The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-11-01
IOWA STATE NEWS.

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MRS SMITH, ~ ycars old, sues the city Of
Davenport for $500 damages for injuries re.
ccivcd by defective sidewalks.
THE Principal OF the Anita schools has been
placed under arrest for cruelty beating his
own son with club.
| BY a boiler explosion In the planing-nill Of
Ross Brothers, mt Mount Pleasant, one man
was instantly killed and another fatally in
iurcd.
W. A. KLEIN, under Indictment for tho
murder Of Mayor Stubs OF Polk Gity. was
fatally shot by his brothcr-in-law, John cools,
at Clyde.
On. J. A. LEErEn, of Fairfield, has been
sentenced to twenty years In the pcnitcntiary
for producing I'm abortion on an adopted
daughter, who died from its effects.
"A "DIpN'T know IL was loaded" fatal acct
dent occurred In Ida county. A little son OF
Mr.. Dell found an old gun left by farm
hand, and the usual result followed.
A DANGEROUS wolf has broken loose on the
valley came noar lcing dcvourcd. 4 turkey
near at hand gave them time for narrow
escape.
TnE Dubuque physician who Ind charge Of
the smallpox hospital in that city last spring,
DIR. J. +. Mccarthy, was presented, recently,
with rold.headcd cane by the patients, who
evidently appreciated his skill and care.
HENRY nEiGLE, n young German, of Benton
county, became Disguised with this glorious
country. the other day, and by the MD Of
handkerchief, which he applied to his throat,
hung himself until he was dead.
Young lady named Ada Sweet, who has
been employed cditorialiy on the Leader of
Dcs M6lncs for some months, died Of scarlet
fever, after nm illness OF only Il few days
She was only Is years old and highly-gifted
girl.
AT a marriage IN Dubuque, in high life, ms
the couple were about to step forward the
groom found that he had forgotten the ring,
while the company anxiously awaited his re-
appearance.
At Dubuque the fast train on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul road killed team Of
Mr.. Randalrs, Mr.. Randall himself, and
smashed the wagon The train was going nj
Is contrary to tho city ordinance. II was the
Flying Dutchman.
The Davenport Democrat proudly says:
Mr.. +. II. Griggs, the President of the Citi-
zcns National bank, was reelected rs one of
the two Vice Presidents of the Bankers As
saciatiot, NJ rho annual elect ion M Louisville
and he was not present either
Mn. J. McCLENNEN and Mrs. Eliza Daniels,
OF Allison, were married recently. The bride
wore the bushes of so summers and the
groom the check down of %. He is her third
husband and she is his first love. Before
marriage she executed warranty deed In
forty acres Of land to him.
J. II. GOODWIN, of Davenport, who re-
Gently aspired to authorship in the form of
book ''unfurling to the dullcst boy the COM
plctc mastery Of the science Of bookkeeping
In twelve lessons" has been made decidedly
ludicrous, and had his treatise torn 10 very
shreds by President Pilsen, of the Denver
BUSINESS College.
THE Thirteen club. a social organization
composed of thirteen young gentlemen and
nm equal number of ladies, has blossomcd out
nj Des Moines. One feature of the club is the
obligation which each gentleman has bound
himself to observe, that he is not to take the
same lady twice to the entertainments of the
club. II is inferred that none Of the members
are engaged.
MAJOR +. II. SMITH, of Dubuque. and Mr..
Chute, of Manchester. made an exhibit OF
agricultural products mt the st. Louis fair,
and secured all the premiums on garden and
field seeds, the sweepstakes for the les, dis.
play of grain, first and second premiums on
barley, rye, oats and yellow corn, first and
second premiums on best collection of irish
potatoes, aud first premium on the best
variety of ear corn in basket.
From reports made To the Auditor OF sta,cit
Is learned that there are twcnty-cight savings
banks in active operation In Iowa, with u
capital of 81, 49,, 900, showing deposits To the
amount of Sa,16l.l44. The German savings
OF Davenport leads with capital OF s35., 800
and deposits of Sa..as, ,5a. The Davenport
savings comes next with $4,000 capital and
deposits of sl,o,5,ea5.
The title to the town sit of Gunnison is In
litigation i'm the United States Circuit court
II seems that the soldiers scrip, with which
the site was located, was purchased from one
Phillips, of Iowa, who had two daughters
minor heirs. Since they became of age, aud
the property becoming valuable, and they
beng advised that none other than an order
OF the proper Probate court could have au.
thorizcd any legal disposition Of their inter.
est In the script, they have instiyatcd this nc.
ton.
AT Four Mile Grove, an old gentleman
known as Tommy Jones, went out To feed his
pigs mt night with IA sack Of corn on his
shoulder. That was the last seen Of him that
did not return, that he had gone to some OF
the nciYhbors to spend the night, and nothing
more was thought about the matter. Blu,
upon going out In the morning he was dis.
covered lying I'm the hog pen, and imagine
the surprise aud horror of those who found
him when they saw that ali the flesh had beer
literally eaten of from one of his arms, his
face considerably torn, and other portions al
his body mutilatcd, showing that the brutes
The old gentleman was barely alive, but was
nj once taken To the house where he imme.
diatcly died.
THE various Gubcrnatorial elections In this
State resulted as follows;
1857. Ralph =. Lowe, Rep, 3oln; Ben NJ.
Samuels. Dem. 1892. Total vote, 5s,laa lie.
publican majority, a,lIa.
1861. kirkwood, Rep, $1,000; A. c. Dodge.
Dem. s3.sa2. Total vote, llo,ois. Republican
majority, 2,rei.
1861. Kirkwood, Rep. ta,s53: Merritt, Dem,
432i5. Total vote. los,0as. Republican ma.
jority, i6.6os
Is63. Stone. Rep. aG.le2; futile, Dem, A.. e4s.
Total vote. l34,o7o. Republican majority, So
ia
ls:5. Stone. Rep, 7o,4ss; Benton. Dem, s4,-
ore Total vote. i24.sls. Republican majority,
1876.
1867. Merrill, Rep, eo,aoo; Mason, Dem, Ca