The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-09-03
HAWKEYE HAPPENINGS.

A new wagon bridge is being built
across the Rock river at Rock Rapids.
F. Hull. Of New Sharon. had fourteen
head OF o-year-old steers killed by light
ming.
The Marshaltown canning factory has
started up and expects to put up 3O0, 600
cans of corn this year.
The Alliance Bugle is the name Of q
new paper just started at WoOdbine by
the Farmers Alliance.
The grand lodge Of the Knights and
Ladies of Honor Of Iowa was held in
Davenport last week.
During the races at Independence
Thursday the band stand fell, seriously
injuring several persons.
The hoof and mouth disease has made
its appearance among the mich cows in
the vicinity Of Centerville.
The Atlantic canning factory has
already sold q, 0GO cans of corn. 1t will
pack 200, 900 cans this season.
Lohrville has offered the Des Moines
and Northwestern $500 to run track
through that town and maintain depot
there.
A crook in paying a fine at Ottumwa
passed counterfeit bill on the mayor
and received quantity Of good money
in change.
The government steamer Vixen ran
into some old bridge piling twelve miles
north of Burlington Wednesday. No
one was hurt.
Otto Schwartz, 13-year-old Dubuque
boy, has sued the Illinois Central Rail
road company for $4,000 damages for
the loss Of leg.
The Ninth Iowa infantry and the
Third Iowa battery will hold their re-
union at Maquoketa, Jackson county,
Sept. 16 and II.
The postoffice at Linn Grove was
robbed Thursday night of stamps and
lewelry. The safe, which contained
u 900 in money, is ruined.
Death has claimed four pioneer settlers
in Davis county within week
Thomas Currier, Hon. d. P. Palmer,
Hon. L. d. Hotchkiss and Joel Fenton.
During the state fair at Des Moines a
carnival Of authors will be presented
each evening by the citizens of that city.
From 200 to 300 professional business
men and ladies will take part.
A condensed milk factory now at
Highland, H.. will remove to Cedar
Rapids. 1t will manufacture ''evapor-
ated cream The factory will give en-
ployment to seventy-five people.
Major Mckinley has been secured to
speak at the Ottumwa coal palace on Re-
publican day, Sept. %. The Democrats
expect to secure Senator Palmer and
Congressman Mills as speakers on DEM
ocratic day.
An old man named Adams, aged 70
years. Of Worth county, who fell in love
with Rosa Benjigerdis. aged 20, and
decided her his farm, has just recovered
it by paying $500. Rosa had decided it
to another fellow.
David Hodge, a half-brother of the
late Colonel Peter Ballingall, has given
notice that he will contest the will Of
the latter, admitted to probate this term
OF court. The beluest left most of the
estate to the City of Ottumwa.
Hiram Collins, Sf Keokuk, died at the
Mt. Pleasant ASYLUM the other day.
Not long since he was bitten by a dog
and he worried SO much for fear the dog
had the hydrophobia, that he became in
sane and died. The dog was not mad.
A freight train ran over and killed the
12-year-old daughter Of Chris German,
of Sumner. She was herding cattle,
and it seems had fallen asleep on the
track. The engineer made every effort
to stop his train, but could not ON ac-
count Of the down grade.
There was burglary committed at
Eagle Grove Wednesday night. The
safe of Justice Cole was rified of its con-
tents, and the thieves procured $3.50.
They also entered the Catholic church,
despoiled the altar and stole a chalice,
the damage amounting to about $3.50.
Safe crackers got in their work at
Rock Rapids the other night. The safe
of the American Express company was
blown open and completely demolished,
but nothing of value secured. The
thieves then tackled the safe of Hib-
bard & Spencer, which was also blown
open and $50 secured.
Druggist Conley, of Maingona, has
been sued by Mrs. Elias Phipps for $1O,-
600 damage. Some time since Mr..
Phipps came home drunk and began
abusing his wife. Their son defended
the mother and in so doing killed his
father. She claims that her husband
got the whisky Of Conley.
At Independence Friday Monbars, the
sensational 2-year-old, with record of
2:21f, was brought out to beat the g
year-old stallion record Of 1904. Driven
by Bud Noble he trotted the mile with
out skip, a record breaker, in eco fiat.
Direct, to beat his record of 2:lOl, paced
the mile without skip in 2:O9t.
Re-. George w. Wood, of Glidden,
was bitten by venOmous snake about
| five weeks since and at one time was
supposed he had control Of the poison,
but 1t has since broken ont into blood
poison, all through the system, and he
is suffering intense pain and confined to
his bed. Fears are entertained of his
recovery.
The thirty-eight head of blooled
horse-fesh selected in England for
Sexton, Comstock & Co., Of Lost
! Nation, have arrived by the steamer
Taurice. One death occurred among
the drove on the trip over, the stallion
| WenlOck. 20 years old and st. Leger
winner in 1882, succumbing from the
effects of the voyage.
A fisherman recently caught near
Ottumwa fish which is nothing if not
q curiosity. 1t measures less than three
inches in length, but is about four
inches thick. something resembling
base ball. The mouth of this curiosity
| is on the under side and ia lined with
sharp teeth, while the eyes are almost