Jefferson County KS Archives News.....&tc., August 15, 1874 August 15, 1874
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The Oskaloosa Independent, Jefferson County, Saturday August 15, 1874 August 15, 1874
A fire at Grasshopper Falls last Thursday morning destroyed three brick
buildings. It was discovered about 2 o'clock, orignated in McCully's grocery
store, extended to his residence and to Dick's clothing store and totally
destroyed all three. We do not know the amount of loss sustained. The Broadway
hotel was threatened by the flames, but was saved by the citizens, who worked
manfully.

Mr. H. BETTYS, from near Perry, says that he has been closely examing the eggs
of the grasshoppers, digging them up from the ground for the purpose, and that
it is his opinion that they been destroyed by the heat, seeming cooked by the
hot ground, and he is confident they will not hatch out. So may it be!

A moving spectacle occurred on our streets, a day or two ago, between two movers
who were moving into or out of our State. They were man and wife, or supposed to
be, and she was dissatisfied and declared she wouldn't move another step with
him unless he moved off and get her something to eat. She had followed his
movements as long as she was going to under such treatment, and intimated that
if he didn't move lively she would move on to his forces with an officer of the
law. A little girl sat in the wagon, an unmoved spectator of the scene. They
finally moved on, and we are unadvised as to how the matter was settled.

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