Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-02
State News.

Monona had s., 500 fire on the ID uIt
There is Bible in Pea which was printed in I65.
Through trains are running from Dubuque to Fort
Dodge.
The Iowa Press Association meets at Keokuk on the
18th inst
The I'D Infantry holds unon at Iowa City, on the
18th inst
Madison county farms yc, fifteen bushels of wheat to
the acre this year-says the Sun.
Dubuque has State museum. 10000 specimens have
already been placed on exhibition.
Daniel Varvell the first settler OF Monticello. His
citizenship began in the fall Ut 1886
Mr.. Fox, OF Buchanan County lost barn and four
horses by lightning the 10th nit.
At Steamboat Rock, on the 9th, man had his back
broken in fight, and died in a few days.
The editor of the Cedar Rapids Times expects to make
trip to Vinton by rail within sixty days.
Two freight trains coided, Des Moines, on the
zfan' with damage to the engines and two cars.
The Illinois Central Company have finally ccpted the
Iowa Falls & Sioux City railroad to Fl. Dodge.
The people of Abba tarrcd and cathercd man. recently
Tor stealing bottle Of whisky and dollar and half cash
Dr. Witherwax OF Davenport recently died from the ef
fects OF poison communicated to his system by hair dye
which he had used for four years
The Linn County Signal prints speech by Henry Clay
Dean, on The Great Observation-Disclosures or Repuda-
subject are
During the thunder storm of the night OF the 2ith the
lightning entered the telegraph Office Victor and set tho
building on fire. The fire subdued before it did o
great amount of damage.
j. L. Budd, Of Benton county, has been appointed one
of delegates from the State horticultural Society to
the annual meeting Of the National Pathological Society,
at Philadelphia in this month.
The disciples Of Christ in Iowa, report the number
OF their churches at 49, elders, $780, preachers, $685.
bers 1882; chapels, So Sunday schools 6 scholars,
3s4s teachers 1885, volumes in libraries 4,276 Sunday
school papers TAKEN 1881.
A Tobacco Store, in Marslaltown, robbed OF SIS
worth Of cigars the 22d-On the evening OF the oath,
a thief entered store Marshalltown and took twenty
six dollars from the TILL while the proprietor talking
to friend in 'front.' Eide Standard.
The State Convention of Unversalists will meet at Des
Monies on the 9Th, 9th and It'll Of Sept. Rev. F. San
ford OF Marshalown will preach the occasional sermon
d. II. Wilkinson, OF Wapello county had 500 worth OF
fine sheep destroyed the night of the 18th ult, by
worthless ours.
East OF Iowa City, old lady, during the eclipse,
sure that Gabriel about wind his horn She got
quite frantic and depored the stclldty of her neghbors
at the same time regettng that she had not sold her pigs
to Seymour the day previous, for now Judgment at
hand and they'd be wastcdp
While returning from Camp Meeting at Kosta, on the
24th ult, Mrs. Woods OF Marengo struck by light
ming her clothes burned completely off her, and she
horribly burned and that doubtful she
Three men sun-struck Marcngo, the
.4th-Nlarcngoi is building up very fast.-pide Repub
can
Gen. Cyrus Bussey formerly Of this State is delegate
from Louisiana to the Commercial Convention at Keokuk
The Des Moncs Conference of the NJ. T.. Church con
vcned at Indanola the Goth sxtytwo Ministers pres
cnt. The Iowa Annual Conference meets at Muscatne
the first Of September and the upper Iowa Annual Con
ference at Independence, the Goth.
Mrs Clifford, living in the north part of Marion
y died Saturday last from the effects of fright at the
eclipse She was alone with cMld four weeks old, and
had no knowledge its approach Terrified beyond rca
ut the sight she seized her child and fled the
neighbours mile distant When she reached there hel
reason gone She fingered along until Saturday and
died, without return OF her reason