Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-11
IOWA STATE NEWS.

ell Bluff, the following officers were chosen:
Thomas Officer, President, beni. Talbot,
Secretary; " P. Dodge, Treasurer Execu-
live Committee-Thomas Officer, VIM Orr
and n. r. bod e.
soy and daughter Of John O'Connor, Of
pottawsttanie County. recently captured
eight Young wolves, and the cubs are now
being sucked by cows, the youngster assist
ing In instructing the Juvenile rhelps how
70 sustain themselves By reesns OF the bo-
vine tests.
JrpsE MURDOCH has shipped from Du-
buque to the Centennial tve large boxes OF
Iowa archaeological specimens. Most OF
them are relics OF the Mound Builders.
EXTENSIVE preparations arc being made
for the Clear Lake Sunday School Assembly,
which viii be held from June 9Th 70 July
sth A large number Of distinguished sun
day School workers win be present.
THE Republican Convention for the First
Congressional District has been called to
meet at Mt Pleasant, Henry County, on the
2Jsh Of May.
The Iowa CITY Pres tells the following:
In our city lives a colored family, which
has for long time been divided by petty
lars, and at last the house grew too small TO
hold their battles, and as each faction had
an equal interest in the building, they pro-
eeeded to saw and split 1t square In two,
each half Of the family taking half the
building and onehalf Of the family remov-
ing its piece to another part Of the lot, and
there has been peace there for the space OF
three days"
Miss SUE CLAG6KTT, who bias assumed
editorial charge OF the Keokuk Constitution
since the death OF Judge Clsggett, her father,
is the first lady editor OF daily paper in
Iowa
The senior class at the State Agricultural
College numbers twenty-six, Of whom five
are ladies.
STORM LAKE Is on the summit between
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. A
farmer near there drains part Of his farm
into the former river and part into the lat
ter.
DE- CHARLES A. WHITE, formerly Profess
sor Of Natural History, Botany and Geoiogy
IN the Iowa State University, is doing work
which will give him high place in the sci
entihc world His report as paleontologist
Of the Wheeler survey Is now in the hands
Of the printer, and similar document re-
latng 10 the Powell survey is going through
the press.
Four boys, aged five, seven, eight, and
eleven years, brothers, were poisoned at
Muscatinc, on the 2Sth ult., by eating wild
parsley or hcmIock. The youngest died
soon after, and the others were in danger.
Gus condition at last accounts.
THE body OF Martin Johnson, who was
drowned In the Iowa River at Marshalltown
about three weeks ago, was recovered on tho
2sth.
THE machine shops of George Williams,
formerly contractor on the Rapids I'M
proyement, located six miles above ksokuk,
were entirely destroyed by fire on the 2sth
nit The building contained several thousand
dollars worth Of fine machinery.
THE Iowa Coal Company sends to the
Centennial a 4 900 pound lump Of coal cut
Sout In the form Of a monument, four feet
square at the base and two at the top.
PAoF. TowLE, the decamping Muscatine
music teacher, has been captured In Illinois,
aud, on the 18th ult, was in jail at Musca-
tine awaiting his examination.
THE township Of Crawford, In Washington
County, is the first TO take advantage of the
five per cent railroad tax law. The citizens
voted that much in aid OF the Burlington ~
Northwestern Narrow-gaugc Railroad.
THE body Of n German, named Charles
stoaken, was taken out Of the river at Day.
export, on the 1st He had been missing
since the 9Th Of April. stoakcn was be-
trothed TO girl In Germany, and on learn
I'LL T. "A hf4nt
aud finally commit ed suicide.
Hos. GEO. ID. PERKINS. Of Sioux City, is q
Republican candidate for Congress In the
Ninth District. ...
SENATOR KISSE Is a Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Third District.
Hon. CHAs. NEoUs Is Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the First District.
Hos. RICHARD CLARK, of Iowa City, is an
nounccd as Republican candidate for Con-
gress In the Fifth District.
A DISTRESSING accident recently occurred
In Sheldon, o Brien County. Several little
boys were playing In front Of drug store,
where u large bottle Of acid was sitting, and
which one ofthem in some inconceivable way
succeeded In opening. Albert Nash held In
his hand q stick, and after inserting IL in the
bottle of dangerous fluid flashed II in the
face of another boy, probably without hay
ing any knowledge of the effect it would
have. The unfortunate boy was in critical
condition at last accounts.
THE Internal Revenue receipts in the Du-
buque COLLECTION district for April foot up
s30417. ~ &E
j. w. STEWART has resigned the position
OF Deputy State Superintendent OF Public
Instruction, on account of Ill health, and
the Rev. A. j. Nash has been appointed in
his stead.
Iowa CITY Is to have grand celebration
on the approaching Fourth Of July.
THE other day, boy about eighteen years
old, named Sol Allen, while out hunting a
few miles north Of Sioux City, drove large
gray wolf into her den. The boy then set TO
work digging her out, while his dog stood
guard at the opening The boy soon reached
the nest, and succeeded, after a hard fight.
In killing the old one and seven cubs. His
exploit created quite sensation in the
neighborhood.
THE latest reports from St. Louis give
the following as the current prices for lead
ing staples: Flour--XXX. Fall, s5.25Ge5.75
Whcat--No. 2 Red Winter, Sl.3Ita1. 3S;
No. 3 Red Winter, l.251l!2 5l(; Corn--No. 2
Mixed, 4ieef44c; oats--No. Q, 33@S3l &c;