Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-02-25
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LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
February %, 1875.

ing last, at the Presbyterian
church, was largely attended and
gave very general satisfaction. We
noticed quite number present from
Knox vile.
Uncle Johnny Liter, who We men,
toned last week as being dangerous
~ i'll, died on Wednesday morning,
and his funeral took place Friday.
TIE exhibition and concerts given
by the scholars Of the Public School,
under the direction of Prof. Cory, at
the Baptist Chuch on Thursday and
Friday evenings, We're very crcdita-
BILE affairs and were largely attended.
pella has small pox scare. A
Young man named Weaver came
home from Burlington, where the
disease has been prevailing for some
time, and WAS soon after taken sick.
II proved to be vairloid, and before
IL was discovered what it really was,
other members Of the family We're
taken down with it, one, young
girl living in the family, taking the
small pox. Another young girl who
visited the family has been attacked
with the disease. At present it is
confined to these two families, and
precautionary measures have been
adopted by our City Council and
Board of Health, which, it is hoped
will prevent it's further spread.
Next Friday will appear the first
number of the Illustrated Monitor, a
seven column monthly advertising
sheet, issued from the Blade Office for
the enterprising firms of Voorhees,
& Bousquet, H. Van de Ven, and
John S. Baker. 1t will be profusely
illustrated with cuts of stoves, agri-
cultural implements, etc.
Just now Pella is full of heads of
families hunting houses. There is
not single house for rent in Pella,
and if somebody could build fifty
houses between now and next Satur-
day evening he could rent every one
of them before the close OF the fol-
lowing week, such is the demand for
them.
The corn trade remains remarka-
bly, lively. All our dealers were
busy last week receiving, weighing
and paying for corn, wheat and oats.
1t is astonishing to see the amount
of corn cribbed up in the vicinity of
the railroad. Considerable wheat
has come to market the past week.
Farmers seem to want to get their
grain to market before spring opens.
Some of the young men of Knox
vile who came here last Friday eve
ming to attend the concert given by
the North Carolinians, got beastly
drunk and made night hideous with
their howlings through the streets.
Some of them should have been ar
rested and given a nights lodging in
Lees Hotel. 1t was the general re-
mark among our citizens that more
ill-behaved set of young bloods never
visited Pella. We don't wonder that
some of the Knoxville people were
heartily ashamed of them.
The public schools of the city have
been closed as precautionary meas
ure against the spread Of small pox.
The spotted fever is quite prevalent
in and about Otley, and several
deaths have occurred, mostly chill
dren.
Geo. Harsin, of Clay township, has
commenced suit in Court against T.
s. Cathcart, of this place, for $1,000
damages, alleged to have been re.
ceived in fistic encounter with Tom
some time since.
Considerable city property has been
changing hands lately. Several par
ties from the country have sold their
farms and bought property in town
with the intention of removing here,
some of them to educate their chill
dren.
Rev. w. s. Hurt has so far recov-
cred from his injuries as to be able to
come to Pella to visit his friends.
He will remain in town week or
two.
A man named Beadle, from Leigh
ton was seriously hurt at the depot
last Thursday by being thrown out
of his sleigh and his head striking an
iron rail.
John Gordon and wife, of Clay |
township, who have been on a visit
TO Ohio, returned few days ago.
KATE KINNEY.
RED ROCK.
Feb. %,