The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-11-27
IOWA STATE NEWS.

--Davsnport voted BY considerable ma.
jority TO buya park.
There are now Afty.ninc telephones on
tho Fort Dodge Exchange.
Tho family Of Peter Jensen. Of Conn.
ell Bluffs, were recently poiscnedb by canned
beef.
Tho graduating class " the agricultural
college this year numbers thirty two, six
being ladies'.
Tho Rolfc Reporter says ducks and
gccac were never 10 numerous In that part
Of tho country ~ now.
There were two acts Of ~. John elect.
orr In this State. In Polk County one re-
ceived ~ votes and the othcr votes.
Hardin County farmers say their corn
crop IL not quite ~ goodas they Ind count
cd on, but that Il 10 q good crop all tho
same.
AT Des Moines William II. Ryan,, a
painter, 40 years old, committed suicide by
taking laudanum. Dependency was the
cause.
Tho Council Bluffs Board Of Health
will make thorough investigation Of tho
condition Of the Court House At that
place.
The State Fish Commissioner has M.
pointed n special detective 10 look after the
unlawful catching and sale Of tish In Des
Moines.
The receipts FOR tho Dubuque Homo
FOR the Fricndless for the year just passed
amounted 70 0,5lO. ~, and the expenses
~, ao7.7o
| The Germania Brewery, At Lemars, has
been sold TO tho firm Of Don't 4 Douglas,
and will DO converted into pork packing
establishment.
| AT Davenport, DR.. A. nj. Miner, n
leading dentist. committed suicide by hang
ing. He had been subject TO mental dc.
preston for several weeks.
ID. T. Gallagher, Willi.msport, IA,
has written Postmaster Beckwith, inquir-
ing IN regard 10 his brother. Horace A. Gal
| lagher, who he thinks was killed In coal
mine near Des Moines.
The good people Of Jefferson did most
creditable net lately, when they bought
house and lot, and presented tho property
10 Mrs. Rehecca oxbun, poor widow with
family Of little children.
Miss Ella Hamilton. Of Des Moines,
has been appointed by the Executive Coan-
eli n member Of the State Beard Of Teach.
ers' Examiners. She takes the place Of
Miss Rich, OF Vinton, whose time has ex.
pired.
There seems Il - no end 10 rrodigions
samples If Iowa crops this year. The latest
prodigy received at the Dos Moines Regis-
ter office il cabbage weighing 26t pounds.
from Mr.. Bryant Graves. Of bloomfield
Township.
A farmer in Iowa by the name II
Dmyson. who Inns had \ sou living in Mex
leo, can learn something Of very much i'm
portanco 10 himself by addressing tho Req.
lister ut Dcs Moines. An early reply il 70.
qucsted by parties inquiring,
An Iowa schoolmaster turned love,
and asked pupil 10 marry him. She re.
piled that she would not marry him IL hi
were tho last man on earth. Then he 10.
snmed his functions as petlagogue and
thmshed her. and now she SHE'S for dam.
ages.
Word was had yesterday in Capita
Park that some ono had contemplated tn,
erection Of slaughter house in that sacrel
precinct. The inhabitants thereof rose 9,
masse and asked IL be- shown tho man VII.
dared so 10 protane their hearths,ones. 1
Is needless to say that he could not b,
foand,-Siate Register
The Supreme Court of Iowa has JUS
decided that reading the Bible in the com
mon schools does not Nuke them places q
worship, and consequently il il no. caa,rar,
10 the constitution IL the State, which de
clares that mo person shall be compclleat /,
attend amy place Of Worship or lay taxc
Tor bnildingo or relairing places II worship.