Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-11-24
TOLEDO TANA COUNTY IOWA. THURSDAY NOVEMBER ~ 1870
ALL OVER IOWA.

ri ALL OVER IOWA.
Waterloo 10 moving in the mat.
ter d, Public Lectures this winter.
lows City 10 making arrangements
for Two new church buildings next
season. asaat a astE {sar
The Benton county Teachers In
stitute was held ss Belle Plaine
on the 21st inst. i
The Machine shops Of The Illinois
Central have been removed from Du-
buque to Waterloo. as VI
The Csnte Point News is to be
removed 70 II Porte. \ So We learn
from the vInton Eagle.
A Yinton firm has received an or.
der from Denver city, for five barrels
Of Beaton county bdster. 1+s
The Courier says that Ottumwa
built during the past SESSION, "a
brick houses at cost OF t123, 700.
Iowa City and Des Moines have
organized branches OF the Republic
Life Insurance Company of Chi
cago. -
The citizens of Washington are
endeavoring to, organize manufac-
turing company with . capital OF
$l00, 900.
The Central Railroad OF Iowa, has
ita track completed from Oskaloosa
to Abba, and the cars running from
Oksloosa to Eddyvillc.
The Oskloosa Herald has seen,
lately, . beet, grown in Mahaska
county, weighing Is pounds, and
asks, "How is that for huge?"
The Eagle says that . number Of
buffalo robes, 10 Vinton, have lately
recovered life and walk off, or else
some persons have hooked them.
On the 5th inst well in Wayne
township, Monroe county. caved tn
on the owner, q German named
Cisky, and buried him aiive. OF
course, be was dead when rescued. ~
We learn from the Union.
The Press says that Prof. Hinriohs
is busily engaged in testing some 800 !,
specimens OF stone sent to him by
the State House Committee. and will
decide, if he is able TO so, which is
most durable and best material for
use in the new State House.
The Davenport Gazette says that
At three o'clock Monday afternoon,
Nov.7 in Capito! Square, Des Moines,
Gov. Merrill put his two hands to
plow handles, . team1tcr "hit his
team lick" the team jerked first,
then pulled steadily tor . rod or 90.
and-ground was broken for the
new State House. asal S ga
The Local" Of the vMton Eagle
has been tasting some late .taters." !"
In the Eagle OF the 9th be says:
Mr.. Wh.tlock last Saturday pre-
sented us some potatoes Of the Early
Rose variety, planted on the 7th OF
August 1--WE believe) from seed raised
this year. On trial OF these potatoes,
we found them quite mealy, and Of
as good quality rs any raised this
season. Our Eastern cousins, away
off among their rocky hills, will
please make . note of this.
The Abba Spirit has an account Of
the burning of . house with child
it. "On last Tuesday, the house be-
longing to Mr.. Watkins. took fire
and burnnd 70 the groand. Mrs.
Watkins was on at . neighbors visi-
ting and had left the child (not three
years old) and . dog in the house
1na shor. time after her departure,
the house (built Of pine boards and
paper) was discovered 70 b on ere,
by Mr.. Clark, who ran and opened
the door. but was net with such q
blaze Of ere that he could not affect
an entrance but graspcd and axe and
knocked of . board from the side Of
the house. where the child happened
to lay, and saved It from burning en-
tirely up. The child was tenderly'
cared for bat died the same night
Some httle boys near Fort Dodge
played awar" the other day. They
imagined . group Of the hay stacks
to be . French city. Four lads de-
tended the city, but the Prrssians
were 700 much for thcm, and captur-
ed II, and thsc in revenge for the
killing Of their comrades, fired .
stack! All of the French hay aud
straw city was consumed, and barn
with it'll Two houses were saved
with the utmost difficulty. The
farmer and the other fathers OF the
youngsters whipped every one OF the
belll9erents awfllly, regardless OF
their French OF Prussian proclivities.
But the farmer has had . sample 4ot
real war which will n,ake him . peace
man allhis lite. si
THE BEsr TURNIPs YKr.--On
Tuesday our friend from Monroe
township, who glories in the eapho-
neous xoM d Ylxms Of I'sWabasher, 9
came into our Office tagging sod
sweating under tremendous load
Of Tires turnips, snd - no
laid the huge things upon our table
he shouted ..IIow IL that for high"
Two OF the turn,ps measured ? fees st
inches IN circumference, AMI one 2
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