Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-04-27

SOUtn VI MdQuOket3, dHu VI the me
weather continues much OF the grad
! ing will be completed this month
The road crosses the Davenport and
ST. Paul three miles belo Maquoketa
and continues on westward, thereby
saving $4,000. The Eureka suys
this comes Of Maquoksta's refusing to
vote . FIVE per cent. tax last Novem-
ber.
The Western Gazette nominates
Maj. VIM G. Thompson, Of Linn
County. for Attorney GeneraI-a
splendid man, worthy to Gil and wor
Thy to have the place. But there il
4 man in the Office now that fills j,
admirably. and will continue to fiji it
two years yet, unless the next Re-
publican State Convention makea a
Governor out of HIM. in whi:h case,
old Linn. the very Jerusallm OF Iowa
Radicalism, might find lts candidate
not only worthy and we'll qualified,
but accsptable and accepted.
The golden wedding Of William
and Elizabeth Jefriss Virgins, vas
celebrated at Upton, on the Goth uIt.
The parties were married in Fayttte
county, Pennsylvania, IN 1921. The
Advertiser says, '',his was good old
fashioned family, consisting Of three
Sons and twelve daughters, to which
NAV now be added thirty.seven
grand children and three great grand
children. The living children, eigh,
IN number, were all present, except
one, daughter in Californis.
One Henry Dennis advertises has
wife in the Marshalltown Times, and
the following note appeared in III.
next issue Of the paper: Mr.. Edit.
OIL left my husband, Henry Den
mis-, because he cursed and abus Cd
''me when I was sick, and for two
years hard work received my board
.'and two pair OF shoes, which I call )
lust cause for leaving his bed and
board. SARAH JoB DENNIS"
There were six fires in Mahaska on
the windy Saturday-three barns and
three houses. Fire also caught in
the woods near Lynville. which vii
ixgc was only saved BY the greatest
exertivns, all the teams available be-
ing employed to haul water from the
river. One farmer had 100 bushels
OF corn destroyed in this condagra-
tion.
They have had q grand gift enter.
tainment ut EarlviHe. Delaware coun-
ty The manager, Mr.. Sims, drew
the principal prizes store snd lot
valued at 5000, an elevator S., 700,
and several Of less value. And ever
40 many OF the ticket holders have SO
little sense as to be mad At Mr.. Sims
tor his good luck.
From the Bulletin we learn that
Mr.. s. S. Allen had horse stolen
from stable near the depot At Iude-
pendenee, Wednesday night OF last
week. Feiiher horse nor thief have
been found. The Bulletin recon-
mends the keeping OF locks, loaded
guns and noisy dogs ~ preventive.
E. A. Rowland, Of franklin conn-
ty, the Reporter says. has imported
blooded horse from France. He il
l6 hands high, and weighs l ZOO lbs.
Every county in Iowa ought to have
. dozen such horses. We need horses
Of heavier draft as much a. we need
anything in agriculture.
A man named Charles Buckner
was being lowered into sixty foot
coal shaft, the other day, near Oska-
loosa, when the windlass man lost
control o! the machine, and Bucknsr
went to the bottom With terrible We
locity and was killed.
A telcgrapher attempted to jump
from train 1t vintou, the other day
and-was carried homo with noee
smashed fat, his upper lip torn open,
and his iacs looking like mass OF
red jelly. He'scared.
The Newton Republican says that
welding occurred in that city on
Thursday morning the happy bride
receiving her divorce papersfrom her
former husband the evening before.
Two farmers near Elkader got up
q race on the road. The wagon OF
one Of then. struck stump, throw
ing out . passenger, VIM. Law, hreak
ing hn neck and killing him inslantly.
Twelve hundred pounds of maple
sugar have been manufactured this
year by Simeon Shepard, near James
vile. Bremen county-this besides
goodly quantity OF syrup.
The Rev. Mr.. Simmons, late Bap.
tist minister vt Bocnesl.oro', has been
received BY Bishop Lee = candi-
date tor Holy Orders in the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church.
One firm At De Witt has shipped
125.540 dozen OF eggs. 56,324 pounds
OF butter, aud 1878 pounds OF poul.
try since April LIST, 1870.
The Newten Murder.
The Renuhlican of Weduesday