The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-05-03
MISCELLANEOUS LOCAL.

Amos T. Mead and wife, OF Port
land. N. Y, celebrated their 35th
wedding anniversary on Tuesday,
May LIST.
BY request OF many friends, the
ladies and society OF Grace church
will repeat their Japanese ten party
In the Court House, Thursday evc-
ming, May 10th.
The Rev. Mr.. Pcrcival leaves the
last OF this week to attend the Epis-
copal Convention which meets ut
Cedar Rapids next Tuesday. He
expects to be absent from home two
Sundays.
The Dilworth House Is to be occu-
pied hereafter by Jacob Easier, and
the name changed TO the Easier
House. The house will be thor
oughly renovated and put In order
throughout and made inviting for
the travelling public.
The ladies OF Grace church wish
to thank oil who assisted them Mt
their entertainment on May 1st
also those who furnished the music
and readings, the Japanese ladies'
and interpreters, and Mr.. Bertrand
for the use OF his organ.
Thomas Dale opens livery stable
in connection with the Strother
House and in the Strothcr House
barn this week. This ought to make
the livery business sufficiently rea-
sonable that man could look at a
team without parting with NIL his
worldly possessions.
Miss Cornell left last Saturday fol
Vernon Springs. She has been en-.
gagged to teach the Vernon Springs
school. The people OF the district
can congratulate themselves on So,
curing SO competent teacher us
Miss Cornell. 1t speaks we'll for tn.
director.-Ossinn Correspondence OF
DEBORAH Rep,.bli an.
Get your tickets at once for the
concert to be given by Donavin's
Famous Tenncssccans, Wednesda,
evcning, May 10th, ut Lyric Hall
The company has fixed Its rate o.
admission mt 80 cents making NJ
distinction between reserved and
other seats. The price to children
will be % cents to any part Of the
hall.
Henry +. Tomas is n little NOR,
than doubling the capacity OF his
house, beside giving it u comel,
outside look and an inside conven
fence hitherto a stranger to it. Len
and Everingham have the contract
ard are giving several OF our HON.
mechanics employment. They also
have the building OF DR.. Roome'.
new residence To be one OF the hes
In town, as well as several other goot
jobs, all Of which arc In good hands
On Monday night u barrel, in til.
rear room OF Mrs. Hard's drcss-mak
ing rooms containing \ lot III wood
was found in the morning to hay,
been on tile, and to have gone on
OF itself, but. not without leavin;
evidence OF either carelessness o.
criminality on the part Of some one
4 fire starting there with everythin.
rs dry as it now is would SWEEP
away everything on Elm street II
the block.
Last Friday night some one brok,
into Weaver & Vaughn's store \
Riceville. blew open their safe an,
took 1886 in money besides som'
valuable papers. The robber escape,
and nothing Was known OF the affai
until the store was opened in TIL
morning. Upon examining tho saf
it was found that hole had bee
drilled through tho outer plate Q
the door into the cavity where tn
lock is placed; through this som
explosive matter must have been In
serted which blew this outside plat
entirely OFF breaking nine large rivet
which held it to the inner plate. TIL
lock could then be moved with tn
hand and the door opened. TIL
shock shattered several windol
panes near the safe. An effort
being made to find the burglar. b,
he evidently understood his bushes
and will no doubt take good care .
HIMSELF Mitchell Go. News.