Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-24
Iowa Items.


The "ealer" in the Wilton Chronicle not long
since was entitled, "i,an w. Pig, this Is a
sinoular subject for leading editorial, but
| great many people have 'pigosity about them
and we suppose friend Baker wished favor
all the grades.
Miss Matte Grifiths lee.ured on the wo>
man question before one orthc State Univer-
sity Societies, not long since.
| Mr. Ringer Of Lisbon, Linn county, had his
safe broken open few days since, and was
robbed of $500.
A farmer Of Bremen county sold his world.
ly possessions for 81, ls5 cash, and was rob-
bed Of the whole amount Oh the very nigh, he
received it.
The State Press at Iowa City, during the
Quoted by Mr.. T. o. Walker ~ young man
who has displayed much talent in journal
ism.
! The keokuk Constitution says: awe under
stand that the United States express company,
owing to the rates charged it for transferring
freight, has been compelled to haul off from
the DcsMoines Valley Railroad
Rev c. G. Trueslell writes to the Clinton
Herald on the subject Of the Congrcssioal NOM
ination, aud the connection oflis name there
with, in which he says 81 never authorized
any such use Of my name, and never was,
am not now, and will not under any circum-
stances consent TO be candidate for that
Office.
Tho following patents were granted TO Iowa
inventors for the week ending April It'll, 1858;
D. Menlenl.all, Fairfield, harvester rake; J. A.
Sianbury, Marion, home lock; L. \. IIaycock,
Riehland, furnace lining; a. Putnam, New
Oregon, car placer; J. NJ. Rush, Marengo,
grain conveyor; 7. Tasleon, Council Bluffs,
cutter head for planning machine.
Dan Van Pelt, the big cattle man of War
rem county, is putting up new $1,000 barn.
The Davenport Democrat says that over 100,
600 bushels Of grain are now being sent from
Illinois to New York BY way Of New Orleans.
This route for transportation will be thor
oughly tested
The other dsy the garments OF Mrs. Stack
house Ct Charlton caught fire while she was
attending to household duties, and before
she could get them of, htr hands and back
were severely burned.
There was scamp by the name Of Frank
Boggs out near Newton, who got himself ter.
ribly threshed, not long since, by two broth
ers whose sister lie had In some way done an
injury. It's said they pommeled him SO long
and hard that hs married the girl to rid Of
them. A cheap remedy. Such q man thinks
nothing Of his matrimonial VOWS, it is ouly
making her miserable to marry him.
There is young man in Madison county,
not yet twenty one who measures in his stock
ing feet, six feet and seven inches, and is
still growing upwards.
The Local writer Of the State Register some
time since, claimed for the city Of DesMoincs
the TALES, lady Of the state, Offering new
dress to the one beating her, giving her meas
ure at feet and one inch in her stocking feet
!, too, whereupon the editor down at Indianola
hunts up one down that way beating the Des
Mones lady in highth one inch and claims
the sduds,' but the Winterset fellow comes
in with one beating DesMoines one eighth of
an inch, asking for the ecalico," Our Des
Moines friend, however, don't propose doing
that until the daulsels are presented at his
office and he applies the "tape line.' viii be
rather tall .'pirking' for you Ret.
We see it stated that the Regulators Of &C.
dal county got hold Of horse thief few
DAYS ago, he has not been heard Of since; 1t
would seem strange if Le should ever be.
Oskaloosa has Eve thousand Inhabitants, it
is soon to be in Geographic communication
with other people.
On the 10Th inst, had the CASUALTIES con-
tiaued few days the population Of Appa-
moose county would have been cleaned out
ON that day Isaac Howell WAS killed by his
runa way team; james Smith was killed by an
accidental discharge of his gun; another man,
name not given. was killed on the road to
Corydon, by his team running away; Mr..
Brown, while digging we'll, was so badly
hurt by tho dirt tub falling upon him, that it
is Thought he will die Mr. g. II. Howell and
his boy were thrown from load Of hay, and
nearly killed; several other persons, wore
slightly injured by various kinds Of accidents
| the same day. ,a
1t is thought that Montana, will be city
u I've thousand Inhabitants ahis season.