The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-01-05
THE GREAT NORTHWEST

THE GREAT NORTHWEST
News Items from Various States
and Territories
ILLINOIS.
Jane McNnllin, living ten miles south OF
Paris. hung herself the other morning be-
cause young man to whom she was en-
gagged left for Missouri without seeing her
Richard Tinker was killed BY the acci-
dental discharge of his gun while hunting
near Decatur recently.
Nj. John Cunningham and wife celebrated
their golden wedding at their residence In
Salem few evenings ago
Ulysses Pemberton, aged twenty-ono
years, shot and killed his father the other
morning 1t the homestead near GallatiA
Saline County. on account Of . trivial quar-
rel
L w Parkinson's large stock barn In Will
low. Jn Daviess County, burned the other
night, together with sixty tons Of hay. dve
hundred bushels Of corn and six head Of
cattle.
Three OF the best-executed counterfeit
coins In circulation In Chicago for serne
years were turned into the sub treasury tho
other diy. They are standard dollars OF
the issue OF 1854. and in siSe. appearance
and we ght are perfect
Mrs Carrie Lane Chapman, . young
widow. is engaged in organizing the Amen-
can party in Iowa
The Sioux Falls extension Of the Illinois
Central is completed, and the first train ran
over the line the other day. It extends
from Cherokee to Sioux Falla d. T., dis
tance Of tifty-six mileA Ground was first
broken on this line last September.
The post-office at Beauford, Macoupin
County, has been discontinued
The Centerville creamery was burned the
other night Loss, $6. OOO
While ont hunting In the northern part OF
Macon County the other evening Richard
Tinker fell on fence his gun was acci-
dentaIly discharged and he was killed
The Soldiers Home at Quincy has been
presented with nearly eighteen hundred
books
The Montgomery County rarmers' Insti-
tute was organised at Hillsboro recently,
with A A K Sawyer a. president
J. H Palman's residence at Napervills
was destroy ed by fire the other night Loss,
$40. 600
A Atwo-y year. old son Of John willeford, Of
Spuberton, was burned to death q few nights
ago.
Over one hundred farmers Of Central MI
nois assembled recently at Bloomington
and held an institute. which was the first
OF . scriea M. J. E Evans. Of Ell Paao,
gave an interesting talk on dehorning cat
tie Since October he has dehorned twenty
three hundred, and not one has died
IOWA.
Mr.. and MrA J. H. Gemer, OF Jefferson,
celebrated their golden wedding . few
evenings ago.
Robert Brown, q coal-miner, fatally shot
John Nicholson. another miner. at Knox
vile Junction few days ago. Brown was
arrested
The brewers Of Cedar Rapids have been
given until March to dispose OF the steeks
they have on hand, upon their promising
to close after that date.
BY the collision OF two construction trains
at Waterloo the other night Fireman Davis
was fatally and Engineer Caffeli slightly In
jured
The dynamite bomb exploded Ut Mar
shalltown recently was to Ind out the per-
petrators Of practical Jokes with bombs
filed with sawdust It was successful, the
jokers having confessed
At the recent State poultry show at Mar
shalltOwn there were five hundred and fifty
entries and fine display Of flowers
Miss Laura 4 Brouse, . daughter Of Rev.
j. 4 Brouse. OF Rockford was found dead
in bed the other morning by her mother.
The day previous she was about apparent
" as well as usual
Milton Stout. Of Jacksonville. and Miss
Gillian N. Bowlley. OF Dillon, both deaf and
dumb. were married few evenings ago.
Elias Sauseard's barn was burned near
Ashmore the other night. and fine Clydes-
dale stallion perished in the flames
Ten stores were burned at Northwooi Z
few days ago, involving loss Of $50, 600.
The fire was incendiary.
Judge A. J Lefiingwell, OF Clinton, Ia
died st the Becker House, Maquoketa, the
other morning Of Inflammation of the
! bowels He was hfty-six years Of age.
Governor Larrabee has appointed A g.
Garretson, Of Sioux City. and D. y
Schermcrhorn. OF Des Moines. honorary
commissioners to tho centennial celebra-
tion at Cincinnati of the States carved out
OF the Northwestern Territory.
Farmers in the vicinity of Drakeville
have successfully cxperimented In thresh-
ing their corn fodder
The Iowa Alcohol Company, of Iowa City,
and the Atlant distllery, Of Atlantic, have
consolidated and will remove to Omaha
where one immense distillery will be e.
tablished
A farmer near Cherokee has lost 5000
worth of hogs in three weeks from some
unknown disease.
Reliable information 10 to the effect that
all the conspirators in the Haddock murder
case ut Sioux City will be tried, Paul Leader
being the first His trial will occur in JAM
| uary He Is the one who gave such valu.
abe testimony for Arensdorf
Peter Smith, of Waterloo. has fallen heir tc
good share OF q $500 600 estate In Mime.
apoliS
Deeds were fled ct Ashland few DAYS
ago conveying the following iron-minina
prop rty to John H. Rice. Of New York
Kakagon. $3.50. 600; Nimikon, $3.50. 600
Moore. $2OO. 600: Bourne, $500. 600
Besscmer. $780, OOO. Although the nom.
inal transfer is made to Mr. Rice, 1t Il
known that it il for the Superior Iron Com.
pany.
| A verdict Of murder was rendered the
other day against William Sass for killing
William Martin ut Hartford year ago
Rev. Robert Thompson, pastor Of thl
Presbyterian church ut Oregon, was con-
signed to the insane asylum at Madison thu
other day.
MrA Carl Homkel, whose husband and
children were recently lost in q burning
house Ut Wausau, has been reunited to /
brother she had not heard from in ten years
and supposed dead. through the publicity
given the burning Of tho family In thu
papera
Governor Rusk has pardoned Ole John
son. simple-minded farmer, who wa
serving six years term at Waupun fol
trying, while drunk. to wreck . passengel
tra n
Fifty thousand acres Of State swamp, col
iege and school lands were sold ut Madison
rocautlv Anv,lAfOn MoAianv. and MonoShs