Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-06-01
Local Currency.

| The circus brought great crowds Of
people to town last Saturday.
Drs. Lesper and Williams, Of DUR
ham, were among the callers ct this
ofIics last Saturday.
A new dry goods store has recently
been opened at Columbus By /. III.
Walters 4 Son.
Cornell Brothers have opened . new
drug store In Wilson's building. west
side OF Public Square.
Mrs. J. r. Waugh and son started
last Tuesday on two months visit to
Pennsylvania.
The work OF excavation and laying
foundations for the Opera block lie be-
ing pushed forward.
Durham station has three stores.
The several proprietors are Moore &
Forsythe, Mr.. Rice and VIM. Ehep-
herd.
New buildings are being erected in
every part Of this city. They are 80
numerous that we cannot keep up
| the record.
The City Council held an informal
meeting last Monday evening to de-
termine whether or not the ordinances
should be enforced.
o. b. Ayres and John Hanks bought
Of Capt. Tracy few days since four
lots near the A. X. & ID. depot. Price
paid $1,000.
King h Sons brick kilns, southeast
OF town, will be fired next Saturday.
They are to supply the brick for the
WEIGH L. Mcmillan buildings.
A beer saloon was opened at Dur
ham last Friday, In a shanty erected
for the purpose. Three kegs Of the
stuff was the starting stock.
The basement story OF Reaver's
brick building, west side OF the
Square, Ii up, and the walls Of the
next story will be finished this week.
John Reaver has recently purchased
| from Mrs. Il. Baldwin the lot, 60x120
feet, on the corner of 1st and Robin
son streets, east Of the Baptist church.
Price 81 ,450.
Mr.. McCrary, who removed here
recently from MARSHALL county, and
bought two lots In Mathews new nd
dition, has built neat cottage there
| OH.
Mr.. VIM. Erwin, of Indianola, has
removed his family to Knoxville, and
purchased lot in Mathews new ad-
ditiop. upon which he Is preparing to
erect dwelling ut once.
The City Council 10 to decide next
Monday evening whether the streets
Of this city belong to the public or may
| DO leased for indefinite terms to pri-
vate individuals. That Is the gist Oft.
#. G. Nssteller, s. b. Turner and
DR.. e. u. Young, OF this place, started
on Monday TO attend the Republican
State Convention at Des Moines OH
Wednesday.
Messrs. T.. III. Booth, Sr., and j. II.
Norris have purchased the drug stock
OF DIR. j. It. French, east side OF Public
Square, aud will continue the bust
ness ut the same place.
DIR. ]. II. Duncan, formerly of this
city, now Of Charlottesville, Indiana,
was here few days last week and
this, on his way home from Des
Moines, where he had been la atten-
dance at the Annual meeting OF the
State Eclectic Medical Association.
The City Council is asked 10 give a
free lease ola piece ofgroundl0by 40
feet ON Main street to j. s.. Cunning
ham g. Bro, to exhibit their wares
upon. Some men there are who I'm
agins the public have no rights which
they are bound to respect.
Work on WEIGH, Mcmillan u Co.'s
buildings, east side of Public Square
and north side Of Robinson Street, has
stopped temporarily to wait for brick.
The foundation walls are finished.
Brick will be ready In about two
weeks, and then about two weeks
will be required to run up the walls.
| The first Of series OF letters from
Miss Adelaide Mathews, our special
correspondent at Philadelphia, APP
pears in our columns this week. Miss
| NJ, will remain ut the international
| Exhibition until Its close in Novem-
| Der, and will present our readers with
sketches which we can promise will
be interesting.