The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-12
HAWKEYE HAPPENINGS.

DR.. Hull. of Odebolt. has invented q
corn planter.
Deaf mutes at Dubuque are holding a
fair this week.
The Oskaloosa oat meal mill turns out
sixty-three barrels per day.
A big wolf hunt will occur in Hum
bolt county early this month.
A pumpkin weighing I75 pounds is
displayed in Des Moines grocery store.
Perry people are rejoicing because the
waterworks system has been completed.
A three-foot veia of coal was discoy-
cred while drilling for well at Chel-
sea.
Davenport has purchased d site for 4
new city hall and building will soon
begin. -
The Chicago, Burlington and North
ern railroads new passenger depot at
Dubuque is completed.
There is movement on foot in Mns-
catlne to organize a company to operate
. cold storage warehouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Thompson. Of Ma.
quoketa, celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary last week.
A new building is being erected ~
Clinton in which county criminals will
be compelled to pound rock.
A well known lady Of Mascatine was
caught at shop lifting. She returned
the stolen goods and was not prosecuted.
The twentieth annual meeting of the
Iowa Woman Suffrage association will
be held in Ames on the Sd and 4th OF
December.
A dago woman peddler tried to sell
her wares to Boone policeman and was
arrested and fined for peddling without
license.
Counterfeit nickels were recently cir
culated in Des Moines. j. v. Lake was
arrested for the crime, but was ac-
quilted on trial.
The 5-year-old son of George Bene.
dict, Jr., living near Ida Grove. fell
into forty-five foot well and was
pulled up in the bucket uninjured.
Humel & Spring. of Muscatine Island
marketed in Muscatine load of water.
melon seed weighing 1000 pounds for
which they received IA cents pound.
Humboldt merchants agreed to close
their stores at 30 each evening during q
series Of revival meetings recently held
there and many of them were converted.
The Y. NJ. c. A. ami Y. w. C. A.. O,
Iowa college. have pledged thelnselyes
for s, 900 to build a Y. NJ. C. A, build
ing on the college grounds at Grinnell,
Fifty Dubuque people walked several
miles to the old French brewery to see ;
19-foot snake, which was reported killed
there, only to find that the story was ;
lie.
James Watson, of Des Moines. asks r.
be released from the CALLING bonds 81
matrimony because his wife whipped
him and threw dirty water and s,ons
over his person.
Prospecting is still going on at Lehirb
for glass sand, and the Developments Il
far are very satisfactory. At u depth OF
200 feet bed Of silica Of superior quail
ity was struck.
G. G. Osgood, who lives north of Rhel
don, in Osceola county, raised thirty
acres of wheat this year that Welded ar
average of thirty -eight bushels No.
wheat per acre.
While climbing about moving switch
engine at Burlington, Eddie Roach. 4
14-year-old lad, was instantly crushed
to death. His mother is nearly crazy
and attempted suicide, but was pre-
vented by neiyhbors.
Jack Delaney was ffound dead in ,
howell at Davenport Monday morning
Once he was prominent citizen an,
twenty-five years ago was police Off
Ger in Davenport. Liquor wrecked hi,
life and caused his death.
At McGregor, Joseph A. Kistler. !;
mechanic, while about to be arrested OF
the charge of selling liquor in violatio.
Of the prohibitory law, shot himsel1
through the head with revolver in hi
own house. He leaves a wife and tw,
children.
Articles of incorporation of the Coun
Gil Bluffs Distilling and Manufacturing
company have been filed with the count,
recorder at Council Bluffs. The capita
stock is fixed at 81 SOC, 900 and the head
quarters of the company will be a
| Council Bluffs.
At Creston an action for damages hal
been commenced against several salool
men and owners of buildings, by tn,
| wife of ex-Mayor Patterson, allegin,
that on several occasions while intox
icated he came home and maltreated hi
family, destroyed the furniture, etc.
A petition is being circulated in Har
din county for the pardon Of Nate an,
Frank Rainsbarger, who are servin,
| life sentences for the murder of Enocj
johnson. They were convicted at
cost of ST., 900 to the county, and afte
career of crime extending through
many years.
The synod of Iowa has adopted tn
new Presbyterian college at Storm LAX
and it will be under synodical contro
in the future. This action also give
the whole state an interest in the col
lege and entities it to appeal to ever,
county for students and funds. TIL,
synod also voted to recommend aid t,
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