Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-02-04
Stnte News.

WINE III - stato OF insanity "ahuS'S"
away from home week before last,
and when found, the fourth night At
forwards, was badly frozen.
Some parties are talking of essab-
fishing Al oil mill at Montana.
A boy by the name Of Lewis Mason,
Of Cedar County, aged but 10 years,
committed suicide last week by taking
strychnine. He had lost the power OF
speech few days before, while at
school, and this probably caused the
rash act.
The citizens Of Marengo have adop.
ted by a large majority the PROPOSE
ii N to prohibit the sale OF lager beer
and wine within the corporation.
A little daughter OF aMr Mcintyre
was burned to death on Sunday. 24th
ult. in Cedar Township, Benton Co.
A letter bearing the following super.
scription was recently received at the
Silver City Post Office, from Iowa.
Augustus Jones. = web. foot scrub,
To whom this letter wants 70 70
10 chopping cord wood for his grub
In Silver City, ldaho.'
The Postmaster General esta blished,
discontinued and changed the names
of the following Post Offices in the
State OF Iowa, during the month OF
December, 1868.
EsrABllsnIp.
Anita, Cass Co; Guthrie, Guthrie Co.:
Daily. Alamakec Co.; Fern Valley,
Palo Alto Co.
DISCONTINUED.
Point Isabel, Wapcllo Co., nearest
Office, Ottumwa.
NAMES CHANGED.
New Philadelphia, Story County, to
Ontario.
Emmett is said to be the best Coun.
ty in the State for Stock raising pur.
poses on account of its numerous
streams and lakes.
The Iowa Soldiers, Orphans, Home,
at Davenport, is supplied with the
atlantic Monthly" and "Our Young
Folks" free, blythe publishers, Field
Osgood 4 Co. Boston,
THERE 10 no State of the Mississippi
in agricultural. mechanical and educa.
tional enterprise, advancing faster than
Iowa. immigration is pouring in from
all parts ofthe world. 1t is estimated
that in the last year over sixty thou
sand persons have been ,dded to oul
population. During the last II months
three hundred aud seventy-fve new
school house have been erected. The
amount paid teachers during the pas,
year is sl,006,623. The number at
tending school is 241,s27 The inter
est on the permanent school fund il
sl65, 242.52.
HARE JoKlSa.-A party Of som,
dozen ambitious but thoughtles Misses
not thousand miles from Anamosa
took in into their heads, a week or 81
ago,to go on sleighing excursion Il
neighboring town, some eighteen
miles distant. Accordingly the nee
essary outfit was made ready and the
services of two young men secured
for the purpose of taking charge OF thu
team. When some seven or eigh
miles from the end OF their journey, tn,
young men aforesaid jumped out t
walk,-the weather being somewhat
cold, and the girls drove on. leaving
their attendants to foot the entire dis
lance. The young men kept their own
counsel. however; and, after rest and
refreshments tor themselves and
horses, quietly hi,ched up and drove
home, leaving the smart yonng ladies
to the enjoyment OF such reflections al
his two-sid.d practica Joke would nat.
urslly suggest. Assmosa Eureka.
THE SOLDIER DEAD m IOWA.
The following schedule gives the
number OF soldiers inferred in each
county in Iowa, as received Dy Cap.
tain J. w. Pearman, OF this city. Quar-
termaster Generals Agent in this
State, from County Judges.
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