The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-01-28
IOWA STATE NEWS.

AAair County.
The little town Of Adair shipped over $4,000
bushels Of wheat last season.
Lately a drove Of hogs was driven from
Greenfield to Stuart. Twelve froze to death
on the road, and quite number were badly
frozen when they reached Stuart.
Buchanan County,.
| A family Of grasshopper sufferers travelling
east in wagon are reported as having been
frozen to death near independence on the
11th.
Buena Vista County.
Scott Il Bush's livery stable at Newell was
burned few days ago. Nine horses and
carriages and the barn, hay, grain, ETC., were
entirely consumed. Loss q, 500.
Guthrie County.
A bank is about to be started at Panora.
Jackson County.
| The hired man of 9 .armer in the county
has cloped with his employers wife.
johnson County.
Iowa University, at Iowa City, has $40
students: 100 In the law departments; 80 in
the medical, and SEQ in the academical de-
partmcnt.
Jones County.
There are in the State fish Matching house
at Anamosa about 25O, 900 white-fsh eggs and
10, coo brook trout. Arrangements are being
made to secure other varieties in the spring,
among them the Michigan grayling
Lee County.
Phineas Hicks was killed the other morn
.ng, near Keokuk, by tree which he was
chopping down falling upon him.
A few days ago a prisoner escaped from
the penitentiary at Fort Madison. He was in
the yard chopping wood in charge Of guard,
and during momentary inattention on the
part OF his keeper succeeded in making his
| escape.
Linn County.
An old gentleman, eighty years of age, met
with q serious accident at Cedar Rapids, a
few days ago, while attempting to harness a
vicious horse. The fractions beast suddenly
jumped toward him and striking him with its
hoofs in his breast knocked him senseless and
fractured one of his legs.
Marion County.
The dwelling of r. Van der Ploeg, near
Otley, came very near burning a few days
.
to extinguish the flames.
Marshall County.
Iowa has much to boast of, but Of nothing
should she be prouder than Of her plucky
women. One of the latter lives near Marshall
town. Her husband is an invalid, and yet
they live on comfortable farm which was
purchased mainly through her efforts and is
now under her supervision. Last season she
raised over 1000 bushels Of grain, large
amount of stock, besides the other numerous
products Of well-tilled soil. Her house is
also spoken Of as kept in model style, while
her family are also under her careful tuition.
Davenport Gazette.
Polk County.
The assessed value Of railroad property in
the county is $4,000.
The wife of Mr.. Frederick Bahne, of Des
Moines, died the other morning while Sleep
ing beside her husband When he awoke he
found his wife corpse.
Scott County.
An unknown man was recently picked up
in the streets Of Davenport, half frozen, and
died shortly after.
Samuel r. Thompson, formerly OF Brigh-@
on, n Y, but lately living near Pleasant Val
ley, has been declared insane through re-
lgious excitement, and ordered sent to the
ASYLUM at Mount Pleasant. A few days ago
he went to Davenport, drew considerable
amount of money from the bank, where he
had some 81 800 on deposit, getting five and
ten dollar gold pieces, which he distributed
to parties on the street on the most trivial
pretexts, throwing broadcast what he did not
succeed in giving away, declaring he was
"casting his bread upon the waters rem
dering unto Caesar" etc.
woodbury. County.
According to the Journal there are two
young men in Sioux City who are !" liable to
have fight on account Of young lady whom
neither has ever met. They are both in cor
respondence with her and each has her pho
tograph For the past month they have been
indulging in their correspondence in personal
abuse Of each other, the young lady having
sent Jones' letters to Smith and rice ,ersa. The
controversy is waxing warm"