St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-13
CONDENSED IOWA NEWS.

the Illinois Central company will build in
Dubuque is printed in the Dubuque papers
The main building will be $50 feet long and
so wide, with projections for ticket Office
dining room, toilet rooms, etc. 1t is expected
the structure will be completed by January
The cost is estimated at $1,000.
Ebert A. Landman, Monticello man aged
fifty years, had an eight-year-old girl ar
him. The little girl was found guilty by the
judge before whom the trial occurred, and
the justice fined her so cents. Two friends
of the child took an appeal to the district
court.
An old gentleman called at the office of the
secretary of the fair association at Ottumwa
and wanted an old settlers ticket for his
wife. He was asked if he did not want one
for himself NO" he replied, Il don't go to
such places. Nothing but pack of gamb-
lers!'' The secretary was irritated and fired
the old gentleman.
A Fort Dodge lady complains that she can
not walk to the principal depot of the town
without dragging her dress against quarter
of mile of weeds. The Messenger laments:
The unkempt, the unsightly, i'll -smelling
season of the country town is now at hand"
Mrs. Lizzie Zeival has sued Christie Evens
for defamation of character. The defama-
tory words were: Her husband drives
butchers cart and she is running with other
men," Mrs. Zeivel wants $1,000. Both
porties live in Council Bluffs.
The Clinton Herald tells of young man in
that city who is serving on the police force
while he is educating himself to become
Methodist minister In the absence of the
pastor the policeman conducted the services
last Sunday morning.
Paul Pacquette, French Canadian. and
the third white settler in the upper Missouri
valley died in the insane asylum at hide
pendence last week. He took claim ON the
Big Sioux river three miles above Sioux City
in 1S49.
The July report for Anamosa penitent1ary
shows the average number of convicts for that
month to be 2j4; monthly expenses for con-
victs. 80, $40; for officers and guards, So
22927; for improvements and repairs, ST.
263.33.
The estimated cost to the state of Iowa of
saloon prosecutions for the year ending
March l. 1883, amounted to S674, 70.
This is exclusive of moneys paid for attor-
neys' fee which is S25 in every case.
A company has been organized at Clinton
for the manufacture of matches. The fac
tory is expected to be in operation within
sixty days, employing 100 hands and turning
out 100 cases day.
Secretary Shaffer is trying to secure four
companies of infantry and one company of
ladies broom brigade to give all exhibition
at the state fair.
Capt. Bogardus will shoot 100 live pigeons
each at Evans park, Sioux City, ON the 18th,
for $500 side.
In one quarter of Council Bluffs, the Globe
reports. the citizens are crying out for liberty
from 50 the heavy forests of sunfiowers in the
streets.
Maj. E. A. Consigny, department COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Republic,
announces that he will vote the Union Labor
ticket.
A Dubuauer who was in Des Moines last
week says he couldn't get glass of beer
there. Beer must be extremely rare in Des
MoineS.
The News reports that Des Moines is en-
loving the supposed benefits of q govern
ment of the people by mules and for mules.
MIS-. Carver. living near Atlantic, was bit
ten by rattlesnake, but by the prompt ap-
plication of remedies her life was saved.
]. II. Webb, of Boone. was knocked from a
railway track by a train and his mind be-
came deranged. very natural effect.
The blackberry pickers of Fort Madison,
who have been getting cents a quart, are
on strike and demand cents.
A horse at Keokuk died of fright the other
day. The escaping steam from boiler SO
alarmed it that it tell dead
There is a dog in Des Moines which bowls
piteously and unappeasably when the Saliva
tionA rmy is abroad.
Work has been begun on the YIN. C. A.
building at Cedar Rapids. The estimated
cost is SOS, 900.
While drunk. Mrs. Lizzie F. Jansen. of
Davenport, aged forty-six, hung herself in
garnet.
order of the Mayor and a supply of beer con-
fscated.
1t is estimated that the hail storm did
100000 damage to growing cropsin Grundy
county.
Farmers in Wright county feel blue be-
cause the grain yield was short of expecta-
tons.
Edward Butler was arrested in Dubuque
for the seduction of young woman in Hi
| nois.
A Vail couple went to sleep while out riding
one evening and cid not awaken until morn
ing.
The farmers of Dubuque county have fin
ished cutting grain. The crop is immense
President Wheeler, of the State Agrieult-
tural society, has crop of 5000 acres.
Iowa Odd Fellows will have an excursion
to Los Angeles. Cal, September 10th.
The Centefyille arteSiin well is down 500
| feet SO is the drill, and broken.
| The Belle Paine cresmery made $4,000
| pounds of butter last mouth.