Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-03-02
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Geo. ConwelI's new store 1t Fiag'el
10 advertised in another column.
There are several cases Of measles IN
the vicinity Of Durham Station.
Elder A. Pratt will preach ut tbs
Baptist Church next Sunday morning
C. H. Durham is preparing to erect
q business house at Durham Station.
The old Advent Church property
in the west part of town has been sold
to Mr.. Mines Miller.
James Harvey has purchased lots In
English, and is preparing TO build Q
dwelling thereon.
A. r.. Clark's furniture store has
been removed to Weyer's building
south of Post Office corner.
Mrs. +. Mcfarland, aged 9s years.
mother of Mrs. Luther Burt and Mrs.
Geo. Houck, died last Sunday morn
ing.
We note this week a large number
OF improvements In progress In this
city, but could not get data for near
all Of them.
Special meetings., under the direc-
ton OF Rey's Dodder, Palmer and
Waring. are progressing nightly at
the NJ. Il. Church.
March comes I'm with six inches OF
snow on the ground. the heaviest
snowfall OF the winter, and the first
sieighing snow.
III. d. Mccoy, of the English Nur-
series, southwest OF this city, offers
1000 Transcendant and Siberian crab
trees at 81 per dozen.
A. j. Briggs and NJ. ID. Woodruff
are happy. They have at last found
an opportunity to air those fine sleighs
for the first time this winter.
ID. Overton has purchased from the
Mngee estate 40 feet front on north
side OF Main Street, so feet west OF
the Public Square. Price sl,871.
III. Rambo, of the west part of this
township, and his family are visiting
for few weeks in Wapello county.
They will remove In May to Oregon.
The young man Wilson, whose sui
eide at Dss Moines was recorded In
these columns last week, was neph-
ew of Mr.. J. L. Wilson, Of this city.
J. III. Brown bought at auction last
Saturday 20 feet front on the
north side of Main Street, go feet west
of the old court house corner, paying
therefor 81 ,53l.
Mathews New Addition to Knox
Vile has now been surveyed and plat
ted, and Is now open for sale OF lots.
Plats may be seen at this office and at
the Auditors Office.
John M. Jones has recently sold a
half interest In the Knoxville Wool
en- Mills to Mr.. David Jordan, OF
Guthrie county. The new firm name
will be Jones az Jordan.
Messrs. o. j. Ayers and John Bit
tenbender have bou ght from ID. Over
ton 20 feet front on northeast corner
Of Public Square, with brick business
house, paying therefor $4,000.
j. S. Dotson, OF this city, will sprout
Us bushels Of sweet potatoes in the
spring, instead of % bushels rs the
types made us say last week. He will
have 500 900 plants to sell.
Rev. w. A. Presson, pastor Of the
NJ. i. Church. Pclla, was lately the
recipient Of fine silver plated tea set
and other valuables of the shining
metal, on the occasion Of his Silver
Wedding.
Fred Christofel has exchanged with
John Hanks and DIR. Cornell his "a
lots OH I'd and 3d streets just north OF
Public Square, with dwelling, for
brick residence and two lots OH cor
ner Of eth and Main streets.
VIM Shepherd has purchased lots In
the town Of English, on the A. X. Il
ID, road, and we learn intends building
a business house and residence there.
on. His stock Of merchandise will be
removed from Salem Corners to the
station.
7. II. Garretson will remove his
wooden building now occupied by
Atherten and. Garretson' book store,
from the east side of Public Square Ia
the corner Of Main and Sd streets,
where II will DO occupied by Mr.. Ath.
erton in the present business.
Mr.. Jefferson Cosby showed us a
day or two since large tooth Of very
singular appearance. We should
think 1t had ornamented the mouth
OF some enormous amphibious animal
now extinct. The tooth was found
on Des Moines sandbar. 1t may be
seen at this office.
Mr.. David Jordan, who has become