Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-02
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STATE NEWS.

the sum OF SloU or upwards, WHICH
he had collected for Mr.. C., b,
the driver of the Victor stage, james
+. Price. Price did not deliver The
money that night, although he spoke
at the Revere House. where be
stayed, of having it in his possession
but carried 1t over again with him or
Wednesday, reporting to Mr.. Mar
tin that he had forgotten to deliver
! It. lie brought the package back
Wednesday night and on Thursday
morning was missing, oaving lett the
hotel about The time of the arrival
of the Pacific Express from the
West. Mr.. Martin came over OH
Tuesday and telegraphed to Chicago,
but wo do not learn that any track OF
the man has been found. Price was
a young man, and we understand
bore q good reputation at Victor,
where he had lived some time. He had
been on tho road about four weeks.
He is said to be the son of wealthy
parents at Baltimore, Md. Consid
cradle surprise is felt at his conduct.
+ Belle Plane Union.
SUICIDE. Last Thursday, old Mr..
Allison, who lives about three miles
north of Charlton, came into town
with a lead OF wood, according to
Ills daily custom for many years
past. Directly after returning home
he left the house, and not returning
for an unreasonable length Of time,
his family instituted a search. Some
time during the day following, he
was found hanging to the limb OF a
tree in the woods near his house.
lie had hung himself the evening
previous, using for the purpose some
linn bark which he had found in the
timber. Mr.. Allison was a very old
man and badly crippled, and had no
other means OF a livelihood than
hauling wood to town. He found
this earthly road too hard to travel
aad ended his pilgrimage here ty
committing himself, IN this way. to
the unknown future-[ Charlton Pat.
riot.
The Fairfield Ledger in speaking
Of the press and its often i'll paid
ventures, speaks our mind to dot,
when it says 1--WE are Of that
class Of persons who are not afraid
of work and who believe that the
'.laborer is worthy Of his hire The
newspaper business is one Of the
most trying and annoying, and We
believe man is unjust to himself
and family to continue in it for any
considerable length Of time without
a handsome remuneration. We be-
lieve in demanding what is our right,
and when we do work for any one
We have no hesitancy in asking for
the pay. We are not bcggars and
ask nothing IN charity. We believe
we publish paper worth 5000 ana
DO not propose thrusting it on any
body, and in year or two lose the
whole of it or have lawsuit on our
hands. We have faith to believe
that our subscribers believe as we
do, and they generally pay us what
they owe
Gas Constable John S. Wellman
was passing along a road between
Ashland and Agency, he discovered
u hog carrying a human limb in its
mouth, and, soaring the brute off, he
picked up the limb and discovered
it to be cl,ild's leg-cvidently the
right one. His team being fretful,
he had to drop the limb to attend to
them, when the hog snatched it up
and put Off into the brush, and he
saw nothing more Of either. From
appearances the old SOW had bit
piece off the foot, leaving the leaders
bare otherwise the limb was per-
feet to within ahouttwo inches above
the knee. The hone above that to
the socket was bare. Mr.. w. return
ed here last night, and informed the
Sheriff ofhis horrible discovery
TOttumwa Courier.
The Oldest woman in the United
States died at Canoe, Winneshiek
county, on the 9th inst, from the
effects of burn. Her name was Pol
~ McIntirc, and she was born III
years ago. at New Brunswick, N. j.,
or on the Sth day Of September, 1859
The DEBORAH Republican says she
spent the greatest part Of her life in
the States Of Connecticut and New
York-four years in New York City
and came to that town from New
York in 1856. She was first married
at the age of 24--again at 70. Her
last marriage was to N. J. McIntire,
(much younger than herself, at the
age Of IS, whom she lived with till
her death.
The Council Bluffs Nonparcil in
quircs
If the earth revolvcs upon it's axis
once in twenty -four hours, and
man were standing upon the highest
point of the South Pass at l2 o'clock
on brigh. moonlight night, and
twelve Cinnamon were suddenly to
appear in the distance, how long
would it take good mathematical
to tell, from the published proceed
ings Of the Board Of Supervisors,
how many panpers were maintained
BY this county last year, and what it
cost per head to maintain them?
Week before last, the Grand
Jury at Iowa City, entered Court,
and reported that they were through
with their business. Judge Roth
rock sent them back, limiting that
they had not disposed Of certain vio-
lations Of the liquor law. This scene
was repeated next day. The next
time, however, the jury were let off
and they had mt touchcdthc liquor
question either.
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