Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-02

Hchnttler wagons at low figures at
Baker 4 Sears. See advertisement.
J, NJ. Donley shipped two car loads
OF hogs at Merrill station on Monday.
Buyers In this city were paying &c.
Is per cwt. for good hogs Tuesday.
Mr.. Rice, the Davis Sewing Ma
chine man, sold eight machines last
week.
A Christmas eve festival at the M.
r. Church, Attiea, Is under contem-
plation.
Union services were held In both OF
the churches at Attica on Thanksgiy-
ing Day.
So far az we can learn there IL no
foun dalton for the rumors about an
excursion to Abba.
Hair a. Woodruff are filling large
numbers OF orders at their Chicago
lumber yard In this city.
Sabbath School Concert at the
Lutheran Church Sabbath evening.
Seats free and everybody invited.
Our mails from the east now come
by rail, but arrangements are not
fully completed 10 insure regularity.
Circuit Court will convene here
next Monday, 9Th inst The Docket
In published on another page OF the
JoTRsAL.
a spelling match Is announced Mt
Attica Friday evening, Dee. 3D.. Adj
mittance 10 cts. 81 premium to the
best speller.
James Reaves has purchased lot OF
Chns. Durham at Merrill station, and
has dwelling up which he will occu-
py this winter.
The Public School opened at Clay
Center, Clay township, on the 22d ult.,
for a four mouths term. w. III.
aoore, teacher
Miss Amelia Weigand presides over
the youth Of Des Moines Valley school
district, Clay township. The school
opened on he 18th ult.
Work has commenced on the rail-
road from Newton southwark, and
will probably he extended ms far as
Al Ia. q. ia
Chns. Thompson, our new City
Marshal, IL taking active steps, by or
der Of the Council 10 have all the
sidewalks In the city put In thorough
repair.
s. u. Turner shipped one ear load
Of wheat from this station last FRI
day, the first cargo u grain ever
shipped direct by rail- from Knox
vile.
Miss Mandella Weigand II Mt the
head Of the public school In the
Mcmillan district, Clay township
The winter session commenced on the
18th ult.
lola public school opened for the
winter term last Monday. Miss Elm.
wood Imparts 10 the young ideas Of
that vicinity a knowledge Of the art Of
shooting
ID. T.. Warren delivered a course OF
six evening lectures last week ut Des
Moines Valley school House, Clay
township, on phrenology, physiology,
and kindred subjects.
The Juveniles OF Eureka district
Clay township, assembled at the old
brick school house last Monday To be-
gin their winters studies under the
training Of Mr.. J. Reaves.
An Attica correspondent says:
Business IL lively IA usual. Our
merchants are having good local
trade--hs good perhaps AZ those OF any
other village IN the state"
One of tln jollest gentlemen Of the
tFHNtliUB toHhilftNihi bilEbht WHO
visit this city on business Is Mr.. Mode
Cook, representing the wholesale
clothing house OF Frank Bros, Phila.
delphia.
A surprising amount Of lumber Is
being sold daily from the several yards
In this city. Cathoart Il Rellamy,
u. II. Grimes. Mooody Il Parsons
aud Hare n Woodruff are all loading
teams almost constantly.
lola Literary Society will struggle
next Friday evening with the ques-
ton "Resoip9d that the works OF Art
are more pleasant to the eye than
the works of Nature" The old, old
question viii now be settled.
Wm. Wolfe, n graduate OF Pelia
University, aud leader OF the Pella
Brass Band, leads u singing class at
salem church, Clay township. His
ter commenced last Saturday even
ing. We understand he conducts two
other, classes In music. aud at the
~alne tine teaches public school. He
Ia fnlIy eot,tpetpuf In ,la All that aud