Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-26

| Mt PHEASANT insane asylum
The pork p1okery at Fort Dodge win TO.
sumo operations November |.
Davenport proposes to do away with gas
and light the streets with electricity,
| The Methodist hurch at Eagle GIove was
dedicated last Sunday by Bishop Foss.
| A legacy of $500 has been left the city OF
Denison for the establishment of n library.
Gen. A. G. Litchheld, of Dav enport has
been elected president of the state Y. Nj.
! G. A.
The Q. viii build double track between
| Burlington and Mt. Pleasant early next sea-
| son.
The twenty-five coal mines In Wapello
| county produced l,O05, ,pSS tons OF coal In the
| past hNe years.
CTston expects to be ono of the towns. on
the proposed Kansas City branch of the Mil
| waukee road.
The Des Molnes treasury Is empty and
taxes must be increased to meet municipal eX-
penses and bonded obligations,
One hundred and fifty ministers and lay
men were present at the annual convention
OF the Baptists at Waterloo last week.
j. III. Addison, prominent citizen OF But
ler county, while temporarily insane, COM
nntted suicide ut his home in Allison.
Work has been commenced on the Grant
memorial fountain which is to stand in tile
center of the public park at Atlantic. 1t will
cost $1,000
L dtNCh bCtlUnlS, OF NPIrWST tlJN, has
been sentenced To the penitentiary for four
years for obtaining q mans signature under
false pretenses.
The directors OF the State Fair association
are considering 2 ,.proposition to enlarge The
falr grounds and bui d q mile race track. The
cost Is estimated at $1,000
Mrs. Thomas Todd, while trading in store
AZ Waterloo, was stricken with paralysis.
She was taken toa ncighbOring house where
she died the same evening.
Charles Petit, by ar-old lad of WASH
ington township, Buena Vista county, fell
from horse, catching his foot in the stirrup,
and was dragged to death.
The second annual convention OF the
brotherhood of Railroad Brakcnien met in
burlington last week, with 40 delegates In
attendance from all parts of the United
States.
Simon. Prouty died in Davenport last
week 1T the ripe age of 81. lie fought against
the BrltiSn invaders in ISL and sent two
sons TO night and die in the war for the pre-
ServatiOn of the union.
John Craft, an athletic thug of KcOkull,
mas Kept ms muscle in good order by maulins
MS VINE with knives, rcYUycrS and Ia2urS,
Inc family mansion is too small for both, so
Mrs Ii. sues Tor a divorce.
Tom Ross, who inquired in q murder case at
Rock Is and a few years ago was the other
night discovered i'll the act of picking the
pocket of an intoNica ed man at Davenport,
anu was run down by the officers.
w. L.. Smith, aged 60 years, living seven
miles west of Sac City, was found dead in q
OF palalytic nts and 1t is supposed that dur
Ing one of them he 1cll into the well.
Mrs. William Lyndc. the insane wife of n
rai1Oad engineer, at Mafslmlltown, tried to
commit suicide by crawling under a train at
the depot and lying across the tack under
one Oh thc coaches. She was rescued.
Michael haher of Dubuque, gave his wife
500 To start Il bank ac cunt. For sale keep
ing she paced the roll In an unused heating
sIUve, which Michael nrcd I'd one cod morn
ing, ana the bank went up in smoke.
Mrs. f. A. Pitkin, of Waterloo, who was
engaged i'll some household duties feIl 10 the
floor IN mt OF apOp p.cXy, and either in falling
or DS the Spasns that followed, ruptured a
biood vessel. Her recovery is doubtful.
Natives of Ohio, who reside in Iowa will
start on an excursion tO their old homes
November 10. A reunion will be held in
Chicago on the 1lth, and from there the party
Will 90 direct 10 the capital of the Buckeye
state.
Monday night someone shot into q passen-
ger tram jus. after il io!t Dudley, Wapenu
county. This is the sixth or seventh occur
renee of the kind at the same point. The
company is trying 10 detect the perpetratOr
or he oilenSe.
Ed. Mills has been arrested at Rcdfed for
attempting 70 wreck Il Wabash lraln near
tnat place. He had lied an iron lail and
rock ON tuo track, whicn iortunately was dis
CDNclCu III tlllF W plcNCul lilt Nlech VI II plS-
SenSer ualn.
AT Ottuinwa Thomas Hesln attempted to
kill hls son-ln-law with a gun. liesin
daughter seeing her IaI!iur NIth The weapon
ran IN front OF her husband and got the CON
lonLS OF the gun, which inflicted Il serious
wound. lie is out on 800 bail.
Albert Frey, farmer living near Scotch
Grove, Jones county, thought tLCre was no
Cuan,e Tor detc.lOu Mncn he ran an illicit
sum III his cellar lie thinks dtlerrnuy now,
for q government official not only captured
h's outnt but arrested the operator
a citizen OF Carroll who was going east on
the Maple river branch the OUncr day tee
graphed Tie express agent at Carroll 10 have
II morse =, nj to die tram to meet nIm When
The uaIn arliyCd lac hound the city under
takCr theie wi,h the hcaiSc a | pluuICu OuL in
Inc slyie, l0OkLIS IOr Il clO Job.
Before the opening of the present term of
the circuit courUaC Davenport, 4DJ admins IA
tors executors and guardians we're clled to
appear ana make reports. About u1ty OF the
numDer are stl.l delinquent, AID several OF
them have been attacled for contempt of
court
The Union Loan and Trust company,
capital Sl,Wo,OOO, las bean organized in sioux
Guy. The interpretations are George l.. 10y,
0t st. Louis, Al0. ID. c. Shull. NcrmllIon, ~.
T.; +. X. Smith, James T. BOOgrn, Il. j.
Chase, W alter Suang, Edward IiaallinSOn,
W. /. JOY, X. ID. Hubbard, +. u. Gere IL. 4.
Janut, A. >. GarrctSOn and a. l.. Dennis.
Dakota.