Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-03-04
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
March |, 1875.

,,ering on both sides, and the contest
n,on,ises to be lively one. The
n.mocrats have nominated Z. +.
Crate for Mayor, E. Shaw for City
soIicitor, Isaac Overkamp for City
treasurer, and G. P. III. Zahn for
Assessor. The opposition have NOM
mated Hon. B. G. Bowen for Mayor.
NJ. Gessman for City Solicitor, Mr..
lubberden for Assessor, and will
,,lace the name of Isaac Overkamp
~ their ticket for City Treasurer.
The Crate ticket is favorable to the
whiskey interests, and the move
n,ants of those interested in the
traffic would seem to carry out this
idea. Our Marshal is also interested
!, the nominations for Aldermanic
bonors. as the new Council may
make change in this department.
Won need not be surprised to hear
that change has taken place in the
complexion of our city government.
Henry Morgan and wife, who have
heen residing at Garnett, Kansas,
for several years past, returned to
this place last Friday, having been
eaten out of g house and home" by
the grasshoppers.
A freight train coming east from
Des Moines last Friday evening
broke the bridge across Four Mile
Creek, short distance this side of
Des Moines, demolishing portion
Of the bridge and eight cars loaded
with shelled corn. The accident was
caused By broken wheel, Nobody
hurt. The track of the Rock Island
railroad is being used from Altoona
to Des Moines while the bridge is
being repaired.
We have three more cases of small
pox in town since | last wrote you,
and one in the suberbs. Other men,
bers of these families may be taken
down with it. Every precaution is
being taken by our city authorities
to prevent its further spread. A
young lady, Miss Laura Nelson, who
had been attending school here, and
who lives near Galesburg, Jasper
county, was taken down with the
disease after going home, and is re-
ported as being very bad with it.
Large numbers of people continue
to come to town from the country,
Notwithstanding the fact that
it is reported that nearly
half of Pella has the small
small pox. Large quantities of corn
and other grain came in to market
the last week.
A large number of students at
tending the Central University
went home last week, as they said,
on account of the presence of small
pox in town, but as many think on
account of the near approach of
day. 1t is an undeni-
able fact that nine students in ten
dread the last two or three
days of a term in college so much
that a mere rumor ola contagious
disease in the neighborhood is suffic-
lent to cause them to pack their
books and pull out for home.
Josiah Talbot, formerly of Pella,
but for several years resident of
Nelson, Portage county, Ohio, is in
town visiting friends.
Hon. b. G.. Bowen, who has been
spending several weeks in Wash
ington City, Maryland and Ohio, is
to arrive at home this
week. He would be surprised to
come home and find that his neigh
bors had placed him at the head OF
the city government in his absence.
Well Pella is at last to have an
Opera House. Maj. III. Post and l..
Bach, two of our most enterprising
citizens, have purchased the old
Pink Church and will commence
operations to-day to convert it into
first class Opera House. Mr.. Post
has been to Des Moines consulting
Architect Foster about the internal
of the building, and as
they will spare no expense to make
It first class we may expect to have
= place of amusement that will be a
pride and honor to our city. 1t is a
large building, well suited for the
purpose and can be fitted up to ac-
an audience of 500 or GOO
very comfortable. 1t is the intention
VI the proprietors to bring first
class company here to open 1T.
John J.. Bousquet and family, OF
Ames were in town few days last
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