Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-14
10 wv ITEMS.
Norway has a new bank.

Norway has a new bank.
The Arlington hotel, at ForS Dodge,
has been sold for SIS ZOO.
A general clean up of Burlington has
been ordered by the board of health.
Linn county voted aid to the Burllrg-
ton, Cedar Rapids & Northern railway.
The freeze of last week did no material
damage to fruit buds in Woodbury. county.
Lieut.. Gov. Manning snd sidney A.
Foster will! crate at Ceaar Rapids on dec
Grafton day.
A swarm of tramps swooped down on
Sheldon last week. They were gruboed
and walked out of town.
Forty.one dogs were killed in Dss
Molnes during April. AS a current
news item this is a "good 'un."
Mr.. Lathrum, who was robbed of $500
in Des Mones, found Sal of his roll in
the purse of a n~elgbborlng roomer.
The national beard of insurance under.
writer's will hold their annual session at
the Hotel Orleans, Spirit lake, June %.
The seventh annual tournament of the
Iowa state firemen's association will be
held at Dayen port June 9, 10, IL and II.
The Twenty-ffth Iowa veterans will
join the Third and Fourth Iowa cavalry
In their reunion at Mt. Pleasant In
August.
Mike Lsughlin, a farmer near Ackley,
dropped dead from heart disease while
at work in HIS corntield on Saturday
morning,
The Polk county supervisors refused
to donate $50 600, the county's quota of
the expenses Of the state exhibit at New
Orleans.
Sioux City saloons were locked and
barred last Sunday, and the ferryboats
did a land-otfice business carrying the
thirsty to the Nebraska eide.
An old veteran who served through
the Mexican war, and also the war of the
rebellion, has been discovered with his
family in Des Moines In an almost starv-
ing condition.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians will
hold a state reunion at Davenport,
August 20. 1t is expected 1000 Hiber-
mans will be in attendance from Iowa
and northwestern Illinois.
Henry Johns, the Hardin county mar
-brother-in-l law of the Ralnsberge,
brothers-who was recently bushwhacked
and shot while returning to his home
from Abbott, has just died.
John Grower, alias Blind John, wal
arrested last week at Clear Lake on &
criminal charge, but made his escape
from the officer, hiding for two days In {
haystack, where he was discovered anc
captured.
The State Dental association, In SEES
sion at Des Moines, elected Norman, O
Iowa City, president; Cochran, of Bur
lington, vice president; Monfort, of Fair
field, secretary; and Kulp, of MuscatIne
treasurer.
There was D fire at Mitchellyille las
Wednesday. The home of Mrs. Hadder
widow, was badly damaged, an,
as Hhe was poor and unable to make tn
necessary repairs, the citizens went t
work and soon raised a purse of $50 t
assist her.
1t 10 rumored, on good authority, tina
= the Des Moines Il Fort Dodge compan
have proposed to extend their road fror
Ruthven to Spirit Lake If Sioux Fall
will build from Sioux Falls to Ruthver
The Sioux Falls people are at work I
raise the necessary funds.
The merchants in the vicinity of tn
corner of East Sixth and Sycamor
~stseets, Des Moines, have arranged wit
one of the bands to give concerts aver
I Saturday night during the summer, froI
! to 10 o'clock. This new and novel el
{ terprise deserves trsnsplAnting.
q. The armed cranks of Sioux CIT,
! though numerous, are poor shot
i George Willis, after being kicked out
: Ia harness shop by Charles LANDER