The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-18
IOWA STATE NEWS.
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1T takes about $500 month to pay
the ordinary expenses Of Scot County.
Humboldt paid out s293.S5 bounty on
squirrels and gophers from April 10 70
July @
A move il on foot to have tho four
northwestern counties OF the State, Sioux,
Lyon, Osccola, and O'I,rcn, jointly repre-
sentcd at the New Orleans Exposition.
80 The new Melleny Monastery at Du-
lnuue is about to issue bonds for its in
d,btedncsr to the amount Of S13O,OOO, to
run five years and bear q per cent. interest.
Mayor Vaughn. Of Council Bluffs, tel
egmphs from Boston that he has sold at
par el4O, 900 worth of the citys paving
bonds, and $4,000 worth Of sewerage
/ bonds.
A Dubuque trunk manufacturer has
| just completed trunk for young lady OK
that city who Is going West, which is four
!, feet long, thirty inches high, and twenty
eight wide.
Under recent decision Of the Iowa
Supreme Court it will now be the duty OF
the County Supervisors, instead OF the
Township Board, t. canvass the vote cast
In each township for Justice Of the Peace.
a reckless girl from Des Moines.
named Maud Adds, who had been mas
attending in male attire in Chicago, was
sent to the Home for Erring Women for
six months, ms her mother declined to re-
ceiye her.
The wife of ex- Senator James Harlan,
Of Iowa. died at Fortress Monroe. Mrs.
Harlan was the mother law of Secretary
of War Lincoln, in whose fathers Cabinet
her husband was Secretary of the Interior
at the time of the PRESIDENT i assassination.
--Adit. Gen. Alexander issued about
eight thousand passes to old soldiers resid-
ing in the State for their attendance at the
State Fair, and good number Of them re-
sponded. They had their headquarters just
east Of the Presidents stand aud probably
one thousand were present.
, The suit of Father Jaen, Of Lyons.
against Bishop IIennessy, for $50. 600 dam
ages. the Bishop having "silenced' Jaen,
or forbidden him to exercise his priestly
functions, will probab, be thrown ont of
court ut the next term in Dubuque.
Davenport has paid 80 per year per
gas lamp and now that the eontnct has ex-
pred reduction Of $40 per lamp is offered.
but the city will advertise for bids from gas
and electric light companies. Cedar Rapids
pays $50. Clinton S2i, Dubuque SO, Coun-
ell Bluffs $40, and Burlington SO per
year.
/ The Boone Standard rejoices in coal
comfort rs follows. ~ vein Of coal four
feet six inches thick was found recently,
near Polk City. at a depth Of 30 feet. The
i people there are iuhilant. rs property was
very low. since the loss of the maln line ct
! the Northwestern and the murders commit
ted in the town.
!" Mrs. Berry, clerk in the Auditors
: Office. in making computation from re-
e port made to the Auditor showing the num-
: ber of pupils of school age in the several
counties of the State. discovered that an ~
/ had been lost nj the outskirts Of Carol"
7 which gave her considerable uneasiness
until she finally discovered the 'ruant snug
~ tucked away in the center Of Shelby.
/, A Mr. Jermis, who lives in Council
Bluffs, and who is badly crippled BY rheu-
: matism. has for some time been subjected
to repeated heatings at the hands Of his
Z son and stepson. As all the members cf
!, his family acquiesee in this cruel treatment,
). his neighbors have entered a compliant, and
= the meter will be investigated.
y The Law and Order League of Du-
4 bulue have inangumted a war against the
: saloon keepers. 4 summons was served
. on seventeen saloon men. including sehmitt
Bros, who own brewery, IL appear ut the
u next term af the District Court to answer
a TO the charge Of keeping open places for
= = the sale Of intoxicating liquors, contrary to
the law If the State. /. L. Farley, promi-
o nent business man, is the plaintiff.
a The Department a, Washington has
i notified Col. J. W Cheek. custodian Of the
u Government hallaing in De> Moines, to
a appoint SOM suitable man and have sur
y yey made Of the grounds north Of the post
:. office. and all measurements made with all
r grades. Il plan showing sewers and the
70 depth of sewers, etc, and to have the
l. same returned to Washington. Mr. Cheek
y has appointed Engineer Frank Pelton to do
TO the work This probably means the CON-
m mencement of work On the new building,
Y though il is expected that not more than
the foundation will be put in this winter
Word Was teiephoned to the police last
evening that some one was trying to break
into tha grocery store on the corner OF
Ninth and North streets. TN their arrival
= they found that i, had only been some boys
!. who were trying to fr.htea the young man
II who sleeps there. They had most thor.
: oughly succeeded, for when tn police ar
:. !" rived he was hidden in a dark corner and
~ did not want IT, answer their call. He /,
l. only II wears If ae and could not b
: blamed for feeling nervous when so man,
= burglarics are constantly being made
OF Such an exposed place should not be lef
l. i'm the charge of boy in such times, as i
le is not policy for either the boy or the store
!. Those villains who are doing this work ar,
A. bold, desperate men, as Is shown by th'
al work done, aud they should, if possible, b'
met with their el,als nj ieast.-!state Reg
IN lister.
The Hon. James Wilson who is an &C
knoaleigei authority OH agricultural mat
4. ters, was interviewed in regard to the corr
., crop, and said: Their i but little DANCE
of the corn now II i All filled out: SOM
~ ii il ripe already, and most of it /
;. dented. and only the iate-planted woul'