The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-02-18
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Allaraalkee County,

Allamakee County.
A Lansing father has an interesting family
Of twenty-five children-twenty Of them
girls.
Barney Carey was found frozen to death q
little below Lansing. the other morning. He
is supposed to have been intoxicated.
Benton County.
A Vinton man recently lost three Of his I'm
gers while fooling with turn-table.
Johnny Kelly, the little hoy who came so
near being murdered at vinton some time ago,
is recovering.
Buchanan County.
A six-year-old son Of Mr. Chapman, living
near Independence, "just hung on" behind a
cutter few days ago and "let 60" just in
time to be run over by load Of wood and
killed.
P. McEwen, Of Independence, was mur-
dered or frozen to death the other night. He
was probably murdered, as his face was
badly jammed, as though beaten with q
club, and both pockets were turned inside
out and his watch gone. When found he was
frozen stiff.
Ch1ckA0aW County.
The Davenport Gazette says that . promi-
nent lawyer got drunk the other night and
laid himself down near the depot at Lawler,
The limb Of the law was badly frozen and
will lose both hands and one foot.
Des Molnes County.
A drunken man was discovered on the streets
of Burlington recently SO badly frozen that
both hands had to be amputated to save his
life 1t was thought the feet would have to
be taken off also.
Dubuque County.
The wholesale and retail liquor-dealers Of
Dubuque have organized mutual society Of
defense to protect themselves from parties in
stigating suits under the Prohibitory law.
Rev. Mr.. Seymour, Of Dubuque, has de-
clincd the increased salary his congregation
recently voted him. He says the times are
too hard to pay anyone more than he earns.
Grundy County.
During the terrible storm Of the Sd young
lady in German township started for neigh
boris about twenty rods off and on returning
lost her way and persisted In the storm. Con-
tinued search was made for her but she was
not found till the following Monday morning,
when she was discovered in large snow
drift almost close to the road. She was
about seventeen years Of age.
Iowa County.
Mrs. George Wilson, of Victor, has begun
a suit against saloon-keeper named Mohr
for selling her husband whisky. She esti-
mates her damage at $4,000.
Jasper County.
A Prairie City woman recently chased her
husband, who is prominent physician, into
the street with an AK.
The other evening at Newton two young
men. Andrew Parker and George Mccain, got
into dispute about debt Of a. Mccain
struck Parker on the head with q pitchfork
Supposing Parker was not seriously hurt his
father told Mccain to leave town in two
hours. Parker soon grew worse and the next
died.
A young lady at Newton has opened
bookstore.
Jefferson County.
A freight train was ditched on the Chicago
Il Southwestern Railroad, near Fairfield, a
few days ago; cause, broken rail; result,
the engine badly damaged and other trains
delayed.
Fairfield has secured the Parsons College.
johnson County.
An Iowa City butcher, foryears a favorably
known and quite prosperous business man
left with his family, recently, for parts un.
known, carrying with him something over
81 600 OF borrowed money.
very brilliant meteor passed over Iowa
CITY the other evening Its course was from
southeast toward the northwest 1t was ap-
about half the diameter OF the moon,
and accompanied by beautiful train. The
color and yiyidness were about like that OF mol
ten iron. While in view it was seen to separate
into many fragments, and, after about three
the report of three explosions were
heard, resembling, as some said, the rumbling
of thunder.
Jones County.
On the morning Of the 14th Anamosa was
visited by devastating fire. Nine buildings
and the stocks of A. N. Denison and j. L. Per-
'ect were burned, causing q loss OF about
$4,000.
Leo County.
The three-story building on Main street,
Keokuk, owned by Judge Miller, and an ad
oining building occupied by Pond q Co.,
we're burned on the morning Of the llth.
Loss about $4,000.
Linn County.
A Cedar Rapids man was kind enough the
,ther day to lend gentleman on the train
$50 to pay the express charges on lot OF
yoods he had on board. Now II the G. 4.
nan could find some other fool who would
end him $50 on the train he would be just
wen.
A bright young man in attendance upon
recent Cedar Rapids wedding asked the bride
20 kiss him. She replied that she couldn't
now she was married, but if he would call
ner husband she would. The husband came.
She then told the young Adonis, as she and
her husband were both one, her husband
could do the kissing.
Louisa County.
The Muscatine Journal says that Miss Sted-
nan is not the only female Notary in the
state by long shot. Mrs. G. +. Jones, Of
Grand View, has held similar commission
for some time.
The Io,oa People is the name Of new paper
started at Columbus junction by Sehorn d
Williams.
Lucas County.
The fine residence of C. T. Brant, dentist,
1t Charlton, was burned the other morning.
Loss 5000.
Charlton has the champion baby. His
hind name is Hart, and he weighs two and
pounds.
Madison County.
Three Winterset boys recently dubbed TO-
gether and whaled the school-master. 1t
cost them two dollars apiece, but they had
that amount of fun out Of it, anyway.
Mahaska County.
A little child Of Oscar Bunker, OF New
Sharon, fell out Of high chair recently and
broke an arm.
Marion County.
While a son Of Mrs. McKern, living near
was playing with loaded shot
gun, in the house, few days ago, he acci-
dentally let It fall. It exploded and the
charge entered his mothers leg, producing >
very serious wound.
SEarshan County.
The oil-mill at Marshalltown shipped !, 400
Ions OF oil-cake to England last year.
County.
Levant Hicks died lately at Grinnell from
the effects of q disease contracted two years
ago in aiding to shovel out train Of cars If
ter great sncw-storm.
Scott County.
Misses Alice j. Mullany, called in religion
Sister Mary Agatha; Mary Jane Hardy. called
Sister Mary Gertrude; Bridget Kearns, called