The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-10
PLAIN DEALER.
EVERYTHING IN THE LINE OF
JOB WORK,
Heads, Cards, Posters, Circulars,
ETC, ETo, ET0:
sAylsYAcTI;N N NrAyNIss, rzox3TNIss Al
rai:I GUARANTEED.
~ GIVE US A TRIAL BEFORE ORDERING
ELSEWHERE. -
IOWA STATE NEWS.
ETC, ETC, ETo'


The Secretary Of War has authorized
the construction Of pontoon bridge across
the Mississippi at Dubuque. Work will
begin at once
Tho Spencer Reporter says that hail
stones weighing two pounds are said to have
fallen in the northwest part Of Clay County
in q recent storm.
Lars Sonderlana a merchant tailor do
ing business in East Des Moines, has made
an assignment to Louis Stohlgren for the
benefit Of his creditors. Liabilities, ~ 900;
assets. 81, 600.
The 7-year- boy Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Hirsch, OF Des Moines, met with q
very painful accident, which might easily
have proven fur more serious. lie was
riding with the driver Of n vegetable wagon,
and in some way the wagon was tipped just
enough to throw the boy from the seat to
the ground The little fellow struck on his
head and hit something which cut the scalp
very badly. A physician was called and the
cut sewed up. Chloroform had to be nd
ministered to the little boy while the wound
was being dressed
The Probate Clerk went into his office
at Des Moines and found an elegant look
ing cigar on his table. He has weakness
for cigars and as the end was already clip
ped and ready for business, the clerk put It
in his mouth, struck match and began to
use his entire lung power to make pun.
The smoke did not appear and another
match was lighted. proved failure and
tho third one burned with no better success.
Eleven matches were burned and then the
clerk formed himself into an investigating
committee and ordering out search war
rant proceeded to search for the tobacco in
the cigar. The entire article proved to be
made of wood and painted to look like a
cigar. The probate man is good Metho-
dist 80 he quietly sat down and went to
work without saying word.
The validity of the city ordinance pro-
nibiting lumber yards in the fire limits came
up for hearing before Judge McHenry in
the District Court on demurrer OF the de-
PENDANTS in the appeal case of the City vs.
john H. Qneal and others, tried in the
Police Court last fall. 1t was argued by
/ Whiting :. Clark in behalf Of defendants
demurrer and Judge Williamson IN behalf Of
the city, The ground Of the demurrer was that
the city has no authority to enact the or.li-
nance, and thot it il invalid and void. The
court sustained the demurrer on the ground
urged that the statue, section 461 OF the
Code, provides that the city may prohibit
the erection Of wooden buildings only, and
therefore excludes right to prohibit lum-
Der wards The defendants and their bail
were discharged The city except and will
probably carry the case 10 the Supreme
Count--Des .Moiaes Register.
AT one of the principal churches in the
city of Des Moines there is well-known
gentleman who for years has acted rs usher.
After the congregation is seated the gentle
man always takes his chair, leans back
against the wall, and prepares to take IN all
of the sermon which is not absorbed before
it reaches him. On recent Sunday even
ing he was in his usual position, though his
head was thrown forward. just enough to
show a deep interest i'll what the minister
was saving. There was his mistake. The
position left a space between his neck and
his shirt collar Of about one inch. A great
bug which was sailing around under the
bright g,slight, along with two or three
thousand smaller bugs, saw a chance for n
sensation He larted down like hawk and
landed sluarely on the neck Of the attentive
usher. whose attention was Immediately lost
to the minister. Both hands went in his
neck in the twinkling of an eye, but the bug
knew his business. and was rapidly making
his way down the backbone of the fmntic
usher, aud was out of reach Of the man q
hand in an instant The sensation was not
the most dellghtfulas the claws on the bng .
feet caught, to keep him from slipping down
too rapidly. The gentleman concluded ut
once wha. to do, and his getting ont Of the
room was not as graceful, rs when he seated
the people in the church. lie darted
through tho door into the hall and down
stair On the way he ierkea his coat and
then his vest When he reached the bot
tom of the steps he found u young man and
two young ladies. sitting very quietly. He
did not stop to explain his situation, but
that turn in affairs did not make matters any
more pleasant. The janitor was found, but
he thought the gentleman was mad and re-
fused to lend his assistance. Finding HIM
self unable to part company with the bug,
he started for home-not rs leisurely as
common and when he reached secluded
spot he was not great while in committing
bug murder.