Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-16

| AheeHodlst oTSdHiIdtlOH WAS Duiib -
1867 and thus forever set at rest the
vexed question between the Methods
and llardshelI Baptist brethren, as tt
| their respective claims to be regarded
as the first born. In justice, however
to those holding to the former rs tht
true Interpretation, we must say, tha
it has been whispered, probably by th'
enemies OF Tama City and her institu
tons, that the aforesaid structure ha,
increased in size; in fact, grown SO rap
idly that the Sheriff has been calleG
upon to exercise his authority in pre-
venting it growing beyond its financia
basis and thus endangering the foun
dation OF this modern Aladin's Palace
Again, on page % we learn that The
Tama Citizen was started by Mr.. Ing
ham "who afterwards sold out Mr.
Cambridge" the present editor and
proprietor. This con firms the impres
sion that has been somewhat prevalen,
regarding said sale, leaving no further
doubt that Mr.. Cambridge oas "sola,
and badly sold, in that transaction.
Another remarkable fact is brough'
to light through the researches of ou1
author, inspired as aforesaid, viz
"That Tama City is an outgrowth O
Toledo probably like a mushroom
growing from the bark of tree, il
proof OF which fact we find it stated
in substance, that in the embry onic
stages of its existence, the embryo wa:
removed from Toledo in the shape o
an old stable, but we are left in doubt
as to whether our astute author woulc
have us believe that all the build
ings of Tama City sprang from that ole
barn, or whether the inhabitants there
OF sprang from the debris OF the last
COW therein or by virtue OF an egg LEFT
in said barn by some luckless hen, or
as has been suggested, by some goose
which would also account for the pro
duction of the HISTORY under consid
Grafton. We think the author should
seek some farther inspiration upon the
subject and thereby settle the dispute
among scientists regarding the unit!
of the human race.
Our authors genius approaches the
climax on page %, after which the ct
fervesccncc gradually subsidies. o.
this page we are told that w. p. Uol
len was born in the Spring OF 1858
that the SAID w. p. Hollen died il
April, 1858; that w. z. Hollen wa,
married the same year, and that at The
compiling Of our history, A. d. 1860
the said w. p Hollen was Marshal o
Tama City, with Miss Sarah Bruncr.
"The second was that of George Da
Wis and Rebecca Bruner;n but whether
We are to infer tha, they were the sec
onl born, tie second married, or til,
second marshals of Tama City, our au
thor does not clearly state; yet, reason
ing from analogy, we are led to con
clule they took part, like w. L
IIollcn, III all three. Thus we fine
that our Sister City is the Jerusalem
of the Western Continent, and the
only city Of which we have any &C
count, where the birth, marriage, deatl
and resurrection OF the same indivil
ual have simultaneously occurred. Thi
paragraph, of itself, will immortaliz,
Tama City and her distinguished an,
astute biographer, and place his nam,
by the side of that of the authors 0
the Arabian Nights or Baron Nun
chausen.
Again, on page % we fad recorded
among the numerous business hous G.
OF Tama City, -four clothing stores
inclEding the tallors," and on page 26
in column of statistics OF sales, We
find that s2l 900 worth OF clothing, in
Guiding tailors, was sold in Tama City
i'll one year The throwing in OF :
tailor with each suit is novel feature
in the clothing trade, and is no doub
All inducemnt to some to invest, though
others might find themselves some
what in the quanaary of the individual
who won the Elephant at rattle, and
therefore might prefer the tailor left
out. However,f ,fac.s are stubborn thing,
and it is only OF these we have at prcsen
to deal.
Again, on page 27, our sage anl
learned author informs us that .Thom
as Whitaker is a branch of Chicago
house, but leaves us to infer as to the
kind and size OF the house of which he
is the branch.
On page Fl hc informs lis that
Monticello is a postotlice,n but We
must hold, as the startling discover
les and disclosures brought to light
tor the first time, by this unique Hiss
tory, il all pointed out, would require
several folio volumes Of 800 pages
each. And what is most surprising, is
the fact that printer could be found
who could put so many glarins blum
ders, inconsistencies and bad grammar