The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-07-16
Iowa Condensed.
Oskaloosa has had $40, 900 fire.

TUSCALOOSA has had *lU,UUU nre.
Avoca rejoices at the exodus Of grass
hoppers.
Twelve young men were find $12 each
in Newton for taking part in charivari.
The coming wheat harvest in O'Bricn
county Ia expected to average 35 bushels
per acre.
The idea Of building the Des Moines
Western Railroad has been abandoned for
the present.
Mrs. A. J. Chadbourne, one Of the lead
ing ladies Of Vinton society, died last
Tuesday week.
There is war in Dubuque because the
Key City House has gone into the free
bus business.
Mrs Paulina Swain, of the Messenger,
delivered an Grafton on the Fourth, in
Webster county
at Beacon, Mahaska county, eight feet
and five inches thick.
Mrs. Isabel Russ, of Clinton, asks S10.-
600 damages of Barnard Michael for sell
ing her husband liquor.
That Muscatine young man who is de-
coying away servant girls, has wife and
child in Bloomington, H.
A Chichago man is in Burlington look
ing for building in which to locate a
condensed egg mandatory.
The Muscatine county Changers have
resolved TO establish an agricultural i'm
plement factory in Muscatine.
A new paper is to be started shortly at
Union, Hardin county. 1t will he Repub-
lcan in politics, with p. r. Bailey as pub
Usher.
Griswold College, located at Davenport,
is considering Il proposition to remove its
College and Preparatory Department to
Cedar Rapids.
The prize soap man makes Des Moines
street corners musical, and delights small
boys and evening newspaper men during
the hot evenings.
One, calling himself J. NJ johnson, got
Fl. Kolb, of Dubuque, to cash a $40 check
on the Fourth. And now the check is
found to be bogus.
Herman Gerken, of Charles City, has
been adjudged insane by a Board Of Insane
Commissioners. disappointment in d
love affair, as usual.
John Ingle, of Montgomery county,
whose wife died suddenly on the 3D. Of
June, was married suddenly on the Goth OF
June to Maria Willard.
An employe of Mr. Samuel Miller OF
Marion, by the name of VIM. Fisher, was
killed by sun stroke Monday evening
He leaves wife and child.
The Patrons of Husbandry of Madison
county have purchased the Dabney eleva
tor at Wintcrset, for five thousand dollars
and are to take possession August first.
A Council Bluffs journalist has been
looking in a blood thirsty manner for Tom
Collins. 1t seems that Tom had intimatcd
that the newspaper man was cattle thief
Twenty-Five cents is charged for adms
sion to the penitentary grounds at Ana
mosa. The proceeds are to be devoted tC
the purchase of library for the prisoners
In Hamilton county, Mr.. T. f. McCrack
en- has got well settled in the editorial har-
ness of the Fireman, and is making a
lively paper. Success to him in his new
location.
j. G. Orr, postmaster at Lansing, has
absconded, leaving his bondsman to pay
$500 lie was one of these good fel-
lows" who spend most Of their time and
money in billiard saloons.
Mr. Weaver, OF Eldora who had twelve
children by his first wife, white woman,
married negro woman year ago, and
now the Ledger is rejoicing over the first
of the black twelve ensuing.
Four unfortunate females, residents Of
Polk county, and pronounced by the au-
thorities at the asylum as incurably insane,
but harmless, were brought from Mount
Pleasant to Des Moines last week
Several of the students of the State Uni
versity, residing on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi, have built a large sail boat, with
sails complete, in which they will make
their journey home when the school
closes.
Mrs. Catherine Bedwell, Of Dubuque
county, asks to be divorced from hcI
husband, Ebenezcr Bedwell, who is nc
cused of an uncomfortable crime ubon the
person of his stcp-daughter, a child I!
years Of age.
\ large balloon passed over Ottumwa
last week, at the height of about one and
half miles. 1t carried one or two per
sons, and was going in IA southwcsterly
direction. Its starting point and destna-
ton are unknown.
\ mouse IN Fort Dodge was unrooted IN
late storm, and cot in which were
sleeping two children was carried off by
the wind out Of the house and set down
in pond, where il tloated With its freight
until the children were rescued.