The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-03
IOWA STATE NEWS.
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Butler County in one week paid ont
$lS5 for wolf scalps.
The strawberry crop in the vicinity Of
Dubuque promises an unusually heavy
yield.
Tho hay crop in the vicinity Of Des
Noines Is not as large as last year by one
third.
With each quarterly payment made by
the pension Office at Des Moines, about
81 ,25O, 900 are disbursed.
The Des Moines University Building,
put MP BY the Lnthemns in 1853, il being
torn down. The site will be occupied by
residence.
One of the Council Bluffs Fire Depart
mcnt horses. too old for nse and adrift in
the streets, was run into the pound the
other evening.
Bishop Hennessy, who has examined
the plans for the new Catholic church ut
Clinton, says it will be the finest church
edifce in the State.
Eight cars Of 172.93O pounds Of Iowa
butter passed through Dubuque one day re-
Gently, en- route to New Orleans on the nli-
nois Central refrigerator cars. This Is the
heaviest butter shipment ever known in
Iowa.
The lard tank in the packing house Of
William Ryan 4 Sons exploded at Dubuque.
entirely wrecking that portion Of the build
ing and infiicting a loss Of $4,000. The
men had oil quit work, and there was no
loss Of life. Only one tank WAS running
with moderate pressure Of steam.
The number Of Congregational churches
in the State is 263, an increase Of thirteen
during the past year. OF these 100 are
self-supporting, a gnin Of ten, and fifty
others achieve self-support by the union Of
two or more in the maintenance OF one
pastor. Thirty Ave have no pastor, and
seventy EIGHT have maintained worship with
missionary aid during the year.
-Four Farley girls took possession Of
team which they found hitched near the
Methodist Church, while the owner at
tended worship. They started for ride.
but they were too loud, for the horses
soon ran away. In turning corner the
wagon was upset, and the girls we're thrown
| a considerable distance against fence. As
parties came to their rescue they hurried
away, one Of them hobbline Of as il con-
sidembly hurt.
e. p. Gerger, q resident Of Roseville,
Warren County, Ill.,, died in the County
Jail at Council Bluffs. The deceased was
first found the morning before, lying in the
lumber yards with an ugly cash in his
throat, inflicted by his own hand. He was
taken charge of by the authorities, and af-
ter his wound was dressed was committed
to Jail for safekeeping. That night he
made another attempt to cut his throat with
d case knife and succeeded in making bad
wound. Afterward he was seized with con-
vulsions. and died in one Of the spasms.
The woman who opportunely turned mp
in the Probate Court at Des Moines as the
widow of the late Robert Dickey, from Chi
cago. notwithstanding that the court dis
missed her claim for dover. and decided
Dickey never was married, got in her claim
all the same. The court was surprised one
morning by the Appearance Of the admins
traitor ON behalf Of the heirs of the estate,
for an order to pay the alleged widow, ClaEa
f. Gooiin, alias Dickey. 81. 500 for services
rendered Robert Dickey Ms nurse, etc. The
Judge was nonplused, but he could do no
less than order il paid, which was done, and
the woman released the estate. 1t was
found that Dickey held life insurance poll
cies, some Of which were payable to his
wife," and Clara Z. claimed she was the
wife. and the policies would not be paid
without her assent. She was thereby mis-
tress Of the situation, hence the allowance,
to get her out Of the way. 1t was n good
scheme, well planned and executed.
The last statement Of the condition Of
Iowa banks, just issued by State Auditor
Brown. .nakes the following exhibit:
Savings Banks Bills receivable, 81, son, ,O6S;
cash ON hand, $2as, s,6l9: credits subject to
sight draft. $l,115,29i; overdmfts. $22. 100;
real and personal property, $lss,sli; total
assets and liabilities, $9,l7l $50; capital,
81 go. 900; due depositors, $7,l42, TAI; due
banks and others, $l05,6Sl; undivided
profits, $500, 3,l30. The condition Of the
banks doing business under the State law
and not savings banks is as follows: Bills
receivable, $5.370.671; cash on hand, $6s7, :
sas: credits subject to sight draft, $l,22l,-
700; total assets and liabilities, 1884 sos;
capital, sa.s6l. 1913; due depositors, $4,645.-
o3s. There are thirty three savings institu-
tions in the State. The German Savings
Bank at Davenport has $2.24S,olo in de-
! posits. The Davenport Savings comes next
; with 81 l.ooi, ,2ss. Among the State banks
.. the German Bank at Dubuque leads, with
$685., ,9s9 in loans and discounts.