The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-03-01

ATTIRE ~ Lansing, ON tne morning OF tnt
2Oth, broke out in the barn OF the Farmers
Home, consuming that hotel and some ter
| or twelve buildings, including two horse,
belonging to Lubrecht Bros, the dwelling
barn and wagon shop of VIM. Bronx, Ros
nich's blacksmith shop. Tolifsen's carpente
shop, Mix q Shaw's marble shop and tn,
dwelling Of Mrs. Gilbertson. Loss, $4,000
THE Bloomfield bank has suspended pay
ment. The local papers state that the asset.
| viii exceed the liabilities. Among the In
debtedness is 5000 belonging to the Crane
Lodge Of Odd Fellows
The following were the Postoffice change.
in Iowa during the week ending Feb. II
1877: stablished-Cleveland, Lucas Coun
ty, E. =. Jaqua, Postmaster; Tifin, johnson
County, Bryan Dennis, Postmaster. Post
masters Appointed-Sudd. Webster County
Mrs. Martha Arthur; Worthwhile, Green:
County, J. o. Smith; Smyrna, Clarke Coun
ty, Mrs. Susan 1. Williams; Wclton, Clinton
County, Dcmas Perrine; Westphalia, Shelby
County, William Flusche.
VERY serious row occurred at q school.
house in Vienna Township, on the night OF
the 18th, between Martin Modlin and Will.
lam Hiler, two young men in that neighbor.
agree about a settlement Of some business
matters. From words they came to blows,
and Modlin used his knife, stabbed Hilcr in
number Of places, and was only prevented
from butchering him by intc ference. Hiler
was in critical condition at last accounts,
ALL the banks that are organized and
doing business under the State law Of Iowa
have, in conformity with the request of the
State Auditor, reported to him full state.
mcnt Of their condition on the sixth day Of
January, 1877. The total capital stock Of
these banks, general as well as savings banks,
is 81, ,3O3, ,5Ss 80, while the total deposits are
q, 3,S14, ,1S5. .7S, and the total gross assets are
reported at "a, ,745, $500. This shows a large
amount OF money in banking business
and shows that Iowa's accumulated wealth
is increasing rapidly. 3
In 1855 in Iowa most Of the wheat was
sown by Feb. 22d.
The Dubuque Board Of Education passed
resolution lately requiring all colored
children to attend school set apart fol
them and excluding them from all the ward
schools. Some Of them demurred, and ap
piled to the District Court, and decision
was rendered on the 10Th to the effect thai
colored children cannot be excluded from
any public school in the city. The Board
has revoked its former resolution.
THE trial of Mrs. Ellen 8. Tupper, ths
"Iowa Bee Queen" for forgery, which had
been progressing at Davenport for some
days previous, was concluded on the 25tf
by verdict Of Not guilty" The jury were
out sixteen hours. The verdict is believed
to be well supported by the evidence, whiet /
was prepared and presented with great skill
and to surprising extent, showing thai
Mrs. Tupper has not been morally respond
BILE for the last three years. s.ssrS
THE Agricultural College must be in
fourishing condition. In November, Prof
Beal, the Civil Engineer, took to himself
wife. In December, the chemist, Prof. Pope
brought from. Massachusetts, his. newly.
welded wife. On the 22d Of February, Prof
Stanton, the College mathematician, was
married. The same day Prof. Macomber, the
physicist, ceased to be bachelor, and tool
upon himself the duties Of a benedict. As
two of the ladies were and are still members
of the faculty, 1t follows that six were mar
ried during this winter. Itis to be doubted
whether any other college in the country
can make such good showing.
The Iowa State Fair will be held at Cedar
Rapids beginning Sept. II.
MRS. v. P. NEwcoxB, Of Davenport, has
presented the Academy of Science Of that
city with . 5000 lot, whercon to erect the
building Of the Society, 80 :.
THERE is q man in the Iowa Penitentiary,
who is not yet twenty years old, but who has
been an inmate of seven different reform
schools and Is now serving his second term
in the Penitentiary. He was but eighteen
years Of age when he received his second
sentence. A more painful instance of ap-
palling prccocity in crime is not upon record
THn latest reports from st. Louis give
the following as tho current prices Sorlead-
ing staples: Flour-xxx, Fall, $3.50 @7. so;
Wheat-N 2 Red Winter, $1461 eaf. 49, 1;
No. Red Winter. s1.4S1(@14s1<; Corn
No. 2 Mixed, 3S1S@39kc. Oats-No. 2,
s41<@34szc; Ryc--No. 2, GGCa6s1c; Pork
el5.0N@l5.25; Lard - 9ss@9Hc; Hegs-
e5.O0@6.0v; Cattle-S4.2505.21