The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-05-12
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....Weahad occasion the other day
10 use one Of the books in the Rccor.
ders Office, and in pulling il out Of ito
place in the vault the front Of the leaves
We observed bad The shape Of the letter
while the back part Of them had lost
nearly ali their affinity for the binding.
That vault is about as good as an ice
house to keep the records IN and they
arefncarlY as damp a. it kept there
At this rate the books will soon fall 70
pic.,es and have to be I, transcribed, at a
cost Of about t75 for each book, be-
sides the first cost Of 80 for the book.
Mr.. Buttkereit is doing first
GLASS business at his Clothing En- :.
por,um. He has Just received g. lot Of
ready made clothes suitable to the
wants Of any and everybody-zenlle.
men We mean or course.
He has also received lot Of new
cloths from which he will manufacture
to order. Throw your old rags to the
dogs, and give him call. In few
days he expects : large supply Of n ain
and fancy shirts neck ties &c.
The stscntionsof our readers is
called to the new advertisement ~. 3.
1910 Bouds," and asked 70 peruse the
same carefully. All persons having
money to loan val- 6nd here very safe
and secure place 70 invest II, where it
viii not be subject to tsxasion and the
interest will be paid in coin. Eastern
capitalists are Investing in those bonds
largely and We recommend them to our
Western friends. Fl,
We will publish next week an inter
estiug article from the "New Yorker"
entitled the future ofour National debt"
M T.. Zehrung q Cos advertise.
ment hes grown amazingly since last
week, and this We doubt not is to be
taken % On index Of their increasing
business. Il IL . fact that their new
goods take with the people and the
people take them with rush. Almost
a steady stream Of bundles and packag.
es arc rolling ont Of the door during
business hours, and one is led to en-.
quire where do the people get all their
money. We know where they leave
lots OF it--no refe' enc ito ourselves, but
to the corner store.
....Lieutenant Joseph Shanklin who
fell, an Offering for our county at the
battle Of Pleasant Hill, La, on. the 9th
1t April, Was tho son Of Mr.. James
SLank'in Of our town. We remember
that when his father, with his family,
moved 10 this county about seven years
since, Joseph was mere lad. He "a
pidly grew up to . large and we'll de-
veloped man. He never was one Of
those, bold Important, oyerbearing,
"bigheaded' eaucy boys, which are apt
to be a towns productions, and who
are always Glowing their way into
mems society in manner determined
10 impress them that, TIE boy is father
to the man.. He was kind and ob.
liging both At home and in society, and |
by these traits, o well AZ by his intel.
ligence above the generality Of young
men, he had acquired . host Of warm
friends, who now lament biz loss. He
hal fair prospect Of long and happy
l,fc, but like thousands of other flowers
Of American youths, he has been cut
down, in this war, while in full bloom.
Oh! cruel, cruel war; when wilt thons
sheath they bloody sword and stay they /
mnrderous hand Z We deeply sympa.
,h,se nth his bereaved parents, broth.
crs and sisters, and hope they will find
both the patriots and christians conso-
Our sympathies, and the sympathies
Of the whole community we believe, are
extended TO al the friends of those who |
fell or we're wounded il the battles OF
the 9Th and 9th nit.
I've have been kindly shown .
letter written By Capt. John A. Staley
to Mrs.. +. r. Bradford Of this town, in
forming her Of the fate Of her husband.
The letter was dated 1t Memphis,
Tenn. knrif 27th and thA v,r;te@ sS e