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Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
ELECTION NOTICE.

WHEREAS, 1t . special meeting Of the
Board Of Trustees Of Lincoln township, To.
ma county, lows, held on tho 10Th day Of
September, A. D, 1879. . petition signed BY
one third Of the legal, Voters Of said Town.
shin was submitted to them; asking that the
question Of the adoption Of the provisions Of
Chapter 26, Of the laws Of the Thirteenth
General Assembly, entitled, an act 70 re-
strain stock from running 1t large, 70 &C
cordance with provisions Of chapter b5, Of
the laws Of the Fourteenth General Assem>
bly,, be submitted TO the legal voters Of said
township ct tho ensuing General Election
for A. D. 1872. I, I,
Reso,pcd, That this Board submit the quss-
ton Of restraining stock from running at
large to the legal voters Of Line DIN town
ship, at the ensuing General election for A.
D. 1872, and the clerk Do hereby instructed
to give notice according to law; yeas ;
Hamersly and Baldwin.
Therefore, In pursuance Of said order Of
the Board, and. also, in pun suance Of chap
ter IS, Of the laws Of the Fourteenth Gener-
81 Assembly, notice is hereby given 70 the
legal voters Of Lincoln township that, q
The General election, to be held in said
township on Tuesday, the 9th day Of Novsm-
Der, A. D. 1872, the proposition will be cub
mitted to the legal voters Of said township
whether said chapter &C. Of the laws Of the
Thirteenth General Assembly, Of the State
Of lowe, shall b. adopted or rejected in
said township. y,
Electors voting for the adoption. Of said
chapter sh.n har- - =.
Si TIER ballots the words, " For the Ssocl
Ac,," and those voting against said chap
ter shall have the words written or printed
on. thsir ballots, "4Againss the Stock Act"
BY order Of the Board Of Trustees:
Given under my hand, this 10th day Of
September, A. D. 1872.
JOHN r. @, COLD, Clerk.
D. B. HAAERsltn !,
-. C. II. BALDWIN,
4O-4S) Trustees.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
From Cornell College.
PUBLICS,

l IL BLICS.
There are FIVE Literary Societies
now in active operation in the Col.
lege. The ladies' have two-the
Esthesian and Philomathcan. The
gentlemen have three-thc Adel.
phian, Alnphictyon and Miltonian.-
All of the societies are accustomed
to give . public entertainment each
| term. -
The object Of a public" is two.
told. First : the Improvement Of The
individual members Of the respective
societies and, incidentally, enlight.
en- the audience. Second: the graf.
ification Of certain desire spring:ng
up in the breast of every school.boy
THAT of displaying gallantry. This
is q golden opportunity not to be
neglected. Not only has it the sane.
ton Of the Faculty. but the very
times and circumstances are favora.
ble.' When evening has thrown her
shady mantle about old earth, the
joy realized IN repairing to the chap.
81 with . fair lady by your side, is al
most unspeakable. But after the
programme, with the canopy ofheav.
en- bedecked with stars-and the
majestic moon with its silvery rays
cleaning through tho branches of tho
trees ON every side all nature cloth.
ed in solemn garb. Where can be
found the youth, in whose soul thore
will not well up emotions, tho mag
nitude Of which will compel him to
say: Oh! amt it nice !? And not
unfrequently an unpretcnding youth
is so influenced by these emotions
| that be unwlttingly enIeavors to
grasp, in, his embrace the earth, moon,
i stars and all his acknowledgement
never quite succeeds.
The first "Public" of the term was
given last Friday evening by tho
Adslphian Literary Society. The
entertainment was a success. The
Chapel was crowded and all were
highly pleased.
The salutatory by NJ. v. Sweesy,
President of the Society, was short
and very spicy. The orations by
Will Boggs, on The Condition OF
Man." aud by w. +. BARCLAY, on
Men and Principles contained ma.
ny gems of thought, and were i
credit to the Society. The declan,e-
ton by 9. G. Matter, entitled Runs
Maniac, was delivered splendidly and
brought tears to many eyes. The
.Adelphian Drawer, read, and mostly
written by l.. NJ. Shaw, the ilumorist
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
1udlclcial Order.
Times or Holding Courts IN the Sth
judicial District or Iowa.

In pursuance Of the provisions Of Chap
tiers 90 and lis Of the Acts Of the l4lh
General assembly Of the State Of Iowa, Il 10
hereby ordered that the TERMS lof the Dis
trict Court for the 9Th Judicial District in
said State, for the years 1873 and 1874,
shall be held at tho times and places fol-
lev ing, to-wit: III. . ~
on the first Monday in January and the
frat Monday.in juno.
| tAt Marcngo, in the county Of Iowa on
the first Monday In February and the drse
Monday in September.
! AT Toledo, in the county sf Tama, on the
third Monday in February aud the third
Monday in September.
| At Viaton, in the county Of Benton, on
| tho first Monday in March and the 6rs,
| Monday in October.
At Marion, In the county Of Linn, on The
third Monday in March and the third Mon
day in October.
At Upton. In the county Of Cedar. ON tho
first Monday in May and tho fourth Nom
| day ia November.
a. Aaanoea. in the county Of Jonss, on
the third Monday in May and The second
Monday in December.
Aud it 10 further ordered that the terms
of the Circuit Courts in and for said 9th
Judicial District, for the , ears 1873 and
1874, shall b. held ct the times and places
following, to-wit:
At Iowa City, ia The county Of johnson,
on the third Monday in March and the
fourth Monday in September.
At Marengo, in the county Of Iowa, on
the third Monday in April and the third
Monday in November.
At Toledo, in tiis county Of lama, On The
first Monday in May and the first Monday
Al vin.on, ii shs county Of Benton, on
the third Monday In May and the third
Monday in December.
At Marion, in the county Of Linn, on the
first Monday In Januart and the 6rtt Mon;
At Upton, in the county Of Cedar. ON the
third Monday Of February and the fourth
Monday in August.
At Anamosa, in the county Of Jones, on
frst Mondsy in March and the second
Monday in September.
Given under our hands ct Toledo, this
23d day Of September, 1914.
JAS. H. ROrHROCK,
Judge Dist Court 9Th Dist.
GEORGE h. STRUBLE,
Circuit Judge. 1st Circuit 9th Dist.
SYLvANUS YATES,
4O-481 Judge I'd Circuit 9th Dist.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
Republican County Convention.

i Pussaant to call, the Convention
'.of the Republicans Of Tama County,
..hset At tho Court House, last Satur.
3sy,at o'clock p. M.
The Convention was called to or.
der by.,v. r. Johnston, Chairman Of
tho County Centrx' Committee.
George G. Mason. Of York. wa,
elected President, and Il. II. Ryan
OF Tama, Secretary.
:, A.Qommittcc on credentials, con.
sistiag OF T. S. Free, Of Telelo. Jno.
Nicholson, of Tams, and eQeorge
i Crittaaden, OF Salt Greek, was ap.
pointed. "a = s.ss,i : -.Y..ss
!, Tho com itcc reported delegates
!, spAitled 10 seats ia tho Convention
as follows:
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

OF the Society, was = laughable at
fair, containing, in addition to many
sharp hits and funny stories, some
beautiful poems aud other pieces by
different members OF the Society.
The programme was interspersed
with splendid music by Professor
Bum. assisted by the best musical
talent in the College. l hear that
w. II. Harrison, Jr., from your place
has joined the Adclphian Society.
WoLcoTT.
Mt. Vernon, Sept. 23, 1872,
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

Some Of OUT exchanges ere stating
shat under a statute OF the United
States, passed by Congress in 1871,
ihc vote for Congressman must be
by ballot separate from the ono by
which votes are cast for Electors and
Safe officers. Some OF them give
The chapter, but none has yet pub
lishea the last itself or indicated
sshere it can he found. Wont some
one be SO obliging as TO reprint the
law?
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
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Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

| rs may Oc, representative express
sion from both parties. Ihave there.
fore requested the District Boards to
assemble in Convention on the Mon.
day OF Institute week. II ,s;ntend.
ed to ask the Institute To- choose a
certain number OF teachers TO meet
with them. These teachers cannot
have, any more than myself, any au.
thorlty oyer the action Of the Dis
trict Boards. But their practical
familiarity with school.books will
make their advice valuable to those
who Have tho authority. With the
Convention, when assembled, will
rest the question whether uniformity
is desirable throughout the county,
or only in townships !; whether
change is desirable, and TO bow
great an extent, aud how the desisa
ble degree Of uniformity can best he
secured. -,
Such d convention consulting in a
iudicious way, and seeking the best
interests OF our schools, may be ex-
rected to reach valuable results. II
not legally binding their decisions
will have the weight Of carefully con-
sidcred opinions. Combining, as
may be expected, tendencies both
radical and conservative, the safe
middle course Of wisdom may be
reached.
Doubtless the labors Of qualified
educators are giving us, year by
year, books better than those of the
past. It IS well occasionally to cx-
anime and secure the results of such
labors. When undertaken, the
work should be done as carefully and
thoroughly as possible. Occasional
changes, wisely made, will save the
need Of frequent changes dictated by
caprice and ignorance. Changes
should not be encouraged, except for
good reasons. Care Should be taken
in making even desirable changes,
not to impose heavy burdens on the
patrons OF our schools.
There are on this question, as I
have observed, consery alive and rad.
ical tendencies. In general terms
we may say that parents represent
the former and teachers the latter
II enc party had the sole power OF
decision, l fear the same old books
would be kept IN our schools genera
ton after generation. II the others
could have their way, many of our
schools would be perpetnally the vic
Tins Of new.tangled books and no.
tons. Bstwee these the law lately
passed wisely mcdiates.
I will simply add that l have re
ceived from their publishers or
agents . number Of textbooks in
different branches Of Study in our
schools. I have given them as care.
fu! an examination as was able; but
have not as yet in any case reached
decided preference Of one book or
series over all others. 1 have wish.
cd to make this examination without
prejudice or tavoritism; it Is for
others to decide whether it has been
really so. To such an eyfant =" ~ :
Convention shalt desire, the general
results OF this examination will be at
their service. F. HuRD.
Oxford, Sept. Both, 1872.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03


Z ecvcral mouths ego, tho Chicago
Tribune gave q detailed and ,slrcum.
sta,;;tial .stater.eiit of ! land transac.
aion. several years ago, in Chicago,
'hy which statement it appeared that
one J. II Jones, Of that city, bad
decided President Grant a valuable
tract OF land in consideration of tho
appointment of the said Jones, to the
office of Minister to Belgium. Tho
varioas pcmocrasi. Ind Liberal
journals Of the country took lip the
subject, and showed tie corrupt ma
turc Of the transaction. !. The howl
was prodigious as to quantity and
quality.
A week or two since, Mr.. Jones
furnished evidence that he anil the
Rresident had partnership transac-
't;cus in land Of, several years extent.
and that the land transferred to. the
President by, himself At The time Of
his appointmentwa was the land duo the
President on closing up the transac.
lions. The proof of the legality and
'proprlcty of the transaction Is 80
clear that tho Tribune has gracefully
acknowledged that no dishonor o,
stain attaches 10 either party by rcas
,on Of it. Thus another source o.
complaint Is dried up.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
Notes ON School Matters-NU. j..
BY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.


Among the laws passed by our
,-.s....s ~ vnang res Ia our text books
1t would not have been easy to touch
the subject at all, aid do much less
than was then done. 1t might have
been voted that our books shall be
uniform Throughout, the State for q
term Of years. The power to select
the books might have been given to
the Superintendent Of Public Instruc.
tor, or. TO a Committee chosen for
the purpose Very likely this would
have suited the publishers Of the
books fortunate enough to be. chosen.
But the previous experiments in this
and ether states have not progressed
the people in favor Of the plan
Rightly or not, they fear "jobs" too
much TO wish this power given into
the hands Of man or q Committee.
Very ,diDcreetly must those men act
who, in this position, could escape
the charge Of being bought"
1t uniformity in textbooks
throughout the State is not practicaa-
ble-and it seems not to bet is
universally admitted that uniformity
in a narrower range is very desirable,
and may be attained. Possibly the
text books throughout county may
be uniform-there is no reason why
they cannot be 80 at least through a
town. Hut the law does not profess
to regulate this. Recognising the au.
thority of District Boards in the
question, it simply forbids frequent
and capriclous changes. A series
once adopted must be retained three
years. unless it is obno xious to the
community At large.
This restriction aims to make
school boards cautious in the exercise
OF their powers. II one set Of text.
books has advantages over anoth or,
it is desirable to gain this advantage
as fully as possible. Doubtless tho
teacher is OF more Importance than
the textbook. A good teacher with
. poor book is far better than poor
teacher with good book. But we
must admit that, as our schools now
'ane. ? large portion of our teachers
are pccrior but indiftsrehlly good
They will not DO FIRST rate work
with any book. Bat let us have the
best possible books. and thus make
the work as good as possible.
Moved by the action Of our Lepis.
lature, the school officers of several
counties in this State have gwen
more or less attention to the subject
OF textbooks. Il has seemed to me
desirable to secure consultation on
this subject in our county. For this
purpose ] have pursued the following
P'nh : S.A4ss.s.fs, i. a 80. /.
f., Since tcccllers and school officers
are both interested in The textbook
question, wish to secure, as nearly
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

LII -. note laet ~oc'. ~. ?
Nj. ureeley's speech OF Piotsburg in
which he was represented as reitcr-
atang his ante war ideas on secession,
we were n.isled by the telegraphic
mutilation Of the speech. At Gin
tinnati. Clevaland,. aud other places
he distinctly Fepqdiates all secession
doctrine and disclosed his conviction
that no State or collection of States
has legal, moral or constitutional
right to withdraw from the Union.
AT the same time, he expressed his
confidence that direct and fair vote
on the question would save the I'm
ion and prevent civil war.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

You hot know that the above named
goods and many others have just
been newly purchased, and. ara. Of.
tered to the public a. the very lowest
prices, at the UNION STORE, To.
ledo, Iowa, by tho proprietors,
$500 - -
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THE ADVENTURES OF 4 MOST AD.
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Thursday, October, 3, 1872.
!.,a. s.. y y =. ~. = -, -.
REPUBLICAN, TICKET
:, FOR PRESIDENT,
ULYSSES s. GRANT.
OF Illinois.
ron VICE PRESIDENT,
HENRY WlEsoN,
Of Massachusetts.
Fer Secreta-y Of State,
I. 1T YOUNG,
Of Monroe county,
.Fvr Treas Ter Of State,
WILLIAM CHRISrY,
Of Clarke Co.
F5t Auaitor q Ssa.s,
JOHN RUSSELL,
:fsshts Co.:
For Register Of Stots Lard Office,
AARON DROWN,
Of Fnyette Co.
For Attorney Gssral,
MI CUTS
Of Mahaska, Co.
For Presidential Electors a. toey.,
SAMUEL J. LAKEWOOD,
OF johnson Co. ''-"
CHRISTIAN wuLLwElrE
Of Dubuque Co.
), District Electors.
lets. 4. Russell, Washington Co.
2d-James I. Lane, Scott Go.
3d-Elijah Odell, Clayton Co.
Ith.-E. w. Eastman, Hardin Co.
th-R. II. Gilmore, Linn 70.
9Th. b. Weaver, Davis Co.
@th-Warren S. DUNCAN, Lucas Co.
sth-T. v. Shoup. Taylor Co.
yth-Isaac Pendls,on, Woodbury. Co
For Member ,congte,s, Fiji Di.nist
JAMES WILSON;
of Tama Ca
For 0res4i Judge 9Th Judicial Distries,
JOHN McKEAN,
;. q Jones c..
For Clerk Of the Curt,
LEONARD b. BLlNN,
of Tama.
For Recorder,
JOHN h. McCLASKEY,
Of Toledo.
For Member ~ Board Of Supervisors,
"fdi"JAoTAs
Of Buckingham.
- =. --I -, =
: We are informed by circular from th'
State Central Committee that
! HON. E. ". EASTMAN,
Republican Elector will speak ct
Belle PLANE, Tuesday, Oct. 8.
! Toledo, Wednesday. Oct. 9.
The hour Of the meeting will BE- designated
hereafter.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03
Wieting Bros .

G THE following Musie.Books are rsss II
y commended - being the BEST of II
n their class i
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

You WANT some fine suits Of good
substantial Clothing, SOME choice
Groceries, or . line OF best Crocksry,
don't buy them until you have ex.
ahmed goods and figures at the UN.
ION STORE.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

| BuckiSGnAM-.John e.. Campbell!
III. A. Stewart, and G. Jaqua.
| CARLTON Donaldson, and Geo
Rider.
! CoLvMplA-J. II. Laulcrdalc, X
| G. Fennell, and w. +. Ashbansh.
| CRYsrAL-J. II. Eeltcr, and WV
| Wilson.
| GENEsEo-Joshua Leonard, j. NJ
C..sey, and George ID. Sherman.
| HowARp--Gain Burk, Earl ID
Rice, arid James Gray.
| INDIAN VrLLAcE-Ed. Rugglcs, A
b. Taplln. James Brice, Jr., A. j
Blodgett, II. NJ. Tenney, james NJ
Bradley, John w. Niman.
| OTTER CREEK-Clirton Clncy, j
NJ. Hayes. 500.
| PERny--Jainer Wilson.
SALT CRkEk-George Crittcndcn
Ii. z. Rawson, Martin Smith.
| TAMA-B. A. Hall, John Nichol
son, J. l.. Brackcn, w. A. Nicola
gin, o. II. Mills. II. IL. Ryan, Smith
Patterson. I,
ToLEpo-John G.. Safely, ID. d.
Appellate, J. N. Springer, Frank
Davis, George l.. Bailey, I. S. Free,
| N. Fisher, A. J. Wheaton, ard j. Q.
Clarke. =
,York--G. G. Mason. II. L. Smith,
and 5 mos Rogers.
The report was accepted and ad-
opted and the committee discharged.
J.. B. Blinn, clerk OF the Courts.
and John r. McClaskey, Recorder,
were rerominat,d By reclamation,
unanimously.
An informal ballot for Supervisor
was taken. with the following re-
suit ). f.. A. Hall and Earl d. Rice
being appointed tellers:
G. Jaqua, %
&. Brait, II
w. Wilson, Z
II. L. Smith, 4
Necessary to choice rs.
On first formal ballot, the vote
stood as follows:
Jaqua, q
Bratt, II
Wilson, I
Necessary to choice &c.
On motion, G. Jaqua was declared
the unanimous choice of the Con.
Yention tor.Supervisor.
4 committee of one from each
Township represented, to select a
County Central Committee-follow.
ing is the Committee: Felter, Ca.
sey, Wheaton, Crittenden, Ruggles.
Lauderdale, Mills, Olney, James
Wilson, Rice, Smith, Campbell and
Donaldson.
I, The committee reported the fol.
lowing for
COUNTY cENrnA. coMMlrrER
D. D. Appellate. b. A. Hall, and
w. A. Daniels.
Report was adopted and the Con.
vention adjourned.
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THE i REPUBLICAN,.

~ u. {. TRUE, Editor and rnblishe,
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

N N. s.., r.ss. e; s.l..i... t = 4 N
n Kinklss New Method for Y
u Reed Organ: Will b ready 2 80 II
August IS. r.
EPstsrs Eclectic Piano School. ss ~
Il Over COX, 900 copies in uss, II
n Peters Burrowss Primer, 50 ~
" Morrall'e Guitar School, SOC
LTFsstival Chimes, Tor Singing N ~
n Nc Flu: Ultra 0,.s Beoh.-l u
" With Piano or Organ 40. ! 50 ~
compartment, II
n Luddsn's School Tor the Voice, 80 ~
4 Petsrs' Ars Of Singing SEQ N
nWichtl's Violin 0eheol.-( . m -
V(Petsrs' sdision,)
ID Kqmmef's Flute School, 90 -
IL Wimt1srstsdt's Violin School, Is
WimmsrStsdt's Flute School, ISL
g Peters Violin School, IS U
~ Peters Flute School, 70 II
n Peters Parlor Companion. . m II
" For Flute. Violin b Piano, n
uPstsrs' Parlor CdmpAnion.-( M U
llFor Flute and Piano,
n Any music will b sent, pestpsid, "A
- on receipt * the married. price. Al n
n dress, s.-.s IN
IT New York.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-03

TOLEDO, IOWA,
Thursday, October, 3, 1872.
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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-03-09
DICK JUNIORS REGISTER / =, +,
Ns Ns YGet le.3ialiiiagr rNafcH 9th.

=
This is likely to be a very busy
week with farmers and gardeners.
A great many things which should
have been done last week were put
off till this, and now how to do the
work OF two weeks in FIVE days, is n
very perplexing problem. Saturdays
don't count in the farmers calendar
now days, on account of the peculiar
way freedmen have Of calculating
the number of work days in a week.
This week is the bset time to set
out onions that will cemc till next
fall, provided the ground is not too
wet. BE certain to set them with
the roots downward; we have tried
them set the other way, and found
that the sprout couldn't grow as
rapidly as it could upward. The
clay in some soils seem to check iii
growth.
Farmers who are onulous to have
the first cotton bloom may now be-
gin to plant a little, provided they
have plenty of seed to spare. |
seed are scarce, we would advis'
planting in lighthouses and trans
planting in April. Tha may do al
an experiment, but we think vii
not succeed well as apracticc.
All those who acted on the advice