The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-04-15
IOWA STATE NEWS.
Blackhawk County.

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horses. After using the new animals some
time the widow became dissatisfied with the
trade and repfevined the ones her boy had
traded off. The case was tried before
Justice and resulted in the widows favor.
She had both horses at last accounts. The
costs now exceed the value of either horse.
rather unusual wedding took place in
Waterloo lately Miss Richards, a deaf mute,
was united in marriage to Mr.. Joseph Berry,
also deaf mute. The marriage formula was
written out, and the parties read it them
selves and assented to it, in the presence OF
the clergyman, by signs that were easily un-
derstood.
Buchanan County.
Edward Hershner, of Winthrop,
from hunting, accidentally disc .etafhing
as he was taking it from -aarged his gun
barrels exploded, and "a Shoulder. Both
body. killing = d. Goth took effect in his
entering hi LIN instantly, He was lust
Cass - mousse.
county,
rhFee members Of Jury at Atlantic were
( excused at the epshing of court, the other
day, eseause they were daily expecting inter-
estlng events at home.
Cedar County.
The Cedar County Farmer has stopped ask.
Ing delinquent subscribers to pay up-it is
dead.
clayton County.
Buena Vista, a small station on the Chica-
70, Dubuque g. Minnesota Railroad, suffered
loss of $4,000 by fire the other morning
Clinton County.
little girl at De Witt was taken violently
| ill last fall with a pain in the stomach, and
suffered terribly with it for week or so,
when it partially disappeared. Since then the
child has complained of pricking sensation
/ in the same part of the body, but repeated ex-
aminations failed to give any positive clew to
the nature and cause of the suffering, until
the other day cambric needle was removed
| from her by making an incision through the
skin over the stomach. The needle had
turned entirely black
| Delaware County.
| The trains across Iowa are still haunted by
| the monte men. A gang of nine OF these ras
| calls getting aboard the Dubuque q Sioux
CITY train, the other night, succeeded in tieee-
ing the passengers out of 81 600, six or eight
watches, besides breast-pins, earrings, etc.
| One man, who got Off at Delphi, lost $500. No
sympathy need be wasted on the sufferers. A
man who cannot keep his watch and money
from the train gamblers has no right to have
a watch or money, and Providence very wise
ly provides the three-card monte men to re-
heve him of his wealth.-HGpk-E Eye.
Dubuque County.
Walker & Co.'s woolen mill at Farley was
recently burned, involving loss of $4,000.
A large skiff was captured leisurely floating
down the river, at Smiths Ferry, the other
day. in which was found a dead man. NO
marks of violence were found, and the body
was buried on the bank Of the river.
The retiring Mayor of Dubuque has been
presented with a silver tea-service worth
5000.
GrHndy County.
Scarlet fever prevails largely in the county
Whole families are sick with it.
Hardin County.
The Eldora Ledger tells the following: One
day last week while Mr.. NJ. Barker, OF Jack
son township, was coming from Dubuque
controversy arose between the conductor and
several of the passengers about the rate Oh
fare. Finally the conductor told them TO
pick three of their bullies and he would Sc
lect three of the train men who would take
the starch out of their jackets. The cham
pions were chosen, the train stopped and the
six combatants got off the train on the open
prairie and went to work in dead earnest AT
the end of ten minutes the railroad men were
completely worsted and were compelled TO
put up in the dry dock for repairs"
Jasper County.
william Clark, of Newton, was killed by the
accidental discharge of gun, the other
day.
Davis, the Jasper County pedestrian, has
accented the challenge of Weston. The match
is to be walked in September.
Two Newton mothers had lively serim-
mape the other day 1t seems their little
children were attempting to adjust trifling
difficulty, whereupon the fond mammas took
hand in the contest. Neighbors fortu-
nately interfered and the battle was over,
leaving the ground strewn with hair, shreds
of clothing and tattered newspapers.
johnson County.
Mr.. Joseph Walker, of Pleasant Valley, one
of the most extensive stockholders in the
State, recently marketed, at Iowa City, lOo
steers, for which he received the neat sum OF
$7,127.
Jones County.
Mrs. Crane, of Anamosa, received intelli-
gence of the death of her husband, y. ID.
Crane, at Memphis, Tenn. She put on mourn
ing, and considered herself widow, till one
afternoon in walked her husband, alive and
well. Explanation: 1t was A. D. Crane that
died at Memphis, and not o. d.
Kossuth County.
J.R. Atwood, of Algona, for helping him
self to one of his neighbours woodpiles, was
fined fifty dollars.
Lee COun-y.
The Gate City thinks Keokuk has popula-
ton of 14,0O0, estimating from the number
of votes cast at the recent election.
Linn County.
Mrs. Bingham, who was murdered at Bos-
ton lately, was sister of Ed. Lovejoy, OF
Cedar Rapids. Her father.in in-law, j. s. Bing
ham, lives in Dubuque.
James Reed, residing in Cedar Rapids, CON-
mitted suicide the other day by shooting him
self through the heart. He was twenty-one
years old, and supposed to have been tempo
rarily insane.
Marshall County.
According to the Times Marshalltown is so
full of people that house to rent cannot be
had for love or money.
Muscatine County.
bighly rcsnected lady was assaulted by a
ruffian the other night in Muscatine, who at
tempted to rob her of her wallet. Her pierre
ing screams brought assistance, and the
scoundrel fed.
One man at Muscatine caught i, 200 pounds
of fish in one day recently.
Polk County.
A Saylorville man perpetrated frst-of-
April joke that is likely to prove expensive
fun He rushed up to the residence OF DIR.
Slick and notified that gentleman that Mrs.
OBemis, living three or four miles from that
village, was dangerously i'll, in fact at the
point of death, and that his services weIe de-
manded Immediately. Instantly the doctor
started, splashing through the mud, and urg
ing his horse to the best speed. When he ar
rived at the designated residence he found
that the lady and all the family were in ex-
cellent health, and that he had been made
the victim of q cruel and heartless as well as
very silly joke. The doctor returned
to Saylorville and commenced suit againrt the
joker for his services.
A stone for the new Capitol has just been
dressed that weighs over eight tons.