The Dubuque Herald August 10, 1878 Caught On The Fly
DUBUQUE, August 9, 1878.
During the past 24 hours ending 3:40 p. m., the barometer shows a low and even pressure, together with a marked decrease of temperature, variable winds and fair to cloudy weather.
The Mississippi river has fallen 4 inches at St. Louis, 2 inches at St. Paul and Keokuk, and 1 inch of LaCrosse, Davenport, and Dubuque.
Local summary—10:05 p. m.: Mean barometer, 29.78; mean thermometer, 70°. Maximum temperature, 84°: minimum temperature, 70°.
—This is the 10th of August.
—The heated term let up a little yesterday.
—See “Want Column” for situations wanted, for sale, to rent, &c.
—Another large picnic party enjoyed the day at McKnight’s Springs yesterday.
—A popular railroad conductor is to be married soon. The furniture has been purchased.
—Two handsome signs grace the corner of Frank Brede’s saloon, Seventh and Iowa streets.
—Lembeck & Co., rebuild their mill at once, this time of brick—less combustible than wood.
—Dr. T. W. Wood‘s worm destroyer is the best in the world. See advertisement.— wed&sat
—Peter Olinger, the livery man, tallies one on population, adding a new boy to his family circle.
—Dunleith seems to be attractive. Several picnic parties visited the bluffs on that side yesterday.
—J. H. Strobel has about finished his smoke house, 20×24 feet, and has the foundation of his new store house well under wav.
—There was a wedding in the Fifth ward last evening. The boys serenaded the happy couple with horns, cowbells, then until a late hour.
—The steamer Emma and barges, with the Riverside excursion, leaves the ferry dock at 8 o‘clock, sharp, this evening, and will land in Dunleith.
—A number of ladies witnessed the burning of the Illinois Central shops yesterday. Fires being all the rage of late the girls have to take them in.
—Two men in Mr. Quail’s quarry were taken sick. Perhaps some of the men out of employment might find work there—near Mineral street. He is inquiring for quality laborers.
—The Hill and West Dubuque Street railway now runs to the Summit House, the rails having been connected yesterday at 4 p. m. The company have laid out of their engine house for eight weeks.
—When everything else has failed to give relief in persistent cases of fever and ague. Dr. Harter’s Fever and Ague Specific has effected a speedy and permanent cure. For sale by all druggists.
—Upon reaching home on Thursday evening, John McCoy, carpenter and builder, found $1,000 worth of infantile humanity at his house. The figure indicates that it is a boy, and John is happy.
—Mr. Hansen has received the first installment of his $250,000 legacy, and in accordance with instructions now sports a magnificent $300 chronometer—an heirloom to be handed down in the family.
—P. McCollins is another happy leveite. His wife presented him with a new daughter the other day, which has made him smile ever since, and in fact his happiness causes all his friends to “smile” at the same time.
—A fancy refrigerator car, belonging to the brewing establishment of Joseph Schlitz, Milwaukee, was at the foot of 6th street yesterday. It was loaded with beer well packed in ice, and consigned to Frank Brede, of this city.
—That wonderful piece of mechanism, the Strasburg Clock, opens in this city next Monday for the visitation of the public. It is the most ingenious invention ever produced, and shows in the vacant dry goods store recently occupied by John Bell & Co.
—There are some people who are never willing to profit by the experience of others, or they would keep and use for all stomach and bowel troubles Dr. Fenner‘s Golden Relief, it also cures lame back and kidney complaint. Price 25c, 50c and $1. For sale by T. W. Ruete.
—An observing man has noticed that now buggy tops are more plenty on vehicles than they were before the fire, whereupon the question naturally arises how those parties came by them. As we are not a prophet, we have not the means of knowing, neither can we solve the mystery.
—A party of young folks assembled at the residence of Mr. J. E. Mace, last Thursday, it being the birthday of Flora, or as she is more familiarly known by her friends, “Cody” Mace. The hills fairly resounded with youthful young voices and the invited guests enjoyed themselves hugely.
—Dr. Richard Holland, of Butler county, Mo., writes: “I have been practicing medicine over twenty years, and I never used anything in my practice equal to Dr. Harter‘s Fever and Ague Specific. I fully indorse it, and say to the public, that as a specific for fever and acne it has no equal.” For sale by all druggists.
—The Turners are erecting a triumphal arch across the street fronting their hall, under which the visitors will march. The hall is undergoing a systematic and elaborate course of decoration with mottos and inscriptions befitting the occasion. The festivities open to-night continue to-morrow and close on Monday night. Father Jahn will receive a befitting centennial celebration from his disciples in Dubuque.
—It is expected of course that all single firemen have a favorite “girl.” The lady-lock of one of them starts up at every night alarm, and is sometimes the first man at the fire, if she don‘t have to run too far. She has two motives, one to see that her lover is safe, and the other to have him go home with her when the fire is over. So the firemen’s girls rise early, lately, at night, and they stay at the fire, and the boys go home with their girls in the morning. But all the ladies who run to fires do not belong to the firemen.
Miss Esler.
Three births were reported yesterday, which shows a healthy increase in population. The family of S. E. Esler has been blessed with a girl, weight seven pounds. The pater is the affable young man clerking in the Wemott, Howard & Co.‘s crockery house.
Ten Thousand.
H. S. Hetherington, secretary of the Fair Association, has made arrangements with the publishers of the Illustrated Northwest to issue 10,000 copies of their paper, containing a view of the Fair Grounds, for distribution previous to the approaching fair.
Query.
“O, my! here’s somebody‘s thimble,” said a little girl to another on Bluff street, as she found a silver thimble in the grass.
“O, my! so it ist” exclaimed the other. “Is it yours?” she asked.
“No; ‘taint mine.”
“Then its mine,” said the latter putting it in her pocket.
Which one of these little girls attend Sunday school regularly?
FATAL CATASTROPHE.
Drowning of Willie Smith in Moore’s Boom.
Many will be pained to see the announcement of the drowning of little Willie Smith, son of widow Smith of West’s Hill, which occurred last evening about half past six o‘clock. He and other little boys were bathing in the boom at Moore’s mill among some rafts where it was thought the water was not deep enough to be dangerous. Willie was seen standing in water about, up to his breast, when he suddenly clasped a boy who was near him as if he had been taken with cramps. At once he disappeared and was seen no more, it seems that near where the boys were the water was about fifteen feet deep, and in this there was a strong eddy which carried the poor little follow under and held him a victim for death. His little brother, about, nine years of age, saw Willie disappear, and it is said that his cries of “Oh, my mother! my mother,” was heart rending. His thoughts were of his mother, a good and true woman, who has struggled hard to raise a fatherless family of little ones, and whose sad fate it now is to see her oldest boy taken from her in his thirteenth year, when, like a little man, he was endeavoring to do all in his power to aid her. He was a good boy and the afflicted mother will have the sympathy of all who know her in her trying affliction. Efforts were made to recover the body, but we have not learned if they were successful.
Society Scraps.
A pleasant party went up to Cottonwood Grove on the Emma, yesterday afternoon, and had a most enjoyable picnic, all the usual sports being indulged in, especially that pertaining to the inner man. They had the Italians with them, and of course, dancing was the principal feature of the trip each way. Among those present were Senator and Mrs. Allison, Colonel and Mrs. Henderson, S. S. Wemott and family, Dr. Lull and lady, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Torbert, Colonel Bates and family, C. M. Clark and lady, Mrs. Cram and children, Geo. Stevens and lady, J. W. Taylor, Jr., J. M. Griffith and lady and sister. Mrs. Dr. Reed, W. H. Torbert and lady, Mrs. Fred. Tredway, Mrs. Harger, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fry, Mrs. J. S. Hancock, F. Udall and wife, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Ryder, Mrs. M. W. Smith, Mrs. Geo. Turner, Miss Hall, Miss Reed, Miss Brackett, Mrs. Geo. Bingham, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hinds, and daughters, Mrs. B. B. Richards, Mrs. Whitaker, Mrs. Westphal, Mrs. Hosford, Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Massey, Mr. Carr and lady, Miss Mamie Langworthy, C. W. Ware and Mr. Cowles and lady. This list includes a large number of young people and children, who served to make the crowd still more lively.
A party of young people, principally members of T. Y. S., though entirely independent of the organization, drove out to Mr. Haines’, some five miles west of town, “bound for a happy time,” they said, and we guess they had it, though not one of them had reported their return home up to the time of going to press.
River News.
Arrival and Departure of Boats and Other Items.
The steamer Clinton remained several hours at the levee yesterday, on her way down the river. She departed in the afternoon, well laden with freight and passengers.
The Josie is due down today, and a nice, neat, trim packet she is.
The Mitchell departs for St. Paul this morning.
The Minneapolis goes to St. Louis this morning, in place of the Minnesota.
The Annie Girdon, Ida Fulton, Little Eagle, Champion, Chapman, and Viola came down.
The VanSant, Wm. White, and Lumberman went up.
The Emma took a high-toned party to Cottonwood grove yesterday. She takes another to Riverside to-night, and runs to McKnight‘s Springs three times on Sunday.