The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-03-09
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AN scr,s OF weather is the order
ofthc day. Last week the thermometer
indicated 8 degrees above zero. l. 81
Monday was warmer with deep mud.
Tuesday our people wore their over
coats and walked OH solid ground.
The weather yesterday was very
cold and disagreeab'a.
The Hutchinson family OF The
tribe Of Asa. gave us an excellent con
cert las, Monday evening. 1t was the
best we have had this winter. Mr..
1Iutchinson's voice is soft and musical
even IN conversation. Mrs. Il. has a
clear ringing voice that enables her to
hold an audience spell bound. |: was
generally conceded however that little
eight year old bennett fairly won the
laurels OF the evening by his indepen.
derce, enthusiasm, and comicalitics.
We are informed that our f,lei Il
a, the station intend having a paper
printed, purportiny to have lis paternity
IN that place. |; is, We understand I"
be printed Il; Cedar Rapids, aud viii
nrubably contain about tonr tifths the
matter Of the Cedar Valley Time -
an! lie remainder, wha, the local edi
Tor IF The Station sl.all transmit to that
place to he published. New bro"ln~
sweep clean, aud for a few months II
will, doubtless, be extensively idc'izcd
by in worsh'ppeIs. II praienila''y
conducted it may be OF some benefit,
aud If it will aid any in spreading be.
Ere the world the advantages of this
county We shall lid IT a Gods speed.
Last week, a lady brought a
roll ot butter into Mr.. Cochrans Gro
Gerry store, weighing about eight pounds
and effected sale. A shor, time after
a gentleman came in to purchase some
butter, amt after looking at the roll
said he would take half Of it. Mr..
Cochran cnt it through, and then found
Ar had more than he contracted for.
In the centre were some four or five
pounds ufiard, which was cncxsed With
about two pounds of old yellow sum.
mer butter, aud these enclosed with a
casing Of winter butter. That lady
must b. a splendid specimen! She
ought to be MI She could train up
l.,tle lawyers 50 well, learning them SO
oaii;ally to grease their subjects.
Our town is completely crsmsssd
full OF people. Quite good many
dwellings oo%tai4 two families, and
there il not shell OF house but what
has i,s occupants, and the cry u, s'fE
ahey come Within Tie past few weeks
some eight or ten families have moved
INTO town. The heals Of these families
appea, tn be men O! business ard ster!-
iny worth, such as make valu IDLE
,scG,iisi,ion to any town or county. The
fact il we have very gooa moral
community. with superior church ard
school advantages, consideration
,.ver overlooked by thoughtful men in
selecting new location. We have
also one Of the most healthy towns IN
the State OF Iowa, being situated on u
1olling prairie, away from the miasma,ic
influences which always more or less
prevail along marshes AMI river. bottoms
We now have very fair prospec, of a
north and south railroaa running pas'
cur doors and connecting with all the
east and west roads in the State. This
will give us railroad facilities enjoyed
hy hut A few towns in the State.