The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-01-28


full stock Of clocks, schoolbooks no.
tons &c.
Last Saturday evening at seven
o'clock, our citizens we've startled by
the cry Of ''frc! Ere! at the Touring
milr'. Upon fastening to the mill it
was found that fire was really burn
ing the machinery in the basement OF
the mill, directly beneath the bnrrs.
After it was first discovered by Mr..
James Shanklin who Immediately rai-e
the cry Of ''iirc" it was about fifteen
minutes before sufficient help arrived
70 commence effective operations at
uuenching il. Notwithstanding the
progress it had made in this time a
couple Of windows were dashed III and
pailful after pailful Of water went
streaming on to it in the basement and
on the first floor, which in the course
Of fifteen minutes became the conqnerer
and assured the people that the mill
would he saved, as indeed il was.
Our citizens acted very vigorously in
qnenchin. the fire and very Jndicionsly
in keeping the mill closed, except at
those places through which the water
was applied. II is truly astonishing to
sec what progress the FIRE hal made.
and consider that it was sublued.
Some Of The machinery and bins were
considerably burned and charrel. On
Tuesday however, the mill was again
running with one run Of bnlrs.
The estimated damage is $500.
The source Of the fire is unknew n,
but coniccturcd by orr citizens TO be
either tic work Of All inccndiary, or fire
carelessly dropped in the afternoon
from pipe or cigar.
1t is perhaps useless for us TO add
that all our citizens are very thankful
that the mill was saved.
49,. During the past week the wealth
or has been mild, ,hawing and spring
like, contrasting strongly with the b.t
ter cold weather experienced the first
Of this month. Sle;ghs have disappear
cd from our streets, ard wagons are III
tull vogue.
-. What great loss it would have
been to the proprielors of the Touring
mill, had it been consumed by tn, fire
which commenced its ra.ngs III it last
Saturday evening! We suppose, at one
time. before the fire was Gaenchcd, they
would have given from one to three
sliately insured for two thirds Of its
value, While previously it could have
been insured Cor mere tritle in com
parison TO that sum. Why will people
lie SO slow in securing their property
from danger, or in other words having
il insured, so that if destroyed by FIRE,
they will receive great share of its
value?
The very narrow escape of the mill
we presume will convince numbers Of
the Importance Of being insured.
The richest, and consequently the
most able aud reliable company in the
United States is the .E,na, Of which
Mr.. John Shanklin is their very gentle
manly agent in this town. Call on him
and get insured in the .Etna.
See their new advertisement in to-
days paper.
-. Mr.. Cochran has at his Grocery
Store, the best stone ware ever brought
70 this town It was made III Ohio and
il the veritablc famous Ohio Stonewarc.
lie has also Just received a superior ar
ticic Of dried apples, also green apples,
coffee, Goldfish, dried beef, and best Of
all lot Of buck wheat flour.
Those wishing these articles good
and fresh, will give him an early call.
I'D. L. Stewart e Co. have re-
moved their goods one door east Of
their old stand, into the Farmers Store,
where they will be happy to wait on
all their old customers and new ones.
They have also just opened up large
and splendid lot of new goods, which
they are bound TO sell at figures which
cannot be complained OF in these times.
-. Since the 5th inst, recruiting has
been going on with less activity and
success than it did for two weeks prov.
ious to that time. A few recruits have
been secured since, and there are now
little over sixty names on the lists OF
the various recruiting officers. About
fifty recruits have been sent forward to
Davenport. Of this number raised,