Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-23
IOWA STATE NEWS.

seven military companies organized and
equipped In the State.
The private bank OF A. X. Wells, Of
Boone. suspended on the l4th. Liabili-
ties estimated at $50, 900.
W. b. BIssELL, wholesale hardware
merchant, Of Davenport, has failed, with
about &G0,Oo0 liabilities.
THE annual meeting of the iowa State
Medical Association will he held at Des
Moiucs on "Wednesday. Jan. 20, next.
JONI ApEs, who died recently az Clear
Lake, was buried In the identical suit OF
clothes in which he was married forty
years previous.
THE militia returns made by the County
Auditors TO the Adjutant General show an
aggregate Of 1C9, 11s persons in the State
liable to military duty
On the I4th all passenger conductors
on the Keokuk & Dies Moines Railroad
were discharged and new men put In their
place. No reason was assigned.
THE Mahaska County Poor House. To-
Gated three miles southeast Of Oskaloosa,
was burned ~ the ground on the 18th.
The inmates escaped uninjn,cd.
IN the United States Court at Madison
on the 10th jury gave Miss Hattie Lock
wood a verdict Of 81 8 10 against Alexander
Webster because he circulated an out
rageous SANDER concerning her.
CHARLES Luck and Charles Nichols
became involved In quarrel nt Sioux
City, on the 18th, when Luck drew pis
tol and shot Nichol. In the neck, infiict-
ing dangerous and probably fatal wound
THE b. & NJ. II. X. Company have di-
rected their conductors to "take up the
tickets" Of all the monte men found on
their trains and to give the gamblers y
grand bounce Station agents also are
forbidden TO sell tiemtickets.
THE coal mines at Ogden and Moin-
gona bring into Boone County from $l5,.
900 10 $50 600 every week in clean cash
during the winter months. or, taking the
whole year together, the revenue derived
from these banks Is about half million
of dollars
THE articles OF incorporation of the
Magdalen Railroad Company have been
filed with the Secretary of State. The
headquarters are at Dubuque, and the OBJ
iect IL to build railroad in the United
States Of Colombia The distance of the
headquarters from the road and its name
may be set down as peculiar.
CONSIDERABLE excitement has been
caused at Davenport by the sudden disap-
pearance of travelling salesman for n
Wholesale grocery house in that city
named Robert Pool. About five weeks
ago he went North intending to be absent
only few days, but up TO the 18th moth
ing had been heard OF him. He had con-
siderable money in his possession, and
foul play was feared.
THE Governor has appointed as add
tional members OF the Centennial Board
of Managers for Iowa, Hon. A. Newton,
Col. s. f. Spoford, Fred. Getchell, w, r.
Dart and VIM. Ii. Fleming. A meeting
Of the Board was recently held in Des
Moines and the following officers elected;
President, Hon. John G.. Foote; First
Vice. President, G. III. Mallory; Second
Vice. President. N. b. Baker; Recording
Secretary, Webb T. Dart; Corresponding
Secretary, VIM. III. Fleming; Treasurer,
Gen. b. V. Aukcny; Superintendent, DR..
Alex. Shaw. Executive Committee, n b.
Baker, S. f. Spofford and Fred Getchell.
THE United States Marshal, AT his Office
In Milwaukee ON the 10Th, sold on fore
closure sale for the frst-mortgage bond
! holders the Milwaukee, Lake Shore &
Western Railroad, running from Milwau-
kee north to Two Rivers, and also the
/ franchises OF the Milwaukee, Manitowoc
& Green Bay Railroad The total amount
paid tor both roads and franchises was:
For the former, $500, 7ss, and for the
latter, 81 ,222, 98S, being the amount of
the mortgage bonds and interest The
purchasers are Adam Norrie, Lawrence
Wells, Morris X. Jesup, Samuel S. Sands
and w. A. Guion, Of New York, the
bondholders.
A STATE CONVENTION will be held at
Madison, under the auspices of the Wis
consin State Agricultural Society, com
nencing on Tuesday evening, Feb. 8, and
continuing three days. Papers upon i'm
portant. practical subjects pertaining to
agriculture, horticulture, dairying and
other leading branches Of industry will
be read and discussed. Essays will also
be given upon social science and political
economy especially the currency II is
expected that members OF the State Agr.
cultural and Horticultural Societies and
State Dairymen's Association Will take an
interest In this meeting. by attending in.
dividuaily, or being represented by large
delegations.
THE case of Isaac Brandt, convicted of
ENLIGHTENMENT Of State funds, has been
settled finally by the Supreme Court, In
ovcrruling motion for rehearing made
by the Attorney General. The court has
filed its opinion, which was prepared by
IpIya TnIa The c,x,es ..,,.r.,,l.n II.