Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-08-03

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ing four hundred cords Of stone each
for the larger ones. The grading
and bridging between Maquoke,a
and Franksburg is nearly completed,
and the tracklayers are pushing west
ward as rapidly rs possible.
Here was u green one taken in and
done for who took in Others aud did
them, too. Some scamps, styled
Brown & Fay,90 Washington street,
Chicago employed a young maa
named Johnson in Jasper county to
travel for them, selling a box OF
sample groceries worth $3.50 for
81. so, and promising him hundred
dollars month. OFF he goes to
Newton full fledged commercial
traveller. He steps into Statcson's
store, where he received an order tor
goods, and 500 cash IN hand in con.
sIderalion of two per cent. discount.
Stateson telegraphed to have the
| goods sent Immediately, and received
reply that the Chicago police believ-
ed Brown & Fay to be swindlers-
Johnson was followed, arrested. TAX
en- to Newton, where the swindle
within a swindle was exposed.
The Iowa Falls Sentinel is on hand
with big bee story ".Allen Greer,
Esq, living about Z miles southeast
Of Iowa Falls, commenced three
years ago last spring with fonr stands
of bees on his farm. Since that time
he has purchased two additional
stands, and by close attention to
them, has on the 18th day OF July,
1871, one hundred and four strong,
healthy stands. He informs us tina.
he will certainly realize 80 pounds
per hive OF extra honey, or 5000 lbs.
in all this tall. This honey crop at
90 cents per lb. "a moderate price,,
will realize $1,000 to Mr., Greer
He has sown 25 acres OF Alsace clo-
yer and intends to seed his whole
farm with it. He has number Of
acres also in buckwheat. 1t is the
intention of Mr.. G. to increase his
apiary to 800 stands, which with
good management cannot tail to
bring a net profit Of $4,000 per year
to its owner"
Elder Skinner, OF The Upper Iowa
Conference, and DR.. Corkhill, OF Ot-
tumwa, the brave knights who tilted
agains, croquet in the recent Meth
odist Convention, are back again i'll
their places of labor, we see by the
papers. These reverends believe that
Satan has mortgage on the soul Of
every person who plays croquet-
and that TO indulge in the game by
moonlight is the one unpardonable
sin. Mr.. Skinner told the Conveu
ton that when he telt the need OF
recreation he went to his wood-pile
and sawed the wood for his large
family-ah DR.. c. had perfectly
horrible experience with croquet, al
though he Is not wood sawyer
Last winter he had great revival
| or he knew vi Ouc-auu a SOouir
company Ut young men and women
| joined the church; spring came these
young folks went to playing croqu t
by moonlight, every one OF them
back slid, and all are now travelling
on the broad guage express to the
sulphur regions. Q, ye unyielding
croquetists, beware beware -
Davenport Gazette.
| One of the most perilous looking
jobs we ever saw done was accom-
plished last week by Mr.. Berry, in
the employ of Sheets & Gesberg.-
This was the removal OF the frag-
mcnt of lightning rod left on the top
OF the spire Of the Presbyterian
church when the Tightening tore off
The main part Of the rod below. Mr..
Barry went up the inside OF the splre
as tar as he could and cut hole
through and went to the outside. =
Here he nailed cleats upon the spire
and climbed up on these, mailing on
more as he went up, until he reached
the top and detached the rod. 1t was
the frailest looking support we ever
saw a man rest upon, At such aglddy
height Iowa City Republican.