The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-12-24
Chelsea Fteas.

Rows have become of frequent occur
renee in and around a certain establish
mcnt in town.
A lottery man rented room for $500
carried of the key ana lock worth $3.50.
Net profit 80 cents.
The Chelsea Educational Association
organized two years ago, is in successful
operation this winter.
The Odd Fellows will have an Oyster
Supper on Christmas. The oysters viii
be served in their hall by J. W. Call, at
IS cents per couple.
There is good opening in Chelsea for
i good blacksmith, and for a hardware
store We want no more branch concerns,
but some one to locate permanently.
There were four dances in this vicinity,
Friday night, and not very good night
for dances either All are said to have
been well attended and conducted in good
order
Last week was a lively week for the
business men Of this place. One man was
SO over run with business that he had to
call on a friend from the country for as
sistance.
Geo. Christenden. B. Rector and A. J.
Vessel referees and Mr. Holstead, survey
or, were engaged last week in dividing the
real estate belonging to the heirs Of Robt
Wilkinson 1t will take them several days
yet to finish.
A few nights ago some rowdies amused
themselves by uncoupling cars thereby
preventing the train from starting, to the
great annoyance of the train hands. The
loss of leg might be wholesome lesson
to some of these parties.
There is set of timber and wood thieves
in this vicinity. Several have already been
spotted. Mr.. Wilkinson Swallowed a
couple last week who were cutting and
stealing his young timber; it was hauled
to town and sole for wood. He purposes
to make it hot for them, unless they fork
over
This section is ovcr-run with grasshop
per victims, some of whom are respecta-
BILE honest people, trying to make an hon
est living for their families, while there is
an other class that it would have been a
relief to their friends and a blessing to
community if the grasshoppers had eaten
them up bodily.
Mr.. s. Smith, our incoming ]. P. has
been confined to his be for the past two
weeks with neuralgia; he is improving
and will be ready for official business by
the first Monday in January. He propo-
ses to splice the first couple free Of charge.
Don't all come the first day; his offer is
only to one couple.
| The most of the citizens of Chelsea are
sober, industrious people, but there is
class Gas suppose there is in all other
towns) that are disgrace to society and q
burthen to community. They will lay
around the drinking saloons all day; keep
up rowdyism all night; are never seen
doing an honest days work, and never pay
for anything they get their hands on.
This class of loafcrs are not entirely COM
posed of citizens of the village. A con-
siderable proportion of them belong to
the country.
We have one saloon in which loaffng
is not petmit.ed. When the proprietor
can not get rid Of them any other way he
| applies the freezing process which never
| fails. The building he occupies appears
to be peculiarly constructed for that pur-
pose, for the Bnsls man who 'toots his
horn" in the second story Is ON strike
for warmer quarters.
| TAM O'SHANTER.