Iowa
Old Press
Ackley Enterprise
Ackley, Hardin co. Iowa
June 30, 1876
DEATHS.
-At Steamboat Rock, June 18, Geo. W. Timson, aged 41 years.
-Robert G. Harkness, of this tp., lost two children a short time
since from scarlet fever. Their ages were 7 and 5 years
respectively. Funeral sermon will be preached one week from next
Sabbath at the Wilson school house at 10:00 o'clock a.m., by Rev.
J. H. Griffith.
NEW COUNTY
The Ackley Enterprise speaks of the desire of Ackley by
suggesting that a new county be set off by taking two townships
from Grundy, Butler, Franklin and Hardin and make Ackley the
county seat. That would be nice for Ackley, wouldn't it though?
We imagine that Butler won't care about such a proceeding for a
while. Washington and Monroe are good members of Butler's family,
and it won't do to bind them out for life. There is just an even
100 counties now, Bro. Barnard, so wait till the next Centennial
and we'll split every county and have 200 if you want to. ~Parkersburg
Eclipse
We imagine that the people of the townships named will have
something to say about that Bro. Eclipse, and their verdict will
be in the affirmative. Count the counties of the State again, and
see if you can make more than ninety-nine out of them.
POISONED.
Mrs. L. P. Jones had a narrow escape a few days since. She had
prepared some arsenic to poison rats. This she took in the back
yard to place in position for the ratships, and some of the
poison blew in her face.
She was perspiring freely and undoubtedly the poison was absorbed
by the pores, for the effect was precisely the same as if it had
been taken in the stomach. On Sunday Mrs. Jones was in critical
condition, but Dr. Foster succeeded in neutralizing the poison.
Poison of all kinds is very dangerous to have around the house. ~Iowa
Falls Sentinel.
[transcribed by L.Z., August 2011]