The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-11
IOWA STATE NEWS.


Council Bluffs stand six feet high.
The State Fair opened ut Des Moincs
with 4,2l7 entries, the largest ever lial on
tho opening day.
The canning factory IN Glcnwood put
mp i'm one day last week 1886 cans Of corn,
OF two pounds each
II is said that Des Moines capital, to
the amount Of s2,ooo.ooo, is invested in
Western cattle ranches.
About sixty Of the III delinquent sa-
loon keepers of Dubuque have paid the
second instalment Of their license.
The H-year- old daughter Of james
Kitchen, Of Decorah, was fatally burned
while kindling fire with kerosene.
Travelling men all agree that outside OF
half dozen large towns not drop of beer
or any otI,el kIud Of liquor Gun be had.
Samuel Parker. one Of the pioneers OF
Davenport, has passed away, in his eighty
fifth year. He was a merchant in Chicago
in 1896.
Cantril, small village in Van Buren,
County il scourged by ,irnlent type of
fiux. The disease comes on in cramps and
the deaths are one in four fatal.
Mabel, the 15-year-old daughter OF
John \. Griffith, a prominent stockman.
shot and instantly killed herself at her
home in Shenandoah, during fit Of tenn
poraiy insanity.
The Department of Public Instruction
is busy sending ont the blanks for reports
from the Secretaries and Treasurcrs over
the State As it takes over fourteen thou
sand blanks for each, this makes quite n
busy time for them.
About four hundred dog checks have
been scattered about by the police, and
over 300 more have been sent for. The dog
family seem to be quite numerous in this
vicinity, and if few hundreds were checked
to the other world ii might not be amiss.
State Register.
A young lady attracted considerable
attention at Des Moines by sitting down on
box on Fourth street and letting boot
black shine her shoes. She was neatly
dressed and a nice appearing young lady,
but evidently believes in woman's right
to have her shoes polished, if she wants to.
The annual meeting Of the Iowa Grand
Lodge of Good Templars. in session at
Des Moines, elected the following officers
for the ensuing year. Z. II. Hutchins, Des
Moines, q. w. c. T.; Mrs. Ii. L. Cham
berlain, Bassett, G. W.; Mrs. Elite Max
we'll, G. w. Y. T.; Mrs. Laura 4. Berry,
Des Moines. G. w. Secretary.
While butcher was leading bull TO
slaughter. at Dubuque. the animal broke
loose and attacked the little daughter If
| George Bucks, on Conler avenue. The
/ latter was struck in the face by the bulls
horn and cut from the chin to the forehead,
inficting wounds that will disfgure her for
life. Prompt interference saved her from
horrible death.
| The Spirit Lake journal says: %. Il.
Ellis reports a surprising yield Of barley
| From nine bushels Of seed he thmsh,d -al
| bushels. In addition 10 this he fed III tie
bushels. From small patch Of oats which
he sowed for feed. and expected not mere
than 4no bushels. he got sio. Aud so it
goes all over this Dickinson, county"
Il telegram from Des Moines says:
After two months hesitation the phalma-
cists of Des Moines have decided to resume
the sale Of liquors without permits, the nl-
jeet being to test the validity of the phar-
macy law. which some claim is repealed hy
the new prohibitory law. Liquor. which
has not been scarce article in this city
since July 1, will doubtless become more
plentiful than ever"
| AT Council Bluffs woman followed
her husband to a saloon. and, just as he
was in the act Of taking drink IF whisky
she rushed up and snatched The glass on,
Of his hand. and then ran fora justic,
office, where she deposited the glass and
its contents before the astonished official
She swore out warrant against the sa'oon-
keeper and, with the glass of liquor in hel
custody thinks she has him dead 10 rights
The tablets containing a full stat nleni
of the Iowa school system have been ie.
ceiyed at Superintendent Akers' office
They are two in number and of elegant he.
sign. One contains Il tabuatad report O
the schools for each year, and the otne
) general facts in regard to the organization
and workings of the system, and the fund,
by which it is supported. The tablets ar
very complete in their showing and tasty il
: design. and make most creditahic ap
peamnce.
/ AS one of the numerous hicyelists o
} Des Moines was passing tam one Of th'
horses SHE'D from the machine and The.
|, kicked it from under him. The etnlut OH
Of the rider are said TO haze far snrpasses
those Of any ground and lofty tunblsr O
record, but he came down all right eide N
,, with care Tie astonishment of this sonn
gentleman, aud his evident desire IT, max
the spectators think tho wagon itad sun lin
, down were the cause Of much melriment /
tns DasLtHatls.
A gang of horse thieves MS diseosefe
last week IN an unexpected locality, hny
: ing the Last three months a number i
horses, some If them hiood.d ana sanallt
. :. have been stolen In Harrison. Crawford
Manona, Sac. aud other counties lha af
iicers succeeded III aneafthine eans iaA
7 lns their headquarters at tia little taRl :
= Delolt. on the West hozer River. siN ial
! north 1T nenison. aozen ~ more stole
j horses have been recovered, aill seer
: thieves arrested, SOM # tbs are me
to-slo farmers ia the locality nmaa IL
officers are I'll the trail If aofs.
Dr. ". 4. Jones, health attiesr
u Iantrll, reports to III STAT I@tri
Health: NJ have hal ua rsnltrt ssi II
= OF other klnd, at aantiii, "A thi- - ii al
other tlme. Ihe telegfants heHt nitt nfi