The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-21
IOWA STATE NEWS.


~ .iie case OF George W. Murphy, bv his
hcA' friend, Us. John W. Johnson annooI
from DAVIS County, the Supreme Corr,
u'cioeo as follows: A minor is bound Inv all
coh'rac's, unless he disaffirms them With
reasonable time after he attains his moior
ity. If the contract he for persoDo1 sor,,f'o.
.Hen .he minor Is bound by such contract,
an" Pa'a IN accordance with its terms the
parent OF guardian cannot Recover second
''hie. Ihe next friend has no better or
superior rights than the parent.
HE State Auditor has prepared an aeon.
,''c ana tull compilation of all laws relatino
!" revenue IL Iowa, which he intends TO dis
| tflonte among the county officers and As
SCISSORS throughout the State. The bool, ia
now in the hands of the printer. and viii
De ready for distribution about the first of
January.
LIE following are the PostofIice chances
IN Iowa during the week ending Dee. @
lH'o: Postmasters ppointed-Armstronc
Grove, Emmett County, Daniel w. Perry.
Blencoe, Monona County, Chester w. Daley:
Burgess, Clinton County, Carson f. Cram.
Dakotai, Humboldt County, W. smftbs
| onion, Marshal County, Miss Ann Z. Lusby.
| dudley, Wapcllo County, Samuel A. Nve:
Indianapolis, Mahaska County, James Fl.
Sawyer; Livingston, Appanoosc County.
Harmon l.. Holiday; Moorhead, Monona
| county, X. Z. Wright; Newark, Webster
County, James Morrison; Pilot Rock, Cher
okcc County, Benson j. Rogers. Discop.
tinucd-Downsyillc, Pottawatamic County.
FRANK MCCLINTocK stabbed William Tell
III Nillisca saloon on the 18th. The quar-.
rel grew out of politics. The wounds were
| fatal
TIE Iowa Building at the Centennial sold
| for $500
THE Executive Council has conclud,' IS
canvass of the vo'e for State oHr"r T
following are the total figures President
Hayes, III, ,332; Tildcn, IL, 10; IIuycs lid
Jority, 59,211. Secretary Of State, Young,
60,OI6 majority; Auditor, Sherman, 50 OS6
majority; Treasurer; Bemis, IS, III majoritv;
Register Sccor, 59,03l majority The ma
1o'ity for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton was about 10000.
CASE has recently been decided in Du-
buquc which eXcites uncasiness on the part
OF manufacturers. A young man in furni-
| turc establishment had his wrist laceratcd
| by saw, and though no neglect was
charged against the proprictors and they
paid him wages during the time he was laid
up, and when he recovered offered him en-
ploymcnt again, he brought suit for 81 600
for the injury he had sustained while in their
employ, and The jury gave him 81 ,5OO-whch
is construed to mean that manufacturers arc
to be held liable in damages for accidents
done by their machinery TO the employees.
TIE Supreme Court has decided that the
sale of beer and wine to minors or habitual
drunkards constitutes sufficient ground for
action under tic civil damage clause of the
liquor statute.
TIE McGrcgor NC1ra building was dam
aged by fire, the other night, to the extent Of
about $500.
THE State Temperance Alliance, recently
in session at Dcs Moincs, elected the follow
ing officers: President, Hon, II. NJ. Maxwell,
of Polk; one Vice President and one Director
from each Congressional District; Secretary,
Hon. james Wright, NJ. D., of Polk;
Treasurer, Hon. J. c. Chambers, of Cedar;
General Agents, Hon. Elias JcsSup, of
Hardin, and Mr.. James P. Pinkham, o
Cedar After an interesting session, the
Alliance journcd TO meet at Dcs Moincs on
the first Tuesday after the second Monday in
January, 1873.
AN icc-bridgc has formed across the Mis-
souri, at Sioux City.
THE American House, an old and we'll.
known hotel at Lansing, was burned on the
morning of the 1lth, involving loss of
about 5000.
COAL has been discovered in Calhoun
County
LAST summer Frank Mewhster, wealthy
citizen of Pottawatamic County, murdered
one DR.. IIatuun. For this he was tried and
sent to the Pcnitcntiary. Then civil suit
for damages was brought by the Doctors
heirs, and now the Court awards them s., 100
therefor.
JUDGE PAUL G. JEFFRIEs, one of the
pioneers of Ottumwa, died a few days ago.
LAST June, Davenport was startled by the
report that Mrs. George Cowdry, of that city,
had attempted TO commit suicide by shoot
Ing herself with pistol. The ball missed
its aim and inflicted only tlcsh-wound in
the arm This was the husbands story at
the time, and Immediately a'ter he disap-
pcarcd from the country Recently he re-
| turned to Davenport and was promptly ar
rested for an attempt to murder, the warrant
| being sworn out by his wife, who says that
he fired the suicidal ball, and not she.
| THE Supreme Court recently rendered a
! decision in the case of the Sisters of Vista
ton ct al. u.s. Mary A. Glass ct al. This case
was brought before the Supreme Court on
| an appeal from Lee County. The defendant
! claims to be herat-law of Bernard Slaven
and objected to the probate of the will
which gave his property to the Sisters OF
| Visitation, claiming that at the time of the
execution of the will Slaven was of unsound
mind, and incapable of making will, and
| that the same was obtained through durcss
| and undue influence. There was trial by
! the Court and a decision rendered, deciding
| that the will was not good and that Slaver
died ntcstatc. The Supreme Court has
| affirmed that decision, and in doing so stated
that in all actions special proceedings
not triable de moro in this Court, the finding
| of a Court upon question of facts stands
| as the verdict of a jury and cannot be sci
aside if there be any evidence upon which il
can be supported"
THE latest reports from St. Louis give
| the following as the current prices for lead
| ing staples: Flour-XXX, Fall, S5.5Od6 90
! Wheat-No. 2 Red Winter, $l.32tll. 80 4
No. 3 Red Winter, Sl.26H@l.27; Corn
No. 2 Mixed, 42H @4219c. Oats-No. 2
32sl V321sc; Rye-No. ?, 70@71c; Pork
| SIC 0O016121s; Lard - 10@l0Hc; Hogs -
S5.4O06 90: Cattle-S3.0Om5.O0