Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-11-19

IHls county anu tue duJOuliS county VI
Clinton are talking about swapping their
townships to straighten county lines.
A Maquoketa Justice of the Peace accepted
two bushels OF onions as a marriage fee the
other day.
Emmett and Willard Smith, sons of Alva
d. Smith, OF Avoca, were thrown from mule
the other day and badly hurt.
Jasper County.
Mr.. Peck, OF Colfax, got into an alteration
with a farmer the other evening and shot him,
breaking his collar bone into fragments. Peck
escaped.
johnson County.
Mr. T. w. Graydon, of the State University,
was the successful competitor In the State
oratorical contest at Iowa City on the 5th, He
will therefore represent the State in the inter-
State contest at indianapolis.
Iowa City has been mulcted in the sum of
$3.50 for injuries sustained by a resident in
falling from a demoralized sidewalk
Jones County.
B. F. Shaw, of Anamosa, one of the State
Fish Commissioners, ought to be a happy
man. He gets salary ofseventy-fiye cents
day, according to the Monticello Sentinel, and
pays his own travelling expenses.
Commissioner Shaw has completed the
State Matching house at the Anamosa
Spring. He is now setting 10000 California
salmon eggs.
/. is expected the cells in the new Peniten-
tary building will be completed by the Is. of
February next. Forty-nine prisoners are now
in the institution, and next winter there win
be abundant accommodation for all that the
State may desire to send there.
KeOkuk County.
Three men were arrested at Sigourney, on
the 7th for passing five-dollar counterfeit
notes on the Traders National Bank of Chi
| cago.
Lee County.
The son of Capt. Lamont, of the steamer
Rock Island, was robbed at Montrose the
other day of pocket-book containing S155.
The residence OF August Schlapp, of Fort
Madison, was entered by burglars on the
night of the 9Th and robbed of clothing and
jewelry worth $500.
Linn County.
The failure of McCurdy d Price, lumber
and grain dealers at Center Point, is an
houbtcd' Sauoc, gram SpcSuia1oh'
merchants are interested to the tune of $4,000
The earnings of the b., c. r. IL NJ. Railroad
during the month ending Oct. 81, 1874, were
s142, 3l402, against S129, 99904 for the month
of October 1873.
Cedar Rapids has built 275 houses the pres
cnt season
Louisa County.
The store of W. s. Hoffman, of Rising Sun,
was broken into the other night and robbed
of goods worth $500
MaIisska County.
An Oskaloosa girl swallowed pin and had
to have her wind-pipe cut to get it out.
PW NJ. j. NJ Jones, of Tri-Lumnar Lodge,
Oskaloosa, was recently presented with
watch chain and a X. T. charm, worth sixty
five dollars, by his Masonic brethren.
A few nights ago the house of Abram Rog-
ers, near the mouth Of Spring Creek, was de-
stroyed by fire. The house had been newly
painted and fixed up, preparatory to the re-
moval in of Abe and his new bride-the latter
he found few weeks ago in Indiana. A few
articles of furniture had been placed therein,
but the family had not yet taken possession.
1t was thought the house was broken open,
the painters oil taken, poured on corn
shock, this set up against the side Of the
house and fired.
Mills County.
Mr. Lens, of Glenwood, has invented a
grain binder.
Muscatine County.
The Muscatine Grange factory is three
stories high already, and still whooping
right along" says the Journal.
The Changers buried John Huntsberger in
the Muscatine Cemetery lately with an inn
pressive ceremony of their own Order.
Polk County.
The State Auditor has revoked the certifi-
cate of authority to do business in the State
heretofore issued to the Penn and National
Insurance Companies of Philadelphia, and
the Franklin of Wheeling.
The new Capitol basement at Des Moines is
finished.
One of the Des Moines wholesale houses is
in quandary concerning the mysterious alb
sence Of its book-keeper, who left the city
several days since and forgot to settle sundry
bills The firm are said to be short in their
cash account and the absent book-keeper's
boarding house would also be pleased to re-
ceive pecuniary visit from him. One or two
tailors are among the victims, and there are
other anxious creditors.
George Galbraith, of Des Moines, was ar
rested the other day, charged with embezzling
money from his employer, B. c. White, pro-
prietor of the Capitol Mills. He was held to
bail In the sum of 81 500.
Seventeen coal banks have been opened in
Des Moines during the past nine months.
The motion TO quash the indictment against
Brandt, the defaulting ex-Deputy State Treas
urer, has been oyerruled and the case taken
to the Supreme Court.
A terrible rain, hail and wind storm occurred
al Des Moines on the night Of the Nh. Many
fences were Frustrated and some of the largest
roofs in the city were blown OIL and several
houses blown down. No one was hurt, but
serious damage was done to property. The
storm commenced at dark and continued two
hours.
young gosling struck the wrong pas
senger on the train as IL approached Des
Moines the other day. Noticing woman in