The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-03-28
BUCKINGHAM CORRESPONDENCE.

Gen. Wood has just returned from a
tour in the western states. He seems to
be a travelling man.
Watson's have lost another little girl,
this being three children that have died
within o short time, and another one
sick
| Mr.. John Iowley has rented his farm
for three years. John will spend his
time in looking up his interests in this
State and Illinois. =
| The wheat sowing will be about fin
ished This week. There has been sown
This spring about three times the amount
there has been the past five years.
Long jim don't want anyone to get in
| 10 his pocket. He can paddle his own
canoe.
Smith says we are going to have snow
STERN in May. Let her come and let her
| snow.
If something is not done for the tramps
they will do something fer US, SO take
! your choice.
Thai Wonser of the Herald is a rich
man. Five dollars is no object to HIM on
back subscription.
There is many slip in this world, but
it is seldom you slip into q fortune like
Scothorn; start saloon and then take a
slip for $75, 900 90 or 500 100000 and you
are the best man aboard.
Our old friend Elk Sheriff, knight Dex-
ter is around after yc lingering tax pay
| ers. He has buckskin bag and carries
therein, what he terms old jackson
| money.
Our worthy supervisor Hon. Jos. Dy-
sart, ordered the iron bridge and the two
north of it to he replanked which was q
necessity. Joseph is a man that q county
seldom gets as supervisor.
1.-THE roads between Traer and West
Union can carry off the palm for worth
| lessnessn-C Clipper.
! How's that, are you talking about worth.
less roads this time of year, and did younot
know there was one leading from Traer,
to Buckingham that was worse than
worthless and has been SO for the past
| year, and more worthless it is in the case
| of Tracr and the people have been trying
for the past year TO have it in travelling
| condition and have not yet succeeded
1 That's the kind of chaps you Traer fel.
lows are Why not set that road apart and
| give it road supervisors good one, a
man who will haye those two bottomless
holes in order agains and then the people
will say 'sthat's business" The people
from the country must 60 to town and
the town must have them, so let the peo-
pie who haye charge Of a road put it in
order and then the people VIII 60 to towr
i much oftener than they do now. Who
4 starts first.
Mr.. W. B. Daniels and d. C. Wood
were chosen directors for the ensuing
wear at the last township election. Mr.
Daniels was one Of the men we spoke ol
for the Office and Mr.. Wood is brother
Of Joshua Wood Mr.. Daniels Is resi-
dent Of Buckingham, and Mr.. Wood livfi
about three miles West, being in tht
Leech District OF Buckingham. Inclu
ding all, we now have the best set OF mel
i to look after our school we have had FOL
several years; We hope hereafter to hav'
4 school that is . school. and on
4 that will be run In the interesl
0I tO6 0cODlSs NIL 0ootUlo Aao INV ~
taken an interest in our school, and NOV
since be has been chosen director we hop
his interest will increase.
4 We understand Miss Olive Keckley ha
been chosen Is our teacher for the sum
mer term. Miss Keckley taught us
GOOD school last summer and Will ..
doubt do the same this summer. We VII
give list of teachers Of the township Z
| me- did soma TINA a00 when thew arc n
employed.
POLITICAL.
! We notice Republican county conven
h tons are being called IN several couT
q ties ana throughout other states. W
| deem It not more than JUST = We Away
Ake 70 be on time--tO speak In regard I
our coming county convention. and poll
!; ical events In general !ntnge have az
= etcd down considerably sinoe the Demt
(. cratic break some years ago n this conn
", md The general excitement seems
Is among our nelghbcrine states.
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