The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-02-26
Iowa Items.
Jasper county viii enjoy circular

The body OF Frank Appleton,
killed by The Si"nx la3iass has been
Inferred a, Sioux City, where his
parents live.
The boy drowned at Burlington
last Tuesday proved TO be a travel
in- musician, whose name no one
knew.
A daughter of Cyrus Ford, Of ~,
bia. ran a needle into her leg so tar
that it could not be drawn back, 50
she pushed it through and brought
it ont point foremost.
There are now confined in tie
Iowa Penitent;ary at Fort Madison,
276 convicts, e3 of whom. are United
States offenders, confined there for
want of government prisons.
Ono l.. P. Haxen, alias Joseph
CT ark, was arrested at Des MONIES
on Thurday, for seducing his wlie's,
sisters twin girls, l6 Yeas old, and
held 10 answer III default OF 81 300
Some wretch entered the brick
school house west of Peila, one
49, last week. ana harmed up tue
hooks lett IN the house, also some
charts lecturer had lett there. The
charts were valued at $50
The President AMI directors of he
railroad from Des Moines to Fort
Dodge, met the resident directors at
Des Moines on Fri lay to arrange tor
separation OF the ROAD from the
The Keokuk division,
+. Davidson comm snced to com
NIT suicide IN the court room a:
Charlton His friends aud acquaint-
ances gathered around him, urged
him to 90 ahead, got him mad, and
lie would not complete his noble un.
lertasing.
One J. 4. Warren IS travelling
through the State co.lcc ting money
by threading every farmer who is
using a three horse cleyis with pros
ecution tor infringing on patent,
and the Musca,ine JoWnW denounCes
the thing as swindic.
Randolph Mitchell, a farmer re.
sident OF Clinton, killed his vile at a
hotel in San Francisco, about the
middle OF January, and then commit,
tod suicide. He has seven brothers
and sisters residing in the vicinity oil
Clinton, who attribute the cause ct
the tragedy to al unhappy married
life.
At Dubuque wedding, the Herald
says, among the wedding presents
ostentatiously displayed was sloU
bill, present from the doting latter
to his darling dauy hter. Alter the
guests had departed tho old man
cody rolled up the bill and put it in
his vest pocket, and that was the
end of it.
a blind man at Sioux City has in
vented car coupler by means OF
which cars can can BE coupled and
uneoupled from the top to lie Or
limb. Ii the thing can be put into
successful operation it viii very
materially reduce the number of train
accidents and consequent law suits
for damages.
Free wharfage is offered all pack
cts touching at Dubuque, sbollshlng
the revenue system which has beer
in force for years. Lumber and
wood dealers are included in the
clause. The revenue from tins source
amounts last year 10 $4,000, which
1t is said will be made up by the in.
creased business the privilege grants
Deputy United States Marshal
Sha,tuck made swoop, Oh Sunday,
in Usage, upon brace OF counter
fetcrs named Hiram Hart and G. NJ.
Craig. who were lodged in Jail to
wait the arrival of the United States
Prosecuting Attorney fer an exami
nation before Commissioner Fore.
man. Two sets Of dies for making
nlckles, together with other irnple-
ments tor making spurious coin, were
found in their posseion.
United States Inspector Deerlng
has been investigating the affairs ct
the Citizens National Bank, of Sioux
City, Iowa, which has been some
what embarrassed, AMI finds the as.
sets cqua! to the liabilities. \ con-
siderable portion OF the assets are
locked up in Chicago. John z. Ali.
son, Of the well known banking firm
OF Weare e. Allison, was elected
Provisional Cashier Of the stock.
holders. pending an examination by
the Comptroller Of Currency.