Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-01
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
PELIA.
March 90.

SOutnedot poik1i oWN, WAS usSCr0ye0
by fire. The household goods were
all removed with but little damage.
Loss about 500 /; no insurance. Mr..
HamiIton's frsends started a sub.
scription paper and before the bull
ding was done burning enough mon
ely and carpenter work WIS subscri-
bed to build him a new house
complete.
Mrs. Clara Darling, who we men,
tioged a week or two ago rs being
quite low with consumption died on
Tuesday last, aged SO years.
DR.. j, g. Howell, an old citizen
of Pella, left on the afternoon train
Friday for a visit to his two sons in
California. He expected to spend
Friday in Des Moines with his
daughter, Mrs. GARRISON, and pro-
coed on his journey to-day. He goes
with the intention of making the
Golden State his home, providing
he thinks it is better country than
Iowa, and if he concludes TO stay
there will send for his family.
Frank Lowell, scenic artist of
Bloomington, Illinois, is here pain
ting the scenery Of the new Opera
House. He will probably be
through with his work this week.
The house will be ready to open to
the public in about two weeks.
The small pox excitement has
almost entirely subsidized and busi-
ness has resumed it's usual activity.
A number of our merchants have
been cas-. and purchased their spring
stock ofgoods,
Business is Stacking up little on
the K. & d. NJ. Ry., and the boys are
having little rest.
A half dozen or so of our sports
men are making preparations for
grand duck hunt along skunk river.
They will go up to Prairie City and
cross over to the river, and will occu-
Ply about a weeks time in hunting
along down the stream.
The X. d d. M. Ry., will soon add
three new engines to their equip
ment. They will be the Hinkley
pattern and will be used for hauling
freight.
Rev. X. B. Weiland breaches his
farewell sermon in the third Reform
ed Church yesterday, and will leave
for Pekin, ILL.,, in few days.
Snow & Huber's Monthly Journal
came out Saturday enlarged to seven
columns. They print 1000 copies
every month which they distribute
free, mailing large number Of
them all over the surrounding coun-
try. Ifany one doubts the value of
a judicious use of lampblack and oil
we refer them to this enterprising
firm. The Illustrated Monitor, an
other,seven column advertising sheet
came out Friday. Five hundred
copies of this paper are published
every month by some of our mer-
chants and are also distributed
gratuitously.
Messrs. Snow & Huber will proba-
bly, wind up their dead hog business
this week. The extent of their bust
ness this year will be about 500 bar
rels of grease, which we are told
will probably bring about $50 per
barrel, making total of $4,000,
that they have stewed out of dead
hogs. They commenced this bust
ness on a small scale four or five
years ago, which has increased year
ly until it has become enormous. 1t
is astonishing to see the number of
dead hogs used up at this establish
ment. They will probably greatly
enlarge their facilities next season
providing the cholera or other dis
eases kill off the hogs fast enough.
A man named VanLoren swore
out warrant one day last week for
the arrest of one of his neighbors
named Vruege, both Hollanders,
for shooting at him. He was arres-
ted and brought before Squire Crate
and after two days had been spent
investigating the matter, during
which time large number Of wit
nesses were examined and the coun-
ty put to considerable cost, the case
was dismissed.
The prosecuting witness could not
tell what county or State he resided