Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-06-08
Local Currency.
Strawberries are ripe.

New houses, new fences, ne"
walks, etc. are observed on every
street in the city.
| DIR. Leeper, OF Durham station, con-
templates opening stock Of drugs al
shat place before long.
| Mr.. Kline, of Pella, lows, the Inter
Ocean says. has recently purchased a
farm near Chicago, Ill.
Miss Nora Biddle presents for the
JOURNALS cabinet large and beau
tiful specimen Of Rocky Mountain az.
ate.
Paris green. dissolved in water and
sprinkled on the vines will destroy
the potato bug. 1t 10 not very expen'
| siye.
/ Mrs. e. III. Robinson and Mrs +. e.
Barker are on q weeks visit with theii
sister, Mrs w. NJ. Stone at Marshall
| town.
G.. Il. Baker, OF the firm OF Baker a
Sears, purchased last week from Geo
Henry, four lots in Henry's addition
Price $3.50.
Fred Downing's fremont HOUSE
Opening will occur in July, probably
week or two after the festivities d
the Fourth.
A sewer Is being laid by the city
on the north side OF Main street from
the Square three blocks east, with
nine inch tile.
Knoxville Is growing; but thai
doesn't express it. The aty will
nearly double its population In this
centennial year.
A new and handsome fence 10 being
built around the Public Square, under
| direction OF the Auditor and the Boart
Of Supervisors.
The City Council last Monday eve
ming declined to repeal or modify thu
ordinances forbiddlng distractions
upon streets and sidewalks.
Corn planting Is nearly all done
and some of the earlier planting II
ready for first blowing. Rain is need
cd to bring the crop forward.
i The corn crop Is now very nearl,
all in, aud reports are favorable
That crop needs rain however, ~ wei
"a do the grass aud small grains.
i Frank and Fannie Reaver, Of this
place, started for Philadelphia last
week, and Mr.. Chas. Smith and wife
of Pleasantville, went this week.
| Mr.. shepherd has removed his store
building from Salem corners to Dur
ham, and will In few days be ready
! for business with full stock of gen
erai merchandise.
1 Call and see us, friends, when you
come to town, and II you have any
: thing on your mind from which To-
| cal item might possibly be manufac.
tured, please mention It.
Il Mr.. B. +. Wilson, Of Gosport, hal
recently received patent on an i'm
provement in portable fence. He
sends us description too late for pub
, LEGATION this week.
/ Fruits of all Minds In this county
early In the season, promised album
dant crops. bu. apples, plume, pear
quantity may however be made up In
| quality.
| Our city authorities have purchased
a Babcock fire engine at = cost OF
| $500, payable In four annual install
ments. The engine il to be here 10
about four weeks from this time.
| Licence has been granted by the
Clerk for only two marriages thus far
In this month: G II Wormhoudt to
Miss maria den Boer, and Wilson s
Bonifield TO Miss Anna Ward.
Judging from the progress thus far
made on the c. Il. /. q p. Railroad
work between here and Oskaloosa, the
prediction Is made that the cars will
he running on the road to this city in
October.
It's naughty to use sl1ng phraxes,
but there's young man 1t Columbia
who win indulge. The other day he
requested his girl to "wipe or her
chin." She retostsd "wipe IL your.
SELF" And he did, with his whisk.
ers.
One day last week we noticed
Messrs. Baxter a Pugh had hand
sprinklers employed on the street in
mont of their store, reducing the dust
to subsection. Couldn't our mer.
chants afford modern street spripk. |
Ter?
Arrangements are still in progress
.or a celebration in this city on the
Fourth, but the committees are allow.
rhey have no time for hating IL we
are to make creditable affair Of il
Nextweek We hope to publish the pro |
gramme.
The County Auditor has OF late been
driving heavy business in eophe,
scaips. He received over 1000 last
month, and gave orders on the Treas.
nrer therefor to the amount Of over
s'o' The rate of premium being 10
cents each.
\ Sunday School was organized In
District No. S. Core School Hons.
Union Tp., May 18th. officen eho.
sen: Snp't, f. b. Ruckman. A..,s.
supt', w. w. Williams; sec,y.. w
n. Davis; Assist. sec'y., Morehous..
Treasurer, John Core. Mee.ings Il
SP. NJ.
Moore 4 Forsythe have opeuea
their store q Durham. and ase now
Prepared to supply the good people |
OF that vicinity. with dry eooda mo-
tons. groceries. and . great variety ~
general merchandise. Their ne~
g'a nlhouss Is now about completed
and Will be opened for business this |
week.
= poor wheat prospect is the report !
1aM All parts OF The county. n..,.s
!. we seeu rosted In the grouua a.