Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-02-15
Iowa Items.

Tie .iryus says TINT they are going 10 have
. conccr; for the poor in Burlington ,his
week.
The Muscatine youydal says a d vorca case
has inst term mated in that city that occupied
nine 'ay".
The Her It'd says that a systematic style Of
,hieving is now going on in Dubuque.
A hrc broke on. in The Barrett House at
Burlington on Wednesday morning bnt was
extinguished before much damage WAS lone.
The Bug,e says that MIR. Merritt, of Council
Bluffs, recently had his foot hurt in the mas
clune,y Of saw mill, and died on the 22d.
The editor Of the Leon Pioneer is laid up
with war wounds md ia unable ~ fill his post
The Home Visitor says two men in the south
eastern portion Of that county were recently
attacked while in their wagon by . large gray
wolf
Some genius in Franklin county has inven-
Ted what he calls the "American Hog Tanner"
that costs three dollars. lie says it's a sure
Pop on ferooous porcne monsters.
The Marshall county Tinaes says that new
paper is soon to be started hy Mr.. Basse.t, at
State Centre. Aldrich says he is copper,
head, bu sside from this genial fellow, and
hopes he viii have sense enough to publish .
decent paper.
Prof Charles Z. Borland late Principal Of
the Preparatory Department Of the Iowa State
University died Of consumption in Iowa City
on the "a II of January. The Republican con
sains column article on the death and ser
vices Of his truly excellent man.
A preacher is lost sonlew here in Iowa His
name is Charles Wes.li' &, and he formerly
lived At Olney, Rchand county, Illinois. Any
one knowing Of his whereabouts will confer
a ,avor by add ressinz Mrs. Caroline Whit
rese, Blai, s,own, Iowa.
The Manchester Library Association has
finally reached living point and has 5000
to spare. Tile Sand Spring Sentinel says
that the residence Of Mr.. Walters, in Coffin
Grove township, was completely destroyed by
FIRE on Sunday last while the family were
away making Sunday visit.
The Jouraa! says that VIM Mackey, who re-
Gently stabbed Mr.. Huiskamp Of Keokuk, has
been bound over for trial at the next District
court in the sum of $500.
The democrat says that Cash Watson, the
champion skater Of Davenport, went 70 Mus
catne on the Path, and knocked everything
on the ice in that place galy west and carried
off the $50 priz:; AMI as consequence ev-
erybody in Davenport has a new feather in
th.ir skating caps.
4 steamer is to run through from Iowa City
to St. Louis in the spring.-The trial Of
Mcclure for the murder of Glasgow has been
continued until the first Tuesday in April
A. W. Coleman. Of Wapello, whose arrest we
mentioned last week, has been admitted te
bail at Newton in the sum Of 81 900.
Josh BURNETT Of Saratoga, Hamilton Co.
was recently arrested for stealing an svercoa'
and = 'og chain. At the trial he was found
guilty and sentenced to thirty days imprison.
ment in the county jail-A little girl abou,
four years old, daughter Of Mr.. Ross, living
a.ont two mics north Of this place, was 50
badly burned that she died on the 26th.-
Peat has been discovered At Grant, Wrigh,
county.
The Sidney Union says that . man by the
nsme Of Ferguson. Of Mills county, who mar
ricd : young lady in that place, on his way to
Missouri. committed suicide on the 18th inst
FL was found on the road side dead. He had
blown his brains out with . pistol. On his
pArson wss found letter from young lady,
to whom Il is understood he was engaged At
The time Of his marriage.