Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-10-13
u. A. Mal,oncy. a famous Demo

q
cratic editor Of many years cxpe.
rience, has purchased the Dubuque
Telegraph and will publish it as a
Democratic paper, Of course.
During the night Of the 9th INST,
pair OF 4.year old horses were stol-
en- from the stable OF Thomas Lister,
in Newton. One of the thieves, a
woman, was oyertaken near Web.
ster City, and the horses captured.
The woman's husband, who was one
Of the thieves, escaped.
The Keosauqua Republican has a
report OF suicide: "Thc wife OF
William Hearn, living two miles
northwest OF this place, hung her.
self on the morning Of the 9th inst.
She got up early and directed one OF
the children to build the fire, as she
intended to do large washing that
day. She then took knife and left
the house. Mr.. Eearn arose soon
after and made inquiry OF the child
|ren for her; the children not being
| able to answer, he Immediately com
menccd searching the premises and
found her in the smoke house hang
ling by the neck, dead but still warm
Efforts were made to resuscitate her,
but failed. 1t appeared from the
surroundings that the act had been
previously contemplated. A piece
OF bed cord had been procured, and
one end tied to beam, leaving the
short end Of the rope about two feet
long, and the two ends of the rope
were then tied together. BY folding
the rope moose was made, her head
passed through it, and by throwinghcr
weight upon it she bad succeeded,
her knees touching the floor. She is
the mother Of five children"
Coroner Needham informs the Os-
kaloosa Herald, from which we CLEAN,
that on Sabbath morning, John j.
Gatelv, tor many years ferryman OH
the Des Moincs river, committed su-
icidc by taking strychnine. Between
8 and 10 o'clock, he got some strych
nine that he had about the place for
killing gophcrs, and told his wife he
was going to take il, and wanted some
preserves to take il in. She refused
10 give him any, and tried to get the
poison, but could not. A few min
utcs later he slipped around to the !
smoke house, got what he wanted,
ana swallowed the dose, and in half
an hour or less was corpse.
A very singular and fatal accident
occurred near Northwood, Worth
county, las: week. Two drovers
were in pursuit Of runaway animal,
and passed it in opposite directions.
refining their steeds suddenly, they
dashed back again, and came in col. |
lision with the fury of lance shock |
in the days of knightly tournaments
like knights they both rolled to the !
ground with their horses. and like
Knights they both were badly injured,
and like a knight one OF them, Amos
Stevenson, died soon after.
In Cedar township, MaLaska coun-
ty, at sale, horse that lad been
hi; ched to fence. stake started i'll
run, carrying the stake still fastened
to the halter, and was charging round
quite franticallv, when man who |
had been whiting, with the knife
sill open in his hand, attempted to
catch the beast, ard was in aome man
ncr stuck by the icnce-stakc so as to
drive the kl.iic back against his throa, !
cutting deep cash, severing the
wind-lipe, and cansing severe If not
fatal wound.
The Keokuk Gate City says let
ter addressed to gentleman of that
city was received at the postotice,
Oct. 6, which was written OH the
2Sth Of Sept, lSGS-prccisely two
years preyious-bearing the post
mark OF small town in Nebraska,
Oct. 1st, same year.
Sioux City is gong to have $780,
900 Touring mill Sioux City shows
every token of a determination to be
the metropolis OF the Upper Missou-
ri. She has set her stakes high, but
she'll reach them.
The assessed valuation Of personal
real property in the city OF Dubuque
is S5,53S,Ol0. On this the aggre-
gate amount of tax is $l33, 81 D.
or % mills on the dollar.
The McGregor papers claim that
their city is the hoop.pole emporium
OF Iowa, lone firm at that place bavng
shipped lo0, 900 last week. !.
Boonsboro has 1918 Inhabitants,
and Montana 2,445-bo,h i'll Doonc
county, and great rivals three years
ago.
The United Brethren. have four
conferences in iowa with member
ship Of 10000 persons. -.
The Jasper county Fair has been
postponed until the 9Th, 9th and 7th
days of October.
FiNy-two cars Of iron for the Mid
land Railroad, have arrived ut Gin
ton.
A talented young African, of the
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