The weekly avalanche., 1893-01-20
NEWS OF THE STATE.

iumediete relief and cures when 9th
ers fail
The annual tournament of the
State Firemens Association of Iowa
will be held in Iowa City in June.
%. T. Thompson. postmaster at
Thor, has been arrested for embeZzle-
lnent of funds amounting to about
1900.
Paul Breen, of Dolgc township,
Dubuque county, was fatally kicked
by horse he was leading TO water.
His head was crushed.
The c. Il & N. passenger depot at
Dubuque was burglarzed. The
money drawer was forced open and SAG
taken. There is no clue.
The Wapello county grand jury is
investigating the Ottumwa lynching
affair, and it is believed VIII return in
dlctments against the participants.
Ten of the twenty bondsmen of
Mrs Bennett, of Marshalltown, charged
with the murder of Anna Welse, have
withdrawn, and she will probably be
given over to the authorities.
Peter kehls a farmer, and Joseph
Jones, Il blacksmith, of Eickardsvlle
had IL bloody personal encounter, the
result of which is that both men are
badly used up and severely injured.
BY sudden stroke of paralysis
death came to the relief Of Joseph
Skipcy, once wealthy and influential
man, who died and was buried a pau
per at Algona. At one time ne was
worth $500. oCO,
-Abou thirty cases of scarlet fever
and one death in New Hampton have
frightened the city beard Of health in
10 ordering the public schools closed
and forhld1irg any public gatherings
either in churches or the opera house
for thirty DAYS.
Harry Shrncr and his brother
Charlie, of Burling zion, were h1iiie alone
when EIarry was Shot in some mys'
terieus manner There was no witness
t. the tragedy except Charlie, who
tells conflicting stories. An investlga-
tion is in progress.
The Keokuk city council has de-
cidcd to spend Sl50, 600 in street and
sewer imp ovcmcnts the coming sum-
--s--=.Seyeral blocks on Main street
a,'.s,;sf ;th vitrlded brick and
delignslus sceeded with at the
meet With 9
street ao.oaa.. :,
Mrs' Irder case at Marshall
QuesGa new bond, containing
Bree sureties on the former
Whalifed in the esum of $780,
WI accepted and the old
sEreleasedr
Fell on the farm of
R&4 Bout three miles north
sSlle, at tho depth of 100
stFQn flow of water was reached
That at presest throws stream abont
seven feet abovA ground. This is the
first artesian web ever struck in that
section.
Tho Chicago% Northwestern rail-
road has officers after a number of
farmers in kossufh county who have
been in the habit of stealing lumber
from their snowfences Tie company
has had consldera bic trouble in this
way and they propose to make an ex-
ample of one or two of such offenders.
Two boys, Walter Wilson and
Junior Ellington, started from Stan
hope to go hunting. Both had 20
ca!ibre rifles. Wilson place his rifle on
his leg, and was driving the cartridge
IN with his knife, when it exploded.
The ball passed down his leg and un-
der the knee cap, where it was taken
cut.
Sheriff Davenport. of Woodbury.
county, who took possession of his of
flee January !, has commenced cru.
SADIE against gam bling and prostitution.
Al the people of this class have been
ordered to close up and leave the city!
They are crossing the Missouri and re-
populating the town ef Covlngton,
which for two years has been deserted :
Nat Bruens stock barns ne6r
burlington were again visited by FIRE
Few evenings ago. His fine stables,
A&ith a dozen valuable horses, were
armed mysteriously last month. In the
fara smaller stable containing six
\ sng horses was consumed. The
#es were rescued with difficulty.
fire is clearly that of an lncendiary.
4S Nherif Miller. of Lancaster, Wis.
I'D in Burlington in search of two
burglars who are wanted in that
also in Dubuque, Cedar Rapids
her points. He got trace OF
End in company with Chief OF
murphy, of Burlington, cap,
men at Fair field ana took
Burlington. They will be
he scene of tbier crime tor
rectors of the State Agrl
pciety recommended TO the
e~appointment of j. r.
bctors of the Iowa weather