The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-02-07
Buckingham, Iowa, Feb. 9th.
TRAER CORRESPONDENCE.

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of Crystal, makes point against me and
feels elated (although / do not see the
point.) am glad, as it will encourage HIM
for future effort. The Crystal grangers
are honest although not cosmopolitan.
One purchased a package from the ped
lers at $4,000 and contracted his butter
to them for the season of 1878, at ten
cents q pound, above the m rket price,
delivered at Traer, which contract was
aerttten on the stub Of the Note. They got
dinner at the house of Another granger in
that central town, but failed for time to
effect a sale. AT last one of them espied a
dog lying near the stove and called it. The
cur was of the short legged, long bodied,
sharp nosed variety, of yellow color; he
praised the dog, pointed out some fancy
point unknown to the owner, gave it the
name of an unfamiliar breed, he had long
sought for specimen and proposed to
purchase. He dune so for ten dollars; the
granger bought package at $130.00 gave
his note less the price of the dog. They
left, asking the Crystal man to keep the
dog until their return. The dog is still
there. After reading "Don's" structures,
Lqueried, "Has Don got that dog"
Prof. Brown made si.ort call. He
was on his way to Bismarck" and the
Buckingham school, Friend Leland of
the law firm of Stivers & Leland, also
called on Saturday evening. Toledo APP
pears to agree with him.
Our upper ten have made arrangements
for q series of cotillion dances. The first
was on Thursday evening of last week,
and was well attended Music was fur
nished by parties from Marshaltown.
The fact of the instituting of this series Of
dances has caused feeling of sadness in
the minds of the religious people. First
on the moral aspect of the question, and
second, the time. On the first there will
always be difference of opinion as there
probably did not occur to the origiuators
that there was anything wrong in the
time. Probably they were not attending
the religious meetings and that aspect of
the matter did not occur to them, and no
good can be derived from q uarelling with
them. Besides very prominent church
member and sabbath school officer, has
dancing parties and encourages others to
do likewise, and dancers outside of the
church refer to him, and that settles the
question. So, for the time being. the
question of dancing, like the question of
hell is still unsettled, and is not likely to
be for this generation. Good men believe
and disbelieve in both.
/ see that Small, the murderer of the
Bunker boys in National Grove, south of
Buckingham, in January 1860 is to be
tried next term of Court The benefit to
be derived from the trial at this late day
cannot fathom. The result cannot be in
the interest of justice, though there may be
some grim satisfaction in bringing man
to trial after eighteen years. In this case
some of the witnesses are dead. Some in
parts unknown. Some that are at hand
may have forgotten much they knew-but
why speculate? The prosecutor must know
know his business better than me. Last
fall after the attempted arrest of Mr.. Small
the newspapers gave what purported to be
an account of the homici which was
mostly wrong as to particulars. thought
at the time would send you true his
TORY of the tragedy. But postponing,
forgot. Now trial about to be had il
might not be right to do so. I have nc
desire to create any feeling against the de-
PENDANT, and will wait until it is closed
Speaking of newspaper accounts of the
affair, notice the Times of Toledo
speaks Of Hiram Klingaman being con.
nected with it. This is all wrong. The
truth is Hiram Klingaman our present
worthy deputy sheriff had nothing to do
with it. He knew nothing about it, and
not did leave the county in consequence
of it, or for any other cause. He has
lived'here ever since universally respect
ed. Printers should be careful about
names.
The Congregational church being in
want of $3.50 90 to pay all expenses for
1873. and debt of last year. they went
to work and raised it in few minutes,
thereby saving much travail. $4,000 90
raised in two churches these hard times
shows interest. The churches that can
thus easy meet their expenses are to be
envied.
Mr.. Parker, late of lama City, has
taken possession of the Brooks House
and will try his hand at keeping hotel.
His friends prophecy success to him in
the business.
Mr.. Jaqua, returned from Des Moines
to attend church yesterday. He seemed
to enjoy the sermon.
Last evening at the Congregational
church. Rev. Mr.. BisselI, the pastor clos.
ed his discourse by abiding TO the discus
sion of the doctrine of future punish
ment, and being in the line Of his subject
declared that his examination Of the sub
ject was TO the effect that punishment
taught in the Bible was not Of reforms
tive nature, but retributive. Next.
RECORDER.