Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-06-10
State News.

stale news
Independence has been visited by
burglars.
Webster county has one armed |
! Recorder
Mitchell county has onc-armed sol !
I, der ior Treasurer.
Delaware county has a Treasurer
and Clerk, each minus an arm.
The Democrats will hold a State
Convention at Des Moines July IA.
Polk county sends colored dee
gate TO the State Convention. 1t is
Rev. T :. Wells.
Az extensive fire occurred at De
/ Witt, on the 9th inst, DESTROYING
property to the amount of nearly s40,-
| 900.
\ survey is about to be made on the
Mankato .S Fort Dodge railroad, for
the purpose of ascertaining the cost OF
grading.
/ Lieut. 5. II. NJ Byers, of Oskaoosa,
has been appointed Consul at Zurich,
Switzerland. Byers was good,
brave soldier" and suffered in Ander-
sonyille prison. He was the author
OF that worldrenowned lyric, ''Sher-
mans MARCH, to the Sea"
N. NJ. Trumbull is appointed
Collector of Internal Revenue Tor the
81 District.
Mills county claims to have one
legged Recorder, no-legged Deputy
Treasurer and one legged ex-clerk.
The Burlington Argus claims that
Judge Rorer, of that city, built the
first brick house in the State, having
erected it in the summer OF 1886.
Charles O'Conner, son of the At
torney General OF this State, has been
appointed to a cadetship at West
Point. and has gone to his school.
A convention OF the surviving sol
diers Of the war of 1912, residing IN
iowa will be hello in Des Ioines or
June 10Th next The fine old heroes
want Congress to pension them more
iberally,-[llawk-Eye
The Davenport Democrat says
married man in shat city was ar
raigned before magistrate on Tues
day and fined So % tor slapping wo-
man in the face because she atteInpted
to kiss him. It's great pity Daven-
port has such homely womcn that the
men will fight before they'll kiss EN-.
The Dubuque Times says the Hi
nois Central positively refuses to ship
grain from Dubuque to Chicago tor
less than eighteen cents a bushel,
while they freely carry it from Dun
leith with only the bridge between,
for sir and tmo-NjrR ccafs. From
points as far up Is st. Paul they car
ry it for ten eeyts.
Iowa ORIHuf#AFHY.-The State
authorities have adopted the following
spelling OF names which are variously
written through the State
poweshick, because the law organ
ling the county and the oldest seals
have this photography.
Winneshlck, for the district court
and county seals have it so.
Allamakee with the doubled for il
is so written in the law creating the
county.
Greene with the final e, being so
spelled in the organic law and on
every seal except that Of the District
/ Court.
Emmett has been written double /.
and is so on the County Seal; but the
county officers have recently found
This to be wrong, and now spell it
| Emmett.
EASILY SuIrEp-One day last week
a young man, having previously pro
cured the necessary document, came
to town to get married. Arriving here
lie found that she, tor whom he was
| to have so soon ayowcd lifelong al
legiance and faithful love, had taken
the morning train for Monticello. SO,
with aching heart and with reason it.
self lettering upon its throne, the vie
tim OF cruel treachery waited for the
afternoon train. hoping-yes, daring
TO hope-tiiat his beloved might once
more return. She did Oh. the Joy
Of hope rekindlcd. Now they would
be united, never more to part till
death should sever Not much. She
had changed her mind and concluded
not to make any immediate invest
ment in matrimonial stock? The di.-
appointed bat not disheartened lover
after coaxin@ and pleading for time,
Withdrew his suit, visited sister of
his lady-loye, proposed to her, was
accepted, procured second license
and was married the same evening.
Well, what became of the first act
ress IN this serio-comic matrimonial
adventure? Lost her reason at once
and sent to the Insane Asylum, or
committed suicide outright? at
AL On reaching town just west Of
Anamosa, the young lady disembark
Cd and has since married another man! |
verify this is fast age and wonders
! never cease Anamosa Eureka.