a thimble to that of a fist. Specimens of the pieces can be seen at the jewelry store of Will Hansel who was on the train at the time of the accident. The engine kept to the track, but one of the sleepers left it in part. This and another coach were somewhat disabled, but none of the passengers were injured. The train was delayed about two hours.—(Feb. 21, 1883.)
For chicken cholera boil a bushel of smartweed in ten gallons of water until thoroughly steeped. Mix the decoction with the fowls' food twice a day for three days, when the disease is worse; then diminish the feeding of it to every other day for a week until cured. It is said to be effective.—( Feb. 21, 1883.)
The school house in district No. 7, New Albany township, was burned, with all its contents including school books, last Wednesday night. It is not known how the fire caught. Thanks to the foresight of the directors this house with the others of the township were well insured. The insurance in this case is $400, which will go far toward rebuilding.—( Feb. 28, 1883.)
Coal has been discovered by Mr. J. C. Lovell on his farm in this county at a depth of 250 feet. The vein is said to be three feet eight inches thick.—(March 14, 1883.)
Station Agent Ingalls received word Saturday to ship no freight and to sell no tickets for the Winona and St. Peter branch of the Northwestern until further notice, the road being again blockaded with snow.—(March 14, 1883.)
THE STUBBS MURDER.
About three o'clock in the morning of the fifteenth of last April, Mayor R. W. Stubbs of Polk City was brutally shot and killed in his own house. So unprovoked was the deadly assault and so carefully were the tracks of the murderers covered up, that it was not until December that any arrests of any moment were made. At that time William Kline and John Weir were arrested. The trial of these parties, though unearthing some ugly circumstances against them, failed to fix upon them the responsibility of the murder; and the public were beginning to fear that the real criminals would never be found. But last Sunday morning's Register published the confession of one Charles Wilcox which clears up the dense mystery that has surrounded the case, and fixes the murder upon William Kline. Wilcox was arrested about a month ago in the eastern part of Kansas, to which locality he had fled with his family from Colfax, Jasper county, in the early fall, and brought back to Des Moines. Wilcox's confession outlines the work of the three desperadoes about as follows: They went from Des Moines to Polk City, the night of the murder, in two buggies. They did not intend to kill Mr. Stubbs but to rob him of $3,000 which they believed to be in his possession. The horses were left in charge of Weir about three-quarters of a mile from Mr. Stubb's