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


Appanoose County.
Wolf 4 Hayes, near Moulton, raised thi
year on five acres :, 800 bushels Of onions, re
alizlng the handsome sum of $2,2JO. Rile
Howard, Of Livingston, raised this year on
farm OF 400 acres 800 worth of faxsced
2,OOO bushels Of oats and 1900 bushels o
corn.
Bremer County.
Capt. Lucas has returned to editorial worl
on the Waverly Republican.
Black Hawk County.
The Waterloo Courier wickedly says: 81
fellow from the country asked permission 0
Marshal Evans, last Saturday evening, to re
main in town over night to witness the eclipse
The man had been indulging quite freely i,
corn syrup, and some one had told hin
that the exhibition was to take place in Wa
tsrloo. He looked upon it as Waterloo en-
terprisc."
D. G. Overmln, one of the founders 0
Cedar Falls, died recently
Cass County.
The proposition to issue bonds to tn,
amount of 5000 for the purpose of securing
to Atlantic protection against fire was de
feated at the recent special election by % t.
101.
Cedar County.
A rabbit running across the road neal
Pedec, lately, frightened team which rar
away and caused the death of Mrs. Jacol
King.
Clayton County.
McGregor has decided to have new city
park.
Bishop Hennessey on his late visit to Elka-
dor, administered the sacrament of confirma
tion to 456 persons.
J. d. Ainsworth, of the Elkadcr journal
has been taken to the Insane Hospital at In
dependence.
Clinton County.
George Klock, of Clinton, attempted sui
eide by jumping into the river on the night
Of the 5th. He was rescued by some of the
people called to the bank BY his cries fol-
help. The cause of the attempt was domes.
tic trouble.
Mr.. Walter !. Hayes, Of Clinton, has a
three -year-old Jersey hcifer which he SAYS
has given the past summer, when the pastur-
age was good, an average of eighteen quarts
Of milk daily.
Dallas County.
A new bridge has been completed at Atkin-
sons Mill, at cost Of 1882. Also the bridge
at Boonville, costing Sl2,2096O They are
made Of iron and are $50 and go feet long, re-
spcc.ively.
Joseph Hester, Of Van Meter, was recently
kicked by his horse and killed
A Union Medical Society, composed of ply
sicians from Madison, Dallas, Guthrie and
Adair Counties, was organized at Dexter a
few days ago, with the following officers
President, DIR. johnson; Vice President, DR..
Lyttle; Secretary, Dr. Smith; Treasurer, DR..
Dosh.
Delaware County.
George Martin, living near Sand Spring,
suicide the other day by cutting
his throat, because his wife would not sign
tho deed to the farm which he had sold.
Des Moines County.
Stephen Ronaldson, while at work on a
building in Prospect Point on the 4th, fell
from scaffold a distance Of thirty feet. His
spine was broken and he died an agonizing
death inside of four hours
The Keokuk Gate City says that the firm of
E. s. Edger & Co., of Burlington, have failed
The liabilities Of the firm and its individual
ss60655. ffe Heaviest III labfy" 70 al any i one
creditor is S2O3,245, to Stillwell, Winslow 4
Co, Of New York. The creditors number
about 40.
During the last few years the river has been
depositing sand in large volumes i'll front Of
the lcvec at Burlington and fears are enter
tanned that if something be not done to arrest
it the river channel will be pushed over to the
Illinois shore.
Dubuque County.
On the night Of the 4th at Dubuque, Black
wells wire works, NJ. s. Robison's agricu'tur-
al warcrooms, Bowers hay-fork factory and
McLaughlin's grain-house were totally de
stroyed by fire.
Joe Rhomberg is the heaviest taxpayer in
Dubuque.
Daal Sherbrook, in fit Of jealousy, shot at
one Lobdell, near Dubuque, the other morn-
ing. Lobdell returned the fire, when neigh
bors interfcrcd Nobody hurt, but Sher-
brook is under bonds to answer for assault
with intent to kill.
j. II. Greenwood was fatally shot at a Far
ley saloon by W. Bell, the other night Whis-
Ky caused the trouble.
pctrified butterfly was found in Du-
buque quarry the other day, and all the deli
cate outlines as perfect as in life.
Floyd County.
f. W. McNitt, Mayor Of Nora Springs, died
recently.
Greene County.
Rev. Mr.. Phillips has been engaged to
preach to the Presbyt erians Of Grand June
ton for another year.
Guthrie County.
VIII. Ward and John A. Dubbs, living al
Guthrie Center, indulgcd in an attempt al
mutual assassination the other night The
first received two probably fatal wounds
Jealousy is said to have been the melting
cause of the shooting.
J. w. Margart, of Guthrie Center, was
kicked by a horse on the 4th, and instantly
killed.
Hardin County.
A young man living at Acklcy was recent
" about to step from the table of a threshing'
machine when his foot slipped and his leg
was instantly caught in the cylinder, mang
ling it in a terrible manner and almost tear
ing ii from his body.
Harrison County.
At Little Sioux, the other night, half of the
town was out chasing youthful somnambu
list, who in scanty raiment was so fleet o
foot as to defy capture for an hour or more.
Jackson County.
This county and the adjoining county o.
Clinton are talking about swapping theil
townships to straighten county lines.
Jasper County.
Aman named Saunders, agent Of the Grange
elevator at Colfax, is said by the Chicago
Journal to have decamped with the funds q
numerous Oranges.
Mr.. Peck, Of Colfax, got into an alteration
with farmer the other evening ana shot him
breaking his collar-bone into fragments. Peel
escaped.
johnson County.
Mr.. IT. W. Graydon, of the State University
was the successful competitor in the State
oratorical contest at Iowa City on the 9Th. HI
will therefore represent the State in the inter
State contest at Indianapolis.
Iowa City has been mulcted in the sum O
$3.50 for injuries sustained by resident in
falling from dcmoralized sidewalk.
Jones County.
B.F. Shaw, of Anamosa, one Of the State
Fish Commissioners, ought to be q happy
man. He gets salary Of ofseventy- five cents :
day, according to the Monticello Sentinel, and