The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-05-13
Spelling Match.

match between Montour and Toledo ART
now completed and unless prevented BY
some unlookedfor event will take place il
the Court House, on Thursday evening OF
this week
The plans so far are as follows: There
are to be 20 spoilers on each side. Tho
Pronouncers are to each select 20 words
from the current literature of the day
and write them on separate slips of paper
These 40 words are to be put together and
thoroughly shaken up, when the first 20
words taken from the hat or box are to
be pronounced and spelled by the contes.
tant writing them down. The side mis-
spelling the fewest words will be the vic
tors.
Next there are to be 30 words selected
from the late daily papers, by each pro,
nouncer. These 100 words are to be
spelled orally, AID the side missing the
fewest will be the victors.
Next the spoilers are to stand up and
"spell down" The1ast side standing to
be the victors. In the last "spelE' the
book used viii be McGuffey's speler.
The side which wins either two of these
matches will be declared the victor.
An admission fee of 10 cents will be
charged at the door the proceeds to be
divided equally between the two towns
The following officers have been e,ec,
ted:
FOR MoNToUR.
Captain. .............L. Leyenberger
Umpire. ....... C. j. Stevens
Pronouncer .............. ID. 5. Glidden.
FOR TOLEDO.
Captain. ................. JAS B. Hedge
Umpire. .............. }. Is. NJ. Bishop
Pronounccr ...... Rev. T. d. Childs
The Adams & French Harvester.
Messrs J. NJ. Camcry & Son, our extern
siyc dealers in Farm Machinery and Hard,
ware, received last week their first Cal
load of the celebrated Adams & French
Harvesters There were a number of these
machines sold in Tama County last year,
some 20 or 80 we believe, and many more
could have been sold, had the dealers
been able to procure them of the manu-,
facturers, and every one sold, so far as
heard from gave the most perfect satisfac-
ton. Last years experiences, however,
suggested several Improvements and the
manufacturers, determined on getting up
the best machine of that description in
the world, have spared neither study OIL
expense in dcvising and adding new fea,
lures and at the same time simplifying
and identifying the machine.
Accordingly they have improved the
binders stand and drop table, pitman box
grain wheel axle, patent fitting lever, &c.
The boxes are all Babbitted with first
class metal. This is not all. Besides get
ting the Harvester up in better style the
manufacturers seemingly anxious to ben
eft the farmers have reduced tile prize,
we believe, tsceHty doIIars on each machine,
and have given agents authority to Offer
better terms than ever before. Messrs
J. NJ. Camery & Son now have one of
these unrivaled machines put up and on
exhibition where our farmer friends can
see what they look like. We would add
that the most prominent Distinguishing
point of excellence in this machine over
all others is the manner of elevating the
grain. Instead of usirg a canvas which
will shrink and stretch, rot and tear, the
Adams & French has a set of rakes so ar
ranged that they will elevate anything,
from brick bat to any kind of dry or
wet grain. These rakes being made of
hard wood and iron and worked with posi-
tive gearing, cannot help but accomplish
the end for which they were made. Call
and see this Harvester, and if you want
one this year order IN time.