The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-23
IOWA STATE NEWS.
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moved INTO new ana elegant quarters.
The Acme coal shaft at Rippey has
reached four feet six inch vein Of solid
coal.
The body of Edward Wyne, missing
for two weeks, was found in Skunk River
near valeria.
Two unsuccessful attempts to burn
Sheriff Littleton's house were made ut Des
Moines lately.
The school census in Cherokee shows
a school population Of 9S4--an increase Of
$50 over last year.
&C. E. Barrett, stationer at Des Moines,
has made an assignment. He owes 81 ,474
to Chicago houses.
Madison Finch, book, notion, and news
dealer Of Knoxville, has failed. Assets,
SO, 900; liabilities, $1,000.
The coal dealers Of Sioux City have
formed pool to keep up prices, and de-
posted 800 each as guarantee.
An Iowa woman's rights lady wishes
that all heads Of public schools should be
women. She wants principals not men,
San Francisco Post.
The State Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union reelected Mrs. NJ. j. Aldlich
as President; Mrs. Laura A. Berry, Secre-
.ary. and Mrs. NJ. G. davenport, Treas
urer.
Judge c. II. Lewis. of Cherokee. sues
Editor r. Buchanan, for charging the Judge
with receiving tract Of land from rich
corporation for services supposed to be val
liable.
A standard weekly newspaper has been
substituted in the public schools Of Anita
for the ordinary fifth reader. The expert
ment, If it works we'll. will be tried in other
places.
The Secretary Of the Interior has
appointed Robert Z. Carpenter, of Dodge
City, Superintendent Of the Yellowstone
National Park, to succeed p. H. Conger,
resigned.
Prof. Stalker, State Veterinary Surgeon,
is kept busy all Of his time attending to
the reported cases of pleuro-pneumonia
over the State. The Professor says he has
not found genuine case of that much
dreaded disease in the State.
Mrs. Rachel Huff brought suit at Des
Moines to recover $25, 900 from Aulman 4
Scheuster, brewers, for selling liquor to
her husband. by which he became intoxi-
Gated, fell through the Coon River bridga,
and lost his life. The jury rendered a yer-
dict for $1,000.
The cities and towns over the State are
rapidly adopting the burial permit regnla-
tions recommended by the State Board Of
Health. The meet with the approbation Of
every undertaken who has had them under
consideration. and the City Councils are
rapidly giving them their sanction.
The city of Atlantic raised its subscrip-
ton for the Soldiers Home to $4,000 and
1000 acres of land. Mr.. +. H. Whitney. a
prominent and very liberal citizen Of the
place, subscribed $4,000. If that city had
been chosen the home would have had
$50, 900 in cash and 900 acres Of land in
Iowa.
The Lyons Paper Companys mill mar
rowly escaped what might have been
costly confagration. Sparks from the
smokestack communicated blaze to one
of the high wooden ventilators on top Of
the mill. But the immediate use Of the
company's own hose soon mastered the fire.
Otherwise the mill might have gone.
The Boston Trareller says: Rev. Mary
Stafford and Miss Eleanor Gordon. of Hum
boldt, Iowa, We're the guests of friends to
dinner at Hotel Vendome last evening. To-
night they dine with Mrs. Livermore. Rev.
Miss Stafford is the pastor Of the Uaitari,a
Church in Humboldt, and Miss G or,el is
the principal of the High School in the
same town.
The Iowa Grand Chapter Of Masons
has Just closed its annual meeting Mt Fort
Dodge. The following officers We're elected
for The ensuing year: Clark Vatnum. Of
Newton. Grand High Priest; $. 5. Bean, Of
Creston, Deputy; I. b. Lacy. of Council
Bluffs. King; Alph Wingate, of Des
Moines. Scribe; /. D. Pargrin, of Bentons-
port, Treasurer: j. G. Parish. of Des
Moines, Secretary.
The Iowa Detective Association closed
| two days session at Des Moines. Abou,
forty delegates We're present. The officers
chosen for the coming year are: I. Hoyey,
of Iowa County, Grand President; James
Sterns, Of Dallas, Grand Vice President
j. b. Cargen. of Tama, Grand Secretary.
The association has about three thousand
members, nearly all farmers, and the oh.
ject is to suppress horse stealing.
The last General Assembly of Iowa
appropriated 1000 to assist the Farmers
Protective Association in their litigation
with the barb-wire companies. The Mer.
chants Union sued out a writ Of injunction
to restmin the State Auditor from dmwin.
the warrant. Oh the ground that the act wa
| unconstitutional. The Iowa Suprem,
Court has just decided that il was constitn
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junction.
The remarkable weather of the past tw'
or three weeks is playing strange freak
with vegetation in the vicinity of Dubuque
New pie plant, lettuce, spinach, and othe
spring vegetables were offered in the marke
recently. The fruit trees and berry bushe
are putting out blossoms, and in some 10
calities corn is sprouting in the ear fror
the late excessive moisture. The weathe
continues warm, and no sign Of frost is yisi
BILE. Nothing like it has ever before bee
known in Iowa.
The house of MIR. John Cook, livin
, about six miles west of the city, was en-
, tered Saturday night and valuable gol
: watch taken from his pocket. The thie
made some noise while in the room, awah
! ing Mr.. Cook, but escaped before he coul