Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-04-08
state News.

u!t. Damage not very heaN..
The Dewitt Oj.Ytcr gives weekly
installments OF .Esop's Fables,
In the Lav Department Of the STATE
University, there are % students,
Tnvre al, asl children in the 81.
aiers Orphans Home, a. Cedar Falls
E.ler Smith, the son OF the prophet
Joe, says the tate e,Mtaias--l ,Apo Nor
mons.
The Jaspea County Republican bragg
heavy on Newton as a quiet, sober
and peaeeab,e town
Hon. Izehial Clark, OF Iowa City,
offers s., 500 toward adding an Observ-
atory to the State University.
Shafer the Marion County vile muir
derer has escaped from Tie os>aloosa
jail, by jumping from a window III the
second story.
The Register says Des Noines had a
small sized tornado" on the 10Th Hit.,
which blew down several buildings
and tore up some side walk.
Col, Jesse Bowen, Of Iowa City,
who has been III the United states SER
vice tor six continuous years, as Pay
master, has just been mustered cut.
John s. Ranne,ls tile Private Sec
Rotary for GOV. Merrill was married
March 30th, to Miss Helen Baker,
daughter Of Adjutant Gen. Baker.
a Miss Mariana Thompson, OF Mt
Pleasant, is attending a theological
school in Massachusetts, and preaching
in the nclghboring towns meanwhile.
The Xrald says the way new
coDaers are coming into Carroll coun
ty is unparalleled in the history Of
any OF the W estern counties OF Iowa.
An Iowa Falls mile seut 4 carload
OF flour d.vect 10 Name last week, to
some Yankees who are sensible
enough to hike good bread. See se1.IAe1.
Anon. the graduates Of the New
York Medical College for women last
week was Mrs. sarah NJ IIa,rah
OF low. The whole number Of graz
yates was ten.
The citizens OF Edlyyilie have held
an election and have elected Mrs. Ar
milla G. kinkade, widow OF soldier
OF the sth Cav, as postmistress She
will probably be appointed.
The Mt PieasantIyess says: '.Cat OF
fifty women eating supper At q festival,
i Is A act that thirty 81 them sit on
one OF their Ieet How did you find
that out, ana what do they do it Tor.
Capt. J. n. W. Rumple. of Aaren
90, while leaning TO ride the N.eloci-
pele, caught his foot between the
crank and the wheel, and had a bone
of his heel broken. Thus saith the
RsTa51isa.
The Adams County CARTE says
that 4 deaf and dumb man, exhibiting
stereo>coilic views on the streets oi
Quincy, suddenly found himself able
t. talk lien approached by a big dos
il al nrtricndly way.
The Pssss says there is citizen Of
Mt. Pleasant. who Offers to give nice
calico dress to each young lady 0. tie
graduating class OF the University
who Will wear it on the occasion OF
her era uation, next June.
A paper mill is to be started at Free
port, Winneslliek county, with a CAPT
tai stock OF twenty-five thousand dol
lars, sixteen thousand dollars Of
which Is already taken. Il is thought
that it will be i'll working order by
May.
The rush Of settlers into Northwest
ern Iowa is 50 great that the lppe,
Des N2ines advises the farmers O
kossuth county not to sell another
tu shel Of grain to 20 out OF the coan
ty. as it VII be needed tor home con
sumption.
We learn from the Eureka that Ana
NJ osa had a fire on the 9th ult, which
did damage to the amount OF $50
or more. The Town Council has now
become convinced that public cistern,
arc much needed anl it has aut horizee
the construction Of several
The Darlington -fryw gets hoggi>l
this wise: "0ne CT the largest hogs VI
have seen is on exhibition near Jane.
Lay deus On Jefferson street, which
weighs | ,le5 pounds, live weight l,
was raised near Burlington by james
Person and was bought the other
day by Messrs. Irau Brothers, Si19. 80.
Patents were issued, during the aecs
ending March Goth, % the following
inventors:
Garden cultlvator-J. II Chapman,
Newton.
Harvester rake. Barnes, Oska
loosa.
Combine! barrow and cultiyator-
! ". " Bfessier, Lafayette.
Horse collar-B. W. McClue, Wyo
ming
Broadcast seeler--M. sackett
| Monticello.
CAurn---J. Harper, HiIlsborough
The Council Bluffs Noaloria says
that when the good time coming
comes announcements Ike The follow
ing will be frequent: "Diea-ln ths
a5th year Of his age. Mr.. john
Smith, husband OF Hon. Jane Smith,
At her rcsileuce IN Nashua, this morn
ing at 6 O'Clock. Mr. Smith was 4
meek and quiet husband, beloved fol
the gracps Of 4 cultivated anl trained
nature. lie eNcelIed III the domestic
yirtnos-a as q cook he Was surpassed