The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-03-13
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A Des Moines boot and shoe store has been
burglarized seven times within few months.
A 7,year-oId girl in Davenport is an invet-
crate tobacco chewer. She raises such a row
when denied the weed that the family have
to surrender.
Charley Ross has at last been found. H.
was discovered robbing clothes line in the
yard of a Davenport citizen and will not be
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| okee. 4sane through religious excite
ment and vas taken to the independence
| asylum.
Two small boys are serving out a set-
tence in the Muscatine Jail for "pluggiDg''
citizen with sRow-balls. Their parents re.
fused to pay the fine levied by the court
teud between Jake Freeland and Sam
Mcfarland, OF Parkersburg, resulted in
stabbing affFay, in which the former was
dangerously wounded.
The i. A. r. OF the state favorablv com
ments on the action of their Cedar Rapids
ofetheFn IN pronouncing in favor OF q hos.
pltai instead of monument to the veterans
An innocent Dubuque county farmer sold a
wagon load Of oats by weight recently. and
after ths grain had been weighed it was found
that the wagon contained n guodly supply
! oi stones tucked away under the oats.
The year-old son of James LichtAa herser
OF heriden, while playing fell upaa a wooden
crochet hook. The hook en%esed his right
side about four inches. causing a wound
which may prove fatal.
The body of William Cross was found froz.
en- IL she ice IN the Mississippi opposjts
kHifs6rrrT Ho
found and had probably broken through in
attempting to cross the river.
Iowa has the reputation of raising the fin
est horses for general use Of any state in the
union More horses are shipped from Iowa
10 the eastern cities for carriage, draft and
driving purposes than from any other state
4 Jackson county citizen furnished a gov
eminent license and the money for another
man to use for O cQparteuershfp saloon and
he was arrestRd for not having license for
both parties.
13-yeaF-old boy named Martin was picked
up on the streets of 0ttumwa in a comatose
state of iRtoxication. He had drunk the
greater part of a jug of whisky, and for a
time his life WAS dispaired Of
Neal, the accused murderer of Mr.. and Mira
Jones, near Council Bluffs. has confessed. He
says one Joe ShellenberGer committed the
murder, and that his only connection with
the crimes was to dispose ofthe stolen goods.
Father Qarkson, the venerable editor of
the agricultural department ofthe Des Moines
Register, is gaining strength slowly, bvsui is
still too weak to see anyone but the members
of has family.
An Audubon county man named PseiEsr
has brought suit against the Rock island
company for So, 900 damages because he was
pat off train by-a conductor for refusing
to pay 1O cents additional for neglecting to
buy ticket,
The Dubuque girls have nerve. A young
lady while being presented to Gov. Boies at
the reception in that city dropped her flowers.
instead of growing red in the face she stepped
back and bowed gracefully as she said:
when we meet the governor we strew fow>
ers at his feet,
A young lady of Walker received a nresent
from New York friend of an elaborate silk.
en- lace-trimmed robe, girdled NTH ribbons.
in which she soon made heS debute at an
evening party and received many commit
ments upon her attire. She tainted upon
hearing fTem her New York friend that the
exquisite costume was nightaown.
News has been received at Ottumwa from
Greensboro, N, G., of the shooting and nrob.
ably fate! Wounding of Sanford Kirkpatriel
formerly ofottumva. kirkpatrick is a reyen,
uecoiiector and was shot during seizure of an
illicit still. he is well known in eastern Iowa
and is considered one af the best revenue
agents in the service.
An old gentleman named Bentley, of lie
Grand. Marshall county, is possessed of n
queer hobby. He has had his grave dur for
several years. 1t is bricksd up and a sheet.
iron cover placed nicely over the ton. Tn.
preparations for his funeral are all complete
the hyrnas selected, the chapter and verse to
% used at his funeral ceremonies and even his
grave clothes are Aii ready
Charles B0rie, one OF tho wealthiest citizens
OF Independence died after short il Inees.
lie was Frenchmaa about 40 years of are
and removed to Independence from Illinois
about twelve years ago, engaging in *Aa
Wholesale cigars business. Nothingis EAown
vt his relatives, il he has any, and as he tlietl
without leaving will his properav, valuet7
from $4,000 to 500, 900, win in all nroh.
ability revert to the stale,