Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-02-25


officers to cause the law inthisrcsrectte
be compiled wish,,and to report all vic
lations Of il Tor prosecutions.
Respectfully
..u,, +. A. RoLLiHs;
gs Commissioner
1874 -. a. i 80 81 s>------A
''ei W ,LTtIAN, Iowa. Jany. I'd, 1862
The subject OF this communication,
Waltham, is situated in the eastern
part 8. Tama County and in the North
ern part of York Township (T. So,
II: l3) near Onei,la Tp. 1t is the ter
minus Of mail roatc No. las, from
Belle Plane, Benton County, and, no.
got;ations are now pending for the ex-
tension OF this route to Waterloo
B.achhawk County, through the Kind
assistance Of Hon. VIM, Loaghridge,
N. G. The continual end 'ripid in
crease population in the section of
CtuEtIN WIS foiitC titt' SiacS, utiIlutlNtS
additional mail facilities. Our Town
is on the eastern bank 'of Salt Greek,
and beautifully locsteds The large
tract known IS the Jennings land
near here, has been entirely disposed
Of, and is being.rapidiy improved The
land West OF Salt Greek and South
West toward Toledo, is rough and
hilly, but East and North is gently roll
ling and far ..iablo. There is. every
appearance indicating the presence Of
coal in the Western banks OF Salt
Greek but no efforts of any note have
been male to find the beds, The Salt
Greek valley affords natural facilities
for Railway, aud the subject of con
structing one to connect the Md NJ
road al Victor, Powshiek County, via
Belle Plainc on the G & n. w. road,
up this valley and along the divide to
the read at Waterloo, is being agita.
ted with some promise OF success; 70,
1t would connect three main thorough
fares by short branch and that, too
throug.. a country in every way quail.
fed TO support a road OF i;self.
An old settler gives bis evidence as
t. the ,lieal,1tlil climate, Tor SAID h.,
during the last ten years no conta
gious disease Of any. Importance has
visited this section, except ipur or five
years ago during the alaJY.aa ~
LAS to OFF town Itself. it deserves
more than a passing notice The fol
wing arc its bns,ness nei, and firms
W. II. Nichols, Druggist: VIM o
Beam, Physician; G. G. Mason & Co
Dry Goods e. Groceries: laraak Seino
tam, Blacksmith, Foster g. Covan
Wago,ishop; Joseph = I.ovelmd,9 Hair
ness nlakalf;- Thomson & Scott, Black
smiths: ). w. Ma Bear, Notary Public
G. G; Mason Go Land Agent.
CHA SIS Mason, foam Lots and Hotel
e, G: slasonk, Co. Dealers in, 1.iv1
Stock, -,aad Smith Il Lewis, Waite
power Elouti:.g, Mills. The Unite,
I,rethcm denomination have a l1a,son
age here md lnycnI bu;ldino a chfrcl
here this yeas;: scsryicss are II nov he'll
BY them in the School house. The tast4
for music is predominant thcrc.being NJ
lcss than seven mcloslcons, organs All.
pianos, III the place, besides other nu
steal instruments; and, y. music, teacho
i,.ss been Supported tor Ahe' jastl 81,
months. a sirst class Literary ssSecie
y, and Z Debating I,ytei'm affords 2
musemants an1 instruction by 4
monthly exhibition and reading 0
manuscript paper, edited by the societ.
and BY its weekly discussions OF i'm
portant and practical questions reiat
ing TO the professions occupations
agricultural DO. Finally, we claim til.
abilrtyto build UP mid sustain apfos
pcrous inland Town, Surrounded as ".
are,eby as an Industrious and enter
prising farming immunity as there
ii in the state. saii etg *
-WALruAM LYcsux ExroslroR. .'
Has any one seen. in any ot the jour
nails thatniakc a furious ado about tn,
enormous, oppressive duty on foreign