$500 five fold damages under the law and
$500 additional as attorneys fees.
Ex-senator Harlin is to make his home
hereafter at Mount Pleasant
Howard County.
One German, OF Cresco, was recently ar.
rested for the murder Of his child by strangu.
latiOn.
Jackson County.