Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-19
Iowa.

iowa.
Dewey S. Doolittle who resided near Web
ster City since 1865, is dead.
Andrew Quigley a former lawyer of Du-
buque, died recently at Denver, Col.
A. A. Cooper is talking of building new
S3OO, 900 wagon factory in Dubuque
Farmer Bush of Sheridan township Chero-
kee county, has struck an artesian vein at q
depth of seventy-five feet.
A party of Fairfield hunters bagged SAT
rabbits one day lately, and another party
from the same town got $50 the same day.
John Cox, who lately completed term of
eighteen months in the Fort Madison peni-
tentiary, is again in jail at Onawa, charged
with burglary.
Mrs. Mary Nell, aged ninety-five years,
died at Des Mones. She was born IN Penn
sylvania, and had q distinct recollection Of
many OF the incidents of the war of 1872
H. G. Wheeler of Odebolt shipped twenty
tons of timothy hay last week to Cole Am
brose of Ely, England. MIR. Ambrose is an
extensive falmer and noted breeder of
Shire horses.
: Mrs. d. Fl. Mcdowell OF Oskaloosa, began
about year and half ago to save dimes,
and all such change as came into the family
possession was turned over to her and
droppd into little savings bank. A few
days ago the bank was opened and the sum
total was Sl1S.70
The following old residents of Tama county
are recently deceased: William G. Howard
of Chelsea aged fifty three years; came to
Iowa in 1856; served In the Twelfth Iowa in
fantry during the rebellion. James Brown,
aged seventy-six; came to Iowa in 1856.
Isaac w. Graham, aged seventy-two.
"Walter Ford of Pocahontas county was
in town last week." says the Waverly Re-
publican. ''He has been. employed by our
board of supervisors the past year as agent
for the land owned by this county in western
Iowa, and we are told, has disposed of 900
acres for $4,000. Bremen stil owns between
six and seven hundred acres in Pocahontas
county,
"The statement that a man could not eo dure
to receive in the palm of his hand quart of
water falling drop by drop from a height of
three feet was given practical test by the
employees of Bennett 81 Frantz's carriage
works." says the Burlington Hawkeye 1.-THE
foreman of the trimming department volun-
teered to prove that the thing could be done
and succeeded in his attempt His hand was
fixed immovable and the water started. The
test occupied two or three hours, but the
man endured no remarkable discomfort"
Dr. Lorenz B. Eley of Ilion, Ind, and Miss
Katie b. Conroy Of Keokuk, were to have been
married atthe home of the bride the other even
ing. The license was procured and the we'd
ding guests were assem- bled, but the ceremony
did not take place. The prospective bride is
Catholic, the groom-to-be, Protestant
He had neglected to fill out a blank form sent
him and his answers were necessary to Sc
cure a dispensation from the bishop permit
ting the marriage. The guests, however,
partook of the wedding feast, and the bride
groom, having complied with all other essen
tial forms, the couple awaits with such pa
tience as they can command the church's
permission to be joined in wedlock.
aslingtOn.
Port Townsend has issued bonds for $780,
900 for municipal purposes.
A young buck of the Snohomish tribe in
Washington recently stabbed young squaw