Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-10-14
IOWA STATE NEWS.

lfCliug sdAhPiaD ~ S0AN $500
tons Of the State.
THE Shelby County Anti Horse Thief
Association was lately organized, and there
Ia blood 10 the average citizens eye.
Arsrry KIMBERLY, Lyon County
farmer. has just been notified that he has
fallen heir 10 $3.50, 900 by the death Of an
elder brother in England.
ALApY recently freed from matrimo.
| NAL bondage at Cherokee was within .
psriod OF two hours thereafter snugiy
tied ND In another comfortable connubial
contract
BrRtryGToy has at last accomplished
ia Narrow Gauge subscription job; $780,
900 has been raised, with which they pro-
nose 70 build the road to Winfield, thirty
| four miles.
TIE Treasurer Of Lyon County has
been found TO be defaulter TO a consid-
cradle amount-estimated by those who
have recently examined his books, 10 reach
about $4,000.
BLlcNBIRDs are becoming pest along
the slough near Muscatine. II is said not
only thousands but millions jnfest the tim
Der and fields in that locality, and they
are literally devouring the corn.
The widow of Capt Harris, Of Mar
shalltOwn, who was among the crew OF
the ill.fated Virginius, has received 3d.
800 as recompense for the murder Of her
husband by the Spanish Government
AK old Indian trader in Omaha writes
the Davenport G0zate that the mounds
discovered over the State are not graves,
but are the earth houses OF Indians who
occupied that ground at some former time
as village.
Mr. BENJAMIN MARTIN, the Oldest pio-
neer OF Harrison County, was struck by
the engine while walking along the rail
road track, a few days ago, and instantly
killed, being thrown some twenty feet
from the track and shockingly mangled.
THE Illinois Central Conference, re-
Gently In session at Moline, ILL.,, made tho
following appointments for Iowa:
Iowa swede Mission Dstrict-J Linn, Presiding
Elder Des NUines. j. Linn: Burlington. John ..
Gsls0n Neifose and Keokiik, j. A. Gabrelson;
New Sweden aud Belinda. q. J. Swan: Scheldahl
and Boone 10 be supplied; West Dayton. j. liver
son: swede Bend. a. j. Engstrum: Clay Center
aud Randolph, g. y. Wennee-tin; Lindsbnrg Cir
cult 10 be supplied Nebraska j. Barstrom,
GEoRGE ALLEN was recently arrested
at Davenport upon the charge Of horse
stealing and locked up in the County Jail.
About seven O'Clock next morning the re-
port of pistol was heard in the Jail
building, and on examination il WAS
found that Allen had shot himself just be.
low the heart, from the effects of which
he died before night.
PRoF. H. HENRICHs, Of the State Uni.
vcrsity, has organized a weathersignal
corps throughout the State, who are to
report weekly to him the rainfall and
Observation-Disclosures facts in their vicinity,
which the professor will compile and pub
lish for the benefit Of the State. One OBJ
server is appointed for each county. The
plan went into effect Oct /.
THE Upper Iowa Methodist Conference
was recently in session at Dubuque. The
following appointments were made by the
presiding Bishop;
Davenport Disirict.-W. Frank Paxton Prcsld-
ing Elder. Davenport First Church. A. 6. MAN
wall Fourteenth street church, William Fawccti;
Davenport Circuit, X. w. Coates: LeClaire, h l..
Waite: GHnianche, j. r. Baker: Lyons John Bow
man; Clinton, q. W. BrlHdel: DE Witt. Mr. IL.
smith; Grand View, John Dawson London, A.
NJ smith, Clarence. j. y. Wilcox; Inland. ID, ID.
Bowels: oxford Mills, supplied by W. -. Boards
ley; Elwood. Isaac Newton: Dcllnar. l.. 9. Wood
run; Miles, J. Il spsery; sabnla, j ii. Rgby; Pres.
Dubuaaa District Il. skinner. Presiding Elder.
Dubuque j. Ill. khea; Dubuque Circuit j. r.. Cow
oil Center Grove. X. w Miner; Epworth, }. w.
Plat; Farley, r.. Thompson; Diggersyilie, ]. is.
Aibrook; Enrlyille, :. kniekerbocker; Colcsburg,
q. ". Burgess; Manchester, +. * Miller; Man
chester Circuit. " ketchumi Hopkinton aud Sand
Springs. w. y. smedloy; Monticello, j. y. Eben-
hart: johnson. W. W ChaGce; Wyoming, III. H.
Green; Langworthy, w. r.. Mccormack; Ana,no,
ga, W A. Allen; Monmouth, w. X. r. Burnette;
Maquoketa, q. X. Manning; Andrew aud Lanotte
s. Y HannoF; Cascade. j. j. Little.
Cedar Rapids Districts. II, Henderson. Presd-
ting Elder. Cedar Rapids Il. X. Young; Iowa
City, T.. r. ingalls,; West Branch. \. &, freer;
solon. Samuel Goodsell; Mount Vernon. II. w.
PEBBLES; Lifbon, &. +. Mclean; Mechapicsyille,
j. II. Hayward Stanwood. H. @. Barnes: Upton,
r. 9. Wolfe. Hebron, William Young; DIN, G.,
W jenkins: Marion. 8. A. Lee; Marion Circnit
l.. u. Warner; Springyiile, j, NJ, Rankin; Central
civ. H. Kicker; shellsburg. A. N. Sec.
W n. King President, and ~. II. Boyd, Prof @.
C;SN Fellows, Iowa State University, a. j..
lksneti, Church Extension; w. II. H. fairall, ID.
Marshaltown District VIM. Lease Presiding
Elder, MArsballtown, y, W. Clinton; Gilman, f.
Hoskins; Lamoile, =. simmons. State Center, N :.
Mcdonald; Mont0rn and Legrand, l.. NJ. Wlnsett;
Toledo, NJ u. frayell: Toledo Circuit C. r.
MBther; Lamar City aud Circuit, i. =, Bargelct;