Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-11-05
IOWA STATE NEWS.
RIack Hawk County.

was killed by being run over while switching
his train at Cedar Falls the other afternoon
One of his feet was caught in frog and In an
instant the train was on him.
buchanan County.
Noah Banks, charged with committing
burglary at Jessup, took change OF venue
10 Benton County, where he was recently
tried and he was sentenced to five years
hard labor in the Penitentiary. il
Cedar County.
David r. Clark and William DELI were
Titled recently, near Upton, by the falling of a
huge rock which they had undermined.
Clayton County.
On the afternoon of the 26th fire broke
ont in the cellar of H. T. Newell q Co.'s drug
store, McGregor, which, before it was ex-
tineuished, destroyed property valued at 81
600.
clinton County.
Ira stockwell, CT Lyons, whose undergrad
was recently burned, and who claims that the
FIRE originated from the sparks Of passing
engine on the Chicago, Clinton Il Dubuque
Railroad, has brought suit against the road,
LAYING his damages at SOL, 606. The case viii
come UP at the November term Of the District
Court
Davis County.
Gen. n. p Baker has been appointed re-
ceiver to take possession of the Burlington
southwestern Railroad by United States Dis
trict Judge Dillon, sitting at Des Moines. On
the sth of October the Davis County District
Court appointed receiver, but, as is alleged,
ON Misrepresentation of the case by certain
bondbolders. Bakers instructions are to de-
mand the possession of the road from that re-
ceiver, and, in case he refuses, Of the Davis
County Court itself.
Des 1Ioines County.
Mrs. Shuler, plucky Burlington woman,
frightened away three burglars from her hus-
bands store the other night. She did it with
her little revolver.
All of the premiums offered by the Des
Moines County Agricultural Society have
been paid in full. This gratifying result was
brought about by the excellent patronage the
recent fair received. A large number of
county and district orga nizations do not at
tempt to pay their premiums in full.
The residence of G. NJ. Erickson, about five
miles west of Burlington, on the Augusta
road, was entered by burglars the other morn
ing and suit of clothes, two silver watches
and twenty -one dollars in money taken from
a room where parties were sleeping.
The other day, at Burlington, according to
the Hank Eye, it struck man on Ninth street
that it looked so much like rain that it
would do well to clean out the cistern, which
had been pumped dry. He got down into the
cistern, leaving the spout adjusted, aDd had
the family pull up the ladder so that it would
be out of the way. The storm broke suddenly
and the pelting rain drove the mans family
into the house for shelter, while hedanced
around the gloomy dome under the dirtiest
fountain ever dyed by SCOT and dust, and his
agonized bowls came in muffled tones into
the sitting room and terrified his family by
frantic appeals to shut off the water-spout.
He was finally rescued-a much wetter and
dirtier man.
Dubuque County.
Robert Jess, of Dubuque, smallflad, who
was playing with his schoolmates the oeser
afternoon, was struck in the head with
shinney-stick' and badly injured. 1t was
thought that he win be deranged forihfe
The Illinois Central Railway Company have
consented to have a wagon-way constructed
across their Dubuque and Dunleith bridge,
and permission has been given by the County
Supervisors to build pontoon bridge over
the Mississippi near the same place.
John Smith wooed and so much won the
young affections of Red Headed Liz, while
both were occupying cells in the Dubuque
calaboose, that she consented to name The
day, which was the oath. When the time
came, however, she repented, and whispered
to John in the third cell from her own that
she could not think, Of his throwing himself
awaympon such as she. John is discensolate,
but thinks there's "another fellow in the
case and swears vengeance when he meets
him beneath the blue vaRlt of heaven, with
none but the cold, silent stars and pale Luna
to look upon them.
The Supreme Court of the State adjourned
sine die on the 27th.
Iowa County.
At Marengo, few days ago, two boys were
playing at the turn-tahle near the depot, and
the younger had both legs broken by getting
i'm the way as the table reyolved.
Jackssn County.
A locomotive recently slaughtered $500
worth of steers near Maauoketa.
Jefferson. County.
A freight train on the Burlington " Mis-
souri, River Railroad bound east jumped the
track at Mitchell Crossing on the morning Cd
the 9th Four persons we've in the engineers
cab, one OF whom, Ingram, the fireman, was
seriously injured, having an arm mashed
from the shoulder down. Amputation was
promptly performed by the company's sur
geon. Ten cars were thrown off, killing fifty
hogs and splitting quantity of grain
johnson County.
An infant about two months old was found,
few days ago, abandoned by its parents, In
ravine among the bluffs north OF Iowa CITY,
An Iowa City Teuton is putting up ZOO
barrels of sauer- kEaut.
Jones County.
Another 10000 shipment of salmon spawn
was recently received at Anam0sa by Fish
Commissioner Shaw. This makes 3Oo,Vo
now being cared for at the State hatchlng-
house.
Leo Countv