Omaha daily bee., 1881-06-20
IOWA BOILED DOWN.

Out in Calhoun county breakers net "a a
day.
The First National bank of Hampton
has been organized, with a capital of $50,
600.
The gate receipts of the fremen's tour.
nament at Council Bluffs were about a.
500.
The pension agent at Des Moines last
week drew 6,094 checks, ~aggregating $780,.
$40.
Clinton county is to have a new S12,-
900 Jail.
A block of ground has been purchased
in Des Moines for a. sisters of mercy hospi-
tai.
The house of Ham Robinson, editor of
the Colfax Clipper, was entirely destroyed
by q tornado on the 18th.
The c., r. L. & p. Railroad Company
having purchased the Burlington & South
western road will take possession July l..
The Methodists of the state have desided
to build an episcopal residence for the
bishop at Des Moines.,
The Schuetzenfest, which has been in
progress in Dubuque for some days, closed
on the 18th inst. with a grand picnic.
A $15, 900 Touring mill is being erected
at Conrad, Marshall county, the citizens
having raised bonds of $1,000 to secure it.
Ira Balm, yardmaster of the Wabash
road at Humeston, lost both legs Wednes-
day last, by being run over by cars while
coupling.
At the test of the Ottumwa waterworks
the other day, the streams thrown ranged
from "a at the reservoir to 146, the highest
in any part of the city.
Iowa City is to have a street railway one
and q quarter miles long. Ottumwa is
also building q line which is a mile and q
ha'f in length.
The waters of the "Pool of Siloam," at
Iowa Falls, have been analysed, and prove
to be of the same quality as the famous
Waukesha, Wis, waters.
Two students of Cornell college, Linn
county, named George b. Hammund and
Arthur j. Bronson, were drowned in the
Cedar river, while bathing.
A Dubuque architect is preparing plans
for an Episcopal church and parsonage for
the English colonists at LeMars. The
buildings will cost $1,000.
Davenport has twenty-six citizens who
are worth $10O,00 and over; fifty who
have $50, 900 and above that sum, and over
one hundred who are good for $25, 900.
Near the town of Greenfield, on the 18th
inst. a man named Cannon shot and fa.
tally injured n of his neighbors named
| Ross, caused by q quarrel about cattle
tramping down some corn.
An artesian well at Council Bluffs struck
flowing water Mt a depth of 720 feet. The
well will be put dow to o depth of SOC
feet, when it is expected the flow will
amount to 100 gallons per minute,
The school board of Davenport will here.
after purchase school books direct from the
publishers and sell them to the pupils a,
cost. This arrangement will a the pa.
rents of school children between $4,000
and $4,000 year.
A tornado passed through the southern
part of Polk county last Saturday. 1t de,
stroyed several houses and fences, trees,
etc., without number. Several persons
were injured, but no loss of life is reported.
Benz. +. Biggs, ir., aged IA, living neal
Ottumwa, was struck by lightning on the
18th, while running across q field, and in,
stantly killed. His clothing was torn into
strings, and his skin was badly blistered
and burnt.
The farmers OF Cerro Gordo county, in
convention at Mason City the other day,
indicated as their choice for state senator
Hon. II, G. Parker and for the house oil
representatives Hon. G. w. Tenney. Botf
are farmers and large and-holders.
AT the state convention of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians at Ottumwa this week,
Des Moines was decided upon as the place
| of holding the next convention, which will
occur June IA, 1882. The officers elected
are p. b. Murphy, of Ottumwa, state dele
gate; j. @. Phelan, of Fort Dodge, state
secretary; 7: Burns, of Des Moines, state
treasurer. These are the old officers ano
We're all unanimously reelected. The res
o~lutions endorse and s~ympathize with the
of the National H~ibernians at st. Loui,
for all divisions A. o. of II. to send iv,
per cent. of their funds to the land league
of Ireland Wednesday night a reception
vas held at the city hall in Ottumwa,
which was largely attended.