Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-03-22
Iowa Items.
L. Downs,
Co. Supt.

Clark Durham, formerly editor Of the Bur-
lingten Havkeye, has been appointed and con-
6rmed % Postmaster 1t Burlington, ciee
French, Johnsonee, rejected.
Valentine Husser, . brass moulder Of
Chicago, cut his throat in . state Of temporary
insanity ct the fremont House in Boonsboro,
On the 3rd inst, causing his death. He was
seeking home in this State, and 10 said to
be man Of temperate habits. His friends in
Chicago had the body taken back to that city.
We learn from the wapello Republicans tina,
the steamer Iowa City will re-commence trips
on the lows, ~ soon ~ navigation opens
She will run - far up IS Iowa City.-D. C.
Graves, Of Wapello, saw . splendid meteor
sbou. ten o'clock on Wednesday night Of last
week. 1t was slowly passing FROM northeast
to south west.
The City Council in Des Mones have order.
ID an engineer to see about the feasibility Of
erecting water works for that city.
J. T. Miller, Of Iowa Falls has invented .
ditching pillow, that, operated BY man, . boy
and two yoke Of oxen, will cut 100 rods OF
ditch ger day.
President johnson made sixty. one removals
Of Iowa Possmastsrs. Fifty three we're for
political reasons. All removals for political
reasons are rejecsed BY the Senate.
Some four or i've citizens Of Indianola have
subscribed each one thousand dollars, 10
aid in the completion Of the Indianola Male
and Fsmsle Seminary.
Marsh, who murdered King 1t Dee Moines
in 1862, has been arrested in Texas, and will
be brought to Des Moines for trial.
From the jefferson Ere We learn that while
Michael Russell, . workman on the railroad,
was standing near the tender Of the snow
pillow, which was pumping water on the main
track, he WAS struck and almost instantly
killed. At the time, the snow WAS flying in
all directions, and no blame is attached to the
engineer, Mr.. Russell leaves wife and thres
children 1t Magma.
At . German ball in LsClairs, last week
some young men we'll soaked with bad whisky
iatruded themselves isto the hall, and, of course
. fight resulted. In the muss Perry NcIatosh
received . severe cut in the left shoulder thai
will b apt TO keep him sober for some time
The last issue Of the Osceola Sss6sel is dated
February Twenty-nise. The editor, on the
second page, says the mistake WAS made BY
the foreman Of the Office, who 10 . woman
She wanted to crowd in IN extra leap year.
Mr.. Coo, Of johnson county, has lss ssne.
surc in the shape Of colt With the head Of 4
negro.
The MsspareI says prise Aght for $1,000
will come Of soon st Council Bluffs.
The time Of holding the Annual Exhibition
Of the Iowa State Agricultural Society, he,
been chsoesd from September -, to October
lst-4th, in order not 70 conAict with those o.
iliineis and Wisconsin.
The Op;n;on says WOODEN factory 10 70 b,
srsctsd q 0lenwood this spring.
Last week man, name unknown, wsl
found in perfect state Of nudity, On the lc'
between Omaha end Council Bluffs. He ",
nearly frosen TO death when found, but stimu
lsats bsing promptly applied, hopes are enter
tainsd Of bic recovery.
Cumnings, gambler Former and ShaGer
burgisrs; End Blakely, the sbseonding sta
ton agent Of the D. 1 8. G. Railroad, escape,
from the Buchanan county jail : few night
since. The three lrst levsntsd for paris IN
knowa, but the latter very eoolly went to IL
hotel whsrs bic wife Vas boarding, and pu
! up for the night.