The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-10-15
HAWKEYE HAPPENINGS.

OF potatoes on one acre.
In September Des Moines had 500 ar
rests, 119 for drunkenness.
Coon Rapids has three pastors who
stand Q feet s inches each.
The English Lutheran Synod Of Iowa
met at Newton last week.
A company has been incorporated at
Carson to build an opera house.
The September transfers of real estate
at Sioux City aggregated 1865, 1923.
A strike is imminent in the Angus
coal mines. The miners want 81 per
ton.
A Kingsley woman raised sugar
beet that weighed eleven and halt
pounds.
The price Of land in Page county has
advanced from s to so per acre in the
last six months.
The Non-partisan w. c. T. U. of
Iowa held a three-days' session last
week at Creston.
Mrs. Lucy Fletcher Kellogg. aged %,
died at Keoknk recently. She had lived
there nearly forty years.
DR.. A. B. Robbins, for forty-eight
years pastor Of the Muscatine Congre-
gational church, has resigned.
G. Mosebaugh. prominent farmer
living near Dysart, was hooked by a
vicious cow and received injuries which
caused his death.
During the Indian demonstration and
parade at Sioux City Friday horse
ran away killing one Indian and serious
~ wounding another.
Tom o. Day was struck by train on
q crossing near Dunlap. He was riding
horse and both he and the animal
were instantly killed.
E. w. Cady, Of Rockwell, has patented
. corn harvester which cuts and shocks
fifteen acres day. It takes three men
and four horses to operate it.
The Iowa State Business Mems Build
ing and Loan association has been
organized at Marshaltown. The capital
stock is placed at S10,OOo,0OO.
William Oliphant, aged so, who lived
with his son near Peoria, Mahaska
county, committed suicide by hanging.
No cause is known for the deed.
David II. Scott, for thirty-six years
> resident Of Lyons, is dead. He served
twenty years as an alderman Of that
city and one term as city mayor.
Lille Koechendorfer. a l7-year-old
German girl, Of Dubuque, committed
because she was forbidden to receive the
attentions Of a certain young man.
Fire in the business part Of Columbu.
junction destroyed score or more o.
buildings, resulting in a loss of abou
$15o,OOo, mostly covered by insurance.
The thirty-seventh annual meeting Of
the Iowa State Teachers association viii
be held at Des Moines Dec. 20 to 81. Al
| interesting programme has been pre-.
pared for the occasion.
A company has been organized al
Grand junction with a capital Of $3.50,
600 to manufacture clocks and watches
Seventy acres of land has been secured
on which to locate the plant.
James Charles, of Underwood, WHIT
was working with bridge gang neal
Avoca, was killed by passenger train
He saw the train and tried to get out O.
the way, but was struck and knocked
thirty feet.
Representative Des Moines men ar,
negotiating for the establishment in o.
near that city of mile race track, in
Guiding necessary buildings, ampithea
tres and combined club house an,
hotel. The entire capital involved vii
not be less than 100000.
j. J. SALISBURY and Adelbert Lyons
two young men from Wadena. Fayett
county, were before the United State
commissioner, at Dubuque, charge,
with making and passing counterfeit
coin. They We're bound over and in de
fault of bail We're locked up.
i Two fellows, named Henry Green an,
Albert Brunson, were arrested at Viii
ton and confessed to having placed
rail on the Chicago, Milwaukee and st
Paul track south Of Wilton recently
with view to wrecking train. The,
We're removed to the county Jail q
Clinton.
i During the past two months tn
Adams Express Office at Springfield ha
been robbed three times Of goods value,
!. at $500, the last being about two week
ago. F. E. Willis and c. E. Saunder
have been arrested as the thieves.
search of their premises brought to igh
many of the stolen goods.
There was pathetic scene in the dis
trict court at Dubuque when the nam
Of John Brennan was called to answe
to the charge Of forgery. In answer
pale-faced, emaciated creature rose III
His attorney stated that he was in til
last stages of consumption, and tn
, judge promptly discharged him and ha
him sent to Mercy hospital to end hi
, few remaining days.
Notice has been received by Attorne
General Stone that the Burlington c.
: dar Rapids and Northern Railroad con-
pany have applied before Judge S. II
, Farrall, Of Iowa City, for an iniunctio
against the joint rate order of the raj
road commission issued in August 1SN
) This is in face Of the fact that the su
; preme court has decided that question
, affirming the constitutionality Of til
order as promulgated by the commission
A rear collision occurred betwee
: Burlington and Northern and Burlilss
ton, Cedar Rapids and Northern freigh
5 trains near Burlington Thursday morn
' ing. The former is a narrow gauge, til
tracks being laid together. The wild
: gauge freight crashed into the marc,
guage, demolishiny the coach and Sc,
eral cars, all of which took fire an
burned. No one was injured, but til
| damage to ears and freight waS cnns;r