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Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
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No. go. Fine Stock and Grain Farm and Residence.
342H acres. Price s9500This farm is situated in the
18th civil district of McMinn county and adjOns No.
267 miles south from Athens the county seat The
place fitted up n gentleman's country residence
residence with 10 rooms porches and all modern con-
veniences large brick smoke house with tin roof two
good tenant houses extra large frame stable good barn,
corn cribs and several log stables. The farm is well
fenced and has gates at openings, There is great
abundance of fruit trees Of the choicest varieties
Guiding nectarine, apricot. ounce and g fine creek
runs through the entire property there are also nu;
merous springs of excellent waters there two good
mill sites on the property This property is offered
much less than the cost Of improvements.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
Country Merchants

Will find it to their interest to call and examine m
stock or send for price list Orders attended to with
the same care as if in person.
% Call and examine, and be convinced.
=. KERN,
West Side Market Place.
Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-09-11
Campaign Goods for 1872.

Agents wanted for our Campaign Goods, Sell
Sight. Pay 100 per cent profit. Now is the time.
Send at once for Descriptive Circulars and Price Lists
of our Fine Steel Engrayngs Of all the Candidates
Campaign Biographies, Charts Photographs, Badges,
Pins Flags, and everything suited 10 the times Ten
Dollars per day easily made. Full fampes sent for s..
Address MOORE e. GOODSPEED,
81 Park Row, New York.
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No. 25l-River firm Of $50 acres, 20 in cultivation,
balance in very fine tmber-hickory, oak, walnut,
poplar ash and chestnut. Double frame and log dwell
ling seven rooms large barn and ou(buildings four
fine springs This property is situated on tn Hoston
river only seven miles from Knoxville and the timber
is very convenient for shipping to Market of large size
and fine quality Price. $4,000 81 900 cash, balance in
five equal annual payments with interest at six per
cent.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
The State contention.

Tie question Of an early or late
State Convention for placing the Re
publican ticket in the field is beng
considerably agltated by the press =
The Ottumwa Courier. whose princi-
raj editor Is member Of the State
Central Committee, argues forcihly
for an early convention, both on the
ground Of sound party policy, and as
a matter Of obedience to the plainly
expressed viii Of the last State Con
ycntien. The Cedar Rapids Repu5h
c7a, Prairie City Indar, and quite q
number Of papers besides take the
same view, while the Waterloo
Courier, and some others favor Con
vention III September. w g have no
positive advice TO offer on thai head.
but there is one pom. wherein, it
seems 70 us, our practice in calling
State Conventions needs amendment.
we allude TO the unwieldy size OF
those bodies or the basis OF repre-
scn,a,ion usually adopted. No such
thing as deiiberauon il = body com
posed Of six or seven hundred men,
coming together for a few hours
only, is possible. Every thing is
necessarily done tumnltuousiy, and
according TO the plans laid down out.
side Of the convention by adroit tao
ticians and manipulators Of such as
semb.agcs The BASIS Of represent
alton ought to be 50 raised that q
State Convention would be no more
numerous than the House OF Repre-
sentatives OF our General Assembly
or at most not TO exceed double
that number.
The Nation, in recent article on
the Cincinnati Convention, showed
how these large bodies foster the in
tlacnce Of what passess under the
name OF senlhusiasm,' which in a
nominating convention it afiirms " IL
as much ont Of place as it woald be
in a meeting IF directors in q bank
parlor. y Abiding to Cincinnati It
says-"There was nothing more com.
ical as well IS melancholy at tho Gin
cinnati Convention than 10 see the
activity Of the old and willy chiefs,
who never lose their heads ior mo-
ment and who probably had not in
thirty years known what it was to
teel the thrill of noble and selftor-
getting impulse, in stimulating the
enthusiastic way of looking at things
among the rank and file of their dele
gates. Their hats were always in
their hands ready for a hurrah; their
tears were always Oh tap, and their
hearts, 70 use tie homoly saying, IL
ways in their mouths and they, who
never act without tie deepest and
closest calculation, were bent Oh hav-
ing everybody else 60 things by &C
clama,ion.' " The opportunity for
such management obviously incrcas-
es with the size Of the convention,
and the consequent impossibility Of
doin. things with doliberation and
due order,- Belle Plane Union
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06

amcu,lat5rs thereto. IN relation to the
voting and levy;ng Of school taxes.
SEcQioS l. Dc it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Iowa, That all
taxes hereafter voted and levied under the
provisions of chapter III, laws Of the Ninth
General Assembly, and the acts amendatory
thereto, shall DO after the following man
ncr, tc-wit: Each school-distrct township
an I independent school. district, shall vote
the several specific sums Of money deemed
hy them necessary to be raised for school
house fund teachers fund, and contingent
fani, respectively in their respective school
districts, al HE same time as now provided
" law, ana Tie secretary Of each district
township. or independent school-district,
shall certify The several Sums so voted to
the board Of supervisors, designating the
amount OF school-house tax TO be levied in
each sub-tislict, who, in lcvying the said
taxes shall determine and fix as near as
may be, the per contum necessary to be lev
iel upon the property Of each sub-district
township, or indep ndent school district, in
order 10 realize the respective sums SO GER
tifed, due regard being had in ali cases, to
the proper arportionment Of the school
house fund tax, between the several sub
districts Of any district township as now
provided by law. Provided. always, Tha!
the ner cent,m so levied shall in no ca ex-
coed the limit now fixed by law. but in case
the board Of supervisors ascertain that the
specific sum certified is greater than the
maximum per centum now authorized will
produce the beard shall nevertheless, levy
such maximum limit and The amount rails
ed for continge fund shall not exceed five
dollars per scholar, and the amount raised
for teachers fund including the amount re-
ceived from the semi-anuual apportionment,
shall not exceed fifteen dollars per scholar,
for each scholar residing in The district
township, or independent district for which
the tax is levied The number Of persons
between the ages Of Ave and twenty-one
years, as shown by the last report Of the
county superintendent. shall, for the pur-
poses of this act, be deemed the number of
scholars in each school>district.
SEC. 2. MI acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved, April "A, 1872.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
CHAPTER pr:
Secretary Of State.

AN ACT to amend sections one and two, of
chapter ff;y-four Of the acts Of the Thir-
tenth General Assembly.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Iowa, That sec.
ton one Of chapter ffty-four Of the acts Of
the Thirteenth General Assembly, be- and
the same is hereby, amended, by striking
out the figures ''3000,' in the third line OF
said section, and inserting in lieu thereof
ing out the figures 'ls70," in the fourth line
Of said section, and inserting in lieu there
Of .he figures "lS72; and that section two
Of said chapter be, and the same is hereby,
amended, by striking out the figures 'lS70,
in tie ninth line of said section two, and
inserting in lieu thereof the figures "lSI2;
and by inserting after the word exchange,
in the eleventh line Of said section two, the
words, ''but such bonds shall not be ex-
changed for any Indebtedness Of the county,
except by the approval of the board Of su-
perv;sors Of said county,
SEC g This act being deemed by the
General Assembly, of immediate importance
shall take effect and be in force, from and
after its publication in the State Register
and State Leader, newspapers published at
Des Moines.
Approved, April q, 1872.
| hereby certify that the foregoing acl
was published in the Daily Iowa Sta te
Leader, May J. and in the Daily State
Register, May /, 1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06

The National Republican Convcn-
zion began its session, at PhiIadei-
phia yesterday. To-day, it will nm
doubleday make its nominations for
The Offices of President and Vice
President OF the United States.
There is no doubt that the nominee
Cor President will be u. S. Grant
When these nominations are made
we shall hold it the duty Of every
Republican to support the ticket,
The time for dissons,on will then
have passed. Those who preferred
some other man to the present N
cumbent vii. be expected to bow TO
the behests Of the party.
The Republican Party is ondearea
10 tie hearts Of the American Peo-
pie by.reasons Of its past services
in the cause of Country, and by is
present attitude in the maintenance e
the issues decided by the war as
we'll The People know very vel
that they form the Republican party, |
and that President Grant, the Sei1a-
tors and Representatives IN Congress
are simply ana only, their servants,
some OF these servants DO not, j, is
true, truly represent their const!ta- !
cn,s, yet the party viii sometime
have reckoning with them, ana al!
mistakes will eventually be righted.
TIE unwarrantod, iniudicious and T
ungencrous course ofvory many 81 7
the journals ana leaders of The lie
publican party, has tended 10 make T
the pending Presidential Campaign |
turn on personal ISSUES They affect
10 ignore tie principles At issue. The I
strength OF the party has heretofore /
and always ooen III its principles. II |
these are du.ctly and atfectually push
81 aside the party will suffer. The bat
tie should still be fought on princi
pies. II that case, It's victory con
be surely predicted. 1t is TO be
hcpei that the Philadelphia Convcn-
ton Will avoid personalities, ana
give US platform that shall repre-
sent the living issues Of the day.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
The 6audN18l IS.

Under tho new aprortjonment,
Powcshicl. X III the Ssh Congress
sioral District. which comprise sov.
en- counties. VIZ Linn, Benton, Ia
na. Marshall, roweshiek Iowa an!
johnson.
Candidates for representative hon
ors are already qnito numerous. IN
Linn county, District Attorney
Thompson is a ca.aldate. Ia Len
ton county, Hon. Charles II. conS-
lin il brought forward with strong
Endorsement from the press Of his
own county and counties a3lo'nlng'
lie il the author Of "Trcat1Se on
Law" for Inc use OF Justices Courts,
and stands we'll with his profession,
He. without doubt, would fill the
position wo,tMiy ;,
8ut probably tho best known ana
is,ost popular candidate III the fed,
is Non. James Wilson of Tama coun
ty. His position rs Speaker OF the
House has given HIM . State repnta-
ton. lie IS a good paiamen;arIan,
ami seems to possess those qualities
which lit him to have influence
among his fellows. He undoubtedly
las more strength than any other
candidate in the field at present
( Grihnel Herald.
The Daily Repu5IiGsa. of Cedar
Rapids, opposes Major Thompson,
the Congressional Candidate from
Linn County, ana argues strongly
for bclt for the Circuit Juagship.-
The prospects of a disrnitod delega-
ton to both Conventions, from that
county, is growing.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
Laws OF Iowa.
IUDLI8lIED by AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 232.

AN ACT to repeal section two, Of
chapter fii:y-iline, Of the laws Of
the Twelfth General Assembly, and
enact substitutes herefor.
sEerEoa /. BE 1t enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State of
Iowa, That section two, Of chapter
fifty nine, Of the laws OF the Twelfth
General Assembly be, and the same
is hereby repealed, and the following
enacted in lieu thereof : There shah
be Board Of Trustees, whose name
and style shall be the Board Of Trus-
tees Of the Iowa Reform School,
which shall consist of five persons,
who shall be appointed by the Gene
raj Assembly, no two OF whom shall
be taken from the same congressional
district, and shall hold their offices
for six years, ana until their success
sors are elected and qualified. All
vacancies occurring in said board by
death, resignation or otherwise, shall
be filled by appointment Of Ibyl the
Governor OF the State.
SIC. 2. This act being deemed Of
immediate Importance, shall take Ct.
feet from aud after its publication lii
the Daily State Register and Daily
State Leader, newspapers published
in Des Moiaes, iowa.
Approved, April q, 1872.
| I hereby certify that the foregoin @
act was published in the Daily Iowa
State Register May LIST, and in
the DAILY State Leader, May LIST
1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary Of state.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
CAAPTER 228.

AN ACT to repeal section 1915 Of the Re-
vision of 1860, and to enact q substitute
therefor.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Iowa, That section
1915 Of the Revision Of 1850, be, and the
same is hereby, repealed, and there is en-
acted IN lieu thereof the following, to-wit :
"Section 1876. Either party before the trial
is commenced may have change Of venue
upon fling an affidavit that the justice is
prejudiced against him or is o near relation
to the other party, or is material witness
for the afiant or that the afiant cannot OBJ
tain justice before him, but no more than
one change of venue shall be allow ed to each
party, unless the justice to whom the case
shall be transmitted is related to either par
t. by consanguinity or affinity within the
fourth degree, or is q witness, or been On at.
torney employed in the action, in either Of
which events, a second change Of venue may
be allowed to the same party.
Approved, April "a, 1872.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06

township which has no separate district
township organization, upon the written APP
pliCation Of two-thirls of the electors resL-
ing upon the territory Of such independent
district and within such civil township, to
the board Of directors. they shall set of
such territory, whether provided with school
houses or not, to be organized as a district
township in the manner provided for such
organization when new civil township is
formed.
SEc. s. Chapter ninety-four laws Of the
Thirteenth General Assembly is hereby re-
pealed.
SEc. 1. This act being deemed Of immc-
diatc Importance shall take effect from and
at;c- its publication in the Iowa State Reg
lister, and State Leader, newspapers publish
cd in Des Moines, Iowa.
Approved, April y, 1872,
| hereby certify that the foregoing act
was published in the Daily State Leader,
May l, and in the Daily Iowa State Reg
lister, May ., 1872.
ED WRIGHT,
Secretary Of State.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
CHAPTER 238,

AN ACT to amend Chapter liz, Of the acts
of the Ninth General Assembly, passed
April 8, 1862, in relation to Schools; also
Chapter 81, laws Of the Tenth General
Assembly.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Iowa. That Soc
ton 4, Of said chapter 172, is hereby
amended by inserting therein Immediately
after tho first word Hwhcn,' the words
"changes in civil township boundaries are
made, ~ also by inserting Immediately
after the words "for both or all of tie new
DISTRICTS" the words, cor parts Of districts !"
Also to amend the last clause of said sec
ton to read as follows: "a similar d.
vision shall be made in case Of the forma-
ton or changes Of boundaries, Of independ-
ent districts, or the consolidation, or other
changes in the boundaries os civil town.
ships
SEC 2. Section sixty-nirs of said chapter
is hereby amended by adding thereto the
following. to>wit: "after an investigation
of facts in the case, OF which investigation
the teacher shall have personal notice, and
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06

The travelling correspondent of
tAo fresj3e Friend, o. Ciiaago, in his
lato letter, gave a couple OF para
graphs 70 fsma County, which we
reprint below:
We are now in Tama county, ana
will stop in The good town OF Tana
City, and to be comfortable, We la'.
ourselves under tie especial care OF
Cutting, proprietor OF the Harmon
House. 9'ama City has 1900 people
Ind is well built town tor ono OF It's
age,
Toledo Is tic capitol of Tama
County. yoa doubt tao enterprise,
energy and "goaheadativcness' il
will be totally dispe!iel when you
are informed that the town has Built
Il railroad Of its own, three miles ii
lcngth, connecting with tEe Chicago
AMI Northwestern. liere n Toledo
we me-; and talked wi.h ~ 5at!s SEA
sleinar nho ee..is the Tama Comfy
ffattIas>.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
De III % james Gordon Bennett.

James Gorden Bennett expired at
) clock, June LIST. 1872, Mr., Ben
nett, was born III Scotland, 1896,
and received a classical education
ut Aberdeen Seminary. In April,
1919, lie visited America aud labor
cd as school teacher in Nova SEQ
tia. Shortly after he moved TO Bos-
ten ard thence 20 New York.
While in Boston starvation seemed
imminent fortunately however
young Bennett secured the position
Of proof reader with Wells d Lilly.
While there, he published vol
nme Of poems.
In New York, he for a long time
edited the Courier and Enquirer then
an influential paper. Following his
connection with the Co4riey and In
Q.rsf, was :, period il us lie given
70 & variety q pursuits coupled with
an attempt to found newspaper in
Philadelphia which failed. In May,
1885, Mr.. Bennett founded the
New York Herald, at first Issued
from a cellar, with yong Bennett as
its editor, proof reader, advertising
agent and general manager. The pa
per increased in strength and intiu-
rncc under his master hand until it
became power. Ills was master
mind, Lorn to rule as well as instruct
the multitude with the pen. Mr..
Bennett infused his energy into his
pa,er it was among the very first
newspapers in this country to fur
nish full commercial reports and
statistics. It ever contained the
freshest and most entertaining selec-
tons OF general news. It's founder
las lived to see the HeraM tic en-
hodialent OF great independent 20
litlcal aal general newspaper, MIR.
Bonnet died at the age Of seventy
seven. lie had passed the allotted
'aga ST men, and in life is \ striking
example OF what energy and industry
will do to make poor men rich and
powerful.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
CHAPTER oa6.

AN All ior the Improvement OF the IOWA
State rcn.tentary at Fort Madison.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Iowa, That there
is hereby appropriated out of any money in
the treasury. not otherwise appropriated,
the sum Of nine thousand and six hundred
dollars, or SO much thereof as may be necs
essary for the improvement Of the State
penitentiary, as follows, to-wit: Fer the
construction Of \ second story to the black
smith shop inside tho walls of said peniten-
tiary, and for putting new roof on same, the
sum of two thousand two hundred dollars !;
for the construction of second story to the
foundry, the sum Of four ;housa nd and four
hundred dollars.
SEC - There is hereby further appro-
priated out Of any funds in the treasury.
not otherwise appropriated, the sum Of three
thousand dollars, for the purchase Of gas
fixtures and all necessary apparatus for the
lighting Of the prison.
SEC. 8. The money hereby appropriated
shall be expend ID under the direction of the
warden, the plans and estimates first being
submitted 10 and approved b. the Census
Board.
SEC 4. This Act. being deemed Of imme-
diate Importance, shall be i, force and eff
feet from and after two weels publication
in the Des Moines Daily Register and the
Daily Leader, newspapers published st Des
Moines, Iowa.
Approved. April "a, 1872
hereby certify that III, foregoing act
was published in the Daily State Leader
May ,, and in the Daily Iowa State Reg
lister May l, iSz2'
ED WRIGHT,
Senrpfa,v Of STATE
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06
CHAPTER 225.

AN ACT providing for restoring territory
for school purposes to township districts
to which it geographically belongs.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly Of the State of Iowa, That in
ell cases where territory has been or may
be get in an adjoining county or township
for school purposes, under the provisions of
chapter ninety four laws Of the Thirteenth
General Assembly, or of section twenty
nine (Sec. 81, S. L. 1869 chapter one hun
bred and seventy-two laws Of the Ninth
General Assembly, as amended April Sd,
1866, such territory may be restored by the
concurrence Of the respective. boards of di-
rectors but On the written application Of
two-thirds Of the electors residing upon the
territory within the township in which the
sohool-housc is not situated, the said board
shall restore the territory to the township
district in which it geographically be-
longs.
SIC. .. n case aa independent district
emlr@ees rart o. 'ho Whole Of e civil
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06

Congress has passed resolution
reducing the number OF revenue dis
frlcts 60 sixty, to take effect June so.
This VIII probably give Iowa but
one district, with one assessor and col
lector, and dcputy Of each in each
Congressional District.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06

OF candidates for Circuit Judge in
,lis District We have Judge Struhle,
OF Tams, Cornell, Of Johnson, Shane,
Of Benton, Belt, OF Linn, MeCrn, 9!
Jones, and Yates, of Cedar, and still
ilpv come.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-06-06

The following Awfully SOLEMN
FACTS we suppose have reference to
the
Union Store
Come, Josie and Dolly and Thomas and John,
List to my story, sit down, every one.
I'm strongly impressed.and believe it is. true,
The road to success is opened 10 you.
in the Town of Toledo, one of their stores
Is packed full of goods, between the two
floors,
Excepting, indeed, small passage way
Which is crowded with buyers, every fine
day.
The goods are brand new, we're recently
bought,
The patterns are there that Josie has sought:
And many fine styles with Dolly s own name,
Which fashion has fanncdao very high fame
OF goods more substantial, they have not 4
few
| jus, suiting the taste of each one Of yon.
| The styles are complete, most perfect they
| say,
And many wise people are vending tha,
| way.
The clothing is fine, will fit to T.
| Some heavy and strong. some light filigree,
| Adapted, indeed, to al, kinds Of weather,
And oil kinds of crowds, wherever they
| gather.
Their shoes and their boots are light and
| are strong,
And really It's said they last one too long;
Be that rs it may, I'd advise you to try
| Some of their stock, whenever you buy.
| OF groceries, too, they have full line
Assortment complete, and stock very fine.
| Their sugars indeed, are SO nice and so light
That many prefer the brown to the white
Their prices I'm told are down several fee,
Below all others with whom they compete.
The truth of all this we shortly must know,
So hitch up the team and off We will 60.
! Start up the Dobbins, and drive on n race
| For Wieting s Brothers, that is the place
I We'll find it, I'm sure, Hurrah and Hurrah
Eureka EurcEal! Gloria Elcelsiaiv
at this stage Of the game the poet
was SO excited with the nice and
cheap goods he and his family saw
and bought at the UNION STORE
that his muse went into fit Of flut
iteration from which she is not ex
pected to recover for several days
sufficiently to speak he. piece.