Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-25
IOWA STAT-- NEWS.

Iowa paid $l,04o.0s4 # internal roo.
nue. during the last fiscal rear.
A. W. SEARS, Dubuque gholess,.
boot and shoe dealer. has nailed and floa
papers in bankruptcy.
DURING therecent snow-storm in Wood
bury County stage-coach gong fror
Conceivable to Sioux City was unse.
by the wind.
MIS-. MARY MEEK, Of Bonaparte, ha.
been held for trial at the District Cour, -
Van Buren, County, for aiding in a rad
on liquor saloon.
GEN. FITz HENRY WARREN, torner,y
of Iowa, is at the Retreat in Hartford
Conn, i'll with mental disease which i
considered incurable.
THE epizootic was more severe at Mar.
shalltown and vicinity ON the 14th than a.
the previous visitation, and several vslu.
able animals had died.
DURING the absence Of L. Biller and
family, of Davenport, from their residence
above his store on the evening ofthe 18Th
thieves broke in and stole between S4O0
and $500 worth of dry goods.
THE child of j. W Pringle, of Fair.
field, was accidentally. poisoned the Other
day by drinking some liquid left careless.
ly on table by another member Of the
family. 1t died in an hour.
THE Iowa industrial Exposition Asso
citation Is fully organized and will cor
struct permanent building at Des Moines.
TO cost 10000. Hoyt Sherman is The
President and w. t. Dart the Superb.
tendent.
THE State Teachers Association for
Iowa and the Southeastern Iowa Associs.
ton OF Principals and superintendent
will hold joint session at Burlington
during the last weeks in December This
is an experiment for utilizing the winter
vacation.
Mrs. EMMA HADDocK, of Iowa CITY,
was on the Goth ult admitted to practice
in the United States Circuit and District
Courts. Mrs Haddock is said to be the
first female lawyer ever admitted to prac.
tice in Federal Court in the United
States.
PATRICK BoYLAN, of New Albn, for
many years a leading merchant Of Browns.
vile, Mimi, and until recently running
stores both at that place and New Albin,
has made an assignment 10 Alexander
McMichael for the benefit Of his creditors.
His assets are claimed TO be $4G 900 and
his liabilities $4,000.
A VALUABLE saline deposit has been
discovered in the Soap Creek Valley, in
Appanoose County. 1t is thought that at
the depth of 700 feet will be reached
huge salt basin, which is an extension Of
the Onondaga saline group, and which
will prove of immense value. Samples OF
the water have been sent to chemists for
analysis.
DAN REED was killed, near Keokuk, on
the evening of the 10th, by being run over
by passenger train. He was thrown sew.
eral feet into the air, his hat catching on
the headlight and one of his gloves on
the pilot His skull was frightfully
crushed and death cnsued almost instant
ly. He was intoxicated and vas walking
upon the track.
THE following postal changes were
made in Iowa during the week ending
Nov 12, 1875 Established-Ellis,H Hardin
County, Earl III. Mcmillan, Postmaster;
Clifford, Hardin County, j. W. Bishop,
Postmaster; Panther Greek, Dallas
County, Israel Beaver, Postmaster; West
phalia, Shelby County, Joseph Kuhl,
Postmaster. observation-disclosures, Ring.
gold County Postmasters appointed
Glasgow, Jefferson County, f. z. Taylor;
Hawthorne, Montgomery County, William
T. Tombs.
HERE Is list of counties IN Iowa
which pay over 100000 annual tax;
Benton, $126, Ss1 81; Blackhawk, $751;
2S9.50; Boone, $l13, 1886; Buchanan,
$1l0, 302 13; Cass, 300, 03325; Clayton,
$l2S, 1892; Clinton, 231, 120.43; Dallas,
$11S, 30205; Des Moines, $203, 1853;
Dubuque, 1921, 49i O6; Fremont, sll9,-
S5301; Hardin, S102,0s7 81; Harrison,
gill 1922 80; Henry, $lG3, 505I2; Iowa,
S113, 35970; Jackson, $115, psi OF; Jas.
per, $3.50, 931 10; johnson, $lGj, OO.8;
Lee, $209, 171.42; Linn, Sl62, Sl3@;
Louisa, S101, 735.0S Madison, $1O3,2O3.
70; Mashaska, $137, 1913; Marshall,
$134 1855; Muscatine, 1913, 1883;
Page, $129,914.77; Polk, 1919, 1851;
Pottawattamie, $2s4, 421.52; Poweshek,
$106, 0s297; Scott, $250,670.30, Tama,
1852 ,52412; Wapello, Silt ,624 10; Wash
ing,on, 1921 ,sO6.s IS; Webster, $110, 1860;
Winneshiek, S1ll,62052; Woodbury.
S139. 1880
THE Supreme Court, in the case Of the
Sheriff rs. The Supervisors Of Polk Coun.
ty, wherein fees Of the Sheriff were in
controversy, which had been rejected by
the Supervisors, decided that the Sheriff
cannot charge mileage for taking prison.
ers from the Jail to the courtroom; that
he may charge for copies of each sub
p9na issued that he is entitled to the e.
penses of conveying prisoners to and from
the Penitentiary when ordered there for
safe.keepipg hefpra trial. that the com