The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-08


edgings and laces with all the beautiful
nothings," that make up first class
establishment of the kind. She does more
business than any other milliner firm il
this section.
MISS DELLA MARSHALL
an accomplished dressmaker, and one OF
the swiftest bodies with needle on re-
cord, is associated with her in the shop
Miss Marshall works cheaper than dress
makers in Marshalltown, and cXccls many
of them in style. She is agent for Butt
rck's patterns, and can fit a lady bette!
than Worth-thc an millincr of Paris.
The first Hardware store opened i'll the
place was in 1863 an enterprise i'll which
i'll. wAGGENoR
bore the principal part, putting up an
addition to the old Blodgctt store, and
filing the shelves with a small stock, but
being full Of rim and activity, he has
grown quite wealthy and now owns gro
Gerry in partnership with another gentle
!iiau III CHloH bioch, anu dtCSHuo " i1i7
Hardware store by the assistance of a
clerk. He has full line of shelf and
heavy Hardware, Golden Grain stoves,
builders materials of the best quality,
farmers tools, and Moline wagons without
number. Look at his Three River Pumps
before purchasing elsewhere-cheap, and
his wagons only eighty-tive dollars.
Keeps thorough workman to put up Roof
ing and spouting, and do repairs in the
tin shop.
In 1870, Mr.. Niman put up the wood
work on the bridge over the Iowa river,
and the structure after being properly
ironcd, was thrown open to the public in
September. Oxford became
the same year-was incorporated with the
following officers: Mayor, ]. w. Niman;
Recorder, J. w. Stevens; Councilmen, II.
r. Winchell, S. Ellis, L. White, Dennis
Beale, and T. r. Oldham. Sidewalks
stretched their broad arms over the city,
anu DuSlUcSS w DIS dCllNc,
In 1871, Union Block was erected, a
splendid structure of the celebrated
Oolite Marble, found half mile west OF
the city, and the building cost over Il, 0OO
Dollars.
DIR. J. H. STEVENS
one of the first physicians in Montour,
having been citizen, as early as 1865,
was elected Justice of the Peace in 1866.
One time, he was invited to ride out into
the country and marry Il couple. After
paying three dollars for lively team, he
was quite surprised with the generosity
of the bridegroom, who presented him
with fifty cents! Mr.. Niman often had Il
like experience. AT one time he spliced
man pretty well to a good looking bride,
when the teller pulled out dollar bill
with grand air, "There take your pay
out Of Mnt," said he. Mr.. Stevens praC-
ticed medicine and filled up a store with
Drugs at later period, and still is in the
same place, selling paints, oils, varnish,
toilet perfumcry, and has full line of all
kinds of drug goo&s, as we'll US school
books.
DIR, II. c, HUSTON
also sells drugs, medicines, etc, and il
his jolly mood, laughing and full of fun,
would sell dose of bitter stuff with such
good humor, that the patient would laugh
too, as he swallowed it. He deals
heavily in leads, oils, varnish, etc, and
he handles a nice line of wall paper,
books and stationery. DR.. Hutson has
practiccd medicine, since he came to Or
ford or Montour,-is graduate OF
Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, and
very liberal in his opinions and sentiments
DR.. W. W. LANE,
the leading physician of the village has
been but two years in practice, yet it en-,
tends fifteen and twenty miles away, north
and south. lie is equally successful in
surgery as in Therapeutics, and is as care
full in diagnosis as he is thoroughly read
in the latest works on medicinc-is a
graduate of Rush Medical College of the
class of 1869, and stood high in public
favor. DR.. Lane Is not Il member of any
church, but high minded and honorable.
In 1873 the ~---
N. E. CHURCH
was huilt-a fine gothic structure that
cost Three Thousand Dollars The church
organization is not very large, but the
community generally helped build the
church, and fill its seats to OVERLOOKING in
every service. The pastor, Rev. Mr.
is a good man, and the Sabbath School al
so feels his influence and help.
The leading dry goods house Is Edwin
Ruggles-full of nice prints, percales,
Swiss goods, and all that a lady wants, be-
sides the grocery department does a heavy
business.
In 1878 there was some excitement
about letters being lost on account of a
similarity between the names of Oxford in
Johnson Co., and Oxford, and a meeting
was called, committee appointed to
bring in names, to rcchristen the post-of-
flee, and railroad station. A few suggest
Marble City, but on the whole, Nontour
seemed to meet with public favor, and by
order of Post-Of1ice Department, and G..
& NV. Company, the town buried the
name of Oxford in the leaves of history.
Montour is to have Seven Thousand
Dollar School-House this season-proba-
bly, to be built of the Oolite marble, or of
brick. There is a large school of $50
scholars-R. White, principal with two
assistants.
In 1868 Yarham sold the Oxford Leader
to man named Patrick who partly failed,
in time sold back to Yarham, and he be-
coming unpopular, the Leader went to
grass, was brought by Mr.. True, and
larham cmigrated towards the Rocky
Mountains in search of fortune-thc
CHRONICLE becoming the medium of COM
with the world of news for
the Montour people.
Montour has twenty firms doing bust.
ness, a mill, and two blacksmith shops,
KELLOGG & voILEs
are excellent blacksmiths keeping three
FORCES red hot with work; turning lathe
that does splendid business, and in max
ing specially of shoeing horses. dressing
up sickle guards, pointing corn pillow sho-
wells, and repairing farm tools, the firm
have made a great success. Wagons are
also put in good repair by good workmen
employed by them. Mr.. Kellogg belongs
to 'the big church" and is genial neigh
Dor and citizen.