The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-23
IOWA STATE NEWS.

IOWA STATE NEWS.
The population Of Des Moines, accord
ing to the census ordered by the Mayor, il
1914.
An Illinois capitalist has purchased
so, 600 acres of land In Ida County, and
proposes to settle . colony there.
A Two-YEAR-oLD son of Thomas Hovey.
of Des Moines, was recently poisoned to
death by drinking concentrated lys.
THE carpenter and paint shops Of the
Illinois Central Railroad, at Waterloo,
burned to the ground q few nights since.
A COUNCIL BLUFFS youth playfully
pointed . gun at his comrade. The little
fellow now carries . load Of shot in his
groin.
Mr.. ABRAHAM CLoueH, an old farmer
living near ~Indianola, was gored by .
vicious bull recently and died in about two
hours.
The Atlantic Cap-SheaJ Is responsible
for the rather "tall' statement that the
farmers of Cass County, Iowa, are getting
step-ladders made to gather their corn
with. ''..A-
THE Democratic Convention of the
Guthrie District have nominated Michael
Mcdonald, longtime Sheriff Of Guthrie
County, for State Senator against Col.
Nichols.
TIE Democratic ticket in Clayton is as
follows: Senator, John T. Stoneman;
Representatives, Charles Murtzel and ].
B. White; Sheriff, w. A. Benton; Treas
urer, J. NJ. Hagensick; Auditor, John
Overall.
THE Republicans of Guthrie County
have nominated Mr.. Marris for Repre-
sentative; Chris. Hayden, for Treasurer;
Mr.. Mcmillan, for Sheriff; A. K. Dewey,
for Auditor; Giles Miller, for Superin-
tendent.
THE Polk County Republican Conven.
ton recently nominated w. G. Madden
and Josiah Censor for the Legislature;
J.. B. Stewart, for County Treasurer; Geo.
Lendrum, for Sheriff, and George C.
Baker for Auditor.
THE Republicans of Story County have
nominated the following ticket: Repre-
sentative, Milton Evans, of Ames; Treas
urer, ]. A. King; Auditor, John R. Hays;
Sheriff, ]. F. Gillespie; Superintendent
of Schools, c. H. Ballet.
THE Republican ticket in Allamakee
County is as follows: Senator, DR.. Thorn
as H. Barnes; Representative, o. F. John
son Treasurer, Herman Kerndt; Auditor,
Edward R. Jones; Supervisor, Robert
Crawford; Sheriff, George Hewitt.
MIR. ODART, of Penn Township, Dallas
County, met with a serious accident a few
days ago. He was making some oint-
ment and mixed some nitric acid and
quicksilver together, when an explosion
took place and scattered the contents of
the vial in his face.
THE following were the postal changes
in Iowa during the week ending Sept. II,
1875: Postmasters appointed-Emerson,
Mills County, VIM. E. Apologize; Hamil.
ton, Marion County, Edward Munsell;
Pittsburg, Van Buren, County, John M.
Bonner; Tarkio, Page County, J. l..
Maxwell.
THE Warren County Republican nomi-
nations are as follows: Senator, William
Graham; Representative, Capt. Sam
Irwin; Treasurer, W. H. Anderson; Aud
itor, J. L. Wilson; Sheriff, Ed Bryant;
Superintendent of Schools, Elizabeth S.
Cooke; Surveyor, Levi Reeves; Coroner,
w. P. Judkins.
j. D. CAvENoR, proprietor of the st.
Nicholas Hotel, at Winterset, was found
dead the other day in one of the rooms of
his hotel. He has been laboring under a
state of excitement for a day or two and
was seen in the Office not more than half
an hour before his death. Apoplexy is
supposed to have been the immediate
cause of his death.
WILLIAM A. DAVIDSON came from Mus
catine to Davenport the other day and
drew 5000 from the bank for expenses at
tending his wedding, which was to have
occurred on the following day. While
going to the depot on his return he was
waylaid, robbed of his money and
drugged. When he awoke to conscious
ness, which was not until the following
evening, he was lying on the road twelve
miles from Davenport. How he got there
is the mystery.
An tho aIantinn On tho cocnpI TN,,ocIap
in October the following officers will be
elected: Governor, Lieutenant-G Governor,
Judge of the Supreme Court, Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction; Senators from
the Sd, 4th, 5th, 9th, 18th, Sth, 9th, 18th,
18th, 18th, 10Th, Goth, Gath, 25th, Goth,
3Oth, 32d, SD, 34tl, Seth, 37th, 39th, 10th,
41st, 43d, 45th, 4Gth, 47th and 49th Dis
tricts; three Representatives each from
Clinton, Dubuque, Lee and Scott Coun-
ties; two Representatives each from Ben
ton, Black Hawk, Cedar, Clayton,
Des Moincs, Henry, Jackson, Jasper,
johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn,
Mahaska, Marion, Muscatine, Polk,
Wapello, Washington and Winneshiek
SOuLtltS, ouC representative tdCu HUH
Alamakee, Appanoose, Boone, Bremen,
Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Clarke,
Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette,
Floyd, Fremont, Grundy, Guthrie, Hardin
Harrison, Howard, Iowa, Jefferson, Louisa.
Lucas, Madison, Marshall, Mills, Mitchell
Monroe, Page, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek,
Story, lama, Taylor, Van Buren,, Warren.
Wayne and Webster counties, and one
representative each from the 18th, Goth.
21st, 41st, 42d, 6Sth, Goth, 10th, list, 72d
and 73d districts.
THE census returns of all the counties
are now in, except Kossuth, which will
probably not be received in time to appear
in the State report, which is now in press,
and should be issued in a few days-the
impossibility of getting returns from Ger
tain counties having kept it back nearly
two months. The following are the
official figures for 1875:
Counties. Population Counties. Population.
Adair ........... T.0i5 Jefferson. ....... 17.127
Adams.......... 1882 johnson ........ 1853
Allamakee. ..... 10. los j Zones. ........ 10, 166
Appanoose.. .... 7,405 Xeokuk ......... 2),4SS
Audubon ......,. 1870 *kossuth ....... 5.252
Benton........ 22,S07 Lee ............. 1898
Black Hawk. 22,9l3 Linn ............ 31.S15
Boone ......... 1881 Louisa. ........ IL. 499
Bremen ......... 1920 Lucas. ......... 11,T25
buchanan. ...... I,3l5 Lyon............ 1,229
Buena Vista 3,561 Madison ........ Ii. O2O
Butler.......-... 1l,I3i Mahaska........ 23,71S
Calhoun $1,000. 21SS Marion. 2f OA