The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-01
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The praifiechickeh prospects sfe'vefy
favorable me Coming season. 81
.THEmanufactnru sok throema n one Of
the principal occupations Of Humboldt
County people. l . ,...,' = - Blu,
"A CIRCUS rider was nearly killed while
giving an exhibition Of his skill at Deco
rah, the other day. r' ~
CARETuL estimates place the. damage
done the Mill County bridges by the re-
cent floods 1t $4,000 = $50 sig
THE Cass County Normal Institute for
the current year viii commence at Allan
tic on the 9Th of July. sss LII
JUDGE FREDERICK Mort, a professor in
the Law, Department of the State Univer-
,,sity. has been elected President. Of the Des
Moines (Baptist) University, end win ae-
.cept the position: @ so sew ~, ,rssS
MMsas from Fort Dodge are prospect
ing for coal in Sac County. in hopes, Of
securing the bounty offered by the Board
Of Supervisory of that county provided
coal is found in paying quantities.
The following postal changeswere made
In iowa during the week ending June 10,
1875: Postmasters appointed = Dutch
Creek, Washington County, ". o, Jones;
West Point Lee County, Charles Martin.
AT BLOOMFIELD, a few days ago, while
q funeral procession was crossinga bridge,
the structure gave way, precipitating
several carriages into the river. One lady
was killed. outright, another fatally in.
jured, while a young gentleman was also
seriously injured -, ~ ~. ~ i',1.
A MAN purchased new hat at o Bur
lington store last week, leaving his old
one with the merchant, who kicked it
under the counter. The next day he re-
turned, and, after asearch among the rub
bish, found the old tile and turning down
the band pulled out Asse bflf, sguieslyre-
marking: 81 came mighty near forgettin'
where I put that money ... $500.
THE Western Base Ball Club, of Keokuk,
has disbanded. A protracted run of hard
LUCK, light gate receipts and.a depleted
treasury were the causes. A number of
the players have already secured positions
IN other clubs. Miller will play second
base for the Chi go Whites; Carbine first
base for the Bostons; Hallihan and Barnie
So, Mt, G~1J -
fill the position of third baseman for the
Quincy nine. II
i Miss OLLIE BROWN, slaughter of
Jfarnerof, Warrick County, was injured at
an early age by excessive skipping of the
rope, causing injury to the spine. For the
last two years she has been confined to her
bed, and since April % her physicians de-
clare that she has absolutely refused to
taste food, even water making her iii and
causing her to vomit. she died June 0.
The physicians theory for the child's Won
derful existence without sustenance is that
The nerves of assimilation, digestion, and
disintogration were paralyzed, and these
processes suspended. Consequently the
only waste about the system was by oxida-
ton of the material of the body to support
combustion and develop animal heat.
TIE census of Grundy County furnish
cs the following items: Dwelling houses,
1,50S; families, 1922; white males, 1852;
females, $3.50; colored males, 2; females,
2; total, $780, Born in Iowa, 2,430;
born in the United States, not in Iowa,
$500. Number years old and under 6,
1877; number years old and under 16,
1900; number 16 years and under 81 who
cannot read, 10; number 81 who cannot
read, Q; number deaf and dumb not in
State Institute, 2; blind not in College for
the Blind, 2; births in 1874, 1927; deaths
in 1874, 1874 voters, 1895. militia, 1857;
acres improved land, 146, 0S9; acres spring
wheat, ,3S4-bushels, 976,607; acres
corn, 40, 175-bushels, ], 4S2,5S2 acres
rye, 217--bushels, 2,07s; acres oats, H.
7S6-bushels, 401 ,94S; acres barley, 1886
bushels, 1852, 1862.
THE Postof1ice Department has ordered
the establishment of the following add.
tional money-order offices in Iowa. The
order goes into effect July 5, 1875: A1ler-
ton, Wayne County Altoona, Polk County:
Atalissa, Muscatine County; Bentonsport,
Van Buren, County; Brush Creek, Fayette
County; Butler Center, Butler County;
Charlotte, Clinton County; College Springs,
Page County; Charlottesville, Washington
County; Danville, Des Moines County;
Delmar, Clinton County; Drakesville,
Davis County; Dysart lama County; Ell
gin, Fayette County; Epworth, Dubuque
County; Extra Audubon County; Guthrie |
Center, Guthrie County; Hopeville, Clarke
County; Lineville, Wayne County; LII
zerne, Benton County; Little Sioux, Har-
rison County; Martinsburg, Keokuk Coun-
ty; Montour, lama County; DIN, Jones
County; Orange City, Sioux County;
Parkersburg, Butler County; Preston,
Jackson County; Richmond Washington
County; Ridgeway, Winneshiek County
Seymour, Wayne County Sheldon, o 'Brien
County; Shenandoah, Page County; Sib-
ley, Osceola County; Spirit Lake, Dickin-
son County; Springville, Linn County;
Union, Hardin County; Van Meter, Dallas
County; West Mitchell, Mitchell County.
THE Opposition State Convention was |
held at Des Moines on the oath, over 800
delegates being in attendance. The confi
vention was permanently organized by thej
election of the following officers: Presil1
dent, H. B. Fouke; Vice Presidents, J.
NJ. Shelley, D. c. Cloud, F. D. Bayliss,
NJ Blenn, Ethan Allen, s. B. Evans J.
E. Williamson, B. F. Montgomery, Alex.
McGready.; Secretaries, T. %, Walker, N.
c. Ridenour, w. w. Gardner, C. Kryce.
The following were chosen as State
Central Committee for the ensuing year:
Edward tombstone, Walter J. Hayes,
d. D. Holdridge, W. H. Mcclure, L.
G. X hne, ]. l., MeCofmiek, VIVIAN
wright N. G.. Ridenour L. R. Train.
The Committee on Resolutions submit
ted tie following AZ a platform ofsprinci- !
pies, and they were subsequently, adopted:
l. A firm adherence to the doctrine of political
taught by Jefferson, Madison and
other Fathers Of the Republic. q
q A strict adherence to the construction Of the
Constitution IN all measures ipvolving constitu