Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-27
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
PELLA.
August "a, 1874.

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They will remain all the week.
rbe large increase i'm business on
hoK ed. NJ. II. r. has made 1t nee
as.arv for the Company to put another
train on the road between ottumwa
and Des Moines.
The residence of Mr.. Donahoe, near
The depot, was struck by lightning
last Saturday, knocking off one corner
and slightly stunning the inmates.
John Neifert shipped nearly four
hundred fat hogs at this place las Fri
aev evening, for the Buffalo market.
He lost several from the excessive
boat and in the brush while driving
them over.
The wife of r. Van de Ven, the
druggist here, died at O'Clock Satur-
aav evening after three days of intense
suffering.
The funerals of Miss Kruidenier and
Rev. L. o. Towne were largely at
tended last week.
Considerable commotlon exists
among the employees of the K. d ID.
M. r. r. on account OF the fact be-
coming known that it was the inten-
tion of the managers to dismiss all
the old passenger conductors and sup
nlv their places with new men. Two
Of them" Fatty" Smith and ED.
Griswold-sent in their designations,
and the others are expected to do so or
be dismissed this week.
The basement story Of the new Bap-
tist church will be finished this week
and dedicated next Sunday.
Students are already coming in and
pettiug ready for the opening of the
fall term at the College, on Thursday
of next week. We notice many ia
miliar faces among them; also num-
Der of new ones. The prospects for a
large attendance are excellent.
The peach trade still continues live
". A ready market is found for all
that are brought here.
Bach has covered his new building
with tin roof, the only one of the
kind in town.
Van Houten g. Cathcart have put
I'D one of Fairbanks 80 ton scales at
their warehouse near the depot.
An engine attached to the freight
train running from Ottumwa to Des
Moines ran into hand-car standing
on the track, short distance above
town, one day last week, on which
were several bars of railroad iron, one
of the bars penetrating the end of the
boiler about eight feet. The engine
was taken to Keokuk for repairs.
The passenger train going east on
Wednesday night of last week ran
over and killed valuable COW for Z.
l.. Walker, on the main street cross
ing.
The cropof wild plums is going to
be unusually large hereabouts this
season.
Sam. McGavic, Marinus Rhynsburg-
er and Frank Rector all became the
happy fathers of bouncing big boys
last week.
We noticed the familiar faces OF
Henry Hospers and A. j. Betten, Jr
both of Sioux county, on our streets
last week.
The City Schools open on Monday
next. with the following array OF
teachers: G. c. Cory, superintendent;
J. w. Wolfe, Assistant; J. IL. Stu
benranch, Miss A. Reynolds, Miss
Edith Stallard, Miss Maggie Ryan,
Miss Bertha Stoddard, Miss Fannie
Woods, Miss Ella Stallard, Miss
Masch, Miss Jennie Pratt and Mr..
Subberden.
A number of our singers left for
Knoxville this morning to attend the
Musical Convention, and more are go
ing tomorrow.
On Monday morning Of last week
the roof on the postoffice building was
discovered to be on fire, but by the
prompt action Of some of our citizens
it was extinguished before much dam
age was done, 1t caught from q
spark from the chimney.
The Beecher-Tilton affair has ex-
tended its influence to Pella, and the
members of one of our churches were
engaged for several days in trying an
old and influential brother for "nest~
hinding,n resulting in his expulsion
from the church. We learn this
morning of another aged brother In
one of the churches being charged
with similar ofiense, and that he
will be hauled over the ragged
edges y of church tribunal.
Miss Hunt, of Vermont, has been
added to the College Faculty. she
is said to be fine scholar and an e2-
cellent teacher.