Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-05-03
Iowa Items.

that city ec' My m;r'ufacimed q usage foi-
ty-saven fect lonI. \ honser.
The Eddyvi!e Indp'n',nt tails Of 'onsori>
a duel, with ,azors, ETC., which lat,ly came
oil in arber siul N tt.ai etiy
Dubuque anl McGregor people are now
'alking a.ont railway between those two
oiEts.
Tie license 10 sell leer n Nj. rlcasa,,
costs Sl.,' .- The Journal sa g that last
Thursday wa. business day in st. Pleasant.
There we.c three runawuys, two weddings and
. big rain.
The Council Bluffs Nonpcs;e' says that Il e
steamer Waverlv. destined for Fl. Benton. left
flat ci on tie l'h with several passenger.
for mining districts "A descent was re-
Gently made on a house Of devils fame at lie
H,nffs, ard he Of It's cypr;ans were brought
before the Mayor, fined SO each, and sent TO
Jail TO boara it cut.
JOHN r. p slade, indicted by the Grand
Jury, AT tie DC oher term of the pis,rc. Go, TT
OF Louisa county, last year, 'or the crimes OF
incest and hignmy. AMI who succeeded in elu-
ding the Off GERS Of tie law at the time ana
escaped to Missouri, has just been arrested
near NV i;iooufcld No., and brousht back
10 Warello.
T Alton PeyNs says tina, Pleasant Grimes
Of R;nggold county. who . year or so ago se>
duced neghh..'s daughter, the girl conse.
qucntly dying horrible death in childbirth,
h I'd DANA es to the amount OF 81 900 assessed
against him at The late session OF the District
Court OF that county. Tie atrocity Of this
crime is magnifiel, Wien il is stated tina; The
unfortunate victim Of this man luss was a
member OF the same church an! Oh attendant
of o class conducted b. him.
The McGrcgor .N.,r- says that Cons table
Verhei was 81! Chilly wounded in he leg by the
accidental discharge OF his pistol. AT the time
of the accident, he WAS engaged in the benev>
client work of coa1ing drunken man to take
. nights lodging in the Ca!ahoose. Tie fell
low res sted and the Constable not wishing &c
injure him bu, doubtless concluding that some.
body ought to be hurt, fred ball into his own
leg.
Some one in the Aluscatine Couri.r has late
ly done a sensible thing and gives the follow.
ing accom-. Of it. sour readers will excuse
any shortcomings in this mornings paper
We were married yesterday. Never having
had any experia nee in the business before, il
took US he greater part Of the day 10 accom-
plish the feat. We don expect ~ pu; on any
more style than usual, and VIII speak to our
friends the same as formerly.
A serious boiler explosion occurred At Du-
buqne on the 22nd ult. in the Key City Flour.
ing Mills, owael by Mayor Graves. The e' .
gines, store room and adjoining buildings were
demolishe he'd. The shock was felt ali over lie
city. Several buildings in lie city were more
Of less damaged. Ore man was killed instant.
" and sever badly wounded. Two, ii is
Il ought will die. Tie property was valued
at $4,000. The boilers were Of the tubular
pattern. 50 genera !. condemned or river boas
The cause Of tie explosion is unknown.
An extraordinary affair occurred at Wins
throp Station, near Dubuque last Saturday.
Jbe Dubuque Herald says hat young beau
siful and accomplished lady Of a well to dc
farmer, was made the victim and scduced On
promises Of marriage by a gay Lothreo, who
lived but short distance from that place.
The father learning The situation Of affairs
approached the villain. revolver in hand and
would porhably have put an end to his exis.
teRce had it not been for the interference Of .
third party. The scducer made tracks. and
vii! probably give Winthrop wide berth.
Charles Vcach who had been rking near
" all winter, hear Ashland ord, some len or
twelve mites below Otiunlwa, left his shanty
on March lltL, 10 20 TO the pos. Office at Iowa
Vile, and that is the last account of him his
family has received. His neighbois, and those
who worked with him, were of the opinion that
he was somewhat delangel. lie WAS 26 EARS
eli, Of medium height, rather slender, dark
brown hair and blue eyes. He had been
wounded in the right aru,, between the elbow
and wrist. nj the battle OF Antietan. Any nc.
coa,ni ot nm will be very thankfully received
b; AIRS. la vcach, Abba, Monroe county.