Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-29
IOWA STATE NEWS.

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THxvEs, rarrc.ers and rsscals general
ly are making things lively In Burning
ton-
I THg Keokuk Consultation argues In "a
vpr Of allowing hogs 10 run 81 large In inc
s,zcsss-
A Eroo~rry,p fst man Is going 10 or
/ rxnise military company and admit no
csc weighing less than DO pounds
DIN. Brzzgr. IN Indian doctor, Was re-
Gently drowned in q bayou Of the Des
Moines. about two miles east OF the cap
iial
The Trishmen Of Dubuque have re-
solved 20 celebrate the centennial OF the
birthday of Daniel O'Conneli, which oc-
ours Aug.6.
A STATE exchange says that II hsh -
rood for the brain 1t would advise .
neighlroring editor TO procure whale I'M
mediately.
/ The Polk County Jail is described by .
/ Dies Moines paper as damp, fetid hole,
shounding with rats and reeking WIZ
nas;iness."
| Agorr 1000 persons have taken the
total abstinence pledge at the Dubuque
Cathedral within the ten days preceding
the 7th inst
DuBuouE burglars called on Dir. Mar
tin Byrne the other evening while he was
| away from home and took away VI 800 to
remember him by.
GEORGE WILLIAMS, Of Keokuk, has
been awarded the contract for the improve
ment of the river at 81. Geneyieve and
Cape Girardeau.
THE Iowa City people Indignantly deny
the story of the Chicago Times about an
Iowa City man getting beat out OF $2ooo
In Chicago bunko den.
Two MORE pieces of the meteor which
fell last February have been found. The
fragments weighed seventy-one and forty
eight pounds respectively.
The Fairfield Jail is 90 full that they
talk Of driving In some nails and hanging
up the culprits so as to make room for The
constantly increasing number.
A DEs MoISEs man named Morrison
has made bid for the Presidency by keep
ing large tank in front Of his store filled
with ice water all the summer.
Two attendants arrived at Des Noines
the other day with 10000 shad, from
Washington. which were placed in the
Dies M0ines River at that point.
IT Is estimated that Scott County will
produce this year 1000, 600 bushels OF bar
ley, larger yield by at least 1000
bushels than that Of any previous year.
B.F. ALIENS failure affects the prog.
ress Of Anita, Cass County, very material
ly, as the title to the lots near the railroad
track is uncertain, being owned by him.
SOME Of the bootblacks Of Dies Moines
having cut down their prices 10 two and a
half cents shine the five-ceniers went for
them and thrashed them up TO the old prices.
DIES MoISEs bricklayers complain that
the ineessant rains this summer have
played particular smash with their bust.
ness and have spoiled many thousands OF
brick.
THERE are now over 300 men employed
on the Capitol at Des Moines, and the
next Legislature, when ii meets next win.
ter, will see the first story nearly CON-
pleted
A CASE of wholesale poisoning occurred
at Rcokuk the other evening. Ten per-
sous who had partaken Of ice-cream frozen
in freezer lined with tin and zinc re-
lieved themselves of all bilious proclivi.
ties.
THE State papers are loudly declaiming,
in the interest OF regular tradesmen and
advertisers, against the peddlers who are
roaming up and down the country roads
seeking those from whom they might steal
something.
THOMAS BARNES was recently drowned
few miles below Burlington while SWIM
ming horse In the river near the Gas.
cadc. lie was thrown into the water and
during the struggle was struck on the
head by the horses hoof, rendering him
insensible, and dragging him under the
surface.
ACCORDING to the equalization Of the
valuation of the taxable property of the
city Of Dcs Moines by the Board Of Equal
ization of the City Council, the total
valuation was $4,000, 500. The County
Board Of Supervisors reduced this yalua.
ton 10 per cent, leaving 1t stand 81.
365, 664
A LITTLE girl, seven years old, daughter
OF II. r. Blair, of Harlan, Shelby County,
WAS bitten In the leg by "a rattlesnake while
she was walking through the garden late
ly. The limb commenced swelling very
rapidly and the child was Immediately
heavily dosed with whisky, and common
soda was bound on the bite, the applica.
ton being changed every half hour. The
little girl recovered.
THE Governor has offered reward OF
$500 for the arrest and delivery 10 the
proper authorities Of each of the persons
engaged in the murder of Francis Las.
saux. who was killed at Creston last
month. twill be remembered that man
who was suspected of his murder killed