Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-07-26
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The Cedar Falls Gazette, Of the 10Th ms,
Gazette relative to some improvements on tn
North Missouri r. r.. has the following iten
Of interest to citizens of this county. TIL,
initial signature is a familiar one:
"Tllis means that the North Missouri vii
nave the ROAD completed TO the Iowa Contra
connection s ny September, the contract time
me North Missouri is a broad gague. Al
~" s''tcd last week, that by the lst of Oct
Wy Wonld have 100 miles of grading finished
ready for the lies and iron. is correct. W.
have now about 400 men at work between
the line will he located through PoweshieL
countv. We will then soon be ready to let the
remaining portion of the grading north Of
Oskaloosa to Toledo. After harvest we will
resume worKein lama, and finish up wha,
little thcre is to do in Black Hawk county,
We have everything to encourage and moth.
inc To discourage. One hundred miles will
soon he graded. and the balance will be com.
plcicd hy this time next year. The Iron horse
will he %snorting through our young city mex,
year. direct from st. Louis. You shall he kept
posted MS the work progresses.
Yours. p. NJ.
The Tirton Advertiser says that one Michael
Lconards was arrested and brought to thai
place and lodged in Jail, on the 10th inst for
threatening to kill his wife and otherwise
raising the devil at home.-The same pa
per says that whaet, oats and corn, in that
vicinity never looked better. and the farmers
are sanguine ola better yield Of the same
grains than has ever been known in the coun.
try.
Last week while the steamer Muscatine was
lying at Rock Island, a difficulty arose between
two raftsmen, Hill and Gardner, about a ring
when the latter stabbed Hill killing MIN i'm.
mediately. A police officer then came on board
to arrest Gardner, who resisted, and was shot
an | killed. Both raftsmen were from Lacrosse
Muscatac Journal.
The amount of United States taxes paid by
Scott county is, by official report: 1868. 7O5.7n.
The Masonic fraternity Of De Witt presen.
ted their last retiring master with a valuable
gold-headed cane.
The question on the adoption Of the liquor
Resolution in the Democratic platform at their
State Convention, stood, 141 yeas TO 60 nays.
Some trouble in their minds as to sthe policy,
we should think.
The income Of the State University Of Iowa.
for the past year was S%30.1sG.94. Paid out
during the year, S23, li1.77. On hand on 20
june 1867, S2.15l.O7.
The new Baptis. church Of Marshall the
finest church edifce in central Iowa, is mov-
ing forward and Will soon be completed.
Capt. Grace the fenian organizer, il can
vassing the northern part Of the State in the
interests Of the Shamrock
The Upton Advertiser gives an interesting
account Of the laying Of the corner stone Of
the Soldiers Monument in that place on the
18th OF July. The order of the day was con-
Quoted by the Masons, Odd Fellows and I. 0
of G. rs
A call was made for additional subscription
and in a few minutes $500 was raised. The
Masons had charge ofthe conservation cere,
mony and conducted it in accordance with
their imposing monitorial form.
The Homestead says that from the last Of
January to the 18th ofJune there were killed,
IN Cedar county, 6,962 gophers, on which
a bounty of 81. Oh 80 has been paid.
A Company is being organized in Dewitt
for the purpose Of manufacturing agricultur-
al implements. 1t is to be known as the De-
Witt Manufacturing Company. 1t is being
formed on the stock plan, with an authorized
capital of 500. 900.
Gen. Thomas r. Meagher, Secretary and
Acting Governor of Montana, was accidently
drowned on the 1st, by falling from the deck
of a steamer at Fort Benton.
Montazuma Republican learns that q new
Republican paper, to be called the Bulletin, is
soon to be established at DesMoines by the
Orwig Bros.
The r. R. Bridge at Dubuque is now a fixed
fact, and SI.OO0.O0O stock is to be divided
equally between Dubuque and Eastern capt.
talists.
a correspondent Of the State Register wri-
ting from Nebraska, says that grassheppcrs
are SO plenty that the people, when they meet
do not salute each other with: elbows your
health" but with: elbows grasshoppers."
The sheriff arrested a negro by the name of
Sam. Wilkinson, a few miles from Upton, on
the 18th inst, upon char &c Of stealing a horse
On examination it was found that, some one
of whittier skin had disguised himself as a
negro and stole the horse. The actual thief
has not been arrested.
On the 26th Of June, the Davenport High
School graduated nine scholars; and on the
9th, the Training School graduated a class
of eleven.
The Iowa State Teachers Association will
be held at DesMoines, commencing its session
at q o'clock p. m, of August Goth prox., by
an address from the President of the Associu-
ton, NJ. Ingals, Of Muscatinc. The session
will close OIL the evening Of August 22d, by
an address from President G. F. Magoun, Of
Iowa College.-A Normal Institute will
be held at Fort Dodge, commencing on the Goth
inst, and continuing four weeks. Teachers