The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-03-18
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Ruchanan County.

IOWA STATE NEWS.
Buchanan County.
fatal accident recently occurred near In
dependence. Two boys were engaged in tax
ing corn from a crib, when one of them
crawled into the excavation made, the corr
falling upon and suffocating him before as
sistancc arrived.
Chickasaw County.
The mercury at Nashua stood at eighteen
degrees below zero the ID day Of March-the
second day Of spring!
Clarke County.
A Laporte man fell off the hind end OF 8
sled he was driving the other day, and wat
promptly run over by farmer who was driv
ing close behind him. The young man wal
trampled pretty badly by the horses, but he
wasn't fatally hurt.
Davis County.
Jimmy Myres, aged sweet seventeen, was
Watson, aged sweeter nineteen. No cards.
Des Moines County.
Gustav, a six -year-old son of Otto Dan
guard, living near Burlington, while follow.
ing his brother out Of the door Of the house
the other day, slipped on an icy sill, and
fell, fracturing his skull on brick door jam,
death resulting in short Time. The father
was very much depressed at the shocking &C
cident, and going into town purchased
chloroform and strychnine, both Of which il
seems he took, retiring to bed. His wife wae
awakened by the death-throes Of her hus-
band in the night, and sent to the nearest
neighbors for assistance, but the unfortunate
man soon expired. The father was much at
tached TO his son, and to his sudden and
shocking death alone is attributed the cause
OF suicide.
Dubuque County.
Wagner, the man who murdered RhOmberg
and who was recently acquitted on the plea
Of insanity, has been sent to the Insane
Asylum at Independence.
Fayette County.
Hurd's Bank, at Fayette, was recently
broken into and robbed Of $4,000, chiefly de-
posits, and large number of valuable pa
pers. The money and papers had been
placed in the vault, which the cashier had
special to the Dubuque Times Of a later date
says the money had been recovered.
Hancock County.
James Moak, of Ellington, has ring worm
which appeared on his hand and is spreading
all over him, having already passed up his
arm, over his head and face and part way
down his back.
Ry~ pra~nn T,nuntv
Tom Bousted was shot by man named
other night. He was very dangerously
wounded
Mr. Shepherd, who lives six miles west Of
Missouri Valley, recently lost a large portion
OF his elbow and piece of his ear just be-
cause he leaned upon his gun at the time a
handful Of shot was trying to get out.
Jefferson County.
Miss Nellie Burgess, daughter of Capt W.
r. Burgess, OF Fairfield, was seriously injured
in a railway accident recently, being thrown
against stove with such force as to fracture
her cheek bone.
Keokuk County.
A 1attened bullet has just been removed
from the temple Of Sheriff Stranahan, Of
Sigourney, it having worked itself to the sur
face The Sheriff received the wound in the
late war; and carried the bullet in his head
ten years.
Lee County.
William Davis, Fort Madison mechanic,
was fatally injured few days ago while
cleaning out q well by bucket near the top
becoming detached and falling on his head.
His skull was fractured.
Linn County.
The residence of e. J. Hawkins, near Cedar
Rapids, was burned lately Loss about
g., 500
Mahaska County.
son of Gen. Samuel A. Rice, of Oskalooss,
will not climb on any more freight trains un-
til he can get out OF bed. The last time he
climbed on car he left his right foot under
the wheel, and by the time eight or ten cars
had gone over it it wasn't fit for any further
use as walking thing. This is no warning,
however, for SO long as there are freight
trains boys will climb on them and stray feet
will be picked up from time to time along the
railroad track.
Willis County.
The Journal tells OF a superstitious family
near Glenwood trying to save their daughter
from death by typhoid fever by calling in the
elders of the church to cure her by laying on
Of hands. The only result was that the
would have done if they had let her alone.
Page County.
The Grand Jury have found true bill
against John Kluge, the child-murderer. A
few days ago he was arraigned and entered
plea of guilty" 1t was feared for several
days that Judge Lynch would take charge Of
the case, but better counsels seem to have
prevailed.
Polk County.
The Army Of the Tennessee will meet at Des
Moines in September.
PottaWattamie County.
A gentleman informs the Ayoca Delta that
he knows Of fifty cases Of CHAMBERS among the
horses Of that region.
County.
The town of Grinnell in the twenty years of
its existence has never had liquor saloon.
Alexander Weir, miller near Montezuma,
was killed few days ago, being drawn into
the great wheel and crushed and mangled in
the most horrible manner
Scott County.
A Davenport lady has become ineane BE-
cause she and her husband disagreed on re-
ligious subjects.
Wapello County.
Six thousand dollars in 1--WE dollar counter
lett notes on the Traders National Bank OF
Chicago were recently found under a stable
1t Eddyville. They were neither signed nor
numbered.
Warren County.
An Indianola young man, eetat fifteen, be-
came infatuated with lady Of the North Car
olinians, slave singers, and followed the com
pany of. The juvenile lovers father over
hauled the young man and famed the flames
Of the immortal passion out Of the young heart
with abarrel elstave.-Has Eye.
woodbury. County.
A. g. Gillette, Wholesale boot and shoe deal
er 1t Sioux City, has failed. Liabilities Geo.
600; assets $4,000.
RUSSIA il amazed 1t the disastrous re.
suits Of the great emigration movement
there, and asks herself in alarm: Where
are al our Mennonites!" And In America
the cry is taken up by every female lsct-
urer' Yes, where are our men O.
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