in which is located Brooklyn and Malcom, has received $12,415.37, Iowa County, $735, Clay County, $1,040, O'Brien, $875, Sioux, $150, Story, $4,005, Boone, $1,215, Marshall, $100, Humboldt, $200, and Mitchell, $1,320. (Damages for an October storm,) Green County $300 and Henry $7,884.84.—1882.
George W. Hemstock, who some time since received $500 from the cyclone fund in the hands of Governor Sherman, has just received $700 additional from the same source. Mr. Hemstock was one of the greatest sufferers by last summer's tornadoes, and the aid is worthily bestowed.—(November 29, 1882.)
Colonel SCOTT has accepted an invitation to give an address before the State Short Horn Breeder's Association, of Michigan, at Lansing, December 21, 1882.
Colonel SCOTT left Monday for Atlantic to be early on the ground for the meeting of the Stock Breeder's Association, which met in that city Tuesday evening, and of which the Colonel is president.—(December 13, 1882.)
A self-helpful little five year old, in trying to light a lamp in his bedroom, in the City Hotel, at Story City, Thanksgiving morning, set fire to the papers and other combustibles in the room. The timely arrival of assistance saved the child's life and prevented a conflagation.—(December 13,1882.)
The extreme cold weather of last Wednesday and Thursday succeeded in bursting about five hundred feet of the steam heating apparatus at the school building. In consequence of this state of things the schools have been adjourned until the second day of January, 1883, when it is thought the apparatus will be in running order again.—(December, 1882.)
Nevada is not the only place in which the steam heating apparatus of the school building was frozen up during the cold snap. Webster City and Ames, we understand, are in about the same fix. —(December 13, 1882.)
Torkel Henryson, of Story City, expects to build a fish pond in connection with his fine artisan well. Colonel SCOTT has furnished the plans and takes a lively interest in the enterprise.—(December, 1882.)
The Edenville band, assisted by Miss Florence Dana, of this City, rendered the operetta, Olivet, for the entertainment of the Edenvillians, Friday and Saturday evening; and thereby replenished its treasury to the amount of fifty dollars.—(December 20, 1882.)
E. D. Fenn has taken preliminary steps to bring suit to recover damages for injuries received at Des Moines last spring. There is some prospect that the city will settle without further proceedings. —(December 20, 1882.)