The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-05-02
TRAER CORRESPONDENTS.

r. r. Clark has returned from MS VIII
ter sojourn in Texas. He has gained in
dcsh and is looking quite well, and his
many friends are hopeful of his ultimate
recovery.
Our Methodist friends being in need OF
the trifing sum Of one Thousand dollars
passed around the hat at the int OF
Quarterly meeting and got it as easy as
swinging on agate. On Thursday even
ing last Rev. Mr.. Miller, of Vinton. lee
tured at their church for the benefit OF the
ladies of that Society. The house was
full; lecture interesting; and proceeds
satisfactory. Happy people
The industry Of the season has arisen
and bids fair to employ all the idle labor
of the place. No longer do we see men
sitting on the dry goods box making
kindlings. Even tramps find congenial
employment. 1t is a simple avocation.
mime too dull 10 master it. 1t requires
but little capital, less than will buy an
Ames polished spade In fact one set OF
Implements for a score or more
a. those not engaged in the work look on
and bet on the result. The labor consists
in driving . wooden ball, with a long ham
died mallet through a series Of peices OF
bent Tense wire and striking o painted
LvcS ~ Ino Cnu5 VI tnr CUuISc. AIrIBHt,
size, color, sex or previous condition OF
mind is no bar.
The lawyers, constables and justices
reaped a harvest week before last. The
former earned their fees. In an eject
ment suit 20 motions, ~pleadings, answers,
exception, &C., were filed, and the iensnt
did not eject worth a cent. The County
seat should be brought here where there
10 need of a Court Room, and lawyers
who can fill it.
James Wilson, Esq has a COW that on
dry hay and 90 ears of corn daily, yields
SO pounds OF milk each day. Thus, blood
tells.
Last week West Wilson, Esq, bis son
Henry, l.. p. Dinsdale, Jaihes Dinsdale,
and Arthur Manfull attended the Mcclure
sale Of Short-horns, at Scion, Iowa. Also.
one at West Liberty, Iowa. Prices ruled
low, and each of the parties purchased
freely and in a few days there will be
important additions to the already fine
herds of full blood stock in northern
Tama. They invite interested parties to
call ut their respective farms and view the
cattle.
r. G. McIntire. ESQ, and family, OF
Toledo, were here last week visiting their
numerous friends. Mack was as happy !
US a school boy home at the Christmas
recess.
r. H. Moore, Esq. been to Detroit for
n Safe TO place in his new Bank building
which will soon arise on the site OF the
old one, to be removed. If the new build
ing proves as profitable to him as the old
in the sam length Ct time, he will rejoice
and be exceeding glad.
Batchelder s. Jones, the c~nterprising
druggists, have fitted up a building snd
arc manufacturing bottled pop. favored
with the various extracts used in sods
water, and arc supplying the home de-
mand, a. well as the towns east and west
Of US. Ipresumc it is good, because
have heard parties say who have tried i.
Yet they have not sent me q casc.c o. ever
a bottle with their compliments. &c.
can soy no more At present, but wait In
patience. f*sls
Ilcarn DR.. Morrison performed with
perfect succcss an operation in . case Of
hare lip. Mr.. n. is acknowledged to be
thoroughly converssnt with the theory
and practice Of surgcfysaswell a. medi
cine.
Earl Rice, Esq, has. fitted vi q wagon
with slI the cOnvcniences for the road,
and 70 morrow with wife and daughter.
start on a summer cruise to Colorado