The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-31
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formerly Of lama City. Mrs. Smith was
2 great sufferer for many months previous
y her death, but she boIe her sufferings
with resignation; she was lady who at.
traetcd friends and retained them by her
pleasing and loving ways, and will be
greatly missed bya large circle of friends.
Mr. Smith has the profound sympathy of
the community.
The new and beautiful interior Of tie
Congregational church by reason of the
escape Pipe of the furnace being too
small, became smoked and backened to
such an extent as to require renovation.
Workmen are now engaged in painting,
frescoing and otherwise identifying the
walls, and when finished it is expected to
be the finest thing out-or III, whichever
you may call it.
Mrs. S. " r. Kelly, of Lincoln town
Ship, died about two weeks since in the
southwestern portion of the State where
she was visiting. She was one of our old
est settlers, coming to Buckingham in
1855, with her family, Lying there few
years and removed to their farm in Lin
coin at an early day in our history. Mrs.
Kelley was quiet industrious, woman
who went about doing good. Her age
was about 60 years.
G. II. Goodrich, Esq. of Toledo, is FREE
quently on our streets as we'll as many
other of the citizens of the county seat.
] received avery pleasant call from those
old wheel horses Of the Republican party
ex Coy. Dysart and VIM. B. King. 1t
did our heart good to see them and hear
them talk. They discl ssed politics, Presi-
dent Hayes and the greenbacks, of course.
They settled the President, but the Green
b .cks-well they will bring that up the
next time they meet. A brother of Mr..
Dysalt accompanied them.
Mr.. Averill Of the Clipper as delegate
left yesterday for Des Moines to attend
the Congregational Association.
Robert G. McIntire Esq. is candi-
date before the Republican Convention
for Auditor, to Which all the people say
Amen!
The house Of Mrs. Dickerson in Carroll
was destroyed by fire with all its contents
early Sunday morning. Mrs. Dickerson
is peculiarly afflicted and entitled to the
sympathy of the public. Last season q
young son died under peculiarly painful
circumstances; carly this spring her hus-
band was brutally murdered and his
boiy successfully hid, and now her DWELL
ing and all her personal effects destroyed,
Is an accumulation of misfortunes hard
to bear.
POLITICAL.
The time is at hand when the Repub-
licans OF Tana begin to get intert sted in
local parties and aspiring candidates are
interviewing the honest Granger. The
time has been when q nomination in a
lama County Republican Convention was
equivalent 10 an election, hence aspira nts
brought all this button-holeing to bear
there Although the purity majority can
be counted by one thousand in Tama
| County in favor of candidates nomina ted
Ewiihout chicancry, yet the past four years
has demonstrated that candidates who
Ilhavc forced themselves on to the party
through Che convention cannot be elected.
Sheriff Austin and Auditor Bowdle have
been elected twice because The Repub lie.
an candidates forced themselves on the
party, and last Fall, although our MAORI
|5ty was upwards of one Thousand, our Su'
pervisor only received about three hun
Edrcd, and but for presidential YET
would have been defeated. Two years
ago we would have lost our Represents
tive but for the U. s. Senatorial question
+ Trust we have had sufficient exper
| fence to profit by the lessons Of the past
Let us put stop to nominating candi
dates in June to be a target for party
friends aswcll as enemies for near4 months
and before we have had time to get res
Eted from the previous elections, and take
time 10 properly consider as to suitable
candidates. Let aspirants stay at home
In early September let the convention
assemble. Candidates though their friends
DR. themselves can in the meantime an
nounce their desires in the newspapers.
The convention composed OF the best
men in the party will thus make desira-
| Bile nominations, and there viii pc NJ
doubt Of their elections. II any one ha'