The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-04-18


Total casualties, 29,94t
Captured: 4,3S(
The merchants of Dubuque arc
making an effort to raise $40, 600 for the
purpose of aiding the farmers of the
western and northwestern counties to
obtain seed grain. The Times states
that the sum of $500 was pledged in
one day.
An emulator of Blondin-named
BOnd-successfully removed an old
lightning conductor and put up new
one on the steeple of the Presbyterian
church of Dubuque last week, by
climbing rope fifty feet in hight, and
ascending ladder, hoisted by ropes and
pnlleys fifty feet more. The daring feat
attracted much attention.
The Eldora Ledger records the dis
covery of another vein of coal in Hardin
county, on the farm Of Mr. Kinsey, near
the Grundy county line. Also that Mr..
Ibach has just dug through fifteen feet
ofsplendid fire clay, near Eldora.
The Clermont Ledger says a fatal
disease prevails among the shecpol that
vicinity. Mr.. EImore Warner has lost
about ninety sheep; II. Thompson
about forty, one very valuable buck esti-
mated to be worth one thousand dollars !;
and others have lost heavily. The other
day sheep belonging to Mr.. Abbey
died, and u post morton examination
by Mr.. +. Gilbert revealed the fact that
the lungs were infested by parasites
three or four inches long and about as
large as y number 30 thread. These par
asites cause inflammation which results in
the death of the sheep.
The Council Bluffs NoaporeU no.
ticcs the arrival of the first through
freight car from Boston for that point.
1t remarks, 1.-THE car belonged to the
Red Line, and was loaded by f. c. Bos
byshell, an enterprising merchant of
9lenweoa. I: was locked in Boston
and unlocked i'm Council Cuffs, and the
:goods we're on the shelves in less than
twelve days after leaving Boston.
"A responsible gentleman writing
from Iowa Falls asserts that many fam
lilies living near there are living upon
potatoes and turnips and have been
without -four for several weeks. The
grain dealers along the road have gener-
ously loaned them wheat, but they cam
not supply all the wants, and in view
of this aid has been asked from other
quarters.
William Earhart, butcher, Of Wit
ton Junction, Muscatine county, Iowa,
was Oh Friday arrested on charge OF
burglary, in having broken into several
stores and residences and taken there
from money and goods. He was held
to bail in the sum of $500 to answer to
the charge. The arrest is due to the
efforts Of Mr. James Webb, of the firm
ofTurtle Co., detectives, of Chicago.
lie went out there few days ago and
found Earhart engaged in the investiga-
ton as detective in the employ of eiti-
zens. The job was, of course, rendered
more difficult by having the now pris-
0ner ostensibly working with him, and
IN reality watching his every movement
Webb gained the first clue by observing
that ono of the doors had been pried
open by butchers steel, and following
up this clue he soon developed the chain
ofevidence which fixed the guilt Oh Ear.
hart SO forcibly (some of the property be.
ing found in his possession) as to war,
rant his arrest and holding over as above
The Muscatine journal says that in
the 18th Annual Table of Meteorological
Observations, published by Prof. Parvir
81 the State University, he shows tina,
the frost did not leave the ground last
year til, the 7th of May. He. states that
the average time of disappearance fol
fifteen years is April l4th. The same
statement shows that apple trees bios.
s0nled last year OH the 9th of May
cherry trees on the I'd, peach and plumb
on the 4th, pear OIL the 9th, and ounce
on the 10th. The latest severe frost was
May Cd. There were slight frosts May
|l7th and Goth, doing, however, no dam
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kdAlIer . married life of twcnty-fv,
,mgu. y. PlaistridGe and wife, of Cor
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