Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-08
IOWA 1T Ems.

The LeMars National bank has opened
for business.
Mount Pulaski had q S25 900 FIRE on
New Year day.
Davenport has 81 Uttered from 45l death
losses during the past year.
The banks of Sioux City sold about
SIG, QUO 600 of exchange during 1882.
Keokuk's letter boxes are being put up.
preparatory to the free mail delivery.
The Keokuk elevator, valued at $40.
90, Was burned last week by an incep.
diary.
The city council occupied the new citv
hall ut Des Moines for the first time on
January LIST.
The taxes to be collected in Woodbury.
county, in which Sioux City is located.
amount to $751; 1858 .SS.
Creston will build a fine brick building.
to be used as q public library. The funds
will be raised by subscription.
Burlington's union depot was opened on
Sunday evening, the 3lst. 1t is generally
spoken OF as an elegant building.
Sioux City ice dealers are harvesting
large crops Of ice in anticipation If de.
mands from lower river towns.
The Grand Army fair which closed in
Des Moines on Saturday night, the Both
ult., netted the association 81, 800.
The Iowa National Poultry association
will hold it's regular poultry and dog show
in Des Moines . January 1926 inclusive.
All of the small pox cases in Griswold
terminated fatally, but the, Q are no more
10 that place and the disease Is thought to
he checked,
Misses Daily & Rogers, milliners and
millinery dealers of Dss Msines, have
failed. Cincinnati creditors caused the
collapse.
The city council of Sioux City is look
ing over the merits OF various waterworks
systems with q view of adopting n for
use in that city.
The FIRE at Mt. Pleasant on Sunday, tn
3lst, caused q loss If $50, 900. The Bur.
lington fire department made the railroad
run to the fire in thirty-two minutes.
Waveland township, Pottawattamie
county, has presented a bill for 81, $50 to
the board Of supervisors for taking care of
nine small pox patients, destroying in.
fected property, etc.
The coal from the new Red Rock mines
IL pronounced by Des Noines experts TO
b., the freest from sulphur of any coal yet
found in Iowa. 1t is the only camel coal
found in the state.
The exhibition of the Grst load of coal
talen from q Plymouth county mine in lie
Mars, recently, was attended with enthusi-
asm. The Germans came out with their
horns and the crowd became generally
jubilant.
The annual balance sheet of the state
treas urer shows that on the Sd of this
month there was 1868, $40 c,sh in the
treasury. There was Sl9S'9S8. 2S4 re.
ceived du ring the year II sl5S, liz, $40
paid out.
The past year was q severe one on the
Plymouth county Agricultural society,
the expenses with the premiums exceeding
the receipts $3.50. There is a funded debt
of 81. 900, with a contingent Of $500.
At the dedication Ct Corpus Christi
church in Fort Dodge on Monday, the LIST,
fifteen priests assi ,ted Bishop O'Connor
and Vicar General Brazil. Rev. b. c..
Lenehan, Of SiouS City, was celehrsnt of
the mass. The collection Melted 81, 900,
An attempt was made on Sunday night
the 3lst ult t burn the new city build.
ing In Des Msines. A bunch Of straw
saturated with kerosene was placed in an
upper story. The fire was discovered by a
v~igilant snitor and e~rtinguished before
much damage had been cIused.
The coal miners at Des Moines struck on
Tuesday against a reduction of one-hslf
cent on the bushel. Contracts were made
last May for Al cents per bushel through
the year. This was raisCd by some Of the
companies 10 . cents. The price has again
Teen cut to A cents. Hence the strike