The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-08-26
IOWA STATE NEWS.

IN Iowa.
THE Iowa State Fair, to be held at Keo-
kuk again, commences Sept. Z, and will
last five days.
REUBEN PROCTOR has been sent to the
Penitentiary for four years from Indian
ola for stealing fat cattle.
THE Iowa City Republican says: "Judge
Luse has spring chickens-Light Brah-
mas-that can pick corn from the head of
a flour barrel"
OF the 120,000,000 bushels of corn raised
in Iowa last year, from the railroad reports
there was only 5,577,31s bushels shipped
out of the State.
G. S. WHISTLER, one of the Oldest dry
goods merchants in Davenport, has made
an assignment to William T. Nandever.
Els liabilities are about $4,000.
JOSIAH DoANE, of Hamilton County,
has been placed upon the Opposition ticket
as the candidate for Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, in place of A. r.
Wright, declined.
FRED SEFoRT was killed at Milwaukee,
lately, by the load he was carrying on his
wagon shifting and causing his horses to
run. He was thrown between the wheels
and instantly killed.
A FTY-THOUsAND-DoLLAR fire recently
visited Dubuque, breaking out in the old
junk warehouse of Becker & Keckvoelt
Spontaneous combustion is the cause as
signed for the fire.
DURING 1874 there were $50 convictions
In the State. Ofthese ten were for muir
der; one for murder in the second degree;
eight for manslaughter, and seventy-four
for assault in various degrees.
THE State Register says Lulu" the
mare that made the wonderful time of 2: IS
in the Buffalo races, is an Iowa horse,
having been foaled and raised at Musca-
tine She was the property of Sherm
Perry, and was first named Jennie
Perry"
Mrs. II. slavery and Mrs. Haddock
have received their certificates from the
Supreme Court authorizing them to prac-
tice in all Iowa courts. This is the first
instance in the Stale that the Supreme
Court has granted certificates to female
lawyers.
WHILE workmen were engaged in dig
ging a sewer at Fairfield, few days ago,
the bank caved in, burying three Of tnem
under a huge mass Of earth. BY dint of
great labor they were rescued alive, but so
badly injured that recovery was deemed
impossible.
THE postal changes in Iowa during the
week ending Aug. IA were as follows: Es-
tablishcd-Philo, Sac County, Charles l.,
Sherwood, Postmaster. Postmastcrs APP
pointed-Amity, Scott County, Henry
Schultz; Marcna, Ring@old County, G. A.
Wyant; Wooster, Jefferson County, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cox
PRoF, LEONARD, Of the State Universe
ty, read an able paper before the Associa-
ton for the Advancement Of Science, at
Detroit, on the passage of the Iowa me-
teorite, and exhibited some specimens,
which attracted considerable attention.
The observations on this meteorite are
said TO be the most complete on record
WHILE the workmen on the new build
ing for Parsons College, at Fairfield, were
engaged in hosting heavy stone to the
second story, a few days since, the ,joist of
the first floor gave way, followed by the
tumbling of the cast wall of the house
through the ground floor to the basement,
burying the wOrkmcn in the ruins and in
stantly killing Ezra Brown, the boss car
penter. Brown is said to be from Chicago,
where he has a wife and several children.
Richard Murphy, William O'Brien and
George GilChrist received serious injuries,
and several Others were Slightly wounded
ORGANIZED under the State law there are
twenty-five banks and eighteen savings
banks, each Of which is required to make
a statement of its condition four times a
year, Whenever the State Auditor may call
for it. The last call was for a statement of
condition on the 1Ith of July. Al the
banks except one savings institution, have
reported. The twenty-five banks proper
report a total paid-up capital of 81, 1eO, $50;
assets, S2,T44, 1904; liabilities, 81 ,342,-
40S6T; undivided profits, 800, 1851.
The seventeen savings banks reporting
represent a paid-up capital of S655, 500,
with assets reaching So, 10S, 941.20, and liza
bilities $2,37O, 91177.
Two BOHEMIAN boys in Winneshiek
County went out to cut grass the other
day, taking a gun along with them to
shoot chickens. The older brother, aged
tWentyone, put his brother, boy of
twelve, in the seat of the mower to hold
the horses while he shot. When the gun
cracked the horses jumped and ran,
throwing the boy into the sickle of lhe
machiue, The team finally became de
tachcd. When the boy was picked up he
was found to be terribly mangled; his,
right leg was cut off just above the ankle
joint, and the leg from the ankle to the
knee literally cut into minCc-meat not
particle Of bone Or of muscle Remaining
intact, but five or six pounds OF ulauglcd
meat and bone suspended from the knee
by strip of skin The left thigh, from
the knee upward, was cut through and
through, and the let arm was struck four
times by the sickle. Death soon followed,
PREPARATIONS are being made for the
accommodation and comfort of the Edi-
torial Association, which is soon to enjoy
the fresh air and beautiful scenery about
Clear Lake and partake of the hospitality
for which the people OF that region have
become celebrated. Mr.. Ncidig, Secretary
OF the association, has been in Clear Lake
making arrang ements with The hotels. 1t
is hoped and expected that the bulk Of
visitors will reach their destination on
Monday night, Aug. 50. On Tuesday,
Aug. 81, will occur the annual meeting
for the transaction of business. WedneS-
day, Sept 1, the sportsmen are
to enjoy grand day of chicken shooting,
under the auspices and management of
the Sporting Club. On Thursday, Sept .,
the editors are to be turned over TO the
tender mercies of the ladies, when a thor
oughly enjoyable time may be expected.
Committees of Clear Lake ladies have
been appointed, and all are doing their
best to make everything ready to work to-
gether for the entertainment Of the associ-
alton. Clear Lake promises most pleas
ant meeting Register.
JOHN r. SHAFER, Secretary of the State
Agricultural Society, furnishes the follow
ing list Of fairs, so far as they had been re-
ported up to the 14th;
Pure. Tine
State Keokuk 800 Sept 27-Oct /
Adair. ,.......... Greenfield =. Sept, SO