Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-10-22
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.


W sdy cScdpCu win . y" cAiShs AnJ"
ries.
Potatoes are coming into market
quite freely. Snow d Huber bought
1000 bushels day several days last
week. The price paid is from 80 to 40
cents per bushel.
Several carloads of apples have been
shipped to this place within the last
few days, and are selling at 80 cts. to
81 per bushel.
Twenty commercial tourists +"
stopped over night at the American
House one night last week.
The University has secured the full
amount of the first $50, 900 endowment
and the friends of the Institution feel
much elated over their success.
Rev. 1. J. Stoddard and wife, who
have been visiting friends in " York
State" for several months past, re-
turned last week.
1t is next to an impossibility to find
a man who will own that he voted the
Anti Monop. ticket at the recent cleo
ton. They got so terribly " scooped J"
that they don't want to hear Anti
Monop. mentioned for the next six
months. Just think Of Lake Prairie
giving Gates 46 majority!
THUS far 16l students names have
been enrolled in the Central Universe
ty during the present term.
NJ. II. Post and Samuel Taylor left
last week for Colorado On a grand
hunting expedition. They are well
prepared with breech-loaders, ammu-
milton and camp equipage, and we ex-
pect fall in the price of buffalo and
antelope steak.
An old lady living in this city
Mrs. H. Lovell-was seriously injured
few days ago by being thrown out of
wagon while going to visit some
friends i'm the country.
The frame of Snow and Huber's new
elevator is up, looming up above oil
other buildings in town, and will be
quite an addition to South Pella when
completed. .#
McReynolds & Co. have opened out
an establishment on the east side of
the square for the sale of Pianos, or
gans and musical merchandise gener-
ally.
The City Council meets tonight, in
Committee of the whole, to investi-
gate the charges recently preferred
against Marshal Lee. Their delibera-
tions on this grave question will be
conducted with closed doors.
The farmers i'm this section are all
engaged in gathering their big crop OF
corn.
Mr. Bach has moved into his new
store room, which he has filled with
an elegant stock of new goods. lie
has the finest and handsomest store
room in. Central Iowa. 1t is an orna-
ment to. the city.
G. l.. Walker, late agent of the Keo-
kulx & Des Moines Railway at this
place, has removed to Keosauqua, his
old home. for the present.
Our merchants have all purchased
large stocks of goods for the fall trade
and business with them is excellent.
Mrs. Sarah Downing and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sue Gutherie have been Wis
ting friends in Seymour, Indiana,
and Mattoon, Illinois, for several
weeks past. They returned home
last Thursday.
Rev T.. A. Dunn, President of the
Centeral University, is absent this
week attending the Baptist Conyen-
ton at Cedar Rapids.
The discordant sounds o. the Sorg-
ham Mill rend the air in every direc-
ton.
Kraut cutting Is the favorite amuse-
ment with many of our people just
now.
There is,talk ofanother livery stable
being started here.
A. ID. Anderson has sold his restu-
rant and grocery to a Mr.. Totten, of
Galesburg, and is now clerking at
Bach Is clothing store.
Several parties were here last week
from Kansas for the purpose of buying
corn, potatoes and cabbage to ship to
that grasshopper-stricken region.
Several car loads have already been
sent forward.
An adjourned session of the Presby-
terry will be held in the Presbyterian
Church here, commencing on the II,
of November, for the purpose of inves-
tigating the charges against one of it's
ministers for getting drunk.
KATE KINNEY.
| RED ROCK.