Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-11
IOWA ITEMS.

Iowa.
1t Is estimated that the decision OF the
court that the section line roads estab.
lished Ia y Wholesale way In Crawford
county some years ago, are not legal, will
cost the county $50, O0O. 1t will take that
much to pay damages for the highways
that will now have to be established.
Bishop Perry, of the Episcopal diocete
of lowe, has In his control o beqpest Of
$50, 900 left by Miss Sarah Burr, of New
York, to aid Ia building o young ladies'
seminary. Cedar Rapids ,tfers grounds,
aud proposes to secure the o
The board of supervisors Of Tama
equity are seriously considering the sub.
ject OF submitting to q vote of the people q
proposition to sell the poor farm. 1t is
said 60 be an Improbable investment, and
they want to get rid OF 1t,
scott Thay or, q young farmer living
near Atlantic, was arrested for stealing n
uislnund from q bad girl of Atlantic. lie
plead OF guilty. Scott had given the jewel
W his girl, u respectable young lady living
GA u neighborlng farm.
VIM. HAver, an aged man living near
Sutherland, was found dead In his ted
last Monday. de had been on . pro.
logged spree, during which ne had been
robped OF $500. He was buried ut public
expense.
VIM. Scott, Of Paulins, while working
In q well the other day, was struck on
t.e head by n bucket OF dirt which fell
eighteen feet. He WAS dazed for h while,
out was ali right again in MI hour or
two.
keokuk recently made o fl catering offer
to the Ostunwa Gallery works to remove
w that lace, uut the citizens OF the
latter ci.y promptly subscribed Sl5, 900
additional stock, ana so retain the eater.
prise.
The receipts OF the Cedar Rapids water
company tor the year ending April 80, was
SIS, V7U.93, and $500 was expended in
txtensions. During the year just ended
BIZ, S62, 5sl gallons Vt waite was pumped.
The state papers are c%sutioning farmers
to he careful with n unknown parties
tn y deal with. Seed corn, shruboerry,
IN various otuer swindlers are securing
the country in every direction.
1t is said that there was probably never
q time In the history Of low when 30 liz.
tie whisky snd beer was being solu as NJ
present. This Is one Of the effects OF the
high license.
The Des Moines river is cutting in the
bend just above Its mouth, and Ihre atens
to make q new chSnnel into the Mississip.
pi, leaving the keokuk bridge away to one
SIDE.
The Iowa State Fair will be held 10 Des
MoineS, beginning August 81, and cOntin-
uing eight days. Arrangements are al.
ready Oh foot tor making 1t u grand sue
cess.
Farmers in the central counties who
bargained for Lightning o at 7 cents q
foos and signed notes, lind when the notes
are presented the price is 20 cent per foot
The burlington life insurance companies
whore certificates nave been revoked BY
the state auditor, say they will continue II
bushnell s all the saLe.
A man named Huston was pardoned out
of the Fort Madison p~enitentiary on Wed
nesday who had served out o twenty-five
years sentence.
Mrs. Hill, IF Humboldt, started o fire
recently to clear off u meadow. MIR. Hi
now mOnrns tho loss Of Ills barn and ma,
chinery.
Fifteen tramps got on q drunk at Cedar
Falls one day last week and INDUCED i'll
rec fight. Seven were captured by tint
.larshal.
Dubuque is to have q new, first. clasI
t,otel. IL will have q frontage Of 2lO feet
10 four storie, high, n cost 81 iO,OO0.
Members of the Seventh iowa infantry
are requested to meet at keokuk GA The
l6th inst. to arrange TO- q reunion.
Hon. VIM. Lsrrsbee, of Clermont, HI
donated the Catholic church of That city
large church bell, to cost $3.50.
Geo. Epperson of Sibley has a 9.year.olc
cotton wood tree that is four feeS fou,
inches in circumference.
Ida Angel Of Keokuk is uudet $lU,
bonds to answer for knocking Frank Grey
down with q brick.
1t is predicted that Emmett county will
grow more this year than it didin the thre,
previous years.
Counterfeiters were trying to 'shove
some inferior half dollars in Independence
last week.
%Burlipgton's celebration of Iowa's semi
centennial is arousing enthusiasm all owe
the state.
The Griswold people are feeling please,
with their prospects of securing q thir,
road,
The curiosity at Emmetsburg Is an In
FAINT born with u full and perfect set Q
teeth.
At Battle Creek also the saloons refus
to take cue license and are running with
out.
High license in Boone has reduce
the number of saloons from nineteen t
six.
Ex.Gov. Stone OF Iowa has settled dow
| fOr fhA nraptiCa pf Ia u at p1ahlp CntnraHf
The government revenue office at Bul
lington took in 1913, 63l.42 during April.
1t looks as though high license Is to /
the future policy Of the state.
Fonda and Rolfe dispute for the site
the P%ocshontas county fair.
Considerable sickness is reported amor
the children of Atlantic.
Burglars are operating in Ottumwa. b,
with iCtle success.
A steam heating company has been o
gsnized at OGtumws.
1t |. reported that gold has been four
near Peterson.
At Atlantic the mains for the gas worl
are being laid.
Sheep shearers are scarce and wanted
Ida county.
The Des Moines police fore, are aft
the gamblers.
Sioux City wants q good sized crack,
factory.
Waterloo is going to have q $500
hotel.
Sheldon is building FIRE cisterns
Humor In tho Stomach.
;, Much OF the distress aud slcknel
attributed to dyspepsia, chronic dla
rbnl aud other csuaes ia occasiona