The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-31
IOWA STATE NEWS.

The people Of nes Moines have nj Inst
made mp the purse Of $4,000 required to
seeure the permanent location Of the State
Fair, aud the State will furnish m equal
amount.
Tho Hoard If Supervisors of Monona
Comfy Inns ordered the construction of
what IL known as the Ashton Ditch. The
work IL expected to reclaim i,ato acres Of
mud and possibly moro. The estimated
co%t Il Sa,aao
The following named gentlemen have
been appointed as cur,tnis far tho State
Historical Society. William Toman, Indie.
pendence, y, y, Richardson. DMenron:
II. 4, Rurrell. Wash;ngtons ], y. w. Rum
Me, Matengn; Horace Everett Council
slnsfs, W. q. Crosby, Centregile; ]. +,
nuncomhc, Fort Dodge; H. {. Bulls, De-
romh; I. =. Wright, nes Moinss.
The fos,oi'iee In Algoa was broken
nto Ivy two men, who succeeded in effect.
ing an entrance from the rrar Nv boring
holes through the doors. The Assishn,
Postmaster. who rnems above. was dis.
tnshrd hy thu noise, and, concluding some
sne was in, began pounding Justify on the
laer, which had the desired effect Of ,lriv.
M them to tho OF, n ,laar Mhen he opened
life on them. Nothing vas taken.
DR. Ell Quigles's Office. Mt Rcdlmg,
Was found IL h. oa fire recantly, and in n
blazing cot WAS fnana the heldless hunk Of
/ man named Lynch, who died early in
June A ouig'es, who has disappeared.
had stu, aeo ia~lranea IN his life, il ~ sur-
missed that he dug up Ii, corpse aud placed
II IN his premises which he tim fired. with
thu purpose of swinl,lng the insurance
company hs making them believe that he
had been burned to death.
A caiaeeiaent ueeuireiM ny,rsyilleth
other afternoon. shortly before the prem
ises II John llell,amuler, If Dyerssille.
had been nehhed of $50, and party, head.
al by Constable llinkley, started in pursuit
If the thief in wagon. Among them was
William MeGowan, manager .ef the skating
rink, Young man highly respected. OBJ
serving strangers walking along the railway
track the wagon containing the pursuing
was h,ltcd MCGOWAN descended
from the wagon to make inquiries. and re-
turning, the hammer Of his pistol caught on
the wheel, aiseharsing the pistol and killing
him instantly, the bali entering his mouth
and coming on, at III, top Of his head
The Commissioners appointed by the
Governor IL locate the new insane ASYLUM
in the southwestern lau Of the State
reached y vote and decided in favor of Clar.
linda, raca County, The considerations
which prompted tho choice Of Chnnda are
the greater shearacss with which the ass-
mm evan b. built aud maintained, there. The
Chrin,h asylum will be tn third in the
State, II il to be ON the cottage plan. The
Commissioners are also charged with the
selection II site, and will proceed to dis.
charge tina, duty very soon, They will
seize. an architect at once and 60 to Cla-
rin,h AMI choose the site. The last Leg
,~la,ar apporsiat, Il Slsa,ooo to start the
building,
North D. Moines Ind narrow escape
fsam Il WI honor on afternoon recently.
Mrs Eva Dickson, YEARS old, and Master
James Dickson, Ill Years old children Of
Mr. l.nthAr Dickson, stopped at the resi-
aence Ut Mr., Bigelew to get drink The
platform over the we'll broke and Eva fell
into tho we'll. which IL forty feet and has
twenty feet III water In H. When she rose
IL the top If the water she gmsped the
chain Of the endless chain pump. and her
little brother held to the handle Of the
pump to keep il from revolving until his
lalleoing hoagh, Mr.. Sallada to his assist
n Mr., Sallada secured rope. and
after making slip moose in one end Of the
rope dropped /, aewa to little Eva, who
slipped the Moose over her head and one
arm, then changed hands ON the chain aud
slipped the other arm through the Moose.
after which Mr. Sallaaa drew her out Of
the we'll,
The State Superintendent Of Public In.
saaetSon has recentls decided case Of inn.
poFtaacc IL every school district in tho
State, in which he reserses the rule held by
the department, since 1870, regarding the
location IL sehaol>house sites. The code
provides that school districts may take and
hold ground Tor school house sites, not to
exceed In eNtcat one acre, except that the
house shall no, he within forty rods At any
,esiiencc the owner whereof objects. nor in
any garden or orchard, In the case de.
e,dea the School Directors purchased and
paid for a IL, If greand land moseaa school.
haase thereon, The adjoining owner OBJ
letsed, GA the ground that the house was
within forty rods III his dwelling, and
seagh, to have the house removed. The
State Superintendent holds that the statute
applies only 10 eases where land il taken by
due process Of law under condemnation
That directors may purchase
land where they please. and put the house
where they please on such land. The rul-
,as is in accord with good sense and good
law, Under the old rule. that school.
house could not he within forty rods Of
they have been crowded into
sloaghs, obscure corners and out-of- the
way places, unpleasant, and inaccessible.
Tho hardware store Of Barluist l.
Maur,, i'm nes Mainas WAS hrakan oman thu