The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-07-09
Correspondence or the Adrert,ser. rs
TUESDAY, June 28th, 1859.

MR EDITOR IL wish some good an
'erl rising men, with little capital.
~"a'd cone in here and put up somc
more houses. Fall and winter will soon
90 here, aud mary Of the people will have
no place to live in. Others who are Dc.
s'rons OF coming in a,d making their
MONIES with us and Identifying their in.
,erests with ours are thereby deferred
from doing so. We ourself live in an
"attic,' and whatever poets may have
written or minstrels sung of the delights
OF "Attic Reflections" re beg leave 70
have our reflections" nearer earth. and
not so much.among the clouds. Houses
would rent we'll here and would bring .
h'ndso'ne per cent. to persons making
such investments. l think that nt least
twenty houses would rent here in the
fall. easily.
Gould ut some arrangement be made
hy which mail matters coming here from
the East could be sent uia Clinton city.
and not via Davenport and Upton p
The great bulk of our Eastern mail comes
ey the way of Upton, aud hence is two
or three days longer on the way than nee
essary. Why is it? and how can it be
romed'cd! The Chicago Postmaster has
been written to several times and as yet
u has only been waste Of time, ink. and
paper. When the present eontrac, for
carrying the mail between this aud Tip !
ton Is completed. would nj it be better
To II ave daily mail between this and
Upton, or between Loudcn and Upton {?
Nop We feel as far as news is concerned.
three aud four days distant; then in the
evening or by noon of each Day. we coull
know your transactions in the morning.
There will be no demonstration"
here, particularly, on the 4th of July
" Independence Hslr-Mr. Rodgers
hotel-will be inaugurated on that day
bv "hop," at which | presume there
viii be fair representation of those
who love to "trip the light fantastic toe"
l he equanimi'y of Our town was some
what disturbed by the sudden advent of
a ''show, in the shape of white
gopher with fiery red eyes" This, |
believe, is rather u Phonix of its kind.
can't say though whether the gopher or
the singular outfit - .h. exhibitor excit- /
ID the more curiosity. We don't often as
yet have much to excite Us here-there |
IS not much occurring out Of the regular
r"utue of life. True, an auctioncer /
= d ops ia Occasionally aud for the lime
De ng ra ses a bus IL, but We soon again re- !
apse into our uuexclting free and easy.
uniform way Of living. by the way we
t"v" continued source Of excitement |
shi:h YOU Tip'onians would like to have !
h how muci II mean the silroad -
You were little mistaken in your state 1
nent in yonr las issue iu regard to the
number o: daily trains running un this.
he Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Rail |
r'ad--,her. beng but tuo instead Of |
'hree train. running daily each way. The
obstruction train runs occasionally but |
not regularly over the road Had NJ |
you better for the advantage of Upton
md decidedly for that of Mu,eatina. II AXE
his the northern terminus of the Upton
Railroad You will be more adsantag.
d by helping build up a town tpeius
niles from yeu than one eight miles dis
'snt Muscstine would have all the
Cedar valley trade, which is now reluct
mtly ttr r,wn into Clinton city. The de |
Walton from u strait lin" is 80 slight ~
no, to interfere with your eventually be-
coming a c,nnec.ing link in the grea,
railway chain binding st. Paul to keo
xuk. aud Ia which you can only ut best |
nope TO become way station But |
more in regard TO this anon. As has
been intimated before, timer is needed |
here. A .addler and harness maker
~ould do we'll There is no tailor here,
nd one keeping q cd made up clothing
IN hand and atls to axe up clothing
ito ORDER" have no doubt would fiud
!, a gond point. The merchants do not,
"a in Upton, keep ,ailors connected with
heir stor.s, and hence they would (that
s tailors) have good chance 1t
MECHANICsvILLE.