Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-02-01
Iowa News.

! 7s7 carloads Of lumber.
The members Of the Iyceum a lie Claire al c
endea yorng 10 make additions 10 their library.
The people of Jcsup, Blackhawk county,
! are agitating the question of having news
paper for their progressive town
There are Indications OF coal in Bengor
township, Marshall county.
Large numbers Of Germans have settled
around Hardin City.
! Last week man named Geo. W Harrison
confined in jefferson county Jail, ut faitfeldto
await trial for horse-stealing, made his escape.
a. D. klue; OF Madison Township, Jones
county, raised in his garden the past sea-.
son turnip weighing twenty-five pounds
The Gpu1iicaa says the Iowa City Univcr-
, sity opens this year with a larger number of
students than ever before.
Iowa has Forty-five National Banks CAPT
tai paid in So soc, coo; bonds deposited So
69O,35O; circulation issued S3,204,S93.
The parties accused Of completely in the
recent abortion-inu!,ler case 4, Marshalltown,
! have been examined and discharged.
! Mr.. o. St. John, of Waterloo, the young
! Iowa Naturalist, has been appointed Assistant
State Geologist.
The Superintendent. oc the Orphans Home at
cdar Falls Acknowledges the receipt Of money
ana material contributions from Dubuque
amounting TO Sl65,l3
The ". L. Church. at wyoming Jones county.
have purchased large church bell weighing
over 500 pounds
Mr.. Q. II. Mills has assumed the ediorship'
of the Clayton county .'cana Mr. Avres
who was to succeed Mr. Eigbocck was not able
10 make his arrangements, as contemplated
The Rev. J. W. White has accepted the ca!
Of the Cong, cgatonal Church and Society o,
Clinton, ana HIS entered upon his pastoral
duties
The county Superintendent Of MARSHALL
county has revoked the certificates Of sixteen
school teachers for noa-attcndancc uren the
Teaches Institute.
Mossrs Rupuct 4 Haulin OF Iowa Falls,
failed last week Their liabilities will he
about 81 900, VIII lie heir assets are abon. So,
500.
Recently an old man in Hardin county,
who has lived for several years in Tie mos,
poverty, shipped to Ohio S21 900 in gold.
The Post Office At Shelrock, Butler county.
vas broken into an'i robbed about week ago
The same misfortune occurred to it abott a
year ago. No clue to the thieves has been o.
tanned either time.
A number Of persons near Berlin in Hardin
county have been attackei with small box
One person., a chic! of a Cisna s:,T.lv. tlie.i.
Saturdays 6 4. n. train on Tie B. 6 VI. road
was fred into between Mil etown and Dan
vile, the charge passing in close proximity to
the head of the conductor; fortunately he was
spared a repit:.:an.
The enterrrs:ng little cry of Clinton has
just purchased a steam fire engine Ii has
Teen received and publicly tested, giving great
satisfaction.
Last Thursday Dr.. NJ. n. Holly was arrested |
at Belle PLANE on SUSPICION of forging a check
of$335 on the Lyons NatulAl Bank, which was
paid on the oath ut. The circumst nt;ai evi- /
iencc seems strong against him, though he
protests his innocence
During the absence Of their parents, some
little children of Mr.. James Culver near Char I
ton, found an old pistol and laid it upon the
stove. 1t soon exploded, killing one of thenl X
Last Wednesday morning Burlington was
visited by destructive FIRE, several stores and
,ffices were burned. Tie amount OF tile losses,
is reported hy tie Hauhsye, is over $4,000 ,
md the insurance about 5000.
Lately Mrs. Reynolds, living near Dubu
lue. took $50 from Lone and, without the
Of her husband, started for Chicago
as she said. She took Ler daughter, ,oung |
woman, with her; since ;len nothing has been
heard of them She is thought to b: insane
The Buchanan county Board of Supervisors.
1t their recent session, appropriated by u
nearly unanimous vote, five hundred dollars to I
he Soldiers Monument fund in their county. (
Patents issued to Iowa inventors, from TIE !
[ United States Patent Office, for the week
ending January Sth Is I.
Steapi genera;or--W. Braragan, Burlington.
Car couplins-C. c. Cady, West Union.
Wind-mill-R. @. !.owrev, Tabor.
The Typographical fraternity Of Dcs Moines
had gala night on the Il, inst, in celebrating
Of the one hundred and sixteth return of the
birthday Of the patron saint Of the craft
Benjamin Fra nklin.
Quite expensive beds Of peat have been dis
covered within half a mile Of Algona kussu,h
county. Some Of the peat taken from those
eds has been tested, and it ,roses to be Of good
quality, making better heat than wood.
Charles Anderson poor old inebrato who
has for years earned scant subsistency by
sa wing wood and doing little chores around
has just fallen heir to fortune Of