Burlington Hawk Eye Burlington, Des Moines co. Iowa January 24, 1878 Two Runaway Boys. My son John Mason Welsh, and Walter Green, son of I.C. Green, left their home in Oskaloosa, Iowa, January 17, 1878, and their parents wish to learn their where abouts. Johnny Welch is fourteen years old (rather small of his age), has a large head, a full round forehead, sharp black or dark brown eyes, and chest-nut-brown hair; he wore a new black cap, new boots, and a black and brown checked woolen shirt; his coat, pants and vest were dark color, but considerably faded and worn, and rather small for him. He can be readily detected by calling him by either of his nick-names - "Port", "Proxy", or "Mason". Try him -- and if he has no passport detain him and telegraph at once. Walter Green is twelve years old, rather short, but heavy set, light complexion, light hair, light blue eyes, prominent nose, heavy but light colored eye-brows; he wore a cap, a black and red checked woolen shirt, and good suit of dark mixed clothes. Address information to Porte C. Welch, editor of the 'Reform Leader', Oskaloosa, Iowa HAWKEYE GLANCES. When a man dies at Council Bluffs, Iowa, they say he has "gone over the river" to Omaha. This seems to be an ambiguous compliment. -Inter-Ocean Adolf Kupfahl has begun a suit against the city of Davenport for $7,000 damages for personal injuries received last October by falling into a deep and unprotected gutter. Kupfahl is an old resident, and is disabled fro life by the accident. F. Calligan, keeper of a second-hand store in Davenport, was found dead in his room on the 16th. Failure in business, hard drinking and exposure to cold are said to be the causes of his death. The Illinois Central company is putting in a new bridge at Independence. Frank Stiles is under arrest at Marne [Cass county] on two charges, obtaining goods under false pretenses and forgery. The roads have so improved that even loads of hay can come to town. --Des Moines Register. Good gracious! Don't the horses come with them, heh? State Senator Lafe Young's 'Atlantic Telegraph' predicts that capital punishment will not be restored in Iowa.--Waterloo Courier. The legislature would be very foolish to restore the death penalty in Iowa without better evidence is offered by the facts and figures regarding its working, as compared with the law as it now stands. -- Cedar Falls Gazette Five masked men entered the house of W.M. Bentley, at Lyons, Iowa, on Saturday night, and kept him quiet while they made off with $60. The well-known case of Cramer against the city of Burlington was tried for the fourth time last week, before the circuit court of Henry county at Mt. Pleasant, and for the fourth time the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Tues. January 13 - Thomas Livingston, a Jasper county farmer, was killed at Iowa City on Sunday morning, by falling through a bridge. He was on his way to Chicago with four car loads of live stock. Wed. January 14 - Ephraim Day, a farmer of Union county, was arrested on Monday charged with train wrecking. He recently had two horses killed by a train, which is thought to be the cause of the act. Fri. Janauary 18 - Sessler's packing house at Waterloo was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. Loss on building and stock $30,000. Fri. Janauary 18 - Mrs. Caroline Roberts, of Dubuque, ended her troubles on Wednesday by hanging herself in the cellar of her house. Fri. January 18 - Harrison Scurlock, a young man living near Iowa City, was killed on Wednesday by being thrown from a runaway horse. Sun. January 20 - John McManus was run over by an engine on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, between North and South McGregor, on Thursday night, and died from his injuries on Friday. HAWK-EYETEMS Peter Cooper the other day confided to a Hawkeye reporter the fact that he was the dark horse for 1880 The other day Mr. Middlerib was running across a ten acre pasture lot, just west of town, trying to reach a seven rail fence, if it might be, before a large brindle bull, with a curl in the middle of his forehead, and a bad eye, reached him, and when he got on to the conservative side of the barrier, he said he just kept wandering all the way across, if, in case he failed to make his contract time, the bull would have come 'Bashan' upon him. From the fact that Mr. Middlerib walks now with two canes and shows about one hundred and twenty-eight square inches of new cloth in the after guard of his old trowsers every time he stoops down, it is inferred that he reached the fence, made his time, and won the race, by a scratch, but honestly. HOUSEHOLD - Valuable Suggestions for the Family -To Remove Black Spots from the Ear - Take a large sized watch key, place the stem directly over the black spot, and press firmly on it. -To Soften Corns - Bathe the corn with strong borax water, then shave it closely, but be careful not to make it bleed. Place over the corn a white felt corn-plaster, and wear it constantly until the corn has disappeared. Every night and every morning wet the small cavity over the corn with a little borax-water, or, if preferable, the pulp of a lemon. -Oil Out of Woolen - One can get a bottle or barrel of oil off any carpet or woolen stuff by applying dry buckwheat plentifully and faithfully. -Brooms - Hang in the cellar-way to keep soft and pliant. -Jars - To prevent, coax "husband" to buy Buckeye Cookery. -Money - Count carefully when you receive change. -Nutmegs - Prick with a pin, and if good, oil will come out. -Bedbugs - Quicksilver and white of an egg destroys bedbugs. -Zinc-lined sinks are better than wooden ones. Transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/