The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-12

agency by which these manifestations ar,
produced.
Lee County.
The son Of Capt. Lamont, Of the steamer
Rock Island, was robbed at Montrose tn.
other day of a pocket-b book containing s155.
The residence Of August Schlapp, of Fot,
Madison, was entered by burglars on th,
night Of the 5th and robbed of clothing and
jewelry worth $500.
Counterfeit ten-dOllar bills on the Mer
chants National Bank Of Chicago are in cir
culation at Fort Madison. It is thought the,
| are manufactured in the county.
Linn County.
The failure Of McCurdy & Price, lumbe,
and grain dealers at Center Point, is an.
nounccd. Cause, grain speculation. Iowa
merchants are interested to the tune Of $6, COO
The earnings Of the B., G. r. 4 NJ. Railroad
| during the month ending Oct. 81, 1874, were
sl4a, a,314.Os, against s1e9, ,99904 for the month
Of October, 1873
Louisa County.
The store Of W. s. Hoffman, of Rising Sun,
was broken into the other night and robbed
Of goods worth $500.
Mahaska County.
An Oskaloosa girl swallowed pin and had
to have her wind-pipe cut to get it out
Marion County.
While Charles Choate, Of Hamilton, was
lifting sack fpotatocs from wagon, few
days ago, his foot slipped ard he fell to the
ground with considerable force, fracturing
one arm and dislocating the other.
Two men in Newbcrn had "discussion
wild fists a few days ago, resulting in one of
them, man named Wilson, getting an eve
gouged out
Marshall County.
EX-Goy. Stone has settled in the city of
Marshalltown.
Mills County.
Mr.. Lens, Of Glcnwood, has invented a
grain binder.
Muscatine County.
Sam. Jacobs, of West Liberty, has just
added eighteen Kentucky short horns to his
herd of fine cattle
The Muscatine Grange factory is three
stories high already, and still whooping
right along" says the Journal.
The Grangcrs buried John Huntsbergcr in
the Muscatine Cemetery lately with an i'm
pressive ceremony Of their own Order.
Polk County.
Mr.. Campbell was passing through Oakwood
the other evening, when he was accosted by
two men who wished to ride. He cheerfully
granted the request. On reaching Cheney
Creek bridge they got out and one Of them
seized the horses by the bit and the other
presented the cheerful revolver, while he
added: "Gve me your pocket-book or will
blow your brains out" Thinking more Of his
brains than his money Mr.. Campbell handed
over $45 and the brace of foot pads quietly de-
parted.
The State Auditor has revoked the ccrtiti
cate of authority to do business in the State
heretofore issued to the Penn and National
the Franklin Of Wheeling.
The new Capitol basement at Des Moines is
finished
One Of the Des Moines wholesale houses is
in a quandary concerning the mysterious alb
sence of its book-keeper, who left the city
several days since and forgot to settle sundry
bills. The firm are said to be short in their
cash account and the absent book-keeper's
boarding house would also be pleased to re-
ceive pecuniary visit from him. One or two
tailors are among the victims, and there are
Geo George Gaibraith, Of Des Moincs, was ar
rested the other day, charged with cmbczzling
money from his employer, B. c. White, pro-
bail Ir the sum of 81 800.
Seventeen coal banks have been opened in
Dcs Moincs during the past nine months.
The motion to quash the indictment against
urer, has been overruled and the case taken
to the Supreme Court.
POtta wattamie County.
Henry Painc's bull dog had been in the
habit of worrying the cows belonging to D..
Gciske, Council Bluffs milkman, and William
Kruss one of Gciskcs hands, one day killed
him with pitchfork. A few days ago Paine
met Kruss, and, after some words, started to
attack him with a neckyoke. kruss drew a
revolver and fired several shots, two of which
took effect, intlicting wounds which may
prove fatal.
A swarm of bees are using the stecplc OF the
Methodist Church at Council Bluffs as hive.
They arc having a high old time of it.
Scott County.
The internal revenue collections made by
Deputy Thompson, of Davenport, for October,
aggregate $5,344 420-principally from cigars
and beer.
There are seventy-fiye miles of streets with
i'm the corporate limits of the city OF Dayen-
port.
The Firs. National Bank Of Davenport has
Just declared a semiannual dividend of 10
per cent, which indicates prosperous con-
dition.
Coal has been discovered in Pleasant Valley,
on the farm of Garrett Donaldson.
The following were elected officers Of the
Scott County Agricultural Association on the
7th: President, Col. VIM. Allen; Vice-Presi-
dent, Eugene Burchard; Treasurer, ". Z.
Brewster; Secretary, 0. S. Mcneil. Three
new Directors were elected besides the old
Board holding over-Thomas Scott, J. NJ.
Eldridge, James Grant, Vim. Redwick, s. f.
Smith, Gus Scllnitzer, Geo. Murray, and Rev.
J. Hyde. The society is in prosperous con-
dition, and pays a good dividend yearly to the
stockholders.
Union County.
Clint Shutz, junior editor of the Crcston
Gazette, seventeen years old, was recently
married to Miss Anna Taylor, of Mount Pleas
ant
van Buren County.
son of Mr.. Hardy, of Benton's Post, has
become derangcd, and has been sent to the
Insane Asylum.
wapello County.
Two women have been arrested and sent to
the Davis County Jail on charge Of abduct
ing young girl whom they had taken tt
Ottumwa.
warren County.
The first tax book of the county has just
been cxhumcd from a lot of musty records in
the County Treasurer's office at Indianola
from which it appears that the total tax paId
the first year the county had an existence
was s53 Not much OF chance for defalca
ton in that pile.
Indianola shipped nincty-ni loaded cars
during the month Of October.
EN-. Labertcw, Of Indianola, recently sold
hog weighing 7o6 pounds.
Washington County.
man living in Washington recently ap
piled to the court for divorce, basing his
claim upon the fact that his wife was an in
valid. Instead Of granting his petition the
Judge administered severe rcbuke to him
saving that he ought to be ashamed OF him
self for proposing to do SO pusillanimoui
an act.
weh~fer COuntv.