The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-02-07
IOWA.,

Says the legislator of Iowa to the legisla-
tor OF Montana: "Were a long time doing
nothing"
1t is very wicked, but it appears that
both sides at Des Moines are relying on the
influenza to break the deadlock.
The State University at Iowa City is hav-
ing larger attendance than usual this term.
There are now 7O8 students enrolled.
The entire street railway system of Bur-
lington. excepting one line. is to be changed
from mule to electric power as soon as the
work can be done.
A keokuk man has had the nerve to hang
onto a bottle of wine which was given to hi m
in 1888 and which is of the vintage of 1910,
being just so years old.
The ocation of watch factory at Du-
buque is an assured fact. The company
will start in with acapital stock of $500, 900,
over one hslfof which will be paid up.
The citizens of Emmetsburg have raised
the necessary $50, 900 bonus for the estab-
lishmsnt of packing-house at that place
and the work of construction will begin at
an early date.
Over 400 majority of the voters of Union
county have signed a petition for vote on
the removal of the county seat from Alton
to Creston, and vote on the question will
be taken in the near future,
The Des Moines Ca pital thinks the Iowa
general assembly ought not to adjourn with
ont the adoption Of some legislation intended
to make possible aaother deadlock like the
present.
Three masked fOotpads jumped into the
wagon OF Hiram Allen, a Des Moines team
ster, and went through his pockets fot So
cents. Disguised at their short haul they
abused Allen for being SO poor and kicked
quantity of groceries be had in the wagon
all over the street.
A Cedar RAPIDS man had been missing
stove wood for some time. a few days
ago loaded so ne of the sticks with gunpow-
der. The next morning the windows in his
neighbours kitchen suddenly opened and a
shower of pancakes, stove lids, tinware and
other articles fell over in his back yard.
John Carroll, q Van Buren, county farmer,
living near Salem, was injured in a peculiar
manner. He was attacked by IN angry ram
and used pitch 'ork to defend himself, hold
ing the tines toward him. A charge of the
ami NAL drove the steel into Mr.. CAROLS
breast, inf1icting painful wound.
At Dubuque, Judge Ney rendered decision
in the case of Father Jeane against Bishop
Hennessey. He took the ground that the
question was on ecclesiastical one and did
not come within the jurisdiction of civil
court Father Jeane was ''silenced" by the
bishop for some reason and brought suit for
damages.
Some boys under IA years have been doing
a land Office business in poultry dealing in
Ossian. By a Systematic robbery they man.
aged to get upwards of 200 chickens, which
they dressed and sold to various parties in
the town. They stole q number of chickens
from poultry dealer, taking them from the
back OF the building dressing and selling
at the front door to the unwary proprietor.
Yves Kelsey walked into tho Office of the
Union Mission at Burlington the other day
with blood in his eye, q revolver ia one hand
and O sledge hammer in the other, and threat
ened to kill the entire force and lay waste the
Office unless an Objectionable article in refer
ence to him was suppressed. Editor Mertz
expostulated that the article in question was
already in type and that he would be put to
considerable loss if it was suppressed. Yves
covered the editor with his rev Oliver and init
mated that it was grounding case and
something had to be killed-either the editor
or the article. Mertz, under the fascinating
influence of the six-shooter, ordered the print
guard until the last letter fell into its place,
when he retreated in good order with his face
to the enemy.