The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-12-11
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Erc., Erc., ETC.

Complaints Of empty cisteras grow
numerous In Davenport
The prohiLitory law has moi reduced
the number of Jail boardcs q, Dcs Moincs.
Dubuque County has fort, six inmates
In the Asylum for the Insane nj Independ-
enee
A fine portrait Of Supt Akers will
alorn the Iowa educational exhibit ut the
Worlds Fair.
So silulcnt IL the hog cholera in this
State that the recent losses IN Mills County
alone are estimated nj 81 400.
Recent deaths: &. NJ. Durham, Mayor
Of Independence. Iowa, and II. A. Perkins,
Of the Sioux City yonrnat
A colored woman, claiming 10 DO ii5
years old, and her daughter, nil to be ~
years. are now in destitute circums' aneesin
Keokuk.
George W. Thompson. for horse steal-
ing, was sentenced ut Des Moines T. two
and half years in the Penitentars at Fort
Madison.
The Sioux City journal believes that
when the State census il taken next year
Dubuque will be found To lave larger
population than Des Moines
Mrs Mcleod. of Fairfeld. was fined
$50 and costs for violation of the rrahihi-
tory law. II is said That the liquor was
shipped from Burlington as fruit.
The packing houses at Ds M,ines
complain that the farmers arc holding their
hogs for higher prices With corn plenty
and cheap, they can afford to feed an,l hold
on.
The Auditor of State Inns issued n war
rant to G. o. Turner, of Clarinda, IL,
"a, 500. the same TO pay for LOO acres of
land for the new Insane Hospital II, That
place
--Enoch johnson was found dead in tho
road near Clifford, in Hardin County, has-
| ing been thrown out by his runaway team.
| He was awaiting trial on bail for counter
feiting.
| Tho 0.year- old boy Of Charles Buck
L
gled by vicious bulldogs few days since
| 1t was feared that one of his arms would
have to be amputated.
/ Rents have been coming down in nes
Moines NIL through the fall months. Places
in excellent repair, with the usual eonsen-
fences, that have commanded Sls and
| Sl4, are now offered At Ss and Slo
James Quinn, brieklayer vas laile
/ at Council Bluffs on Il charge Of stealing
/ chain and some money Armed with II
piece Of iron and part Of a window glass,
he succeeded in eifecting his escape.
/ The address Of Peter Rice, late Of
Company &, Fifth Regiment Iowa Nelun-
teers, is desired Address any information
toJ. J. Stuckey. Secretary Of thu Iowa.
Prisoners Of War Association. Des Maines.
The Congregationalis,s Of Clinton, nn-
der the lead Of their new pastor, Rev. {. 4.
Marshall have just cleared their church Of
81, ,500 indebtedness, which has been hang
ing over the church since its organization.
| Hon. James Harlan, at one time United
States Senator from Iowa, later Secretary
Of the Interior, and now . member OF thu
United States Court of Claims. has been
promoted to the Chief Jlstieeship .f thai
court.
A deep cave has hfen found tn exist
under the town of Rlanks.oa hy farmer
who was sinking an aitesiaa well. Three
unsuccessful attempts were made To sink
the we'll, but each time the drill sank into
the cave.
The Ellsworth Me- Amesieaa says:
PROF. &. II. Fernald. Of the State College,
has received call at large salary IL the
chair Of Natural History in the Iowa state
Agricultural College. His decision il a.
yet uncertain"
The Indicator Chicago, says MIR.
Henry Plumb has become musical critic
Tor Persinger's Tmes. Of Des Moines. Mr.,
Plumb is a musician, and although pros
porous business man. yet is able to give
very just and scholarly criticism,
The Ministerial Association IF Des
Moines has adopted resolution which
reads: "Resolred. Tint We, as ministers
Of the city, do most earnestly en,reat thu
parents and guardians Of our boys 10 re-
strain them from nightly roaming tho
streets"
The Department of Public lnstrae-
ton is arranging circular for the Iowa
exhibit at New Orleans, showing the
progress Of education in Iowa. 4 main
! feature of the circular will he a map show
. ing the location Of every schoelhoa,e in
this State.
Frederick Councilman, n resident Of
, Welton township, Clinton County, since
1850, and well-to-do farmer, committed
, suicide. lie tied handkerchief around
his neck then to the bea-post, and threw
; himself out of bed He had been insane
for q few weeks.
i Among the latest novelties which have
: appeared as features of entertainment for
nes Moines society people hasing "A literary
! inclination, is oae termed quotations. ;
Each one of the guests is asked h h. pre-
, pared with three quotations, anl Nh.n
! ! these are given IL the company. ii il in on
. der to name the author. Those WHO aGe
I able to give the correct answer first an
? presented with fayors.
A table has been published Ly the
/ Government showing thtt Iowa rank
second in the item of miieh COWS iii III,
| United States, there being i,tsp,11T, valued
| nj S3i Ill .la5. This State rank> sesnu<'
also in the number If aNen AMI osAer eat
/ tie owned tho value If | ,,t.la sih hrad
being So, s5i ,o6n. Texas j. the state iAa'
: leads Iowa in these figures tehuqn,
! Telegraph.
), Frank Brow had the h ar,i..ss Grim
/. inallty To steal coat from tn lack of AT