Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-03
CLAY TOWNSHIP.

last week, a contribution Of S14. 10 was
raised for the sufferers from the grass
hopper plague in Iowa, Nebraska and
Kansas.
The ferryboat at the old Durham
ferry, on the Des Moines, was sunk
one night last week by being overrun
with ice. At our latest word it had
not yet been raised.
James Harvey, one of the thrifty
farmers in the English settlement
neighborhood, is making preparation
to rebuild and enlarge his barn In the
spring, and is now placing the stone
on the ground for building basement
story.
School opened for four-months'
term at Clay Center on the 10th ult.
Miss Fannie Hammond, an expert
enced teacher, from Otley, is in charge.
There is talk of petitioning the De-
partment for the removal of the Eng
fish Settlement Post Office from its
present location on the Johnson farm
about one mile east to Salem Church
Corners. OF course as in all such
cases, the movement has some oppo-
sers.
Mr.. ID. w. Lamb opens q public
school for threc-months' term at Lin
con School House, this week, on
contract at salary Of $40 per month.
A section Of the south end Of the
dam across the Des Moines at the head
Of the Island was torn out by the
heavy flow of ice near two weeks
since. The dam has been built up
gradually, within the past four or five
years, to O hight Of about five feet,
for the purpose of turning the water
into bayou leading to the Island
Mills, some two mikes below. The
dam has already cost the proprietors
Of the Mills several thousand dollars.
Several hundred perches of stone
are put upon it each year. An excel
lent water power is thus furnished.
The Touring and saw-mills run by 1t,
at present mainly owned by j.
r. Davis, of Washington, Iowa,
are among the best in the country.
The cooperative store al Bethel is
said to be doing good business. 1t is q
Joint stock concern. Any person may
own stock, and If he holds stock to the
amount Of $50 he is entitled to.a vote.
The business is done upon a strictly
cash system. The establishment
proves convenience to the neighbor-
hood. Mr.. w. Rouze has the inmedi-
ate charge of the business of the house,
but is of course under instructions
from Board Of Directors, Executive
Committee, or some such authority.
VIM. Shepherd also drives lively
trade i'm general merchandise and pro-
duce, at his new store at Salem Cor
ners. 1T IL an accommodation to the
people there about to be able to. mar
ket their products and make their
small purchases almost at their own
doors.
A blacksmith shop is wanted at
Salem Corners, and would do q good
business.
In hasty ride through the town
ship last week we noticed number
of reapers, cultivatOrs, threshers, etc.,
standing in the fields, apparently
where last used, exposed to the via
ter storms. They should by all means
be housed. A straw shelter would be
better than none.
A large quantity Of stone is being
quarried at Point of Rocks, on the
premises Of John Wise, to so into the
dam acrost the river a half mile below.
George Mosier has a heavy contract
In consequence of break in the
river dam, the Island mills are with
ont power, and are hence temporarily
idle.
a short time since some rascal WIS.,
tied the granary of the Wrny brothers.
at night, and loaded his wagon with
wheat, not putting III In sacks. The
theft was discovered next morning
and the course Of the wagon was fol-
lowed by the wheat drilled along the
road. the wagon led having leaked.
| The thief had gone two miles i'm the
direction Of Marysvilie with his booty
and there, for some reason, probably
fearing he would be tracked by the
wiieat he was loosing, he shovelet
the grain out in heap, by tile side OF
the read. There the owner found it
next morning, took 1t upnn.i hauled ii
home. The thief repented so far as to
drop his grab. but he hasn't set COM
fessed. He doesen't real the JounNAL