Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-01-25


EDITOR EPuBLEcAs:-Agreeable to premise
propose writing short communication for
your paper, which, by the-way came to hand
IN due time, greatly improved in its mechani-
cal execution--in fact so materially CHANGED
that imagined | saw its worthy editors Ger
man-silycr conntenancc lii up with heavenly
smile as he ran his eye over the proof. dis
seeing the misplaced quals ard resefing tie
tsad to its proper place. But to return to my
text The weather hereaway is some cooler
than it was last August, when ice creams and
mint jueps were the call at all hours 81 tie
day. The thermometer deals in cxt1avaeant
figures and tonight mercury ranges some
where between twenty and thirty degrees be-
low zero. But few persons venture out de-,
spite the cries of the "wandering jew who
has for several days past, been holding forth
in this picturesque village with his stock Of
merchandise which he is disposing Of AZ auc-
on. For two long hours he las heentramping
along the Geld sidewalk crying "Auetion ]!
Auction J, y and at the same time accompany
ing his weak efforts by the Music OF huge
sized ainncr bell.
noticed rough looking specimen of hui
mainly, who looked very like one of The spii'-
its, spoken Of in lie Bible, that entered the
swine and caused them to run down steep
place into the sea, to which reference is made
s,,oald any Of the readers wish mere cx-
plicit account of the narrative. The ind.vid-
ual above referred to is likewise mca ntierin 2
through TIE country dealing in condemned
army oyercoats purchased, no doubt, at auc-
ton, and is now retailing them out at four
dollars each. Judging from tn. nose lie
makes ON the street, at once supposed Uncle
Samuel had raised the revenue figures TO abon
five times their former size ans charged my
friend accordingly and that he was en.lea-
J vorihg TO get his money back by his .annci
talking and for pretense made long and loga
PRAYERS to the people TO come and buy e
brass mounted coats Our worthy United
States Internal Revenue Assistant X. L. NJ. D.
Assessor, suggested the plopriety Of the oycr-
coat man S showing his license when the gem
tleman of many prefxes before his name was
informed, that the 0. X. NJ. which according
TO Nasbys orthography, stands for over cont
man) had two licenses, which explains all
and accounts for all the gentlemen Of The
blue cloth had to say about his legitimate bus
mess.
Last Friday night the ladies connected with
the Methodist Church and Sabbath School
gave literary entertainment and festival for
the benefit Of church purposes The array of
plendor that characterized the entertainment
excelled any effort heretofore put forth Tie
bellies were arrayed in all the beauties and
mysteries Of female attire, all the ct cetc,a
included
The contract for erecting the Cedar County
Soldiers Monument ut a cost of $4,000 has
been made and entered into by the Monument
Association and W. II. Simpson, the contrac-
tor, who has bound himself to complete the
same by the lst of October next The mont.
ment is to be thrty-one feet high and built of
Rutland marble. The Town Council is about
purchasing lumber 10 fence the City Square,
in the centre Of which the monument is 10 be
Judge Rothrock left this place over week
ago to hold his first term of court in Iowa
City Report from that place says that the
Judge is giving entire satisfaction on the
bench. More in future,
Gil