Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-10

The NlntOn Eagle says the ii, =, Wat
son Canning company ofsthat placs lat
season packed zoo, 600 cans of corn and
200, 900 csns Of tomatoes.
Davenport claims the distinction of
having more societies, lodges, etc., than
any other city In the state, the number
footing up a total of ninety.
Cherokee authorities continue to mako
it interesting for the gambling fraternity
On Wednesday three of the gentlemen
were fined in the aggregate S43, 50.
Judge Kramer, of Davenport, claims
to be the champion osculator of the state,
having married 331 couples In 1884 and
kissed every bride to tatten the fees.
"Queen Beps," a venerable member of
the MusquaWkie tribe of Indiana, ia
dead. She is said to have attained the
ripe old age Of one hundred and ten ) ears.
Decorsh's latest sensation is an elope.
ment In high life. A bachelor Of uncer.
tsin age, and q married woman, young,
and good looking, etc.-same old details.
Scott Turner, of Kingsley, while drunk
sought the quiet Of a lumber yard and a
temperature of sos below zero In which
to enjoy a quiet nap. He was success
full.
William McQuarry was captured at
Charlton with S32 of base coin In his
pockets. William explained it was a
present from u Kentucky cousin, who Is a
bad man.
The county authorities at Sioux City are
in a state of wild excitement over the dis.
covery of an attempt to rob the county of
Sl2 through bogus wolf scalps. The treas
ury had a narrow escape.
Iowa has 13, 625 school houses, valued
at $10,4S0, 247, with an enrolment of pu.
pills numbering 400, 5S7. To teach these
children %, DIG teachers are employed, Of
which number 16, 721 are women,
There Is talk of the G., r. /. & p.
moving their shops from Eldon, on the
Southwestern line, and Fairfield, Wash,
ington and OskaloOsa want them. Fair
field offers ten acres of ground and $40,
900.
Des Moines is still rustling for $50, 600
to insure permanent location of the state
fair. Two weeks more have been given
the soliciting committee. 1t is SAID Mar
shalltown Is ready to put up the cash on
three days notice.
Cedar Rapids has been extending its
city limits, until the farmers residing two
and three miles in the country, are pro.
testing against the forced ''Texau mex
alton of their farm property for purpos,
es of city taxation.
g. G. Childs, the first local editor in
Dubuque, has Issued in pamphlet form
the proceed ngs of the commemoration OF
the 177th anniversary of the birth Of
Benjamin Franklin by the editors and
publishers of Dubuque.
Fish Commissioner Aldrich Is introduce
ing large numbers of German carp in the
rivers and ponds of this state. He say
they are hi, ~favorite fish, as they grow
rapidly, often reach ng seventy-fve
pounds, and are fine eating.
David D. McDonough, of Davenport,
who secured and opened letters belonging
to w. H. Alderman, vice president of the
Illinois Central, and had the stolen passes
of Alderman, has been indicted by the
United States grand jury in session al
keokuk.
A fellow named Maring, railway ticket
and general thief, after several suc,
cessful evasions of the law and jail
escapes, was finally arrested at Keosauquf
by Ottumwa officials, who found sufficient
stolen tickets on his person to insure
conviction.
State Treasurer Twombly, having beer
asked by a county official to construe the
new semi-snnual tax law, replies that In
case of failure to pay half of the tax by
March l, penalty accrues on the whole
amount at the rate of one per cent {
month. Payment of half the tax avoids
all penalty until September L.
The civil engineers and surveyors Of
Iowa, pursuant to a published call, viii
meet in Des Moines February "a, for the
purpose of effectlng an organization hav
Ing for It's object and aim the remedyine
of any defective surveying law now exist
ing, and the discussion of matters per,
tanning to the welfare of the profession.
AS indicating the intense cold through
out the northwest during the recent long
continued cold snap, the Sioux ~Independ
ent remarks: "wednesday morning, thu
Thermometers having frozen up, the colo
was estimated on the train this way: The
conductor went into the express car t.
blow out a light. After several unsuc
csssful efforts to extinguish the flame hi
broke 1t off by hand and threw 1t out"