The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-02-13

~ ITcsI outer, Sent ~ tlc Sood pcOpls
Of our town aud for which the Boys
are very grateful.
....Onr farmers are still very busy
in carrying their grain to market at tie
railroad station: and Judging from the
number of loads that pass through our
town, .this.sroad must be..doing;an oxcel.
lent business. At last accounts wheat
was bringing Sc cents at the station.
....Within the past. week Adjutant
Jackson, VIM. Stoddar d3 and, Alfred
Davis, of the 10th Iowa Regiment, have
arrived in town. We learn that Mr..
10 well Stephens and - Omwake
have been discharged from further serv-
icelin thc1army, and rcport..says thelat-
ter has died since he was discharged.
1--we are requested to state, that
the friends of the Rev. II. Swearingen
will make donation for his benetitiat
the NJ. Il. Church, .in this Town, next
Tuesday evening the.l 9Th inst.
A.social time is anticipated, but no
supper will be given,:so that those who
wish.t to donate:to thc.Elder, can. be as.
sured that he, and not the public will
receive it,
-. There has been Debating Soci-
ETY. in fullsblast for some time past at
the school house near the residence Of
Elr jackson Rincs. We are requested
to state that resolution was..passed at
the last meeting Of the society, that it
meet 1T the Court Housc;in Toledo, on
next Saturday.cvening, Feb. 18th, for
The discussion OF the following question:
Rrsoifed, that custom has done more
good than harm.
Our citizens, Including the ladies' of
course, are cordially invited to attend
and hear what the dispu,ants have to
say upon the question.
-. When we say that the most inn
portant business enterprise in this town.
aor the benefit Of the town and surrnun.
ding country, is the Toledo Flouriny
Mill, we are not saying too much in it's
praise.
The proprietors Messrs. Dooli.,,e (
Stewart continue their efforts to do !
first rate bnsincsssfor the satisfaction of
Their customers, rs they announce III i
new advertisement in our paper to day
and for which they deserve the com.
anen'lation, and patronage fthe public.
They are also ready.as all times to b,,
dat cattle and pay the highest market
price Tor the same. Give them :, call.
49,. II was expected by many that
our District Court would be Iell il |
town the present week but the fiat Ct
The Legislature adjourned il until next
week when we suppose it will be pre-.
pared to grind. The ''grind' We take
from little joke to good to be lost, said
TO have been cracked in the neiglbor-
ing county OF Iowa, and run thus:
A few years ago when Judge Smith
went to Marengo to hold term Of
Courf, It happened that the newly elec-
ted sheriff, had never acted in his official
at District Court, and pro-
baby had never attended any. He had
been told however that it was his duty
to open Court at the order ofthe Judge
and having never learned the ssritual''
hc applied to ono Of the Attorneys in
attendance, said to have been Rush
Clark Esq, our present speaker Of he
House, for the particular form, Mr..
Clark being fond Of a good Joke, very
kindly posted the new official, to his
entire satisfaction, and greeny sat down
and rchearsed to himself the new lesson
just taught him, so as to recitc
II perfectly anu with dignity when
called upon by the Court.
In short time the Judge arrived and
after taking his seat ordered the Sheriff
TO open Court.
Accordingly Mr.. Sheriff pompously
steps to the front door Of the Court
House, and cries out to the top Of his
voice, "Oh! Yes! Oh! Yes! Oh! Yesi
the District Court Of Iowa County is
now opened with Judge Smith presid-
ing who is now prepared to grind
"What's that! What's that - saws the
Judge, and at the same time perceiyinr
. mischievous look on the face Of at
least one of the attorneys, passed the
matter over with a smile, while the
Sheriff thought from the tittcring Of the
crowd, that he smelt mice, in the