Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-06-15

A queer freak of nature is descrlb-
ed by the Avoca Delta, as exhibited
by calf five days old: "The upper
part Of the hip bone, rump, Tor Sac
rum as it is automically called) is en-
tirely wanting; the animal is there
fore minus a tail, is somewhat de-
formed in the feet. which causes it 10
walk with the soles Of the feet up
wards. 1t appears to be healthy and
strong, and bids fair to live the av-
erage lie OF calves. Where is Bar
mum :!
The Lyons Mirror says that an old
man named Lund. living with his son
in Clinton township, disappeared
from home last Wednesday morning,
and was not seen again until yester-
day, when his body was found near
the brewery, hanging to the limb OF
an oak tree, bv piece OF clothes line
about three feet in length. He was
towards 60 years of age, with but one
arm, ard had been in America only
two years.
The Herald SAYS that "a bold and
daring outrage was committed last
week in Peru township, Dubuque
county. Mr.. Henkels and his wife
are an aged couple, and during his
absence from home, two strange men
entered his residence for the purposes
of robbery and plunder To better
accomplish their object they bound
Mrs. Henkels' feet with cords, and
ransacked the house in hopes of find
ing money. As there was mono on
the premises, they took double bar
relied shotgun and, relieving the wo-
man Of her shackles, walked away"
We learn, on authority which
leaves no room tor doubt, that one
j. f. Blake, residing in this township,
near Dayton, was yesterday arrested,
on warrant issued from Blairstown
on the grave accusation Of murder,
committed on the person of Miss
Mahala Boggess, who died in this
place last October. The rumors in
the case are that the accused was
under marriage engagement to Miss
b., and that she died from the effects
Of dose administered by some one
to produce criminal abortion. The
examination will take place to-day at
l o'clock before L. II. Barnes, j.. r.
4 Belle Plaine Union, June l.
A young man In Wilton received
orders from a stern Parent to keep
away from the house of his inamorata
On Thursday the girl made her way
TO lone lane, there to join her lover
in buggy ride. They had gone but
a few rods when her "old guvnor''
came up, and hoisted the young man
from the buggy. The lover went at
the old fellow and gave him sound
thrashing, which SO impressed the
venerable gent with admiration for
his daughters admirer that the usual
"bless you, my children" ended the
trials and established the triumph of
the lovers.
Mr.. Thomas r. Chadwick was
drowned at Shenandoah. on the
! branch road about fifteen miles south
of Red Oak. He was in the Nishna
river bathing, and accidentally stun.
bled into hole in the bottom of the
river some fifteen feet deep. His
body was not recovered tor several
hours, and when found it was within
thirty feet of where he went down.
The other day a Marshalltown
Sunday School excursion, one thous-
and strong, paid visit to Oskaloosa;
aud in day or two a'terward, Oska-
loosa returned the compliment with
an excursion of the same kind aud
size.
Iowa has but one distillery where
whisky is made-Kentucky has 81
whisky distllleries. Iowa gives forty
thousand Republican majority, and
Kentucky goes it about as strong
Democratic. Whisky will tell
The census Of 1915. reports the val
ne of land and personal property in
Iowa at s30s, 100000. In 1860 it was
s205,O00,000.