The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-06-01
IOWA STATE NEWS.

THE fine stock breeders Of Iowa will meet
In convention at Ninton on the 18th of
june.
THE following call for Centennial Mass
Temperance meeting at & car Lake has late.
ly been issued:
| A Mass Temperance Meeting will be held
at Clear Lake, Thursday, June %, during
The session of the S. S. Assembly of the
Northwest, which has decided to devote the
| same day to the interests of Christian Tenn
pcrance work. The s. S. Assembly will be
in session from June p to July 4. Temper
| ance Societies are requested TO send delegates
| to this meeting, and it is hoped by bringing
together so large number of Christian
and Temperance workers, that new
energy will be received, and that
more systematic and efficient plans of labor
will be adopted by those engaged in put
ting down the liquor traffic. All lines of
railroads leading to the Lake will give lib
| eral reductions. Fare at the Lake will be
reasonable. The people of Clear Lake will
| do all i'll their power to render our stay
| pleasant. For particulars in reference to
board and railroad fares, address Rev. J R
| Berry, Secretary of the s. s. Assembly, Wa
| tCrloo, Iowa, or David Brant, Secretary of
| thc State Temperance Association, Iowa City.
If possible, come and stay during the As
sembly. AT all events be at the Temperance
| meeting Let every s. s., Church and Tenn
perancc Society in Iowa be represented.
Come at least one day before the meeting.
| Hon. Elias Jessup, Edora; Mrs Z. A.
| Wheeler, Cedar Rapids; David Brant, Iowa
| City.
AT Blue Grass, a few miles below Davcn-
port new vein of coal about four feet
! thick has been struck at depth OF 100 feet.
Preparations are being made to work it.
| A LITTLE siX-ycar-old child of Mr.. Henry
Laurence, living two miles west Of Mag
nolia, Harrison County, straycd away from
home recently, and was lost for two days
and nights. When found, it was in the corn
field of Mr.. Cutler, laying on the ground
alive, although it had been exposed to the
cold and rain, without food o. water, for
over forty eight hours.
HENRY COUNTY has a professional match
maker, manufacturer of such kind Of
matches are recorded in the county clerks
Office. He takes applications from parties
wishing mate, then seeks among his nu-
n2rrpus ICquantane"s, either personally or
by lctu,r, few cigiLi~ ---..li5"t<a, So -
photographs exchanged, brings about an ac-
quaintancc, and in most cases induces
marriage.
DUNCAN II WALLER, real estate and mon
ey brokers OF Dubuque, were recently
swindlcd out Of $1,000 by an attorney to
whom they loaned money on forged titles TO
real estate. The attorney has left for parts
unknown.
THE following were elected officers Of the
Iowa State Dental Society which met recent
! ly at Burlington: President, T. A. Hallctt, of
! Des Moincs; Vicc-Prcsidcnt NJ l.. Jackson,
| Oskaloosa Recording Secretary, E. Z.
Hughes, BIOomfcId; Corresponding Sccrc-
| tary, John Rix, Ft. Madison. The next an
nual meeting fixed for the third Tues
| day in May, at Dcs Moines.
AT Missouri Valley dwclls young miss Of
seventeen, reported to he handsome and
| captivating. She stepped on the scales the
] other day and balanced the beam at 266
pounds. She does not want her name men.
| toned.
AT Sioux City on the morning of the 25th,
William Bingham, young man who had
| been suhsisting on whisky for some time
! past, undertook the job of cutting his own
| head of with razor. His mother hearing
noise, awokc and managed to get the razor
from him before he had completed his
work He succeeded, however, in cutting
through the skin from one ear to the other
and partly scvcring the wind-ppe, but will
probably recover.
THE Republicans of the Seventh Congress
| ional District met at Dcs Moncs on the 2ith,
and, after cighty-six ballots, nominated Col.
| H. J. B. Cummings for Congress by ma
jority Of eight.
THE following were the Postofice changes
| in Iowa during the two weeks ending May
90: Offices stahlished-Boyer's Station,
Van Buren County, Lawrence Hosmer, Post
master; County Line Station, Jefferson
County David Lippo, Postmaster; Hickory
| Grove, Monroe County, Martin Hicks, Post
master; Summit Ridge, Muscatine County,
William Stratton, Postmaster Name changed
-Boylan's Grove, ButleTCounty, to Bristow.
1 Office continued-Belyidere, Monona
County. Postmasters appointcd-Charter
Oak, Crawford County, Orvillc NJ. Criswell;
East Nodaway, Adams County, Isaac Crook
er; Frankfort, Montgomery County, Mrs.
Laura f. Bond; Harper, Keokuk County,
Daniel Rosecrans; Melrose, Grundy County,
Ezekiel Kilgore; Rockville, Ccrro Gordo
County, Mrs. NJ. L. Putnam; White Pigeon,
Keokuk County, Joseph A. Williams.
THE Republicans of the Eighth Congress.
sional district have nominated Col. W. F.
Sapp for Congress
THE Republicans of the First District have
nominated Col. Stone for Congress. His
nomination was secured on the thirty-fftt
ballot.
THOMAS NAvoN was drowned at Davenport
the other night while bathing.
A FEW nights ago, the store of j. n. Nor.
ton, in Keosauqua, was broken into, the safe
forced open and robbed of 81 200. Most OF
shop near by.
SAD occurrence happened near Crom
well, Adams County, lately, resulting in the
death of Owen Mahoney, aged twelve. The
boy was struck by the fangs of arattlesnake
and in very short time the fatal poison
manifested itself in all its hideous forms
Medical skill could not save the lad, and ht
died in a short time.
TIE Catholics of Iowa City have recently
purchased property just outside that city
They propose to establish an Orphan Asy
lum, and in time add thereto an asylum fol
the aged and infirm.
The latest reports from st. Louis give
the following as the current prices for lead
ing staples: Tlour-XXX.F Fall, s5.00@5.621]a
Wheat-No. Red Winter, 81 .3S913S11; No
Red Winter, sl.2I@l .24111; Corn-No.
Mixed, 45045%c; Oats-No. 4 1874 (93314c
Rye-No. 2, 6106ic; Barley-No. 2, $50
9Oc; Pork-s2n.25 25@205o; Lard-S12.O0@
1905; Hogs-$5.75@6.S0 Catte-s4.O09
5.15.