The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-07-20
IOWA STATE NEWS.

in the State during the week ending July /:
Offices stablished-Blaine, Buena Vista
County, Foster Griffith, Postmaster; Zenors-
vile, Boone County, John P. Zenor, Post
master. Offices disconIinued-t arbon, Ad-
ans County; Soda Bar, Palo Alto County.
Postmasters ppointed-Browning, Carol
County, c. c. Devel; Conwa, Taylor Coun-
ty, Henry B. Liggett; Dakota, Humboldt
County, J. NJ. Youngling; Foote, Iowa
County, John F. Baughman; Forestvlle,
Delaware County, Volney Wheeler; Marena,
Ringgold County, Delaney Gard; Union
town, Delaware County, Mrs. A F. Barnes
WILLIAM HENRY, the murderer Of Michael
Kinney, was captured and lodged in Jail at
McGrcgor, on the 10th. An effort was made
to lynch him, but it was happily frus-
trated.
DUNCAN PEACOCK, of Buffalo, has been
pronounced insane and taken to the hospital
at Mount Pleasant for safe keeping
OVER 100 tramps were corraled at the
Market House, in Davenport, on the night
of the 10th, and $50 more reached the city
on the 1lth.
THE State Auditor has received returns
from all the counties in the State, and has
footed up the aggregate assessment. 1t
amounts to $500, $50 ,055. The assessment
lastyear was $780,, ,423 ,140. The increase this
year is entirely upon personal property, as
real property under the law is assessed only
every two years. The Executive council has
placed the State tax levy at two mills. This
is the same as it has been for the past two
years.
PALo ALTO COUNTY man recently set
out a smudge to drive away mosquitoes,
and burned up several hogs, a calf, large
quantity of grain a thrcshing machine, and
II fine horse, and severely scaded half the
neighborhood, who turned out to extinguish
the smudge.
FROM all parts of the State come unfaror-
able reports of wheat; and, in some locali-
ties corn has been bitten by frost or injured
by wet weather. The northwestern portion
of the State will be blessed with bountiful
harvest of wheat and corn. The large i'm
migration to that section the past year will
increase the area of grain thousands of
acres.
ADoLPH GEIsE fell from his chair dead, at
Burlington lately, while reading the Gozctte.
The Coroncr's jury returned Il verdict Of
death by heart disease. This saves the rep
utation of the Ga=efte.
THE Council Blu Is NonpoyeH says lady
of that city had very singular reptile cx-
tractcd from her stomach, the other day.
1t was about eighteen or twenty inches in
length, and as large a persons middle
finger. From each side prOtruded number
less legs, each one of which appeared sim
liar to the claws of IL crawish. Its head
tapcrcd off to point almost as sharp as
uccdle.
A sICKENING affair occurred at Magnolia,
Harrison County, Il few days ago. A Mrs
Rowland went into her garden and left her
three -months-old babe under shade tree
near by. Shortly aftcrward she heard the
child screaming, and running to the spot
found that pet pig had eaten off both of
the child's hands and a portion of the face.
The victim died Immediately.
J. c. LITTLE, road master on the Illinois
Central Railroad between Sioux City and
Fort Dodge, was instantly killed near the
former city, on the 18th, by falling under
hand car on which he was riding
JUDGE NouRsE, of Des Moines, has been
appointed to deliver the Centennial address
far 1a,.,,, at th,. Intornet;opnl E,posl,ion at
Philadelphia. The date for its delivery has
been set for Sept. H.
DAVENPORT has the matter Of thirty dol
lars loft over after navinp the cxpcnscs of
bcr Fourth of .Julv celebration
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their sh"iiS' ne won o'c'
THE following postal changes were made
In Iowa during the week ending July .;
Postmasters appolnted-Bclleair, Johnson
County, James Johns; Bcrtram, Linn County,
Russell W. knowlcsi Montezuma, rowe
60. C,a1 C.,, 1o,,,, pro,,n. O,I,,oi,,
$3.50 |a,,s., pIn;,, wv. p;ror I,,,,
.;"v IobnsonGnuntv Horrv NrCnIInmgb.
Poobost.r redor Countv p u Howe
Tuov,s Mu1rp of CounciI Rlues was
drowned i, the Rover north of that city. a
fey d,vs aoo while bathing.
r,. CO. euo.in+ondant 81 puhIi, In
,.a.; LEE o'aa. M 1upd,'nt pdn tHn t,opirr @ aunont
80 49, ranr+r Instit,,+os. A,,d,,hon
nen'. ~ , o, tour uoa,,s Conraa
g monnhton Condurtor, Roonn COUNTY
nast-a I. two ,rools Mis- x
conner, oond"e,or % nu',er oou~'s, w S.o,1nsa 9nei
rondatar. HorA "tp.: r. Gharote" Conntv Cbcrokee
Aug, p, two weeks, R. B. Robie, Conductor;
Hamilton County, Webster City, July 81,
three weeks, B. s. Baker, Conductor; heo-
kuk County slsourney' aug, 4, h'e ,O "eehs' e
hossu'n @ w 01unS' ~ pnro,ns h"%, %nndnr3or. M,rion