The Red Cloud chief., 1878-02-07

the next State Fair at Lincoln. The annual
election Of officers resulted In the election Of
NJ. Dunbar, president; Charles Matthewson,
president; D. II. Wheeler, secretary; c. Hart
man, treasurer. A committee Of seven was 3D.
pointed on the premium list.
Carroll county has reduced her bond
eddebt $1,000 during the past year.
Atlantic has organized q Reform
Temperance Club with 800 names enrolled.
VIM. Hoyt, a Is year old son Of Frank
HOyt, Ottumwa, was drowned at that place re-
Gently by breaking through the ice.
A boy was born in Hardin county re-
Gently minus one leg. Where the leg ought to
have been, projecting from the hip, are six
toes.
Atwo and a half year old son of Dam
iel Confare, near Lyons, was fatally scslded .
few days ago by falling into . pail Of hot
water.
Father BrOphy, a French Catholic
priest, % at Boone, will be 100 years old next
March. He is able to get around, but Is quits
feeble.
A man named Cramer has recovered,
after having the suit tried four times, 1850
of Burlington, for injuries received from q de-
fective sidewalk.
James DOws was run over while
coupling cars at Waterloo, January 10Th, losing
one leg and receiving other injuries, from
which he died in a few minutes.
O'Bried county has ordered the fol-
lowing exemptions: For each acre of forest
trees, $500; for each acre OF fruit trees 1880;
for each half mile Of hedge, $3.50.
The failures in Iowa in 1877 were $50
in number, with s2,6O4, 100 liabilities, against
46l in 1876, with %, OO9, $50 liabilities-a very
encouraging showing for this State.
Keokuk is Growing over a 90, 900. 900
law suit between the shareholders of the old
NJ. V. Il W., and the new incorporation OF that
company under the name of the st. L. K. IN.
w. r. r.
Chester Chitmann, 40 years of age,
whose family, consisting of a wife and four
children, in destitute circumstances was found
dead in one of the streets Of Cedar Rapids, a
few mornings ago, having persisted from expo
sure caused by strong drink.
The KeOkuk Northern Line has
dOnned the blue ribbon. At the annual meet
ing of stockholders It was resolved that the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors on the boats of the
Company is strictly prohibited. OF the 7,41
shares of stock represented in the meeting, all
but 14 shares voted for the resolution.
The Des Moines Register says: "Ac-
to Iowa insurance statistics, the Bur-
Insurance Company, of Burlington,
Iowa, has the largest ratio of assets to liabili-
ties, and the smallest percentage Of losses to
Of the one hundred and six fire insur-
companies doing business in this State"
A stranger, who gave three names
and said he had no friends before he died, was
run oveer January 18th, by q switch engine or
The c. NJ. Il st. P. Track in McGregor. His
EGGS were crusded SO that It was necessary to
u OAs uC ulC III = lev uOuIB lIOm
Oss of blood. He had considerable money, 90
he received a good burial.
The Stuart Locomotive says: Mr.. s.
}. Osborn and wife, who reside south Of Stu
'rt, have a little girl baby born to them who
las six straight and perfect fingers on each
Rand, and six perfect toes on each foot, four
twenty in all. These good people have
everal other children also, who have ak fin |
,er on each hand, and one boy has six toes on |
ne foot. They take this peculiarly from |
heir father, who has six fingers on each.
On the morning of January 18th the
,ody Of w. p. Fox, the geologist, was found
lead in he park known as the "Governor's
in Des Moines. He was wen known
n Iowa as the nan who in 1876 sent . geolog-
cal collection to the Centennial Exposition, on
which he was awarded q medal which was found
N his person. The circumstances Of his death
rere such as to leave no doubt that he commit
suicide BY poison.
A train was wrecked on the Burling
Cedar Rapids and Minnesota railroad
ear Elmira, on the morning Of January 12th;
bout twelve persons were hurt but only two
r three seriously enough to need the attention
{ . physician. Senator Nichols, Of Benton
ounty was among the injured; bat not very
ga shocking murder was committed
t Council Bluffs, JAM Gath. During the tenn
orary absence of her husband, Ma. Sarah ].
NTH, wife Of . farmer living In the suburbs,
I'D her throat cut from ear to ear. The per
etrator of the deed b believed to be . half
reed Indian named Charles Fisher, who has
in the employ Of the Smith family foetwo
three months. He IL known 70 have been
the house about the time the affaif 0ccur-
d, and has not been seen or heard Of sinee-
very effort is being made to capture him.
A fire at Greenville, Miss, Jan. Sd,
several stores Loss, $4,000. J
Palmer, Hubbell & Co., the largest !,
firm in Monticello. ILL.,, have failed. :
Samuel Bowls, of the Springfield.
ass, Repsbsec., died On the night Of JaA.
tn. 4
John Maxs Un's Touring mill 1t Ches- q
Pa, burned Jan. 18th. Los, $4,000 to b
O,0OO. Y
Bliss & Co.,'grocers, Chicago, have q
led. Secured debt, $4,000; unsecured,
l4,OO0. q