The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-12-17
IOWA STATE NEWS.

); A11amakee County.
The revival at Waukon, under the directit
o OF Rev Leonard, has resulted in twenty d,
e accessions to the Methodist Church.
!. Butlsr County. ~
P&kersburg has shed her swaddline cloth,
$ and become full-Hedged city. The yo
c stood sixty-two in favor and fifty-thre
n against.
Buchanan County.
/ Hon. J. M. Wear. died at his home in Ind
pendence on the morning of the 18th from tt
: result OF an accident while hunting q
: Thanksgiving Day, one chamber Of a doubl,
barreled gun discharging it's content
! through his hand as he was loading th
weapon. Instead Of amputating the membe
!. the physician tried to save it, but loclkjaw &C
: in and claimed its victim Mr.. Weart ran o
the Anti Monopoly ticket last fall for Suprem
Court Reporter, and served as Clerk Of tn
House Of Representatives Of the Iowa Legisls
ture last winter. He was . lawyer by profes
.. sion, aged thirty-six years, and leaves VIII
.nd 1ave cnfidrcn in reduced circumstances
Clayton County.
The other evening two-year- old daughtc
Of Mrs. N. Humphrey, Of McGregor, wa
scalded to death by the oycrturning Of q ket
tie Of hot water from a stove near which sh
was playing.
Delaware County.
Two cars have been loaded with supplies q
Manchester, one at Delaware and one at Earl
vile for the Kansas and Nebraska grasshop
per sufferers. man is to be sent along Il
distribute them where they will do the mos
good
Des Moimes County.
Two courses Of true love ran into one a
Dodgeville the other day, although two irat,
fathers did their level best to stop them. II
other words, two well-known young people
got married against their parents wishes.
A daring attempt was made to fire the Har
vey building on Third street, Burlington, the
other night. . 49, !, ersgs wi s.a a-ae a t
Dubuque County. 6Es
NJ NJ. Ham, editor OF the Dubuque Herald
was married the other afternoon to Miss Re.
becca Wells. A large number of the friends
of the groom and bride were present at the
ceremony and reception.
James Black, of Farley, while on his way
home the other night lost the road and wan.
dered until he reached the edge of quarry,
into which he fell and broke his head. He
lay in this condition till the next morning at
nine O'clock, when he was found alive, but
died soon after.
Gleed's malt-house and contents at Du-
buque were recently burned. Loss $25, 600
Insurance $4,000.
"A farmer named Kabat, who lives about six
Emiles from Dubuque on the Military road, re-
Gently met with a severe accident while kill
| ing hogs just as he was about to apply the
deadly knife the hog struggled and the knife
struck the farmer in the wrist, making fear
ful cash, completely severing two Of the
cords Of the arm and an important vein.
Fayette County.
George Gray, fifteen years old, living near
Brush Creek, was recently kicked by horse
and instantly killed.
Hardin County.
Thomas Clayton went to Alden on horse
back from his residence little distance of,
one evening lately, and late in the night the
olks at home were aroused by hearing the
horse outside. The boy was not with the
animal, but was found lying in the roadway
IL did naf ,s hs ssnfss
feared he would not recover. The horse
stumbled and fell upon him, it was thought.
Jackson County.
A few DAYS ago Mother Stevenson, widow
LADY living on her farm near Bellevue, was
killed by runaway team. She was sixty
years old.
Jasper County.
Wild-ca are said to be plenty in the timber
4 (nIfoY
This is something new for this part OF Iowa.
johnson County.
DR.. Fairall proposes to start a Bohemian re-
ligious paper in Iowa City.
An oatmeal factory is about to be estab-
lished in Iowa City.
Mrs. Fay, of Iowa City, fell dead upon the
street the other day. Heart disease was the
cause. K
| Glenn's hardware store at Iowa City was
burglarized the other evening OF $500 worth
OF revolvers and currency.
Lee County.
For the first time in several years the Pen
itcntiary at Fort Madison has not been sell
supporting. A draft has been made upon the
general fund to pay portion Of the Novem.
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withdrawal from the institution Of the United
States prisoners.
Linn County. -
While VIM. Hannah, son Of the Presbyte-
rian minister at Mount Vernon, was out hunt
nq the other day he endeavored TO show ms
omrade how a boy of his acquaintance shot
himself few years since. His gun accident
ally exploded, lodging the shot in his brain
and instantly killing him.
DR.. j. H. Smith, of Cedar Rapids, has
Poland hog which robs his family Of thell
daily supply Of the lacteal fuid-in otns'
words, milks his COW for him.
Muscatine County.
Chester Weed, one of the. oldest and mos
prominent business men of Muscatine, dieo
the other day. Shortly before his death nt
stated that he had taken poison while insane
He leaves young wife and an estate wortf
from $3.50, 900 to 100000.
Polk County. -.
The State Register is responsible for thl'
story: Zone Of the Grand Jurors OF the DIS
4 trfct Court was SO impressed with the beaut!
Of one Of the female witnesses In the Howare
murder case that he gave her q rousing kis'
stNien she appeared before them for the las
ttime. She is a gushing blonde. and was o
'1fors the jury number of times, snd whe
4he inrors had completed the examsnatlcl
and the maiden started TO icave the room ON
nf item suggested that she should shak'
ha.ds all round. She did SO, and then sosa'
! loreeuggested that she should Kiss one anna
blelooking old chap among them She pre
senfad her bill and he promptly honored Tn
salute" sss 49,
aa<yalley Junction, recently, on the west
.skrsw{un. the train was stopped to put Oh
swede who refused to pay hissfanes ne Va
4 elected with more haste. than desicacy. y
uot up Just as the train was starting 0eS
bis revolver and fired a the receding carr
Happily nobody was hurt.r Y
IT II ERl.ao- 10 'pus down IN the sook
ornmblers about lows winters that ootdoo
hricklaying was actively progressing ID De
1Moines Dec. 8. 1874.
J The other evening at Des Moines Pete
4 coyle stole valise from the Aborn Hous
Counter. picking it up while crowd OF guest
|, were standing about, jpstA arrived py -
Western train. He took the plundef an
walked toward Walnut street, but on the wa
WAS met by two men, who suspected nim
theft an demanded The valise. Coyae refuse
3 - q s,rrender the property and one of the me
Srcurtlv knocked him down. Inc tnie
e.o,,,,ed the valise and after picking himsel