Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02
IOWA STATE NEWS.

THE store building OF Henry Kof, at
| Knssush, Des Moines County, was burned
the other night, involving loss Of about
$4,000.
THE Toea State Register, which claims
to be the leading parer IN the State, could
only swear 70 1900 circulation in the kas-
son libel suit.
TnE Iowa State Poultry Association
| will hold their next exhibition al Cedar
Rapids, commencing Jan. 10, and contin-
uing four days.
JOHN HEBRON, young man about
twenty-five years old, recently committed
suicide at Independence by taking poison.
Cause. quarrel with an inebriate father
ROBERT PALM, hardened sinner fifty
wears old. broke Jail at Iowa City ON the
night Of the 18th, by saving off the lock
bolts TO his cell and door washeld TOR
horse stealing.
The mills OF the Iowa Lumber Com
pany, near Dubuque, were completely de-
siroyed by fire on the 18th. With the
mills were burned 1000, 900 feet OF lum-
Der. Loss from 500, 900 to 10000.
A sIxTEgs-YEAg OLD boy, named Dixon
smith, recently shot J. NJ. Myers, brake
man on the Indiana, Peru IL Chicago
Railroad, who entered his fathers prem
ises a, Upton 10 steal turnips. He has
been held to bail In $500 to answer.
Hos. G. G. CoLE, Of the Supreme Court,
on the 18th filed with Gov. Carpenter his
resignation OF his Judgeship, to take effect
Jan. II, next. This viii leave the APP
pointment Of his successor to Kirkwood.
This resignation occasions much comment
In political and legal circles.
Ed. Snow, OF Marshalltown, citizen
OF the Penitentiary, Is in nice NIX. Ills
time is about mp, and two wives with
their respective children are waiting to
claim him. Either has tie right 10 di-
vorce, but neither wants il, and each
threatens vengeance If Edward shall take
the other.
Ara recent meeting of She State Agri-
cultural College IL was decided TO increase
the salary Of the professors all round 5000.
Prot Hutchins has rendered his rcsigna-
ton and IL has been accepted. Prof.
Wynn Il Is expected will take the chair of
English Literature in the Nebraska State
Agricultural College.
Or the morning of the 10th William
Tompkins, well known farmer residing
at Macedonia, Pottawattamie County, en-
tered the room Of his wife at the Bryant
House, in Council Bluffs, and stabbed her
twelve times with jack .kniie-eight
times In the back and four times In the
breast She was not expected To recover.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred near
Iowa City on the 18th. A lad named
STUNNED was leading a spirited horse to
water, and tied the halter to his wrists.
when the horse took fright and ran away,
dragging the boy under his feet. He WAS
stamped and manglcd horribly. The
horse ran with him, with the halter thus
tied TO his wrists, until both arms were
pulled from their shoulder. sockets and
literally severed from his body and at
taehed 10 the halter When found he was
dead and hardly recognizable.
THE following were the postal changes
In Iowa during the week ending Nov. 20,
1875: Dlscontinued--York Delaware
County. Postmasters appointed-Bcu-
lah, Clayton County, Delos spalding;
| Crabb's Mills, Jackson County, Richard
| Il. Beckan; Douglas Center, Clay County,
Frank G. Thompson; Liberty, Clark
County, Conrad Mowrey; North English,
Iowa County. f. b. McCracken; Preston,
Jackson County, Zachariah DcGroat; Sea-
ton, Fayctte County, Dennis o. Tunison /;
| Snow Hin, Page County, Jacob Bosaker;
Watkins, Benton County, William Daus.
| kin.
One of the Justices OF the Peace In Du-
buque married a young couple from the
country a few days ago who left corn.
| husking IN the field but half an hour be-
| fore they started TO town to get ready for
he bridal ceremony. The preparation
was not very elaborate on the part Of
either bride or groom. He slicked up his
Sunday suit little and she put few
extra touches 10 her hair. and that was all
| They went 10 two other Justices before
they could agree on the price 10 be paid
for their marriage fee and the manner of
its payment. A bargain was finally
struck, however, and the Justice married
them tor five bushels of potatoes put in
his cellar. The marriage ceremony over,
the bride and groom got into the wagon
| and drove to the Justices residence and
delivered the potatoes, which they had
| brought along with them.
On June 30 John Dudley, Of State
Centre, was In Chicago. While on the
street In the early morning he was accost-
cd by young man who, according to his
own story, was a nephew of John Dobbin,
of State Center, and was on his way at
that moment to see If he had drawn a
prize in the lottery just round the corner.
Dudley went with him. The young man
was lucky, for his number had drawn
5000. After pockcting IL bystander
offered to teach the young man and
Dudley how to draw prize every time.
1 The younp man was eaver To learn and