The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-10-09
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There will be horse fair At Missouri Valley
on the 18th and 18th inst.
H. W. Alline has started paper at Remsen,
| which is called the Reporter.
The new Presbyterian church at Alta will be
dedicated on Sunday, the 18th.
A raid Is being made on Cedar Rapids bill
lard saloons where minors are permitted TO
play.
Bishop Hennessy dedicated a new Catholic
church ut Worthinston, Dubuque county, on
the 2d.
Mrs. NJ. V. Cannon, Of Davenport, wife of
the Democratic candidate for attorney general,
Is very Ill.
The Iowa, Sioux Falls and Northern is nearly
to Rock Rapids Its destination is said to be
Sioux Falls.
The Plymouth County Agricultural society
lacked over $500 Of having money to pay pre-
miums in full.
The Harrison county fair, to be held ut Mis-
souri, Valley, had to be abandoned on account
Of the continued bad weather
The Alton Town Hall company has filed arti-
cles Of Incorporation with the secretary OF
state. Capital stock, $1,000.
The Cedar Il .pids Gas company is a heavy
loser BY the cracking Of its new gas receiver,
put in last year at an expense of $4,000.
The Des Moincs bank aud the Union Savings
bank, of Dcs Moines, have consolidated under
the name Of the Dcs Moines Savings bank.
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Gently met with an accident which resulted in
the amputation of one Of her limbs, died on
the LIST inst.
The Herald alleges that lack Of enterprise on
the part Of the wealthy men of Davenport is re-
tarding the development of the business inter-
ests of that city,
A young man named Grant Healey, living at
Ely, near Cedar Rapids, while handling shot
gun, accidentally discharged it. The load
nearly blew his head OF.
On the Goth inst, sixty-thrce casks Of beer
belonging to Schneider Bros, at Marion, were
emptied by order of Justices court. Schnei-
der Bros agree to quit business in Iowa.
Miss Emma Whitley, organist Of the Con-
grcgational church at Belmont, was presented
with gold watch the other day, as
recognition Of her faithful and efficient ser
vices.
There were sixty arrests in Cedar Rapids
during the month Of September, of which
twenty-cight were ''lrunks.'' There were
fifty-six arrests for drunkenness in The same
month one year ago.
The annual reunion of the Eastern Iowa
Veteran association was held at Muscatine on
the LIST and I'd inst. Several thousand veterans
were in attendance The sham battle was wit
messed by nearly 1000 people.
Vim. Maxson, farmer in Woodbury. county,
on Friday last had the misfortune to have a
load OF hay on which he was riding upset, and
in the fall having the drum of his ear punct-
ured with heavy weed, causing very disa-
grceable hurt.
The Sioux Valley Baptist association, which
comprises tho Baptist churches in the northern
counties OF Iowa, will hold it, annual meeting
Sib'ey this week on October l and 2. The
Sunday-school convention OF the association
held its sessions Tuesday, the Both.
The Davenport Gazette property was sold on
the 3Oth ult, under chattcl mortgage, to
Messrs. Renwick Il Benson, for $7,43l co. The
Gazette company was recognized about two
years ago. with a capital stock of SEQ, COO,
which included buildings now not included. :,
Mrs. Jacob Shaver, for nearly forty years
much-esteemed resident of Cedar county. COM
mitted suicide on the Both ult., by sevcring the
]uguIar vein with razor. The only cause for
the deed was temporary alteration, caused by
prolonged il-health. She leaves husband
and two children.
AT Mapleton a few days ago trunk was
broken open and sl35 belonging to Abe
Snyder was stolen. Chas. Bardcn being sus-
pccted OF the crime was arrested, but the proof
was not sufficient to hold him. The same dav
barden left for Onawa, where Snyder followed
him, and at that place Bartlen offered to give
Snyder 500 if he would let him 90 unmolcsted.
and the proposition was accepted
A young man named j. NJ Blackford had
some words with an old resident of Monona.
! Clayton county, named James Watkins, last
tuesday, and finally drew a revolver and fired
two shots at Watkins, one taking effect in the
mouth, the ball passing upwards and the other
in the right shoulder. Blackford is under ar
re't' The wounded man is not expected to
live.
Council Bluffs Nonpariel, 3: Early yeeter-
terday morning the police found man named
McNaster, of Dunlap, lying in an clubhouse.
back Of the Western.hous entirely stripped
OF his clothing and{f head badly cut up. H.
was taken TO the Dolce station, where his
wounds were dressed by Dr.. Scybcrt He re-
manned in scmi-conscious condition all day
and could not give any account of himself ex
cept to ask where his money and his watch had
gone.
lew days ago the body Of a man was found
noating in an eddy Of the Missouri cutoff be-
low Sioux Point, on the Dakota side. The
oody had apparently not been in the river long,
as the flesh and features were not dccayed
though of course disngurcd and discolored bv
oloating and the action of the water. Marks Of
violence were visible on the body, the skull
being broken in near the temple, and also one
arm broken. Speculation is rife that it was the
remains OF Joe LaMcar, formerly of Sioux
city, who left the country suddenly a few
years ago.
The name ofthe refractory prisoner killed at
Anamosa, while attempting to escape, was
James Wallace, who, with his brother, wa. sent
up from Cedar Rapids for six years for drug
glng and robbing Dennis Gordon. Wallace
was coming from the quarries and was
shackled, but managed in some way to get hi,
boot of, thus freeing himself. He broke for
ia 1ho,, hut
when one by the name of Jim CHAPMAN
brought him down after two shots had been
fred. He had but one year more to serve.
"m' Moore, OF Williams, Hamilton county,
s"'clded on the night OF the 9th ult. by hang
Ing. He made al excuse to his wife to 90 to
the barn to look after the horses, and as he did
not come back as soon as 81 G thought he should
search was made for him. He had tied a reno
70 one OF the rafters, adjusted it to his neck
ana jumped of the hav loft. Tho reck ,os