St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-22
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The Scott county jail contains twenty-one
prisoners.
R. G. Dun & Co. will open a branch in
Ottumwa about the first of May.
The NonpareE says there is great demand
in Council Bluffs for houses to rent.
Oskaloosa BARRIERS have signed an agree
ment to discontinue Sunday shaving.
The Meriden Ledger says that if its debtors
do not put up it will have to shut up.
Kate Claxton is in the state in 'tSea of
Ice" Possibly this accounts for the mud.
The Oskaloosa city schools are publishing
a monthly journal called the High SchOO!
Register.
J. H. Lee, a carpenter of Marshalltown,
sixty years of age, recently married, suicided
by hanging himself.
The government pays $780, $50 annually
for the rent of buildings occupied by third
class postofiices in Iowa.
The Onawa Gazette complains that the
backward spring weather is retarding the
organization of several base ball clubs.
The Clinton Age has it that the roller
skating craze has become so great in Iowa
City that married men have to cook their
own meals.
has passed the lower house of congress, and
Col. Henderson telegraphs that it viii surely
pass the senate.
Assistant Fish Commissioner Mosher has
fish Matching at Spirit lake at the rate of 90
600 per day, and this business, he says, will
continue for month or such a matter
Decatur county has girl who would charm
Davy Crockett Her name is Mary Allen
and her age is fifteen. She captured fifteen
young wolves last week for which the county
auditor paid her S45.
The Herald says the Dubuque council is
composed of two lawyers, two teamsters, one
hotel proprietor, one liveryman, one lumber
dealer, one newspaper proprietor, two gro
cerymen and one contractor.
Miss Kate Claxton, accompanied by Miss
Cohen and two gentlemen, went out horse
back riding in Council Bluffs. Her horse
became frightened and threw her off, but
she escaped without injury; but the ladies
walked back to the hotel.
The Nouparel says it must be confessed
that in one important particular Council
Bluffs is far behind its sister cities in build
ing enterprises. We have not now in the
city any church building of which we have
any reason to boast.
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher has hit upon the
idea of travelling with a tent and giving
Army of Peace exhibitions. An attractive
young lady is her advance agent. Her plan
Is to stop about week in a place, lecturing
the children free in the daytime and the
older people for price in the evening.
DR.. I. Snyder, of Eldora, three years ago,
was hit in the eye by piece of steel. The
eye troubled him for few months, and the
doctor thought he had suffered no particular
injury. This winter, however, the pain re-
turned, and he has just had the eyeball taken
out a piece Of steel about half the size of
a grain of wheat, which had penetrated be-
yond the second lining, was found in the
eyeball when dissected.
Alfred Harrington was indicted by the
grand jury of Buchanan county for burglary.
Pending his trial he escaped from jail In
the northern part of the state he won the af-
fections of well-bred young girl, niece of
justice of the supreme court and married her.
Last month Harrington was recaptured and
returned to Independence. He pleaded
guilty, and when brought up for sentence
his young wife was by his side Judge
Couch was visibly affected. He said he had
received letter from the young wife's uncle,
the judge referred to, asking him
IN passing sentence to be as lenient as he
could consistent with duty, on account
of his wife. Judge Couch said that if he
were to obey the promptings of his own heart
he would let him go free on his young wife's
account, but that the protection of society
demanded that he should pronounce upon
him the sentence of the law. He then sent
enced him to eight months confinement at
hard labor in the penitentiary at Anamosa.
The members or the bar Immediately signed
a petition asking the judge to reduce the
sentence to four months on the girls ac-
count. Judge Couch refused the request,
but consented to reduce the time to six
months, which he accordingly did.