The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-11-25
IOWA STATE NEWS.

A, w. SEARS, a Dubuque "hoIesai
boot and shoe dealer, has failed and flee
papers in bankruptcy.
The store building OF Henry Rolf, a
Kossnth, Des Moines County, was burne,
the other night, involving . loss of abou
$4,000.
DURING the recent snow-storm in Wood
bury County a ~stage-coach gong from
Cometunville TO Sioux City was upse
by the wind.
Mrs. MARY MEEK. of Bonaparte, ha
been held for trial at the District Court y
Van Buren County, for aiding in a rale
on a liquor saloon.
GEN. FITz HENRY WARREN, formerl,
of Iowa, is at he Retreat in Hartford
Conn. i'll with a mental disease which i
considered incurable.
The eplzootic was more severe at Nal
shalltown and vicinity on the 18th than a
the previous visitation, and several Vaiu
able animals had died.
JOHN HEBRON, a young ma ahou
twenty-five years old, recently committed
suicide at Independence by taking poison
Cause, a quarrel with an inebrialc father
TIE child of J. W. rringle, Of Fair
field. WAS accidentally poisoned the Other
day by drinking some liquid LETT careless
" on a table by another member of the
family. Il died in an hour.
THE iowa Industrial Exposition Asso,
citation Is fully organized and will cor
struct a permanent building at DeS MONIES,
U cost $4,000. Iloyt Sherman is the
President aud W. T. Dart the Supcrin-
teHdent.
the State Teachers Association for
Iowa and the Southeastern Iowa Associa-
ton of Principals and Superintendent
will hold a Joint session al burlington
during the last weeks in December. Thi,
is an experiment for utilizing the winter
vacation.
En-. SNOW, of MIr-Lantown, q citizen
of The Penitentiary, is in a nice fix. His
time is about up. and Two wives with
their respective children are waiting &c
claim him. Either has the right to di.
vOrce, but neither wants it, and each
threatens vengeance if Edward shall take
the other.
STATE Auditor SHERMAN is busy about
these days making ready his biennial re,
port to Inc Legislature. On Nov. l there
was in the State Treasury SjS,j2j.77.
The receipts for two years ending Novem,
Der, 1879, were 50, 1.5, Ss0.47, and the
expenditures S2.117. 3i4 20. The total
bonded Indebtedness Of the State is S545,
ABS 10. On the lst the permanent school
fund of the State aggregated IS ,362 ,Sof 20
an increase during the two years of S90,-
9I1.32.
TIE following postal changes were
made in Iowa during the week ending
Nov. p. 1915: Establishe0-Elis, Hardin
County. Earl II. Mcmillan, Postmaster;
Clifford, Hardin County, j. ". Bishop,
Postmaster; Panther Creek, Dallas
County, Israel Beaver, Postmaster; West
phalia, shelby County, Joseph kuhl
Postmaster. observation-disclosures, Ring,
gold County. Postmasters appointed
Glasgow, Jefferson County, f. Z, Taylor;
Ha"thorHe, montgomery County, William
l. 1omhs-
One Of the Justices of the Peace In Hu
bnqre married a young couple from the
country a few days ago who left corn
buskinr in the field but half an hour he.
fore they started to town to get ready for
the bridal ceremony. The preparation
was not very elaborate on the part Of
either bride or groom. He slicked up his
Sunday suit a little and she put a few
extra touchc, to her hair, and that was all.
They went to two other Justices before
they could agree on the price to be paid
for their marriage fee and the manner of
its payment. A bargain was finally
struck, however, and the Justice married
them for five bushels of potatoes put in
his cellar. The marriage ceremony over,
The bride and groom got into the Wagon
and drove to the Justices residence and
delivered me potatoes when they haO
bruugh' aiohg WIN lNeh'
WERE is q list Of counties IN lows
which pay over 100000 annual tax;
Benton, Sf2G, SS1.j7; BIackhaHk, $151,-
os0.5D: Boone. $113, 1886: Buchanan
SI19.9 300 -: Cass, 800, 933. 25; Clayton
Sl2S, 1892; Clinton. 23l ,l20. 43; Dallas
SllS3O O5; Dcs Moincs, S203, 1888 OF,
DubuQuc, S2;il,4g 0 90; Fremont, St19,,
S.13.Of; Hardin, SlO2, OS7.67; HarrIson
s11l.322 50; Henry, 1853. sos. 70; Iowa
Sl13.3 $50. 20: jackson, Sll5, 25l.0l: Jas
Der, $50, 93l 70; johnson, SlG5, 900 .16
Lee, S2O9, ITl.42; Linn, Sl62, Sl3.03;
Louisa, SOL, $500; Madison, sos, a03..
~; Mashaska, Sl31,s37.53; Marshall
1874. 1923. %: Muscatine, S193, i4e.5 IS
Page. Sl99.9l4.77: Polk, 1919, 935.91
po,tawattamic. S2s4 49l %: powclhiek
slOG oS2 81; Scott, $3.50, go. 80; Tama
sIS2 52412; Wapello, st11,624.7 10; Wash
inrton. 1927, SOC. So; Webster, $40, o26 80
Winpcshiek. S111, 600. 50; Woodbury.
S139. 775. co.
H. o,u, co,r, :, ,ha oooo &c ~,
CT w. Snna-n;.ano ~ pa,L, Carn
- Co., 81 ,bo Sh.rig u,or. :.
9'manm~ nnh,o,, had baon .oiootod J.,
An un.e daai1oI tra, ~ CIor;11
N-aan - Co.. ,aLin. 60.
s"a So - 60 ,ho on,r, ttn,
hamov cb,rre for conias of a,ch suh
-. ss,od INT he IL entitled % ,boo
penscs of conveying prisoners to and from
the Penitcnliary when ordered there fol-
safe keeping before trial; that the com
pensation fixed by the Code is tor his com.