Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-11-26
IOWA STATE NEWS.


Tie centeryiile CftizsD has been sold TO g.
w. Merrill. promising young journalist.
Clayton County.
The wife OF j. c. yanpel, Of Eikader, who
recently mysteriously disappeared, has
commenced suit against the saloon
keepers who furnished her husband with
drink, claiming damages to the amount OF
10000.
A man living near Strawberry Point has
bought gang plow and set his thirteen-ycar-
old daughter TO piowing
Dallas County.
VIM. H. Heslcr, Jr. Of Van Meter, recently
got his fingers in the cog.wheel OF horse
power. They had to be amputated
Davis County.
James Rogers, Of Belknap, was recently
killed by being struck with the plunger OF
hay.press. His head was cut in the back part
and his neck broken.
Des Moines County.
The property OF Burlington Is valued, for
purposes Of taxation, at a, 2s3,s63.
Dickinson County.
A Grand trot was to have taken place AT
Shirt Lake a few days since between "Jack
Sheppard" and morgan Golddust' Over
$1,000 was up and excitement ran high, but
the first heat not being satisfactory to the
hackers OF the ast-named horse he was with
drawn, IL being claimed that he had been
drupged and that the driver had sold the race.
This created big row, in which several were
knocked down. and q boisterous time gcncr-
ally followed.
Dubuque County.
At the Key City planning mill in Dubuque,
the other day, while Pat Quinlan was operat-
ing the pIaner, the belt broke, striking him on
the head and forcing the steel tags with which
the ends of the belt were fastened into his
skull above the eye, producing a hole through
which the brain protruded
Dyersville has voted TO issue 81, 900 in bonds
10 build q new school-house.
Guthrie County.
Geo B. Mcpherson, OF Stuart, has pair OF
fye.year. old steers which weigh 1000 pounds.
Hamilton County,
During the storm Of the 7tb man named
La Furge, living at Hamilton, was killed and
his wife severely wounded by some timbers
falling upon her. Their child was also
fatally hurt.
There IL a family Of eight children living
near Webster City, the youngest OF which is
eighty years old.
Henry County.
Mrs. Hugh Tenplin, Of Mount Pleasant, had
regular baby show recently. Twenty juye-
nile men and women put in an appearance,
and as no judges were called each mother
decided in favor OF her own baby
Jackson County.
Mr.. Thomas Connolly, farmer living near
La Monte recently fell dead from apoplexy,
while blowing in field. lie was not discov-
cred until he had probably been dead half an
hour and when discovered the team was
standing near him, not having moved after he
had fallen.
Jasper County.
Sarah Ingle Of Vandalia, recently had q
tumor as large as walnut cut from her eye.
The patient is a young lady Of seventeen years,
with the courage Of a hero. She refused to
make use OF an anasthctic and submitted to
the operation without flinching.
johnson County.
A few mornings ago an iron transfer pully,
about six feet in diameter, In the paper mill
OF Close IL Sons, aC Iowa City, burst while
going at the rate of 800 revolutions per min
ute. The fragments were thrown l50 feet. A
large piece struck NJ. T. Close, ST., fracturing
n rib and cutting lls head and arm.
Jones County.
A gentleman recently leased a livery stable
in Wyoming, aud inserted provision In the
lease prohibiting the former proprietor from
approaching the establishment nearer than
st.. 81. III. cd
now the latter is wondering how he shall
manage TO collect his rent.
keolxuk County.
More than $50 farmers In the county have
paid the patent.clevis man $5 apiece. This Is
now said to be swindle.
Lee County.
A man named Cornell stopped ut a
house near the c., b. 81 Q. car-shops, in
Keokuk, the other evening, and asked TO rest.
He sat down and fell to the floor directly
after, and when he was picked up he was
dead
Michael Doyle, living west of Keokuk a
few miles, was firing at mark, the other day,
when The gun exploded, blowing out the
brecch- pin, tearing off the hammer and shat
struck the young man in the eye, crushing in
the skull above 1t, forcing the eye-ball from
the socket and producing an ugly wound.
An attempt was recently made to burn the
Carey school building In Keokuk. II was
discovered in It's incipieney and promptly ex-
tinguished
The Bank Of Fort Madison will change
hands on Dec. /. ii. G. johnson, of Berea,
Ohio, win succeed ii. Catermole as President
and principal stakeholder. He talks Of
changing II to national bank.
Linn County.
0. L. Merrill, Of Marion, was recently sent
TO the Penitcntiary for two years for stealing
a Baptist minister's overcoat, watch and
chain, and $50 In money while acting as
night clerk ut Broome's Hotel, Cedar Rapids.
Merrill is respectfully connected, his wife and
parents residing near Monticello, where he
was captured
Monroe County.
An extensive "cave.in' recently occurred
at the Abba coal mines. About three acres
OF roof fell in. The miners barely had time
apouuh IN ..epape