Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-09-07
ALL OVER IOWA.

zlng coursc OF free lectutcs for the
coming. Winter.
George Stump, one of the first set
tiers Of Wapello county, died on the
10Th of August.
Belmer, of Earlv,lle, Delaware
county, was killed by a threshing 9
on the 10Th ult.
George Woodward committed sui.
eide, at Clinton, few weeks ago,
while in a fit Of insanity.
Horses are being killed off rapidly
IN the counties of Franklin and Ger.
70 Gordo by some strange disease.
John Mahin and VIM. G. Evans
are the Republican nominees for the
Legislature from Muscatine county
It will require two million brick
to build the Union Depot at Council
Bluffs, and one halt the amount will
be used this Fall.
In the 7th Senatorial District, com.
posed OF Ringgold, Decatur sand
Taylor counties, +. r. Smith is the
Republican nominee.
The Carol Herald, speaking of the
arrest of a man for whipping his
wife, wonders "what lightning was
made for that such brutes are allowed
to live"
On the oath inst, Richard Aid.
rich, 16 years of age, OF Forest City,
mail carrier, was instantly killed at
at Garner, Winnebago county, while
attempting to put gun in a wagon.
A gardner named F. r. Sawyer, at
Cedar Falls, sold 100 bushels of
strawberries this year, 81 bushels
having been raised of onc-fifth Of an
acre. The Gazette wants to know
if this has been beaten in the State.
Some of the people of Sabuia are
grumbling little because their pres
ent Mayor is no. a resident of the
town. They are unreasonable
enough to think that a man who
would hold an Office ought to be
willing TO live where the office is, a
part of the time at least.
Rev. Hugh Boyd, A. NJ. of Ohio,
and a graduate of OHIO University,
has been elected to the char Of An
c,ent Language, in Cornell College,
to fill the vncancy occasioned by the
resignation of Professor Manly.
Professor Manly goes to the Nebras
ka Univcrity at Lincoln.
Page county horse thieves stole A
span OF colts from p. G.. Wool
worth, at Page City. The owner
traced the sconndrels two hundred
miles to Alden, Harden county,
where he found his property and ar.
rested the thieves. The latter are
now in the Clarinda jail.
The Wapello Republican says that
last Spring farmers in the vicinity OF
Morning Sun were urged to SOW flax
A number of them did SO and abou.
1900 acres were put in. The har.
vesting of this crop IS now making a
brisk business for that locality.
There will be. something over 45o
tons of the straw and fibre. Ofthis
125 tons have already been brought
to market. It is worth $50 a ton.
Some $500 bushels of seed have
been shipped. This is worth sl.4o
per bushel. Altogether it will prove
to be a valuable crop.
Patrick Hanly, near Dubuque, sa,
| smoking at his door, on the Goth,
when his wife told him it was church
time. He jumped up, thrust his
lighted pipe into an old coat pocket
on the wall, and went to worship
The pipe fired the coat, the coat fired
tho lath, and in few minutes ashes
was all that could be seen Of the
house, and Pat was out about six
hundred dollars.
A child was born in Missouri Val.
ley, Harrison county, on the 81 inst
with human form and pig-like head
The Harrisonian says the mouth and
chin rested on the chest, there being
little or no neck, and IN the mouth
were two tusks resembling hogs
tusk, some one.half or two-thirds o
an inch long. The eyes were large
and presented hog-like appearance;
there was no forehead, but away
back on tho apparently brainless
head were set two pigs oars-shape,
size and all. It lived but few min
tes. Five months ago the mothe,
was badly affected by the sight Of i
hog which had been run over by .
railroad train.
That man Mumm, who is the Dem
ocratic candidate for State Superin
tendent Of Public Instruction, is .
wonderfully popular fellow among
his neighbors, those who know hin
best and like him most. He was q
candidate the other day before tn
Democratic Convention Of Lee coun
ty. for Treasurer. Ont of seyent,