The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-03-02
IOWA STATE NEWS.


son.
u.s. THE early history of Union County Is 10
be collected, and copies transmitted to the
Centennial.
THERE were fewer failures in Iowa In
1875 than in any other State. The total
amount was S1,G10,3O5.
Iowa CRY has a shepherd dog which
carries bag through the streets collect
ing niokcls for foreign missions.
Mr.. GEORGE VAN HORNE has been
mentioned as the Democratic candidate
for Congress in the Second District.
JOSEPH WINsEL, of Pilot Grove, an old
settler of Lee County, committed suicide,
a few days ago, by cutting his throat
r. II. WILSON committed suicide at the
Aborn House in Dcs Moines few days
ago by shooting himself with revolver.
ONE HUNDRED men have been dis
charged from the Des Moines coal mines
on account of the lack of demand for fuel.
The value of dairy products for 1875 in
Blackhawk County was $751;, 294; in
Buchanan, $2i9, 439; in Delaware, $780,
1903.
UP to tho 12th there had been over so
cases of scarlet fever at Dubuque. The
schools were thinly attended on account
of it.
THE Illinois Central Railroad is nego-
tatlng for the purchase of IS, 900 steel
rails for use in Iowa during the coming
summer.
AN accident occurred on the night of
the 10th on the Iowa Central Railroad. A
train going south jumped the track near
Hampton injuring five persons.
On the night of the 18th James West
burn, boss of the New York mine at
Ishpeming, went on a jamboree, and rob-
bers broke into a trunk in his room and
stole $4,000.
Mrs. ESTHER BUTLER, widow of the
late Hon. Jacob Butler, is reported to be
overcome with melancholy and nervous
prostration, and is under treatment by DR..
Patterson, at Batavia, III.
THE Ladies' Bureau does not believe
Mrs. Topper TO be insane. Why is it that
these angels never have any charity for
each other? What woman was it who
said the only thing that reconciled her to
the idea of being woman was the proba-
bic necessity of not having to marry one:
-NarstaN Daily Times.
A sEvEN-YEAR-oLD son of Mr.. Kotten-
stetter, of Fort Madison, was terribly
gored by cow on the 18th. She struck
her horn into the right noslril, tearing the
nose completely open to the right eye,
which was pressed out upon the terribly
lacerated cheek. The cheek bone was
nearly uncovered, one laceration extend
ing through the nose down to near the
angle Of the jaw bone. The boy looked
frightIully, but is reported as doing we'll,
and his eye will be saved.
A BILL has been introduced in the Leg
islature authorizing the Governor to offer
reward of 81 600 for the arrest Of parties
charged with murder, arson or rape, and
eQurcs the Governor to offer re-
ward of $1,000 for the arrest and
conviction of each Of the leaders
of any mob that shall hang or in
any way kill or seriously injure any per-
son. The provisions of this latter clause
TO apply only to cases of mob violence
occurring after the law shall go into eff
feet.
JUICE NJ. V. BuRDIcK has been taken
. to the Insane Asylum at Independence.
Ind, p,,r-l ini- 70
a leading citizen of Northern Iowa, was
for two terms Judge of the Tenth Judi
cial District, for several terms represented
Wrnncshcik County in the State Legis Ia
turc, though for some time past citizen
OF the adjoining county of Alamakee, and
has always been highly esteemed. His
insanity seems TO be the result Of general
breaking down Of the system, followed by
two strokes of paralysis at considerable
intervals, and recovery is not deemed
probable. He is about fifty years of
age, and leaves a wife and four grown-up
children in moderate circumstances.
A FIRE in Davenport, on the morning of
the 23d, destroyed buildings covering
nearly half a square. The block destroyed
was called Hills Block, and contained
fourteen stores, six offices, the Olympic
Music Hall and a photograph gallery
The fire originated on the stage of the
thcater and was soon raging furiously.
The alarm was sounded, and all the COM
panies of Davenport and Rock Island
turned out, but it was hard work, as
the night was bitterly cold and
the water froze in solid lengths in
the hose. The fire ragged for hours, and
was not subdued until five o'clock in the
morning. The ladies of the city had
been holding Centennial entertainment
in the hall the previous evening, and the
fire destroyed all their costumes, ETC., and
$500 piano. The losses are about as fol-
lows: On buildings, $4,000; Olympic
Hall, scenery, ETC., $50, 900; Harrison &
Holman, drugs, $l2 1000; Hawlcy Bros,
billiard hall, 5000; Davenport & St
Paul Railroad office, books, ETC., $4,000
plate glass, $4,000; other losses ranging
from S6,000to So, 500. The total loss foots
up $50 900; insurance $54, 500 The build
ings were very poorly constructed, and,
once on fire, burned like Undertook A
heavy wind was blowing at the time, and
it looked at one time as if the flames
would sweep through the whole business
part Of the city. About 200 firemen were
on the spot, and, at one time, twenty
streams of water were being thrown.
A HORRIBLE tragedy occurred in Green
field Township, Warren County, a few
nights ago. Three families named How
ry, billiard and Westfall have for several
years been engaged in neighborhood feud
caused by the location Of roads, partition
fences, etc. On the 10Th, the Howry
party, consisting of the father, two sons
and hired man named Groom, the West
fall party of two and billiards. party of
three had been to church, and on the way
home, the old quarrel was renewed, when
general fight ensued, in which revolvers,
brickbatS, stone, slung shots, knuckles
and knives were used. Twenty shots
were fired. The Howry party were I'M
armed The fight lasted about twenty
minutes. David Howry, the father,
was shot IN the upper lip and left
ear and stabbed over the left eye. George,
his son, was stabbed and fell dead on the
field. John, another son, was stabbed
and fell dead after going about forty rods.
James Groom, the laborer for Howry,