Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-03-23
ALL OVER IOWA.
The farmers of Chickasaw county
were sowing wheat February %.

doing damage to the extent Of s'5,
900.
Geo. +. Leland, editor and par,
proprietor of the Brooklyn Journal
died last week.
On the 18th, the city of Cedar
Rapids voted $4,000 for a Free
Bridge across the Cedar River.
The Iowa City Republican thinks
it unfortunate that Bully Brooks did
not kill Summer, wh:n he assaulted
hin.
Tie State Register is our authori
~ for saying that gentleman o
Council Bluffs by the name of Ach,
named his newly arrived daughter
Belle.
| Tie Spring term of the Iowa Col
legc, DIT Grinncll, will begin Apri
10. The date given in the Gaia
loguc is erroneous.
| MI. Wise and Miss Goodkind were
lately married in Sioux City. TIL.
nuptial performance, the State Reg
lister calls "a good, kind, wise move
mcnt."
Rev. George Thacher, Congre.
gational Preacher, Of Waterloo, and a
graduate of Yale College, has been
chosen President of the State Uni.
vcrsity.
A Teachers Institute will be held
in Vinton, on the 4th OF April. Only
lire teachers are expected to attend.
Would dead ones be refused admis.
mission il they should present them
selves?
r. Is. Terry, Of Carroll. on the
18th, shot his wife. set his house on
fire aud then shot himself. He was
newly married man and much CIV.
en- to drinking.
Peter Mclendy, Of &c lar Falls, he 8
been appointed United States Mar.
shall for Iowa, from which Office he
was removed tour years ago by
Andy Johnson for refusal to support
my policy"
The citizens OF Anamoae have or
gained a committee to look after
the saloons. A few days ago, on
complaint of the committee, the
Sheriff got hold Of eight saloon
keepers, oil of whom were fined and
their liquors coniscated.
Two prisoners in the Iowa Peni-
Tertiary, John Walker and Richard
Allen. were converted. under the
preaching Of the Quakeress, Mary H.
Rogers, and, upon their own appli.
cation. after the usual rigid examina.
ton, were entered as members OF the
Society OF Friends, at the Salem
quarterly meeting. This was year
ago. Recently Walker was released
from prison, his term Of service hay-
ing expired, and he made his way on
loot to Salem, Henry county-telling
people whom he asked for food and
lodging, that he WAS just cut Of pris.
on-where he was given employment
and u home. "and welcomed into the
circle of the Religious Society"
/ The Chicago South. Western Rail
road bridge, sixteen miles from Cen,
terville, was fired by some mlscre,
ants one day las: week. Rails had
been piled up against it, and the
timbers were we'll on FIRE when the
flames were discovered. The fire
,:as put out before much damage was
done. The same week over hum
drcd feet Of track were taken up OH
a short curve. and twenty fish plates
taken from the rails at another point.
This is a continuance Of the contrac-
tors troubles with their laborcrs.
From the Henry county Press we
learn that young man by the name
Of Scott Brown, (colorc,l) OF tina,
city, was instantly killed on the cars
of the B. & NJ. T. r. last Thur,lay
near Ottumwa. Brown was employ.
ed on the train as brakeman, and
tell between the cars when in full
motion, and was terribly mangle1,
and instantly killed. We learn from
his friends that he was an exemplary
and industrious young man. Ills age
was twenty two years.
Edward Cullom, a recen. importa.
ton from New York, stole q good
horse, some money and icwelry frIn
his employer, s. H. Patterson. a
farmer living near Newton, last Fri.
day. The thief is sixteen years Of
age, and is one Of tho boys sent ont
from New York City by benevo
lent association whose business it is
to find homes in the West for indi
gent youths.
! A Mr.. Tyler, near Ottumwa, em
played straggler, named Johnson
his front name being John Ander
son-to work for him. That lyle,
did Mt lyle his door well, and John
son stole two silver watches and
vamooscd. Tho Courier's descrIp.
ton Of the thief says he had eight
eyes and complexion ditto" what
ever that may be.
Monday night, March ID. the in
mates of the Jasper county Jail dug
a hole through the walls Of their en-
closure and escaped. There were
four Of them and no clue to theil
whereabouts has vet been found.
Five NJ the ohio hOys'' in n country