Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-09
IOWA STATE NEWS.

IOWA STATE NEWS.
THE small streams in the nor4ha-n
ton of the State are frozen hard enc.
to bear teams.
CRUY's furnishing store, at Dayen,..
was recently robbed by burglars Of sses
worth OF goods.
THE thermometer at Sioux CITY on y.
night of the 2sth ult registered elsv~s
degrees below zero.
THE Island House, at Clear Lake ,,,.
burned few mornings ago, inyoIyin,
loss of about $4,000.
JOHN w. GLLRTT, the pioneer set,,.,
of Clayton County, has just sold his sso
acre farm there for $4,000.
THE Dubuque County Poor House va,
burned on the morning of the 2ist rn.
about $4,000. Insured for $4,000.
THOMAS MCPHERSON was recently m,
over by locomotive on the e., B. 30
Railroad, at Ottumwa, and literally caf |.
two
THE creditors of Shields, the Dave,
port wooden manufacturer, have agreed !.
accept 80 per cent. of their claims and ths
mills have started up again.
THE suit Of the father of Ellen Corre,
against number Of women OF Wilton
for tArriDg and feathering her, has been
postponed to the February term Of The
court
THE City Auditors books show that The
taxable real estate in Dubuque for the
year 1875 is valued at 80 ,275, 635: persoasI
property, 1856, $40; total, $l5, s5lG5
Total tax 10 be raised, $i6s,227
A LITTLE girl named Summerhizer, liy.
ing at Iowa City, recently swallowed
tin whistle three inches long, which went
into the stomach, from which it was re-
moved by cutting into that organ.
TnE jury in the libel suit Of Congress.
man Kasson against the State Register,
after fifty hours consultation, have de.
clared themselves unable to agree, and
have accordingly been discharged.
ADJT. GEN BAKER officially declares he
will organize no more military com.
panies in this State until after Jan. /. He
is making his report to the Legislature,
and has closed the books until that time.
THERE Is on record in the Recorders
office in O'Brien County a mortgage to
secure twenty-five dollars, the mortgage
being upon lone stove, one fiat-iron, one
washboard, one skinner, one dishpan
and three lamp chimneys."
THE Carroll Herald suggests that the
Legislature take up and elect as United
States Senator the clerk of the Pacific
House at Council Bluffs. If he is half
as smart as he thinks he is he is head
and shoulders above any man in Iowa.
THE prisoners in the Marshall County
Jail tumbled over the turnkey the other
day and escaped. The were all recap.
tured before night except one. He broke
through the ice while attempting 10 cross
the river and surrendered to avoid freez.
ing to death.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at Eldon,
at the junction of the Southwestern
Branch of the g., X. /. & p. Railroad and
the Des Moines Valley Railroad on the
ed. The station house belonging to each
road, hotel and five or six smaller build.
ings were burned.
THE following postal changes were
made in Iowa during the week ending
Nov. 81, 1875: Name changsd-Glen
Roy, Howard County, to Linn Spring.
Postmasters appointed-Cottage, Hardin
County, Emile hatsch; Forestville, Del.
aware County, David M. holland; Robe,
Benton County, Lester Condry.
MADISON COUNTY voted recently TO re-
build the Court House destroyed by
fire few weeks ago. The PROPOSE.
ton was to issue 100000 in bonds and
levy tax of five mills for five years
to redeem Them. The new building will
be fire proof, similar in outside appear
ance to the old one, and will cost about
$685.
THE residence OF E. c. Chaplin, at
Charles City, was burned on the morning
of the 9th, involving a loss Of $l3,5W
As the building had not been occupied
for year the fire was undoubtedly the
work of an incendiary Mr. Chaplin IS
business manager and part owner Of the
Davenport Gazette, to which city he re-
moved his family year ago.
THE wife of Chas. Burwell, clerk in the
Laclede House, at Keokuk, attempted TO
commit suicide on the evening of the 9th,
by swallowing three grains of morphine
She procured the poison under the pre-
tense that it was for the toothache.
physician was called in time TO prevent
fatal results The cause Of the attempt
was a letter from another woman ad'
dressed to her husband which fell into her
hands.
Dr. JOSIAH RoGERs is the namt by
which he was advertised in the Davenport
papers, where he had for some time pre-
vious been engaged in practicing fiedi
cine. A few days ago stranger arrived
In the city, saw the medicine man, and
claimed to recognize him as a red-sKin
who killed and skinned man severn