Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-05-27
IOWA STATE NEWS.


pensions were disbursed at Des Moines.
JIM. BAXTER, the boss farmer Of Cass
County, will plant 400 acres Of corn this
year.
A PARTY of prominent Dubuque peo-
pie will visit the Yo Semitic Valley this
summer.
THERE has been about sec, 900 worth Of
stock taken in the Ottumwa water-power
enterprise.
LOUISA MEYER, twelve years old, was
killed by stone thrown by boy. She
lived near Burlington.
A STRANGER and his wife got into a
fight at one of the Agency City hotels the
other day and raised great commotion.
REV. G. r. WILLIAMS has been appoint
ed chaplain Of the Penitentiary at Fort
Madison, in place of James Sunderland,
resigned.
DIR. LEWIS, of Norway, Benton County,
recently ran nail in his foot while walk
ing across the street in his slippers, and
died few days after of lockjaw.
Mrs. CALVIN DAY, her sister-in-law,
and two children, living in East Dayen-
port, got hold Of the wrong greens" and
came near having funeral in the family.
THE State has contributed to the mill
tary department of the university two six
pound brass cannons with all the attach
ments and paraphernaIia of grim-yisaged
war.
A SAFE was robbed at Dixon, Scott
County, few nights ago. Arear window
In the store Of Graham 81 Chapman was
cut out, the safe unlocked by some one
who knew the combination, and $500
taken.
WIN. PETIT, omnibus driver for the VIII
son House, Bloomfield, saw a little girl
about to pass between two cars that were
nearing each other, and sprang forward TO
carry her back. The brave fellow saved
her life, but losthis own.
CLAYTON COUNTY is just now intensity
excited over the reported discovery OF gold
there. A mining company has been
formed, dams built and sluices construct
ed. The people of that locality are firmly
there's millions in it,"
A TwELvE-YEAR-oL girl Of Philip Or
chard Of Green County, while playing
near prairie fire the other day had her
clothing set on fire and started for the
house. Before she had reached her home
every stitch of clothing was consumed and
the little creature was frightfully and fatal
ly burned.
A DEBORAH girl must be an uncertain
thing to WOO. Not long ago one OF them
went to church to marry her lover; but as
he was detained few minutes she dec
orahsly eloped with his rival. Then tho
first one pursued and caught the flying
pair and she went back with him. He
stayed by her this time and she married
him.
THE Iowa Board of Managers have ap-
pointed Mrs G. A. Wheeler TO solicit tho
necessary funds to meet the expenses OF
collecting and arranging the contributions
OF Iowa TO the Centennial Exposition. The
cost of effecting these objects is
SIC, 900, which the Board proposes to raise
by assessing all the counties at the rate OF
one cent for each inhabitant.
The friends of the late Bishop Lee are
to complete the unfinished
tower upon the Episcopal Cathedral at
Davenport, and to call it the " Memorial
Tower,p in his honor. 1t is estimated
that between $4,000 and $15, 900 will be
required for the purpose, and steps will
be taken to raise the necessary funds at
once, that the work may be begun imme-
diately.
ADJT. GEN. BAKER has ordered to Des
Moines, for general use, 1000 pounds of
mortar powder, 5000 pounds ball car
tridges, caliber so; 5000 blanks, caliber
80, for Springfield breech-loaders; 1000,
caliber As, for Colts improved revolver;
1000 blank cartridges for Calling gun;
2 1000 ball cartridges for same; 1000 fric-
ton primers, and thirty commissioned
officers swords, Fizz, bangl
JUDGE DILLON on the 18th, at Des
Moines, announced the opinion of the
United States Circuit Court in the Union
Pacific Railroad case. The court holds
that under the original acts of incorpora-
ton of the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany and the proclamation of the Presi-
dent of the United States made in pursu-
ance thereof, and all the amendments
thereto, the terminus of the Union Pacific
Railroad is in Council Bluffs.
Mrs. GEHIa, the wife Of Dubuque
engineer, recently hanged herself. She
sent her eldest daughter to market, and,
In the absence of the family, took a
clothes-line, fastened it to stair-post, and
evidently jumped from chair on which
she stood in order to fasten the moose about
her neck The deceased had been i'll in
body and respondent in mind for a long
time, and 1t is very probable that her rash
act was the result Of her physical and
mental defects.
JUDGE DILLON, of the United States