Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-11
IOWA STATE NEWS.



back. His horse SHE'D, and jumped one side,
without touching anything. When he
wanted TO dismount the man found his leg
broken above the knee.
BENTON County.
Charles Schuchart, young man residing
short distance south Of Luzerne, while chop
ping wood few days ago cut his foot SO Sc
yerely that the part Of the bone which was
not severed by the AK broke off, and As be
was few rods from the house and large
artery was cut he almost bled TO death be-
fore the bleeding could be stopped.
BIackhawk County.
The Waterloo COurStr says: Probably
there has never been season in Iowa when
the frost did so much damage as 1t has this
winter Nnc-tenths OF all the cellars in
Northern Iowa are frozen through and
through, and the loss in fruits and vegetables
is beyond estimate. Thousands Of families
are using frozen fruits and vegetables, and
when things thaw out In the spring they will
pay good round prices for potatoes, or they
must live without the Irish dainties SO essen
tial TO health and comfort"
Cedar County.
The Masonic fraternity Of this county had
a grand reunion and banquet at the Pacific
Hotel, at Clarence, ON Washington's birthday.
About $50 Masons were present, and they
had glorious time in every way.
Clinton County.
Clinton has an extraordinary elopemcnt
case. VIM. Essterly, railroad engineer,
leaving behind him a young wife and child,
left for the far West few weeks ago, with
Mrs. Wiser, the wife Of a railroad conductor
and the mother Of two children.
Delaware County.
A case of poisioniDgis reported TO have oc-
CURED at EarlviIlc, the person being a Dr.
Chamberlin.
Des mofncs County.
Pnchback, The Senatorial aspirant from
Louisiana, not many years ago was waiter
in the Barrett House, at Burlington.
While returning from spelling match held
at the Jones schooLhouse, near Burlington,
the other night, an alteration arose between
several OF the young men Of the party, which
resulted In the fatal stabbing OF George Reed
DIR. Spurza, clairvoyant doctor OF Daveh-
port, who cures all diseases by laying on Of
hands, was astonished, the other day, when
the Sheriff of Cedar County laid hands on
him and waltzed him off TO Upton TO answer
the charge of manslaughtcr.
Dubuque County.
John f. Dean, OF Dubuque, was stabbed
and fatally wounded, the other evening, by
wandering desperate named Jack Bruce.
The parties were gambling when dispute
arose, Bruce claiming that he had been
cheated in the deal High words cnsued, the
lie was passed, and the parties clinched,
when Bruce hauled dirk.knife and plunged
1t into Deans side, stabbing him in three diff
ferent places. The wounded man staggered
outside aud fell upon the sidewalk, whence
he was removed TO drugstore. In the con-
fusion that ensued Bruce managed to make
his escape.
The Times says the amount of capital In
vested In the saloon business in Dubuque Is
s2,oO00O0.
The Dyersvillc beaus have TO take their
girls twelve miles to spelling school, and
the dear creatures expect the TO keep
their arns about their waists the whole dis
lance.
A Mrs. Clark, OF Cascade, died suddenly the
other night while at her prayers.
An old frame building on the corner Of
First and Mary streets, occupied as saloon
and dwelling, was burned few nights ago
the work Of an incendiary. Loss about
$4,000.
A young lady who has been prominent In
the social circles Of Dubuque was baptized
in the Roman Catholic Cathedral OF that city
q few Sabbaths ago.
One Of the typos on the Dubuque Times
tumbled into barrel Of ink few days ago.
Grundy County.
couple Of young men stole load of
wheat from afarmer's bin, near Grundy Cen
ter, short time ago, and while driving it
away their team fell into an old well, and they
were detected and arrested,
Henry County.
About two weeks since man applied to
the First National Bank ut Mt. Pleasant for
the losn Of 81 600, with good security-repre-
senting himself as a stock dealer from Louisa
County. He gave the rame OF j. w. Grub,
and offered the names OF b. ~ w. Williams
as security. He was informed that 1t would
be necessary to have the security sign the
note Ia the presence OF the Cashier, but was
finally permitted to bring Mr.. Mitts, known
TO the Cashier, to affirm the signing Of the
note. Soon after, Grubb, with Mitts, APP
peared at the bank, when Grub presented a
note for $1,000, which Mitts said he saw the
WllIiamses sign as security. The money
was paid TO Grub, and he departed. 1t was
afterward proved that the note the Will
iamses signed was for 800 only, and that
Grubb had forged the one paid by the bank.
Jasper County.
An attempt was recently made to burn the
Union Block at Kellogg. Several barrels Of
machine oil, alcohol and whisky were emptied
into the cellar Of Blair q Hill's drugstore,
and an attempt was made to set 1t on fire,
but the fire OF lie train was discovered before
the flames reached the oil. The oil was two
feet deep In the cellar.
Jones County.
The junior editor OF the Anamosa Journal Is
sitting on the ragged edges Of despair. He
escorted bis lady love TO the depot the other
day, on her way to visit some friends at Du
buque. When next he heard from her she
was answering to the name Of Mrs. VIM. Nc
Intyre. He has gone East, the Dubuque
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