Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-18
miscellaneous Items.

iowa CITY will have glucose works.
NINE. JANAUsCHEK cancelled her en-
gagement at Council Bluffs because of
severe attack of sickness at Lincoln,
Meb.
WOODBURY. county taxes for 1879 foot
up $143, 941.66, reduction of S., 299.88
from Last year. Sioux City's tax is $780,
261.4O.
A LARGE number of men and women
of Council Bluffs have petitioned the
Common Council of that city to enforce
the Sunday laws and close saloons at
II p. m. on week days.
A BURLINGTON merchant who has
been in business there for over twelve
years, remarked that last Saturday was
the best days trade his firm had expe-
rienced in all that time.
TEACHERS longest employed in DAY.
import city schools state that they
never knew time when there was so
much throat trouble among the schol-
srs as during the past two weeks, from
the effects of colds.
A CITIZEN of Villisca has written a
military drama entitled "Our Boys in
Blue" and it was produced on Dec. 25
and 26. Over fifty of the citizens OF
Villisca were numbered among the
actors.
THE John l.. Davies lumber mill in
Davenport, which has been idle since
the death of Mr.. L. S. Davies, year
ago last summer, will the coming year
be in full and constant operation, hav-
ing been purchased by L. q. Dessaint
for $31, 900.
CHAs. ADAMS and wife, who live on
farm three and half miles south of the
city of Atlantic, Cass county, were the
other night quietly sitting by their
comfortable freside, when pistol-ball
came crashing through the window,
quickly followed by brick-bat.
The Courier says 3-year-old child of
w. w. Pollard, Ct Ottumwa, tried to
get bushel of beans up its little nose,
and after getting about fourth of a
pint in concluded it had undertaken too
large q job. The services Of the family
physician made everything lovely.
A FIRE at Newton, Jasper county, one
morning last week, destroyed property
to the extent of $4,000. It is supposed
to have been set by burglars. Gilman's
book, toy, and jewelry store, Gillespie's
drug house, and Brill's dry-goods es-
Establishment were entirely consumed.
Insurance about 100000.
WATERLOO Tribune: In 1874 John
Bowman was the Democratic candidate
for Congress in this district, and 81. o.
Pratt was the Republican candidate,
and elected. Last Saturday evening,
Sunday morning and evening, Rev.
John Bowman preached in the Method
list Church, in this city, of which Rev.
Fl. o. Pratt is pastor, Mr.. Pratt taking
part in the services.
A FEW weeks ago there was an an
nouncement in the Davenport papers
that two coal miners, Gilbert and Ole
son, had found a large deposit of coal
on the farm of Mr.. Horace Bradley, in
Pleasant Valley township, Scott county.
The Davenport Democrat now pub
fishes facts to point that the alleged
"find was ,9nly a @plant" by Gilbert
and Oleson tip enable them to sell out
for goodly sum.
"HALF loaf is better than none," as
the corner-loafer said to the policeman
when told to move Oh.
PosToFFICEs established in Deem
ber-Daytonville, Washington county
Kinross Keokuk county; Turner, FREE
mont county; De Novo, lama county.
Discontinued Allamakee, Allamakee
county; Turner, Fremont county; Ma
rena, Ringgold county. Change of
name-From Imogen to Imogene, Ere
mont county.
Four condemned twelve-pounder
cannons and carriages, received from
the Government arsenal, have been
placed at the grave of the late Adjt.
Gon RoEar