The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-04-21
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so polished Double Shovel Plows
for sals a Fredorick's Wagon Shop.
Mr.. Shauklin, of the firm Of Shank
lin 4 Taylor, dealers in groceries in our
town has retired from the firm, Mr.
Taylor having purchased his interest
A good and largo supply Of Groceries
at reasonable figures may always 10
found at "Thc Toledo Grocery Store"
The May No. of Godcy's Lady Book
ia received. The ladies will find some
very interesting plates Of the latest
fashions in it, besides its usual variety
Of miscellaneous reading matter.
-. AT the "City Drug Store" they
have receive d and have tor sale quite
large amount ofpnints, oils, putty, glass
and cash, which they will sell upo".ths
lowest terms. Call aud. examine their
stock.
LAST Saturdays mail brought the
sad news Of the death Oft +. Bradford
Esq Iwho at the time OF his enlistment,
last season, was q citizen Of this town.
As reported he was killed on the l3tl,
inst. ut the capture Of Fort Pillow by
the rebels under Forrest and Chalmers
He was captain OF Co. A. 18th Tenn.
cavalry, which at the time ofthe cap
ture OF Fort Pillow was but five CON-
panics strong, but when filed Mr.. +. F.
Bradford was to hold the office Of Lieu
tenant Colonel aid his brother that OF
Colonel. The accounts are somewhat
obscure and conflicting, yet we think
sufficiently can be sif,cd to painfully
impress us that Mr.. Bradford has fallen
. noble sacrifice for his country.
He was universally respected by All
our citizens and his loss, it it should
prove true that he has fallen, will be
deeply lamcn,ed.
Mr.. G. G. Mason lef, in our
Office, last Saturday some fine specimens
Of tho white willow grown by his
brother in Illinois. One specimen was
eleven feet long and one inch in diane.
ter It the large end, being the growth
Of last year. OF the two other speci
mems, one Of four years growth was six
inches in diameter, and the other Of two
years growth was four inches in dia.
meter. These specimens are undoub.
teddy the real white willow, and no.
such substitutes as were sold in this
county year ago, and against which
We cautioned our citizens.
Some time ago Mr.. G. G. Mason an
nounced through our columns that his
brother in Illinois had the genuine
white willow and that he would fll
certain amount Of orders from this
county. Those who have been wise
enough to order from him, We think
have been very fortunate, but We fear
too few have done SO.
!. We hope our citizens will heed
the call for ,rceting to take steps to
improve the public square. We shall
soon want q Court House built in
the Square. We certainly, then do not
want it to look Us desolate and barren
as it does now. The truth is the pre-
sent appearance Of the Square is
burning disgrace to the citizens Of this
town, and If they have enterprise and
energy enough to remove this foul blot
let them 60 to work and do 1t. 1t il
no usc to fattcr and mince matters.
For the past two or three years tho
citizens Of this town have been most
disgraocfnlly shiitless, reckless, indolent
and Indifferent, in regard to such pub.
lie enterprises a. would improve the
town. aud thereby its credit and the
value Of private property in it. We do
not pull together. There are too many
willing to direct and too few willing to
obey. We are too jealous and penuri.
Gus. A, sho is worth $1,000 is too
slow and distrustful in subscribing 10
cents TO aid in carrying out . public
scheme, because b who is worth only
$500 may 30 benefited :. half penny
By il. This has got TO be too much the
spirit and conduct Of our people, and
we may just as we'll hold the mirror
up to them once in q while AZ to be
constantly rubbing them down and cal.
ling them "Fine Fellows Now let
ms 30 to work ard fix mp the Public
Square in manner that shall at least
compare favorably with other towns
and change our public character Of
"Dont care darn"