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Commercial.

HGcKMAx COURIER OFFICE.
Friday. March 9, 1870
Raccoon, No. l. 6Oc; 2nd, fQe;
' Mink-So. ]. -; 81. SOC; 81. %; 4th. loc
Otter-No l, 50 81; %, 81; 81 D ;
4th - cents.
Bqaver-5octs 10 81 wild Cat-25ets.
House Cat, !ucts. Muskrat-3 to IOc
Red Fox-50cts TO 81 %.
SEEDS.
Glover, Sl1 o0i Herds Grass. - -;
Blue Grass. > -; Orchard - 70 lin
CoRN-35c Ear soc per bushel.
COTTON-9t1O3c.
WHEAT-61ai -.
MEAL-Fron wagons 4oc
BEESWAX %. p 10.
hides, green. sc.
dry sailed SalAe.
" dry flint l0al3c.
WOOI-3O 10 37ic. per H. tub " ash ed
FEATHERS, p n 40a5Oc prime.
GENSING-75caSl 90 per pound.
TALLOW, per To sc.
RUTTER-Fresh, 10 to 2Oc per ID
e. POULTRY, EEC.-Young cSfcfa,..
II SO TO 90 per dozen. Old from = .,.gl
EGGS-Sc. per dozen.
STAY ES-Pipes, S4SaSI2 per m.
othy-cboice-S} 90.
At present.
BARRELS-Apple, 371 cts; Flour. 45cts :;
Molqsses, - 90; Molasses kegs 10 gal ;.
9Octs: Molasses kegs > gals, Scots; Whis-
XIV kegs, 10 gals 81 90; Whisky Kegs, a
gals 50 cents.
GROCERIES.
BACON-Sides Lac
Shoulders &c.
Hams 3.
CHEESE per 10. lG to lSc.
COFFEE. Rio, 22a25c
CRACKERS, r. lb. 7Gt9c.
COAL OIL. r gallon 4Oa00o
CANDLES. Star, lS{o %.
FLOUR, 81 O0@9 90.
NOLAeSES-pe Dbl 5OAG0, hlfb bls Goa
80 cents.
LARD OIL. p gallon, 81 %
LARD--ll 20 lie. e ID.
GUNPOWDER = keg > 50.
BLASTING POW DER, > 80.
SODA-By the keg 69e 2 ID.
SUGAR-Brown, gal1lc; Hard l2IaI &c.
SHOT per bag, = 90
STONEWARE p gallon, 10 to l5c.
TOBACCO, MAnufac d. per Id Goa 81 40
SALT-By car load. busheI s. 20;
oy retail , 80. $50 lbs, barrel by car load
81 70, by retail 81 10
HARDWARE, ETC.
CASTINGS, = H. 54aGc.
lion, bar size, 4&c.
NAILS--S3 90 rates.
HORSE SHOE NAILS-27G35e. p ID
STEEL Cast. NJ. 3 A, 20aZ7c.
PLOWS, Steel, 8,al21.
HUBS. l 5Oa2 80 per sett.
PLOWS-Hertweck Baltzer & Knoerr
steel Plows, No. l, 50 o0. No, Z, Utf
No. 3, IS 80; No. I, o..
Baltzer's Patent one horse Piow s. o.
extra pillow mouids - % each. Cotton
scrapers same.
Powell x Bro, from various factories
One horse plows, 81 90 TO s. W. Two
horse pIows So 30 TO $40 W.
SUNDKIES.
BAGGING-lual4c per yard.
ROPE-Machine 10
TIES -GaIc.
LEATHER, kip skins 81 50a8 50.
sole, per ID. 81 a 4jc.
upper side, jjaj 90.
PRINTS 5 to &c.
JEANS, per yard, 20a69.
LINSEG, per yard, lja35c-
COTTON YARNS, 4 dozen, l06ljH.
WASH BOARDS per doz, - 55aS %
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Advertisers n,Hst send in their faror,
JyS O'Clock Thursday morning to an
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Ir MUsr BE SUsTAINED.-A SPLEN
DID ScHooL-Those who attended the
monthly review of Mrs. Roulhac's Select
Female School, are. even extravagant in
their praise of teacher and scholars This
school supplies long sfelt educational
need in this community Mrs. Rs. teach
ing Is thorough and complete, and en-
braces all the branches taught in any of
the best schools. We speak in the inter
est of the community specially in urging
that this school must be encouraged and
sustained. Our people pay out thousands
of dollars annually, sending their laugh
tiers TO distant schools, to finish their ed
ucatiou, when in truth Mrs. X $ school is
equal TO any aud superior to many of
those patronized abroad. These are facts
which can be we'll astested by patrons
We should not neglect this opportunity
Of building up first class female college
-one that will attract patronage from
abroad, and save the heavy expenses at
tending the education of our daughters
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Hickman Encampment. No. 81, and Full
ton Lodge, No. IS, l. o. o. F., meet every
alternate Thursday evening.
ofiicess of Encdmpment-J. W. German,
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Decidedly the incest neatest. eSeS'
establishment in all this section is the
new drug store OF y. B. Common, Go.
1t viii delight Won to visit it. Every
thing new and fresh. Give them call
IN the Lsndrum Insurance building.
Twenty FIVE PER CENT BETTER
-Thiuk of il, and be encouraged Bust
ness in Hickman for February, 1871, was
~ per cent better. thHn abe same iaouth,
in 1876. Personal inquiry from mum
Der OF houses, which advertise in the
COURIER. reveals this fact. There is no
exagxeration or gas about this statement,
bat the figures are taken from the books.
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and writing on them '.pertaters for Sail,
"Korn Meel for Sais, Flower for Sail, ;"
"Bacoune for Sail" "lroune for Sail,
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This may not answer as good purp ose
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Mechanics aud workingmeu com
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Every public spirited man is a friend Of
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10 the benefit of the mechanic. Hence
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Csc. b. PRATHER r.
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NEW, Posr OFFIcE-We learn
f,om Pos lster HIxhes. that a. new
Post-Of6ce has been established at South
Reel foot Lake, Onion Co, called South
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TDyersburg Gazette.
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Masonic.

Fulton Lodge, No. 100, a F. s. a. NJ,
meets the second Monday evening in eve
ry month, at Z clock Officers,
w. A. BREvARD, w. VI.
W. L. MoCuTcHEN, Secretary.
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Hickman Lodge No. SO, l. o. G. T.,
meets every Tuesday evening, at 0 clock.
A. ID. kINGNAx, W. C. I.
(. y. WHITE, ". >.
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Life becomes useless and insipid
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or enemies
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IIlck SIOre--C HIUH OIty. LtIII
The friends of the Hickman Public
School say that an increased. 'sx will 10
necessary after the present term, and
should be considered at the August eicc-
ton. The proposition will in due time
Ice presented, in the CoUsIEa, AMI argn-
menta for aud against admitted. W
don't understand the facts nov.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-11
Notice of sherifrs Gale.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
II by virtue of q general execution di
rected to me from the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Tama County, Iowa, on Judg-
ment obtained in said Court on the 18th
day of December, 1878 in favor of Jurgen
Arff, as plaintiff, and against Jacob Gein
ger and j. l.. Gethman, as defendants,
for the sum of Four Hundred and Seventy
Two and twenty.three one.hundredth dol
lars and costs taxed at Sixty-four and
fifty five one hnndredth dollars, and &C.
cruing costs, have levied upon the fol
lowing Real property, taken as the prop
erty of said defendants, to satisfy said
execution, to-wit:
The South Half of the SOUTHEAST
Quarter of Section Fourteen "a and the
North Half of the Northeast Quarter OF
Section Twenty-three {23)alI in Township
Eighty five (S5) North of Range Sixteen
u6) West of the 9Th, p NJ, in lama
County, Iowa, as the property of the de-
PENDANT, Jacob Geinger. And, also, the
South East Quarter and the South Half
of the North East Quarter of Section
Twenty three (23) in Township Eighty
five 1851 North of Range Sixteen(16) West
of the 9Th T. NJ, in Tama County, Iowa,
as the property of j. l.. Gethman. de-
PENDANT, and / will offer the same for sale
to the highest bidder, for cash in hand,
on the Sd day of February, A. d. 1877, in
front of the Court House, in Toledo. Ia
ma County, Iowa, at the hour of ono
o'clock P. NJ, of said day, when due Mt
tention will be given by the undersigned.
Dated January 9TH, 1877.
S6.45.2 r. L. AUSTIN,
Sheriff of lama County, Iowa.
STRUBLE & GooDRICH,
Atty's for plaintiff
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-11

> We are in receipt of copy Of the An
NUAL REGISTER OF RURAL AFFAIRS fol
1877, published at Albany, N. Y, by
Luther Tucker & Son, and mailed to any
address for the nominal sum of 30 cents.
1t is the oldest (and now the only pub.
LEGATION Of the kind, and contains $50 pa
gcs of practical matter, interesting to
erery resident in the country, illustrated
with no less than 40 beautiful engrav-
ings, almost all original. We notice par
ticularly capital article on practical
Ventilation" which discusses this all i'm
portant topic in a clear and at the same
time scientific manner, giving fully Illus
trated descriptions of all the improved
systems. Elaborate almanac pages are
pretixed, and very useful feature is the
Farmers Register" which gives the adj
dress of all the reliable dealers in every
thing a farmer needs to buy-live stock
of all kinds, seeds, implements, nursery
stock, &C., &C.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-11
MOntour Items:

New Years has come and gone and it
was sad one to Charles Welchs family.
They lost two of their children by that
awful disease, diphthcria, who were bur-
led on that day-making three out OF the
family in short time.
A brother of Elishu Garrison died at his
place a short distance from here, of heart
disease. He was about 10 years of age.
Our town is somewhat afflicted with
coughs and colds, Int nothing more Sc
rious as yet
Quite number of our citizens received
presents of Centennial babies lately.
A prctracted meeting is being held at
the NJ. E. Church, conducted by Rev. Mr..
Howard, the NJ. E. Minister, and Rev
Mr.. Adams, of the Congregational.
Herb Wilcoxen received good and
valuable Christmas present of wife. ]
don't know whether he got her on the
tree or whether Santa Claus delivered her
direct. At any rate he got her.
Times are hard as usual Corn is COM
ing quite lively and selling for 25 cents
per bushel.
Miss Adde Mann has been visiting hcr
sister al this place Gu ing the holidays.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-01-11
SMALL LOANS
Of $500, $500, &
$500, for 8 or 5
years will now
be made by
Nelson & Barker.
Temperance.

five received the following communi
cation from the State Deputies, too late fol
last weeks paper. We give it place
this week, and would like to hear from
them again.
The Grand Division of the Sons and
Daughters If Temperance has neld meet
ings at Chekea, and Haven in lama Co.,
and at Fairport and West Irving in Ben.
ton Co., and was successful ia instituting
a Subordinate Division of the same, in
each of the above places. The State
Deputies, DR.. w. B. Evans & w. B.
Louthan, have installed the officers OF
each Division. These societies are now
in good working order ard exerting a
powerful influence, not only in their i'm.
mediate vicinity but their good works are
felt in the surrounding localities.
We propose holding free and open
meetings not only IN the cities and towns
but in every community in this part of
the State
All good temperance people feel interest.
ed in this work and are unanimously
making renewed effort to promulgate
the glorious cause Of Temperance, and
thus they are happily promoting and con
ducins the health, wealth and happiness
OF our people
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An Agreeable Affair.


The social gathering at the residence of
Mr. VIM. Wick, five miles North east of
Toledo. last Wednesday evening, was
very pleasant affair. While It was in
tended to have the neighbors and friends
meet together for an evenings social en-
joyment, and also to christen the new
house into which Blr. w. has lately
moved. the primary object of the gather
ing was. by appropriate testimonials, to
give expression Of goodwill to NJ. X.
Drury, pastor of the U. B. Church in that
neighborhood. The pastor and family
received many tokens Of appreciation and
good in value not less than $85 90.
All excellent supper was served by the
ladies in the neighborhood of which all
present-about 125--partook, after which
the company dispersed, all expressing
themselves as having had good time.
1t is but proper to say that the church
ip that community was first organized
list March. 1t now has membership Of
50. Eighteen were received as the result
Of the meeting recently held there.
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Original N.--tIce.

STATE OF IOWA, GO
TAMA COUNTY,
To Mary Jane SypAesr, Martha Bethel,
Lima d. Broom Eth E. Bethel, addison
Bethel, Cyrus " Bethel and John H.
Bethel.
YOU, AND EACH OF YOU, ARE
L hereby notified that there is now on
file, in the Office of the G lerk of the Dis.
trct Court of lama County. Iowa, a Pc
tition of James Bethel and Rrth Bethel,
claiming of you the partition by decree OF
said Court the following described Re al
Estate, viz:
The North half a. of the North West
fourth a. of Section Thirty-Four Oh in
Township Eighty-Six 1885, North OF Range
Fifteen Q5& West, Tama Comfy, Iowa,
and the East Irllf q of the North West
fourth a. and the North East fourth (4,)
of the South West fourth e. and the
West half ~ of the South East fourth ~
and the North East fourth e. of the
South East fourth o. all in Section
ThirtyTwo (32,) Township Eighty Nine
49, North of Range Twenty-Four ga, J
West in Hamilton County, Iowa.
And that unless you appear thereto,
and defend, on or before NOON, of the
second day of the next term of said Court
being the February term of said Court for
the year A. ID. 1877, commencing on the
third Monday Of February, A. D. 1877, at
the Court House, in Toledo, in said Coun-
ty default will be entered against you,
and judgment rendered thereon.
STIvERs Il LELAND,
50 Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Chelsea Items.

There has been a greatsmany cases Of
diphtheria in Chelsea during the past
three months, from which has resulted
several deaths, but it is hoped that the
| hand of death will not visit those now
| afflicted
Mr. Shalcr's two children are vcryssick
with diphtheria.
Mr.. Frank Stcineck, living near Chel-
sea, lost two children, aged IA and 1G. on
Friday evening last, by diphthcria. The
children were taken sick and before
doctor could be sent after, the first one
died, and before the arrival of doctor,
the second child was corpse. Mr.. and
Mrs Steineck have the sympathy of the
entire community in this double bereave-
ment.
Mr.. Frank Runt, the section boss on
c. & NV Ry. lost little child recently
by Scarlet fever.
Jesse Rich, living near Chelsea, has
been quite sick, recently, but is now inn
proving slowly.
Rev MIR. Evans, Professor of the Le-
Grand College, preached in tic Chelsea
evening.
Mr.. Charles Brothers and Miss Emma
Wilson, were united in the holy bands of
masrimony last week.
Mr.. Geo. Free, one of the clevcrest
groccrymcn in Chelsea listed Tama City
last Monday.
Miss Flora Graham of this place is now
attending school in Toledo.
Andy thinks eight or nine o'cIoch will
be early enough but Mary prefers five.
There is to be Spelling Match in the
school house one mile North of Chelsea
on Friday evening of this week.
The Union Sunday School of Chelsea,
has lately been recognized, and the
deep interest manifested by those inter-
estcd in the good work, assures greater
work being done in the future than in
the past.
NJ. Evans, Of Iowa City, has recently
organized lodge in Chelsea, called "The
Sons and Daughters of Temperance"com-
mcncing with twenty-five charter mem.
bcrs. The officers were elected on Thurs
day evening, Dec. 2Sth, and publicly in
stalled on Wednesday evening Jan. Sd.
A
which, it is hoped, will be benefit to
the citizcns of this place. The Lodge
will meet hereafter on Thursday evening
of each week it the Odd Fellows Hall.
A Catholic Church is soon to DO erected
in this place.
Mr.. Martin Smith is doing good bust
ness in the dry goods, grocery and hard
ware line. W. K.
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Walthana Items.
WALTHAM, Iowa, Jan. 4, 1877,

WALTHAM, Iowa, Jan. 4, 1877.
EDITOR CHRONICLE
Christmas has come and gone, the new
year has arrived, and still Waltham exists,
and the cvel tenor of the lives of its citi-
zcns flows On without ripple. Socially,
Wal.ham is little below the average
this Winter Politically, Waltl.amites arc
sound, only few of the rock-rooted be-
ing about, and they say very little since
the election.
The revival meetiags conducted by
Rev. TIaymond,o of Irving, assisted by Rev.
Smith of this place are still in progress;
much interest is manifested, and the hand
of the Lord is visible. May the good
work 60 OH, and may MANY be led from
darkness into light.
Speaking of this reminds us that if there
is place on the globe that needs church
it is Waltham The meetings are held in
the school house, which, when packed to
its utmost, will not seat all that go, or
would go il there was church here.
We are promised q series of temper
anee lectures, when the meetings close
Your correspondent has not learned who
the lecturer is to be.
A J. p. made ludicrous mistake here,
not long since. He set the time of a suit
before him, at ten o'clock P. NJ instead
of A. NJ. and rs the mistake was not dis
covered until it was too late to be recti-
fed, he was obliged to turn out at ten
o'clock at night and call court. When
you ask Kim for cigar on that, you want
to get where you will have plenty of
room to dodge.
One of the Waltham boys got his nose
severely hurt by playing ball, a few days
since.
Messrs. Brown & Glover have adopted
the timcworn plan of turning over
new leaf the first Of the year, and now
sell only for cash. They propose to keep
it up
More anon, JosEPHUs