The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-09-09
IOWA STATE VIEWS.

S. II. MALLORY, of Charlton, has been
nominated for the State Senate by the
Democrats of the Sixth District.
THE river was rising very rapidly at
Dubuque on the Sd. Old steamboatmen
were shaking their heads and putting
their arks in readiness for a float.
r. C. DAVID, of Dubuque, once Post
master, and now Special Mail Agent for
Northern Iowa, has been appointed Sur
yeyor-General of Wyoming Territory.
ALL the train men lett the train at
Grand Junction on the NJ. u TT. D. Rail-
road on the morning Of the ID to go to
supper, and while absent the mail car was
robbed Of three sacks of mail and the ex.
press safe.
AT Sloan, a few dayo ago. Charles
Washburn was struck by lightning while
in the house and instantly killed. His
father, Jesse Washburn, was in Sioux City
at the time 10 get a coffin Tor a ~neiShbor's
child which had died.
THE Lee COUNTY Republicans have
placed in nomination the following ticket:
r P. Creel, Sheriff; Chas. Martin, Treas
urer; \. L, Hampton, Auditor; W. a.
Donald, Supervisor; Mr.. Cook, Surveyor.
For Representatives, W. w. Winter
botham, Henry Abel, John n. Irwin.
The WapelIo County Democracy have
made the following nominations: For
Representatives, Hon. J. W. Dixon, and
Capt. G. A. Madison; for Treasurer, NJ.
NJ. Lane; Auditor, u. 3. Myers; Sheriff,
W. H. Kitterman; Superintendent of
Schools, John V. Wingate; Supervisor,
Geo. Temple.
A TELEGRAM was recently received in
Davenport from Aspinwall stating that
James Thornton, United States Consul at
that place, his wife. son, two daughters
and a soa-in-law were all dangerously i'll
with yellow-fever, with slight prospects Of
recovery. The family formerly resided
in Davenport.
ABoYnamed Schafer, Iivingnear Dyers-
vile, was struck by lightning in the terri
bic storm Of the evening of the I'd and
Instantly killed. He was on horseback,
in company with his brother, riding
home, when the bolt descended. The
other boy was p~aralyzed. The horse was
was also killed.
AT midnight on the 3D. a telegram was
received at Sioux City from Lemars,
stating that Floyd River was rising rapid
Iy and was then higher than it was last
spring, when it flooded the valley for
twenty-five miles between the two places
to the depth Of six feet. The running on
the Sioux City & st, Paul Railroad had
been suspended.
THE Des Moines County Republicans
at a recent convention nominated the FOL
lowing ticket: For Representatives, Hon.
John II. Gear and David Leonard for
Treasurer, William Horncr; for Auditor,
T. j. Copp; for Sheriff, George Kant; for
Coroner, Jacob Meidcr; for Surveyor, r..
c. Waddle; for Supervisor, William Nc
Makcni for Superintendent, A. T. Mills
paugh.
DURING the recent storm in Greene
County bridges were washed away near
Jefferson. carrying an engine and ten cars
of 4 stock train into q swollen stream. The
engine sank out of sight. Only $50 head
Of cattle were saved outO of nearly $50. The
engineer, fireman and brakeman had a
miraculous escape by swimming fifty
yards and clinging to the tops of trees all
night They were rescued the next morn
ing.
Postal changes in Iowa during the
week ending Aug. -, 1873, were as fol-
lows: Observation-Disclosures, O'Bricn Coun-
ty, Thompson Shepherd, Postmaster.
Observation-Disclosures Dickinson Coun-
ty. Po~tmastars appointed Emerson,
Mills County, William A~pplcgate; Essex,
Page County, Judson r. Aldrich; Glen
dale Jefferson County, Walter Dennis;
PercIYal, Fremont County, u. Lummi
beoulng, lingsold county, AosaLom
NeIIs'
Iowa viii soon be independent OF oak
forests and hemi0ck swamps. \ new
process Of tanning leather, by using the
ta~nning-plant instead Of bark, has been
fully tested and proved successful. One
ton of the plant will tan 400 pounds Of
leather, which IS more than the same
weight Of bark will do. Bark costs about
twelve dollars per ton, the plant not to eX-
coed five dollars, and the latter produces
a better quality Of leather. The plant
grows wild in this State in large guam
titles. In a single tract in the western
part Of the State there IS over II, 200 acres.
which Will produce three tons to the acre,
Iowa now has the means to make its own
1ao+bar Tbo rrocass Of ta,p;priO p
- i"0 p 7 " Pr
CiSeIy the same as with bark. eXCcDt tina
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tAe juice Ol IIc IlIihl' PIouuCcu 10y N''a-!
inc il usp6 instead Of bark -T0r. CL3rJro
N,
i F(Olle.
II tOLFLE Oh SilaIpeFS nave peeA pay
p shregd pame in WAYNE and other COrn-
Ilcs. lHcI were hunting LOT stray AMI
mails One WOuII oct The dpScriDtiOn of
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an eStraE horse taken up ny a farmer Il
rive il ia his con fp1rrltn who wOul6 90
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to the farmer and claim the horse, giving
+bs dissertation IF II nc oridoDce tLot ha
Nv "'71 'p-i0H u " % i'oL' t""' NJ
had owned the horse and lost il. Usually
u.r5 -. .ha. -
h0 "'U'' s'"'' i"' H' " " IoHS ui9'Nloe
from home. and propose to sell the animal
lot HuCh less IMAM us value fatAeF lhan
he troubled IN rpf If home The farmer
SeNeEailN accepted the proposition n
Daid thn r1ney- whom the sc0undrnI would
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