Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-07-27

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Oquawka, was found dead in
slough, near burlington, on the 18th.
Fairbank township, BIackhawk
county, voted against the tax in aid
Of the McGregor Narrow Gauge
Road.
A strange disease is attacking the
cattle in the vicinity of Council Bluffs.
II is disease attacking the eye, rap
IDLY resulting in blindness.
A headless, legless and armless
"Cardiff" pigmy was dug up, at OF.
tumwa, the other day, and the medi.
cal men pronounce it a petriticd hui
man body. 1t is but feet long.
The Republican Senatorial Con-
vcntion for the 7th District, met at
Mt. Ayr, on the 18th, and gave 122
ballots with no choice for Senator.
The Convention adjourned to the
It'll OF August.
The Dadl Of all dads lives in
Humboldt county, where Farmer
Dadd and his wife are parents Of
eight pairs of twins and three single
children-ninetecn in all--with q
marriage experience OF only fourteen
years.
Two able bodied men-one dress
ed like circus clown-appeared on
our streets last week with a good
double team, engaged in the dlscred-
table calling OF gambling BY means
of prize candy, They ioun! few
to bite ut the bare bait Belle
Plain Union.
Miss Helen Freeman, of Iowa City,
stood at the head of her class, al the
University Of Notre Dame, South
bend, Indiana, and received the gold
cross conferred by that University
upon those who are thus fortunate.
The Washington Gazette tells a
cherry orchard story: y. P. Nc
Kenzie has cherry orchard of about
70 trees which were planted seven
years ago. This season, he picked
from them SO bushels of cherries. II
there is another orchard in the West
that can beat this, we would like to
hear from it."
The De Witt Observer has laid
another bug bare. 1t says: "Dr.
D. Spauldlng has left with us box
with specimens OF bugs, which he
designates Spanish Flies and says
they are appearing in untol ! myriads,
eating potato vines as ravenously as
the potato bug, and not combining
themselves to potatoes, but attack
other vegetation with fearful destruc-
ton. The doctor says they are the
same kind that he saw in Ohio TWEEN
W five years ago, and that they are
no jokers, but mean mischief"
Says the Monticello Express
"Amid all the stagnation in trade and
low price OF produce, it is gratifying
to note the steady, upward tendency
Of wool. AT the first coming in of
this years clip, the price was barely
talrty cents per. pound for the best
tub-washed, and twenty five cents
for fleece washed. But the price, for
various reasons, soon began to rise,
and now fifty cents per pound are
freely offered for the best, Wool in
the West, and particularly in Iowa,
is fast becoming an article OF impor-
lance, and we are glad to see the
pIlCc dut duCtHS.
The Temperance State Conven-
ton, held at Iowa City OH the 18th,
was attended by twenty five dele
gates. Hon. John A. Paryin, OF
Muscatine, President; w. II. Elem
ing, Des Moines, Secretary. The
business transacted consisted of the
adoption OF resolution recommend
ing the formation of the "Iowa Tenn
perancc Organization" which all the
different religious societies are inyit-
ed to join; setting the time for the
next State Convention, the third
Wednesday IN January next; and
the election of officers for the ensu-
ing year as follows: President JAS.
Wright, Des Moines; Vice Presi-
dent, G, I. Carpenter, Oskaloosa;
Secretary, Rev. A. Clark, Wilton;
Treasurer, Isaac Brandt, Des Moines.
Estate Register.