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

Z Ice harvest has commenced at pu.
buque, and dealers are rapidly putting il
under eoTeT. II Is fourteen inches thick
snd Excellent in quality.
THERE are suits against Sioux City
liquor-dealers for damages amounting %
10000. All these suits are brought by
wives to recover damages resulting from
selling their husbands intoxicating drinks,
TIE Oldest Representative in The lows
Legislature is Thomas Crawford. Of Du.
buque County, who is sixty-niae years in
lis stocking feet, the youngest 1. John
w Elicit, of Mzhasks, who weigh:
t~wen,yELree years when he is right TAI.
Ma Al SMITH, State Acen, Of thu
Charter oak Life Insurance Company
stationed at Davenport. was removed
froa his position on The 26th Of January
and his Office taken possession Of by the
company, it being charged that he i:
short 70 the amount Of over $1,000
4 MEETING Of the Catholic laity Of
Davenport was held on The evening Of the
18th, al which resolutions were passed
condemning in the strongest terms tic
recent action Of Senator Murphy. Of Scott
County, in Introducing proposed cons,i-
tu;iouai amendment. ~iorbidding sectariau
appropriations.
D. C. PORTER, cashier Of the First Ma
tionaI Bank Of Davenport, is publicly
stated 10 be 8 def2ulter 10 the extent o
$1,000 Mr.. Porter has been in the en-
pi9y Of the bank twelve years, and Unit
nov has en5cyed the confidence Of tie
business public. The commencement Of
his p~sCalatiOns dates back three years. the
cauSe which led thereto being specUlziions
il grain IN Chicago. What action viii Re
takenis not YET definitely known
FsASK PATTE and Charles Young we're
arrested he other night 81 Burlington for
passing c~o1n,e-ieit gold quarter and half
dollar pieces. Before the Police Judge an
I1Ezaio-s deis1se secured taei- ac4Uitsl
on the charge Of passing counterfeit: coin,
since, 3 there are 10 gold quarters and
halves lssGeI By the UaEtel STATES, il
would lie impossible TO counterfeit that
mich has 10 existence The parties
were, however. held for obtaining money
under false p.eJs1ses.
THEIo1z STATE Temperance Association
lz,ely II session at DesN0ines. elecsei
tie following officers: President jane.
PIukLan- West Branch: Eice-Presideut,
Mr. P.tEnsD. les Mones: Secretary. H.
:, FairalI. Iowa City Treasurer, H. Mon
zoe. De- MONIES. Or. Bailey. David
Br4n' and Mr., PuEh were appointed
& committee to appoint sub-com-
mites IN each. c0uaty 10 ascertain the
cost OF the manufacture and the consqmp-
lion Of intoxicating liquors.
TEE artes.an well At Oskaloos. has
reached The depth # ALTO feet The fol
loving j. The report of whs; IS found
1910 let 20 l,Qa5, black slate: l.0e5 feet
10 lib, bl-c sasle: l,ll5 feet 10 1,l40.
Limestone. Il41 fees 10 I-2z5, blue shale
l.l4J feet 70 ! .saJ. limestone: 1875 feet u
100, I]ue shale; 1900 feet to 1.735,
sandstone. I.73j feet to l.17j. limestone;
1.71J feet 10 1875. sandstone: 1926 feet
10 1915. limestone: 1915 feet 10 1918,
iron su,ghite; 1915 feet to 1915, lime.
stone. 1915 feet 10 2,0S9, sandstone
%.ps0 feet to 2.ll0. limestone
A BRUTAL murder occurred at Union,
in Marshal! County, E 1ev nights ago. A
man named Swift, living in The vicinity
Of Union. had al alteration with hi:
wife. il which she came out second best
Mr.. >wir; lefrthe house and reported the
matter 10 her father. S~,einherger by name,
and he. with his son, Immediately re.
paired IL Switt's house. i terrible com.
hat IVES the rcs1lt. in which the old ms1
Stcinher-er1ca Swift a tremendous blow
with 3 Ratchet. At the same time the
young one got in & : lively work
Iluuging an old file into the stomach Of
the stunned and ~bleeding man. de lived
but an hour OF two.
Au5-.-GEN. BAKER has issued the fol
lowing general order 10 the militia 0! the
STATE.
J. The o~rspized militia cgnPauie. Of The Fl II
t.l-"e g-et l--rsl-. sill constitute the Fir
H.. ny - IHwa site G--rl-
H. Taau So Ei -5.-i a raTrz-.-. o., The E.--
Ca1-ra- glal U--r-- Will constitute lie >segn.
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j.. T. r--z=z -T companies = rhs
I'D on ~-,.ggs. U:-tI'r viii constitute 3
bats Il re Fg1-a h=-l=ai u Io~a safe
\ To How'd g7sa-y Rs-5Eear5. hereby d.
taLE7-
EI Al a2-gzzi=s ns. nziu4iu5a- p-oP=- d~ei.
-LE md Eg- making returns Of rolls q ACTIVE
l=mb-fs aiG II d-hs46s4-
EFFIE !. ROBINSON, = beautiful and
uasc am5ab,e young girl, whose parent:
live N PeIee, Cedar County, for se7eral
weeks hack, though in COOL health and
spirits, tresu-ntlr spoke OF death. and
de- grated lie place where she wanted Il
DE- buried. In the early part Of January
She washed her suit Of white. and TWO
DAYS ale- irDned the clothes. laying them
away carefully in her trunk, saving thcy
would be really for her il she died. Ate,
p-til- everything TO rights in her trunk
g LITTLE after SHUTDOWN she went up-stai-,
10 perform some ii::le duty. In q moIen.
or tao i sJrangs noise was heard. ami. o.
going 10 her. sic vas found helpless II
the Eo9-, She breathed three ,di>linc'
Jrea.ls and her spirit took it flight.
\ FEW months ago 4 man named
Thompson attempted 10 murder he wit,
at = hotel in Council Bluffs He has 4
son. who was married about one year aga
10 an exemplary young lady. The sol
went 10 visit his father in prison relative
10 business affairs, and WAS detained long
er than had been expected. His wife
got nervous and excited over his delay
and one day started after him on foo;
She was met by 8 frierd, who returnc6
her To her home. She Immediately lie
came Frustrated, and in a few days died
Her husband. being worn out by fatigu,
from constant care of his wife, and over
burlened with grief at his W loss and
his fathers disgrace. his reason hecam,
dethroned and he is nos a maniac.
Is 1855 a man named Nick Hahn lived
in a cabin III the eastern part OF what is
now DesMoines, which tenement he Cccu
pied by courtesy Of g. c. JeiTrics. In i
Hahn resided for about two years. wher
his wife became insane, and Hahn tool
her 10 her friends in Pennsylvania, and
he has not been seen there since. On the
21st 4 man visited Mr. Shepcrd, one Of th'
old settlers. and made inquiry as to the
location OF the old cabin in which Hahn
lived. Ii wa long ago torn down, ye'