Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-05-18
IOWA STATE NEWS

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thought that they would have little :. ~
with him. A short thjek, far chan .or.l
himself before the old nan, and soon 80 -
sly wink wanted to know il the eo,, s.a
up Jet The cid man said fl was .as.
thst some a IL was I'D ia fas crib. sa,,.s as
Was up IN the shock, and some q II
en- up The short, thick chap unse..-
himself. and the Isugh among the boz. =
not st the old mans expense"
GgEar excitement prevailed in u.-
shiek County, on the 4th, oTer the sudd1s
death Of Mrs Kneeskern, with sv,n,,,a..
Of narcotic poison. The stomach ~ ~
ceased has been sent TO chenIs. for -
sis
0s the night Of the Sd, fire near slo..
In Woodbury. County, burned a small 49,.
occupied by party Of Winnebago Iudi.s!
Two Of them perished in the flames ana
third was seriously injured.
GgorSD has been broken at Des NoI,..
for the Exposition building, TO be eomnla,'s
in September, at cost Of s82,eoO
Os the Sd. the body Of the son az p,
Parker. Of the State University, was ,onrs
only few hundred feet from where he -.
drowned on the 18th Of April
j. G. GORDON & Co.'S dry goods sto,s :.
Nuscatine, was entered by burglars on -
night of the I'd, and robbed of between s=1c
and $500 worth Of silks and kid gloves.
The total amount Of insurance risks W.,
ten in Iowa during 1875, by non State &c..
panies, is So .6s7 ESQ ~. The total prengin-.
receipts during the year are reported s,r
361 ,202 IS, being an increase on the wors !,
the year before of 81 ,37s, Is4.A on II.
amount Of insurance effected, and Of siaE
o53. Is on amount of receipts for p.srip,,.
The aggregate Of losses incurred WEI. eaS
I54.35, against $500, 1854 of the pres,s,,.
year, and Of losses paid Of s43s, 6i3.0s a,
ing the past year. while the same item q,
the previous year was s637 ,24l. ST.
THE old settlers of johnson COUNTY win
have a reunion in Iowa City, June l6
GUTHRIE COUNTY has voted $4,000 in ala
OF building railroad from Panora 10 DE-,
Moines.
KEoKUK manages 10 enforce her ord.
nances with two policemen.
THE following call for the annual gather.
ing of the Iowa Sabbath School Association
has been issued:
The Eleventh Annual Mass Convention Of
the Iowa Sabbath School Association viii
be held at Council Bluffs on TUESDAY
Wednesday and Thursday, June 20, q and
q, 1876, commencing Tuesday evening.
Though not delegate convention, it Is
urged that delegates-representa work.
ers-be selected and sent To the convention.
Arrangements are being made for able work.
ers from abroad.
Every earnest Sabbath School man and
woman in Iowa is invited to be present,
Those expecting to attend are requested to
send their names TO Thomas Officer, of the
Local Committee at Council Bluffs, by June
18th, for place of entertainment.
Council Bluffs sends fraternal greeting and
cordially invites Central and Eastern Iowa to
vie with the West in securing the fullest rep.
resentation at this Convention. The hos.
pitable homes and Christian hearts Of the
people will be opened wide to give you her
warmest reception.
Reduced fares on railroads will be secured
on the North and South lines, and on Others
If possible.
1t will be observed that the time Of hold.
ing the Convention 10 one week later thn
usual.
A KEoKUK man woke up and found him
self on the floor, the other night, and then
he recollectcd how he dreamed he was on 4
step-ladder In his store arranging some
goods on the top shelves, and the ladde,
slipped. The fall was not all dream, as his
confused body very plainly showed
A PRISONER in the Marshalltown jail re-
Gently attempted TO co mint suicide by eat
ing pounded window-glass. It gave him Sc
we're pains in the stomach, but the doctor
fused with him and had him all right pretty
quick. Had he died, they should have writ
ten over his grave, peace to his sashes. -
burlington Ha@keye.
WASHINGTON County has taken up s10,'
600 Of its outstanding railroad bonds.
THE Woodbury. County Fair will be held
on the l9th-22d of September.
THE criminal statistics for 1915, shown
in the forthcoming report of the State Au-
ditor now in press, are as follows: Convic-
tions, 2,647; fines imposed, $l49, s6l.9l; fines
collected, SOS, 50J46; expenses, $406, 993 "a
net losses, 1885, 493.1s. More than fifty-fve
per cent. of the convictions were for viola,
ton of the Liquor law.
THE body of the daughter OF Prof. Par.
ker, OF the State University, who, with her
brother, was drowned at Iowa City, on the
18th of April, was recovered on the Sth. 1t
was found lodged in pile of brush some
two miles below the point where the catas-
trophe occurred.
The trial Of &. L. Whistler, of Davenport
for forgery, was concluded on the evening
OF the 9th, by verdict of not guilty.
FRANK DELANEY, few days ago, while
attempting to cross the river few miles be-
low Sioux City with skiff loaded with flour,
encountered squall which struck and cap
sized his boat, and he was drowned before
assistance could be rendered.
Ar Davenport, on the Sth, three young
men, named Samuel Granville, Grin Shields
and Albert Foster, were out on the river In
skiff, when the boat was capsized and all
thrown into the water. The two latter
struggled to shore, but Granville, after cali
ing piteously for help was drowned.
LAST winter the State Legislature enacted
a law for the punishment of tramps. Since
1t went into operation the authorities Of
Iowa City have enforced 1t, and applied It's
penalties to its fullest extent. The Mayor
has recently fined six of the gentry $50 and
sent them to the County Jail for seventy.
two days.
The latest reports from st. Louis give
the following as the current prices for lead
ing staples: Flour--XXX. Fall. s50O@55o;
Wheat-No.2 Red Winter, 81 .3900l .391Is; No.
3 Red Winter, s1.2l@l.2a; Corn--No. .
Mixed Ast[G0A6c. (lata-No q 221T24c.