Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-12

struck Monroe in the ear with the handle of q
pair of bullet moulds, with such force as io
penetrate to the brain. causing the death OF
Monroe. Prunk is held to oail in the sum OF
one thousand dollars TO appear before the
Grand Jury al its next session.
Three 81 atlio;ic citizens who were in need
of little of the iilthy, TO celebrate 1.-THE CLOS
rious fourth entered the office of c. Lamb 4
Son on the night Of the third, and attempted by
a little friendly choking to persuade the
Waterman to let them into the safe, where
money was deposited for paying off the hands
the next day. Tie Waterman argued frcm
such promised as his fist and a billet of wood
that it was wrong to take money without Civ
ing an equivalent, and SO managed to enter
tain them till the switch engine came along
when fearing that new opponent; might en-
ter the hall of debate, they retired without
waiting for a favorable decision.
A joke has at leas; two essentials requisite
originality and what is familiarity known rs
point cannot see that this late one ofa Des
Moines Joker lacks in either of these rarticu-
lars. Ilo says: The State Conventions are
going to play thunder with Des Moines. Why
only last week the Republicans came and ate
up everything and now tile Democrats are
coming and will drink up everything. Wen
just be gone UP the spout that's ALI
Tie Mississippi.is in fine. stage for boa ting
and numbering. 1t is said that more lumber
has en- run already this season than in the
whole Of the three past seasons. Piices at
the ,a,ds have decreased almost half. Large
quantities oflogs arc lying here and the mills
arc rapidly making them ready for the bull
ders use. W. J. Young \ Go, will have ready
fer business, in less tkau a month from now
tho largest saw-mil, on tie river or on any Of
its tributaries. The ponderous machinery is
Of the NEST improved pattern, ana when fin
slcd Tie mill will be capable orcuttng more
lumber than any other in he United States
Persons in the interior Of the State who wish
10 buy lumber would act wisely to wait a
month or more yet. as prices must decline
more. Blu; in any event 90 not pay Tie price
asked a month or two ago, because owners tell
you it cost them such and such prices.
Agreeably to the prediction Of the Des
Moines joker, referred to above, the Convcn-
ton did meet in Des Moines and drink up |
everything and to provide against the dire |
calamity of drinking up eryihing3 IN all |
parts of the State, they insert i whisky plank |
N their Platform. There seems to have been |
some division of opinion as to whether il was |
good policy to insert such plank. The ques-
lion on the adoption Of the whisky Resolution |
stood III yeas, TO 60 nays 1t is sail that
Henry Clay Dean voted against it, probably |
because, as is reported, he had washed his
Get and had on a clean shirt. If this report
$ false, we hope it will he cleared up forth
vi h. 1t seems odd enough that the Conyen-
ion should fly off on a tangent, and attack an
foe il the form of the whisky
question, as the Republican Convention took
40 action in that direction. However, their
principles are so We'll known that the.whisky |
interest could not hope to gain an inch except
~ stubborn aggression. Russ.
7. St 1t might be well enough to say that
he Democratic nominee for Governor is Hon |
Charles Mason, well known by having had |
something to do with certain State Bonds in
1861. ! suppose you have not heard Of him
yet, and probably in some parts Of the State
his name will not Get ont at all