The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-01-21
IOWA STATE NEWS.

"A Mc1fegOf 01epatCn kfv0s 80 !.
account Of an event which recently nappenou
+ Roesyille: "A fellow named Wisener, wno
teaches the pubic school, has q number g
prown-up scholars, Among. them MISS ida
Bcsemcr. q Young lady Of nineteen years. VINO
has also been a teacher. Wiener directed
her e take certain studies; she thought her
t,me would NOT permit her to do SO, and her
sathor told the teacher to excuse her. But the
fellow was inexorable; and, not finding the
lessons learned, fell into N ungovernablc
passion, and, armed with huge stick, beat
the poor girl outragcously. The indignation
Of the citizens was so great that the necessary
feathers were at hand, a sharp rail was pro-
duced, and plenty Of strong and willing arms
were ready to carry 1t, but the lack OF tar
saved the teacher from the fate the girls
friends thought he richly deserved. The
matter will be legally investigated.
Blackhawk County.
few afternoons ago, as one Of the locomo-
tiycs on the b., c. R. & NJ. Railway was run
ming it's snow pillow through some cuts soutn
Of Cedar Falls, the engineer suddenly came
on the section man, E. Cutting. without see
ing him. The monster plow struck Cutting,
breaking both legs below the knees ana
badly cutting his head.
Benton County.
C. NJ. Banhardt, n school-teacher at Belle
PLANE, has suddenly disappeared.
Chickasaw County.
Bishop Hennessy recently confirmed 800
Catholic communicates at North Washington.
Clarke County.
Asectiop hand on the B. & NJ. Railroad
while on duty between Thayer and Murray,
the other evening, had both of his arms SO
badly frozen that they had to be amputated.
Clinton County.
Several weeks ago a young resident OF Del
mar while passing through pair OF bars had
his head pierced by the stem OF dry weed.
He died few days ago from the injuries then
received. "
Dubuque County.
Tom Connolly's extensive carriage factory
in Dubuque was burned to the ground on the
afternoon Of the 10th. involving loss Of
about $50, 600, exclusive Of Insurance. 81
A Dubuque doctor took out of one Mrs.
McGnnis' legs the other day a piece of cop
per an inch long and half an inch wide,
which was blown into the flesh twenty six
years ago by the explosion of powder can.
She had forgotten the circumstance.
The leg a few weeks ago began to swell, and
the doctor examined it with the result
stated She remembered the copper when
she saw 1t.
The farmers near Dubuque are troubled by
grain thieves. A few days ago man named
Jail lost 800 bushels of wheat and oats
A stranger who has been residing Of late In
the Dubuque calaboose died the other day of
lockjaw, caused by exposure to intense cold
franklin County.
Ives, lately elected Clerk Of the county,
and who will be remembered as the husband
OF the woman who recently came to her
death at Hampton, filed his official bond with
the Board Of Supervisors the other day; but
the people deeming it inappropriate that
man under 5000 bonds to await the action
of the Grand Jury should have the drawing of
said jury and the custody of his own bail
bond pctitioned the Board Of Supervisors to
postpone the acceptance of his official bond
until after the District Court In April next,
which was done, and Clerk ad interim was
appointed to fill the vacancy.
johnson County.
An Iowa City man sawed out a cake of ice
lately that had frozen in ii bass, which is
described as being perfect to the end of its
fins, and having the appearance of swimming
Louisa County.
On the morning of the 18th n passenger
train going east on the Southwestern Division
of the c., Il. /. & =. Railroad struck broken
rail about mile west of Columbus Junction.
The engine passed over safely, but the
baggage-car, one coach and n sleeper were
bumped from the track and thrown down an
cmbankment twenty feet deep, seriously in
juring many of the passengers and some Of
the train-mcn.
Mahaska County.
A COW that kicked the beam at $50 pounds
has lately been butchered at Oskaloosa.
Marshall County.
Albert Lucorc, Of lie Grand, went to
neighboring town the other day, filed him
self with beer aud started home. On the way
he became stupid, laid down on the prairie
and soon froze to death.
Mitchell County.
A little three year old son OF K. p. Lambert,
of Wayne, got hold of match the other day
and burned up fifty tons of hay in the stack
Muscatine County.
There are twenty drug stores in the county.
Page County.
The Clarinda Herald says if kluge, the
child-murdercr, be released on bail, he would
be strung up in less than twenty four hours.
Polk County.
During the year 1874 314 marriage licenses
were issued in the county, the largest work
matrimonial ever known since the county
was organized. December had fifty mar.
risges.
The annual meeting of the State Agri-
cultural Society was recently held at Des
Moines. Keokuk was selected as the location
Of the next State fair. The old officers were
reelected rs follows: President, Oliver Mills,
Cass County; Vice President, NJ. W. Robin
son, Polk County; Secretary, j. r. Shatier,
Jefferson County; Treasurer, s. S. Sample,
Lee County.
Scott County.
Mrs. Cook, Of Davenport, has conveyed to
Trinity parish real estate valued at $4,000.
WapcllO County.
section boss on the Burlington 4 Missouri
River Railroad started from Ottumwa the
other night to patrol section of the track.
The next morning he was found lying beside
the rail, frozen stiff aud dead
woodbury. County.
fine quality of photographic Stone has
been recently discovered near Sioux City.
Charles Collins recently fell through the
bridge at Sioux City and struck on the ice
and rock twenty feet below receiving probably