The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-09-27
IOWA STATE NEWS
lated III Sioux

City shsrtly.
CorScIL BIurrs' papers still wage war
against the cowbella The NonpareH calls
for u prohibitory ordinance
Loup complaints arc heard from tho
farmers who planted Nebraska seed this
year 1t grows well but does not ripen.
A WOMAN near Lynville attempted suicide
by taking quicksilver Tho doctor pro-
vented her carrying out her programme.
AuorT thirty orphan children wore brought
TO sioux City from tho Boston Orphans
Home. and distributed to Catholic familicA
II TOOK special meeting OF tho Board OF
Dubuque to decide where, in tho Auditors
Office. the stove shall be placed this winter
II was finally referred to committee Of
thsce
Ar THE second annual exposition OF tho
Council Bluffs Driving Park, the newspaper
oil awarding So sewing machine to tho
BOSS Girl In Western Iowa
PRor W. A. NozE-, q graduate Of Iowa
College in ',s, and for several years past In
structor in chemistry ut Minnesota htate
University, has recently accepted chair IN
Tennessee University at Knoxville. 1t II
81 ,>oo proiessorship that even in monetary
sense IL very tattering to Dir Noyes.
On Aug. man residing in Gray had his
feet frozen lie was working barefooted in
a field about mile from hts house, when .
heavy hail-storm came up, covering tho
ground with hail-stones. Before he could
walk TO the house the soles Of his feet were
badly frozen. !.
| The mysterious burning Of a barn at YER
non il attributed to spontaneous comhus-
tion. resulting from several tons OF damp
| green clover hay that had been moved away
| without sufficient esl osurc to the sun.
The first appearance OF the flames seemed
to an eyewitness like gas igniting.
YouSa man died at siblcy from lock-
Jaw caused by stepping on nal when milk
| ing The father ot this yoang man has
been Congregational minister, and u few
months ago had his too. taken of at the
ankle lie had been suffering from rheu-
matism and his physicians declared ampu-
tation necessary.
TIE bee-keepers OF Iowa met during tho
State Fair and organized the Eee-keepers'
Association of Iowa. The oilieets are l.. G.
Clute of Iowa City, President; Mr. Eeidclt,
of Malcolm, Secretary; and NJ. Sorfiek, Of
Dcs Moines, Treasurer. The annual meet
ing Of tho association will lc held on tho
fair grounds.
D. L. pArLIiS. n wealthy yoGng farmer OF
Carroll, who was eiuca.ed aa Harvard Col
lege, sunk ',toh ina chi a,o faro hank.
He then borrowed 5000 of NJ. G Mcdonald.
in the hope of getting even, and blew that
in Mcdonald brought an action i'll tic Su-
pcrior cour, to recover the amount loaned,
and paullin paid it and Ment home
A l3-YEAR-oIp sen of u Is Anderson, of
Johns township, near Centervillc, WIS un-
loading wagon load II oats ut Plano when
the team became frightened ut the ears and
ran away, npsetting the wagon and catching
the boy under it The edge of the wagon
bed struck him across the stomach and in
that position dragged HIM about twears live
yards lie lived several hours after tho &C
cident IL great pain.
ONE of tie members of the postal service
in Dubuque has a very knowing animal
short ago time this mailcarrier was taken SICK
and he sent out his brother To gather in tho
letters from the various loxes on his roate,
OF which there Is a large number. lie gave in.
structions the best he could To his sub )" but
aS it turned out no ins tructions We're needed
The latter simply let the horse go ut his will
and he went from one box 70 the other, The
entire round without missing single one
The Atlantic Democrat says: -Day before
yesterday sprightly young lady Of the cit,
who will not take a dare, Litchel herself
between the shafts of buggy, and hauled
Young man distance OF half q block dowr
Chestnut street, thereby winning wager
from third party who did not think ii,
had the pluck to 20 through with the under
taking. Atlantic girls may not have as big
feet as those of ST Louis or be rs eargotty a
! the Chicago damsels. hut they hive rlucl
and grit enough to take the shingles OF
mans roof In the cause Of clumsy humanity
Ok Oct 6th, itSs the first German emi
grant landed on the American continent II
all parts uf the United states the Nth ami
vcrsary Of the day Is to 10 celebrated. an,
! the German Aid Society OF Al antic hav,
under consideration tue matter OF holding
larse celebration ON Oct 9Th or sth, Ii tae,
decide TO celebrate it will be done In an ex
tensive and = lcndid manner. The foreign
born people Of the county viii bo invited
: there will bo old country sports ut the fai
. grounds, etc Doubtless the other low
cities having enough German population I,
warrant il will do likewise
, ME JrERaES MusM. at Cleona, near nasen
! port, has Tine, large hay-m,w. lis sol
, George, \ Young man. and julius Lage. VIII
works on the farm. Wen. into the .o.t III Tn
/ barn and saw nothing unusual thero, saw
that there was space for several tons of hay
, About o'clock the next evening ther agai
went into the loft and George Mumm wa
/ horror stricken almost 70 40 his uncle
: Jacob Mumm, hanging by the mex 10
Q beam-dead. The family believed tina
5 Jacob was in Nebraska Whiting with
: brother. for h, lefs Juergen Mumm's hous
!, two weeks ago, with that intcnton Nhc
he returned no one knows, when he con
I mitted suicide isn't known
a The Dallas County A,ars says: L.,
: Wednesday morning MI Scanen, VINO Iyt
. on Cottage street, in the southern part {
4 town. came mp on the square and informe
/ number of people that a new orn DO
5 babe had just been found in his raiss. ]
: com oans with several Others we Went I
s his residence and found that Mis- * aale
q had taken the little wait III and hasil
i wrapped ii up i'm shawl was II. Ing Co Il
!. Il warm the little thing eing thoIoagh
chilled through nIk Brent and rhi Iii
were called in and upon examination "a,
il as their opinion that the chill MAS
q least L. and probably - hours old. II ha
a been brought there without any e.o. hi
i excepting 4 II ht handage, and the pe,s.
, bringing II seeing bed tick hanging on Il
q fence wrapped it therein and laid it Mhe
IL found