The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-10-11
IOWA STATE NEWS.

The Dubuque wagon factory has agono
nnder.'
THERE Is to be an oratorical contest at tho
shelby county fair.
PATRICK KEARNEY, one Of Dabuque's ster-
ing Irish citizens, liz dead.
SAMUEL LY1ER, venerable pioneer mer-
chant Of Davenport il dead lie was over
% years old
MRs. HIGLEY OF Clarinda, got verdict Of
$1,000 against druggists who sold liquor to
her husband
JOSEPH SMITH, the notorious head Of the
church Of the Latter Day Saints, lecturcd on
temperance in Council Bluffs
THE fruits offered for sale in Dcs Moines
this year are OF the poorest quality ever
known there. Grapes are good but scarce
and dear;
PRoF. J. A. KENNEDY, of the Council Bluffs
Deaf and Dumb Institute, has been called to
position in the Institution ut Jacksonville,
I'LL, at much larger salary
The veteran drugho OF Dubuque,
Junkermann Haas findsitsclf embarrassed
by the filing OF mortgages for $3.50 but
promises to pay in full by installmenta
CouScII. BLUFFS has been examining the
meat In its markets and finds that the car
cases Of steers injured by the cars are not
wholesome, and will not be tolerated here
after.
ACCORDING to a recent decision of the Dis
trict Court. Crawford county must make
good to Vail so. Tor expenses incurred in
caring for smallpox eases in the winter Of
lsM.Sa.
COREY SMITH, Of Clinton, has been charged
with the murder OF Curtis Smith. whose
body was found on the island some two
weeks ago Intimacy between Corey and
Curtis wife.
A LADY physician, DR. Jennie MCGOWAN, Of
Davenport, received the appointment from
Gov. sherman to attend the National Con-
terence OF Charities and Corrections at
Louisville NY.
REys BuRIEIL and Harrington, Of Du-
buque, preached against Sunday amuse-
ments, and especially ball-playing, both de-
mandng in the bolIest terms that 1t be
suppressed There is much feeling about
the matter.
The will of the late Hugh Carnahan, Of
Davenport, wills all his property to mem
bers OF the Stevenson and Streepcr families,
stating that he has Intentionally cut of his
three brothers and their grandchildren
without cent
CHARLES BARGER. Of Last Chance, Lucas
county, while riding horseback was thrown,
the horse becoming suddenly frightened
His foot was caught in one strrup, and ho
was dragged five or six rods, while the horse
kicked the life out of the boy.
The farm. house of Dennis McCarty was
burned near Salix. Dennis folks were in
Sioux CITY, and he was spending the night ut
neighber's When he left home in the
evening there were but but few Goals in the
stove and the origin OF the fire is unknown.
SAC Cry is working up queer reputa-
tion. A man digging well died from
suifocation A cat was lowered into the ex-
cavation, and lived in the gas but nineteen
minutes The query now is How far from
Hadcs is Sac City. The town proposes to
investigate the matter, and an anxious pub
lie awaits developments.
AN accident at the Jefferson County Goa,
Mine Perlee, resulted in the death Of Willie
Quinn, aged Is years, and the severe injury
of Samuel Crow and Hugh Allerdice, the
former having three ribs broken and in
jures about the head, the latter a leg
broken. They had just completed a sbreak
through when a two ton boulder and por-
ton Of the roof fell in upon them
Mas JoHS ScHwAB, who lives near DENT
son, was missing from her home, and search
was immediately made for her. but it was
not until the next day that she was found
In a deep pocket in the Willow creek When
found she was in a sitting posture, with the
water pouring over her head 1t is sup
posed that during temporary arrangement
she fell into the creek 1t is not thought
that she intended to commit suicide.
An insane prisoner in the Dubuque jail
John Suhl, committed suicide by hanging.
I He had fastened his waist strap to the upper
cross-har Of his cell door, placed moose
about his neck, and then swung forward
| with his legs to the knee resting on the floor.
And in that position he strangled himself
/ The Deputy sheriff was to have taken him
to Mt Pleasant the following morning
| An unknown man died ON the steamer
/ Pittsburgh. and was taken of ut Davenport,
Nothing could be found on his person to in
licate his name or his home. In one pocket
| was ticket from St Louis to Davenport, q
1 dollar and fifteen cents in money, and a
card OF tho European Hotel, 40 and 4a2
/ South Second street, st. Louis NJ. BallinR
/ proprietor and on tho back of it were the
words: Mr. John kimpcl hero is black.
smith for YOU If you have use for him."
The Upper Iowa NJ L. Conference, at ita
'ecent session took the preliminary steps
| for organizing mutual Church Property
/ Insurance Association for the State Of Iowa.
under the laws of the State regulating in
corporations The loss of church property
always falls heavily upon churches. Sc
/ wise provisions should be made and devised
| by the authorities Of the conference Fire,
! lightning storms and floods are to be pro.
yided against
| A CLARION man took the remains OF his
wife to Illinois for intermcnt in q trunk, be-
cause by SO doing the body could -go az
| baggage and save him the cost Of express
charges To pack IL the body was un.
joined ut the hips and knees The brute
hired dray to carry the corpse from the
depot to the cemetery, dug the grave him.
self, and made all as cheap rs he possibly
could The man is in comfortable circum-
stances. and escaped tarring and feathering
| only because the facts We're not known un.
til he had left town
| FRANK MAIN, young man Of about Il
years, employed i'll a jewelers. shop ut Con-
rad, was accidentally shot and killed A
young man, personal friend of Mains, en-
| tered the store and wanted TO see some re-
| volvers The clerk handed one out, remark
ing. 1t is not loaded" whereupon the GUS
toner began to cock and snap 1t rapidly to