The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-09-25


We had very light frost last
Tuesday evening, the first ofthe season.
~. Thanks to Mr.. Richard IIillmon
for the presentation OF some very fine
Iinphee molasscs.
~ ....A good stock of new plows Just
received and for sale at the Peoples
Store.
ss. WOOD -four aud Sorghum or
\ lmphec molasses, wanted on Subscrip-
ton. Only first rate article Of the
10 ter will be accepted. sf#
$50. Mr.. G. L. Davenport informed
!. ms that the tribe Of Nlasquaka Indians
residing in this county consist Of 60
msn, IS women, and 81 children under
IA years Of age.
The Proprietora Of the Of the
peoples Store" shipped for New York
: city this morning about 1000 pounds +
butter. taken in by them s,noe last
spring on trade
We omitted 70 notice last week, the
gift ola very fine bunch Of concord
grapes from Messrs. Bowen & Knapp,
for which they will accept our. thanks.
We received them on the 5th and found
them perfectly ripe, and Of very fine
flavor. Judging from the large size,
fine flavor hardness and early ripeniag
qualities Of this grape, we believe it is
;qdsstincl 70 be the fnyorite with our
people, despite OF the highly pulled
Delaware.
Yesterday morning upon the plat
form Of the Farmers Store" couple
OF es Methodist Dominies, gave each
other \ pretty good caaeing and then
got into clinch, and upon being sepa-
'tsased, ono Of them tore the coat nearly
Of from the other. We arc pot;inforn-
Cd whether i was Intended a. = script
!, nral illustration o. NOT. II, when smt.
ten upon the one check, they tprnsd The
other. and ifthe .clrak was surrendered
when the coat was taken, we presume
1t wm. Il
-. Nearly all of the TaMa County
sboysof Capt. Clark's company are home
on short furlough They ,haye received
their uniforms and thirty seven dollars
each, from the government.
$453 has been sent to the ,ne,nbers ,,s
Capt staley's company as part Of the
bounty money duc.them from this cour-
w Some CT the members have ordered
their shares paid 70 certain individuals
in the county. The members Ct this
rompanv have also received their uni
forms 4 some Of them are home Oh fur
inngh; among. the n4mher Is Filler Ell.
wards. now lying seriously il, It his res
i,ence.,
I'VE received G Il last Friday
from Mr.. g. J.. Davenport Of the City
If Davenport in this State. lie is very |
fine. kindhearted and accomplished
gentlemen, and probably the oldes
native white inlabitaat Of tits state.
His father who was inhumaniy MUIR
aered by = banditti. and after whom
the city Of Davenport bears its ragae
camc 70 that ,placn in the year 1916
one year previous to the, birth al Mr.. &.
J.. Davenport. Tie is now engaged in
,edleavoriog % effect ! paci6catiorof our
Indian troubles, by virtue Of his IN
-dnence among them, having in his early
days become acquainted with them, and
learned the language Of three different
tribes. He has recently been up to
= Minnesota for that purpose, but finding
tho difficulty to be more than a slight
n,isand erstandipgsas he first anticipated,
;. was unable to accomplish. his purpose,
but thinks peace x,jl.1o restored through
- treaty with the, three commissioners,
appointed for that purpose by tia;
state. Having learned that some fsars
wore entertained BY our people, relative
sto the conduct Of our Masqnakas he
,caslne here for the purpose Of ascertain
ing the truth and assist in settling my
,sdiAaculties that might exist, but found
that, they we're perfectly quiet and well
!. DISPOSED toward ne. He says they are
greatly grieved It our suspecting them
Of any. treachery, and freely CONFESS
.tiaftt hs whites here have always treated
ithesa kindly, and shat they entertain
nothing but grateful feelings in return.
10y ~ him, thsy would have starved