The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-08-17
IOWA STATE NEWS.


iHE twelfth annual course of the law dc.
pAr.hent OF the State University commences
on the 18th of September next.
IHE Republican Convention for the Third
congressional District has been called to
meet at McGregor, on the 9th of September.
iHE insane Asylum at Independence con.
talns about 270 patients, of whom 100 are
hopelessly insane.
u. T. PADDOCK, an old citizen of Dayep-
port, committed suicide on the evening of
the oth, by jumping from the pier of the
government bridge which spans the Missis-
sippl at that point. Financial troubles are
supposed to lave induced the act
FRED ScHoEN was drowned at Des Moines.
few days ago, while attempting to rescue
his brother who had got into a deep hole
"hlie oathlng The brother was rescued.
IHE prison cook at Anamosa Penitentiary
recently escaped by scaling the walls before
the guard was on dnty. He was serving
TWO years sentence for larceny
AT Des Moines, on the Sth, Geo W. Fara-
mar, while crossing the dam slipped and fell
into the chute and was drowned before as
sistance could reach him.
THE engine-house of the Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway, at Charles City, was DESTROYED
py hre on the 9th. Loss $4,000
The State University library is being re-
arranged and additional shelving added to
accommodate more books. One thousand
dollars worth of Joliet stone will be laid in
the University grounds in place of the pres
ent tar walks.
JAMES KINsELLA, who lives near the
Monastery, some weeks ago purchased colt
at Benton, Lafayette County, Wis He broke
from his pasture, and after search was made
ior him through tie neigh orhood without
success it was given up for bad job, and
the colt gone forever. While in Benton a
day or two since Mr.. Kinsclla was pleasantly
surprised to learn that the colt had made
his way back to his old home. As he failed
to pay his way on the ferryboat it is pre-
sumed that he swan the river, aud then
looted like an old stager on the road twen-
ty miles.-Dub,qte Times.
EDWARD Brown, of Usage, was accident
ally shot the other day while pulling his
gun from under the seat of the wagon in
which he was riding on hunting expedi-
ton, ten miles out in the country. The
charge entered his right side, inficting dam
gerous injuries. He was carried to farm
house and medical treatment procured. 1t
proved unavailing. Death ensucd next
morning
THE following are the Postoffce changes
in Iowa during the week ending Aug. 5,
1876 Office tablishcd-Praireville Deca-
tur County, John Gemmell, postmaster
pnstmoS
gomery County, Benjamin F. Runnells;
Shelby, Shelby County, Horace Pagan;
South English, Keokuk County, W. w.
Hotchkiss.
THEY killed a maddog in Dubuque the
other day.
JOHN PALMER, weil-to-do farmer of Cen
ter township, was seized with fit of in
sanity at Dubuque on the 9th While his
team was heing got ready to return home
he attacked the boster, kicked him in the
stomach, then drew dirk-knfe and COM
mcnced cutting and slashing all in his reach,
driving everybody out of the stable and
yard. He was finally overpowercd, after
several Of his captors were cut on the hand,
and placed under lock and key. He is an
old customer at the hotel, and was on the
most friendly terms with all hands.
DR.. CHARLES A. WHITE, of Iowa, has Just
accepted the appointment as paleontologist
in the Hayden survey. He has acted in this
capacity on both the Powell and Wheeler
surveys, and has only lately given to the
world of science a handsome quarto volume
on the invcrtebrate fossils collected by the
exploring parties of the latter during the
years 1871, 1872 and 1878. In fossil conchol-
ogy DR.. White has won place among the
scientists of the age, and his labors have not
only been widely recognized in this country,
but in the seats of learning in Europe. He
becomes a worthy successor of the veteran
Meek, whose advanced age and increasing
infrml:ics entitle him to vacation for the
balance of his life. 1t is quite probable that
he M y still work up the paIeontology of the
Powell survey, but his immediate field of
labor will be with Prof. Hayden.-Chicago
Inter- Ocean.
john ELLISON, farmer living near Mar
telle, Jones County, committed suicide a
few nights ago by getting on the roof of his
stable, fastening one end of trace chain |
around the limb of a tree standing near, and
the other end around his neck and jumping
off. Cause unknown.
THE Republican tells of a terrible case of
drowning at Marshalltown: "The saddest
calamity which has occurred in our vicinity
this season was the drowning of three little
boys while bathing in the Iowa River below
the dam, yesterday evening about six O'Clock. |
Their names were Alfred Hedstrom, fiye
wears of age, Jimmie McFatridge six
years of age, and Henry Adams, six years Of
age.
THE Iowa Agricultural College has the
largest farm of any college in the United
States.
MICHAEL HAGERTY, a brick mason, fell |
from the top of three-story building at
Des Moines, on the 10th, and was seriously
and probably fatally injured.
THE Iowa Loan and Trust Company, of
Dcs Moines, has just received, from cor
respondents all over the State, full and COM
prehensive reports of the condition of the |
growing crops. The wheat crop, as a
whole, is bad. Corn is backward, but
good crop will be secured if the frost holds
off late enough in the fall. Potatoes are
abundant.
THE latest reports from St. Louis give |
the following as the current prices for lead
ing staples: Flour-XXX. Fall, 81. 5O05. .25;
Wheat-No. 2 Red Winter, Sl.150l.15I; |
No. 3 Red Winter, 1.oO0l .o21ac; Corn-No. Q
Mixed, 40AG4G7s. Oats-No. 2, 32@32Sc; !
Ryc-No. ?, 49a4919c; Pork - SIS. 5ot01s55;
Lard - s1Loo@u.25; Hogs - $6.00@6.25
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