Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-20
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.


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immediate vicinity of the Opera
House there will be erected the pres
ent season, five fine dwelling houses,
three of which are now under way.
Mr.. Brandt is making preparations
to complete his brick block on the
burnt district and there is talk of
other business houses going up the
coming season. The only difficulty
10 the way is the meagre supply of
brick.
Over four hundred tickets have
been sold for the entertainment to
be given at the Opera House on
Wednesday evening by the Royal
Prussian Band, at IS cents each.
Our new city marshal gives very
good satisfaction so far. He is gen.
orally around when wanted, and
does his duty without fear or favor.
The rowdies have cooled down con-
siderably lately.
Clark Livingston, for long time
one of the most popular conductors
on the X. & d. NJ. Ry., went to Cali
fornia some time since, but as no.
thing "turned up" there to suit
him, he came back to his old
stamping ground"
Klaas Yer Steeg has started
brick yard near the northern limits
Of the city, and already has all the
brick engaged that he can make.
Several more kilns could sell all the
brick they could make at good
round price.
A young man named Edward
O'Neal, who was employed on the
X. g. ID. M. Ry., in the capacity Of
brakeman had leg badly crushed
while coupling cars at the "Sum-
NIT" one day last week and it had
10 be amputated below the knee.
He Is brother of Morris O'Neal,
who was killed in the smash-up at
Comstock's last fall. This family,
which resides in Eddyville, seems to
be an unfortunate one. Last October
Morris was killed, since which time
another son and daughter have
died, and now still another had leg
taken off. Truly, misfortunes new
er come singly."
William Neyenesch, the son Of
Mr.. Neyenesch, of the Weekbtad,
who went away from home year
ago last September, returned one day
last week. He has been employed
all that time in printing office in
TT. Madison, to which place he will
return in day or two. His parents
never heard of his whereabouts from
the day he left home till day or
two before his return.
Snow G. Huber are putting up an
engine house for the new engine re-
Gently purchased for their large ele-
vator. AS soon as it is completed the
engine and machinery will all be
placed in position.
Our grain dealers are still busy
selling and shipping corn. Mr.. L.
8. Cathcart has several thousand
bushels on hand yet.
Our people are getting stirred up
on railroad matters. There will be
an effort made to induce the Rock
Island to make Pella a point on the
extension from Sigourney westward.
Father Keables, who 10 in Kansas
on visit writes home that the
young grasshopers are so thick there
that people have to scrape them OH
their shoes like mud before going
into the house. Others write that
they have destroyed everything
green in some localities, while others
write from the extreme northwest
ern portion of the State that they
have not yet made their appearance
there.
The stock of hardware recently
owned by j. E. White d Co., has
changed hands again. 1t is now
owned by Vandermeulen, the jewel
er, who will continue the business at
the old stand.
The two new engines recently pur-
chased by the X. g. d. M. Company
are both doing duty hauling big
freight trains over the road between
Pella and Keokuk. They are the
largest engines on the road and are
very fine ones. 1t would DO you
Knoxville people good to see one OF
them coming into your place WIN
all the cars it could haul and hear its
inspiring whistle.
Many of the farmers over THIS way
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