Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-12-03
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.


Pella, all places of business being clos
ed most of the day, and services being
held In most of the Holland churches
In the morning. The Baptists, Pres
byterians and Methodists united In
holding services at the First Baptist
Church, Rev. U. d. Smith, of the NJ.
Z. Church, officiating. In the eve-
ming Thanksgiving Love-feast was
held at the M. f. Church.
The students Of the Central Univer-
sity had big oyster supper at the
College Thanksgiving evening, which
was participated in by the Pella Cor
net Band, the members Of which all
have good voices for oysters. and who
furnished some excellent music for
the occasion.
Lewis Nutter, son of George Nutter.
of this place, died yesterday afternoon
at his fathers residence. He had been
spending the summer at Corning, in
Adams county, this State, and return
ed home last Wednesday seriously Ill.
Our hog men are making things
lively hereabouts. Baldwin, Calhoun,
and @. Wander Zyl, Of this place, and
John Neifert, Of Attica, shipped TWEEN
ty-six car loads from this place on
Tuesday evening of last week, to st..
Louis, which we call pretty good for
one shipment. 1 will try and give
you the total shipments for Novem-
Der in my next.
The dwelling of Elias Horn, at the
ferry between here and Knoxville,
was burned on Tuesday evening Of
last week together with all the con-
tents, including Sl25 in greenbac
which was In bureau up stairs. The
inmates were SO frightened that they
did not succeed in getting anything
out Of the house. 1t was new frame
building. The fire started between
the ceiling and upper floor where a
stove-pipe went through. The loss is
a severe one to Mr.. Horn who is poor
man with large family depending
upon him for support.
Geo. p. Ware, Esq, Of the Law
renee, Kansas. Tribune, who has been
spending several weeks with old Pei
la friends, returned to Kansas last
Friday.
John Lee, OF Howard county, Kan
sas, was in town over Sunday, but left
for home again to-day. He had ship
ped his cattle to Jefferson county some
time since, and had been here dispos-
ing of them.
The amusement-loving porti6n OF
Pella will be entertained tomorrow
and Wednesday evenings ut Mas
dams Hall by s. M. Jones' "Great
Moral SHOW" consisting of Magic,
Science and Art, If the highly-colored
posters adjoining the walls and bill
boards tell the truth. It Is reported
that the Peak Family will BIZ here
Thursday evening.
A serious accident occurred at the
works Of the Pella Manufacturing
Company last Tuesday evening by
which two men were very seriously
hurt. A blast had been made at the
foundry and two of the employees,
Jim Sexton and VIM. Drake, had
been called to help Mr.. Reed fill the
TASKS. After they had all been filled
there was a small quantity of melted
iron left which Sexton and Drake car
ried out in ladle and commenced
pouring 1t into a hole i'm a piece of wet
and frozen sand, when an explosion
occurred which was heard distinctly
by persons In all parts Of the city.
Mr.. Sexton was thrown q distance of
twenty feet, and both men were very
severely burned about the head, shout
ders and breast. The faces and eye
lids of both men were badly burned,
and Mr.. Darke will lose the sight of
one eye. They We're taken home and
DIR. Wilkin called who attended to
their injuries, and both men are doing
as well us could be expected under the
circumstances, but neither will be able
to resume their places in the shop be-
fore spring. Particles of the iron
were thrown distance of 500 feet. 1t
is wonder they escaped with their
lives.
Our liquor dealers are out of luck.
The women are making it lively for
them. The success attending Others
in suits for damages has inspired them
with a desire to get even i'm some way
with the men who have made drunk
ards of their husbands and robbed
them Of the comforts of u home, and
so far the women have the best of It..
I wrote you last week that the case OF
Mrs. Dearinger against Forsythe Il
Briukhoff' for $4,000 damages had
been compromised by the defendants
paving her 81 200. She, through her