The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-26
IOWA STATE NEWS.

q Appanoose County.
Campbelrs Bank, Of Centerville, has be.
. come anational bank.
nachanan Ouunty.
J The Centerville Citizen has been sold to q,
W. Merrill, promising young journalist
Carroll County. r-
: The Carroll Herald says that Carroll City has
"ramshackle old frame school.house worth
about twenty cents, which cost s4O,0 COO"
Clayton County.
! The repair and railroad shops of the Toledo,
Wabash 4 Western Railroad at CLAYTON
were recently burned, having caught from
sparks emitted BY passing engine. Loss
about 10000
Clinton County. 81 rz
Mr.. Wynkoop, Of Lyons, was recently
knocked down in the street as he was gong
home and robbed Of $21 while lying upon the
i ground.
/ The products or the-Lyons preserving fac.
tory bctwsen Asg. Is and Nov. were valued
, at s6O06Q- 49, sssss ! sssszs<@ss -. =
Dallas County.
II The total tax Of the county for the year 1874
is $119, ,3O2.05 being an excess Of $21, ,2O2.74
, over the tax of 1873
Dexter recently sent carload of provisions
to the Kansas grasshopper sufferers,
Des Moines county.
The Ha,rk- Eye says Burlington has shipped
$4,000 bushels Of potatoes, worth $4,000, and
SIG, 500 worth Of apples during the last six
weeks.
Dickinson County.
A grand trot was to have taken place at
Spirit Lake few days since between "Jack
Sheppard" and "Morgan Golddust" Over
$1,000 was up and excitement ran high, but
the first heat not being satisfactory to the
hackers Of the lastnamed horse he was with
drawn, it being claimed that he had been
drugged and that the driver had sold the race
This created a big row, in which several were
knocked down. and q boisterous time gener-
ally followed.
Dubuque County.
A Dubuque law firm received 100000 fee
in the case Of Cobb, Blaisdell & Co. Us. The
Illinois Central Railroad, in which a judg-
ment was rendered in favor Of plaintiffs for
the sum Of $4,000.
The saloon scare is stirring up Dubuque
again. The wives Of several drunken hus-
bands have brought suits and the owners Of
the property in which saloons are situated are
ordering their tenants to step down and out
Floyd County.
A. w. Cook, Of Charles City, has just ar
rived at home from France with four Norman
stations, the first direct importation Of the
kind to the State.
| Franklin County.
| J. H. Poorbaugh stole cow from j. F.
Robbins and sold her to butcher. The rob-
berry was discovered, the thief arrested and
placed in the Hampton calaboose, but he dug
| out and escaped, and has not yet been dis
covered.
Guthrie County.
Two churches and two saloons have been
built in Stuart during the last year.
Hamilton County.
During the storm of the 7th a man named
La Furge, living at Hamilton, was killed and
his wife severely wounded by some timbers
falling upon her. Their child was also
fatally hurt.
There is a family of eight children living
near Webster City, the youngest Of which is
eighty years old.
f Jacob hHH haTt, Il mount rleusant, o,so.cl
last, rendered the railroad authorities at OF !
tumwa the statutory fare for ticket from
Ottumwa to Mount Pleasant, which they re- |
fused, and also refused to let him on the train
without a ticket, the platform between the
cars being guarded by employees AS the
train started, the rear platform of the last
car being without guard, he jumped aboard
The train-men, discovering he was aboard
stopped the train and put him OFT by force,
he meanwhile rendering the lawful fare. lie
recently sued the Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy Railroad Company, and on the 10th
the Justice at Mount Pleasant found that
Hart had suffered $500 damages, and there
upon rendered judgment in his favor Tor
$500 (fye-fold damages under the law) and
$500 additional as attorneys fees.
Jasper County.
During the absence Of Robert Morrison, OF
Monroe, from his home, lately. his wife died,
and he did not learn the fact until his return
to his home. He saw light burning in his house
and thought his wife was up waiting ior him
and on going to the door and his knock moi
being answered Immediately, he called
Mary"--his wife's name. He was then told
by brother that Mary" was dead and had
| been buried two weeks.
An intelligent farmer Of Newton estimates
| that the hog crop Of the State VIII De one
| third short of the number last year.
Jackson County.
| Mr.. Thomas Connolly, farmer living near
| La Monte, recently fell dead from apopiexy'
| while plowing in field. He was not discov-
cred until he had probably been dead half an
hour. and when discovered the team was
standing near him, not having moved after ne
| had fallen.
| Jones County.
| Mrs Jewett. of Monticello, has sued John
Gamborth. H. Babbe, Lorenz Wanschaure'
John Buevore, John Lousiey ana 'onh
Schastic, all Of them saloon-keepers IN tne
town, for 81, 900 each, for selling her husband
liquor.
Lee County. -,
Gustayus Koch, of Fort Madison, while
playing in his fathers cabinet shop lew
/ days ago fell upon . draw-knife and cut
cash in his leg four inches long. His sweet
tempered mother, when she found that the
boy was SO severely injured, struck him 50
violently that he became insensible
J.B. Bellman, Of Fort Madison, met with
fatal accident lately. He was driving q team,
when the horses started and ran away, throw
;np him under the wheels Of the wagon,
which passed over his neck, killing him IN
stantly.
Linn County.
Thirty.seven head Of short-horns were re-
GENTLY sold at Cedar Rapids for $7,S0o. Ihey
belonged to Silas Corbin, Of Kentucky
Mahaska County.
state convention Of dairymen will be held
- oskaloosa on the 18th Of January next, and
continue three days.
Marshall County.
The home mission fund Of Marsnaiitown
church was kept in box until one higns
lately. when some unregenerated hcatnen
broke into the sanctuary and appropriated
the money. -
An extensive "cave-in" recently occurred
! at the Abba coal mines. About three acres
/ of roof fell in. The miners barely had Time
enough to escape.
Mantroenery County.
Tvo members Of the last county Petit jury
were colored men-barbers in Red Oak.
Morgan County. ..,....
The Dubuque Telegraph says the inhaoitan's
, ~ .Waycrly are terribly excited over the ac-
t;ons of 4 married attorney, resident there. ~
.oe,,. that some months ago he sent his wiie.
| e.sc,,A. ~ the East and began TO