The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-08-15
Clarence Correspondence.

Clarence Correspondence.
70. ragg CLARENCE, Aug. IL, 81
EDITORS ADVERTISER: On last We'd
nesday our citizens met at Simmons &
Hanna's hall, for the purpose Of taking
measures to protect themselves and
property from BURGERS ana thieves.
James Stone was appointed chairman
and Frrd Hecht, Secretary.
On motion of James Huff, the chair
appointed q committee of three, whose
duty it will be to enroll all the ablebodied
men in Clarence, and shall draw from
said enrolment six men every evening,
of whom three shall patrol the town
the fore part of the evening-the other
three to stand the remainder of the
night; and said committee of three shall
have full charge of said ensollment.-
The men so notified by said committee
shall report themselves for duty at such
place az said committee may designate.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, the chair
appointed q select committee Of three to
ferret out the parties who are guilty Of
house breaking, barn burning, &c. VIM.
Flanagan, E. B Simmons aud L. Phelps
were appointed chief OF police.
On motion of Mr.. Simmons the town
council were requested to make arrange
ments to dig several wells on main street
for extinguishing fire.
This Is Z move In the right direction.
1t is great advantage toa town to have
itwell watered; 1t 10 also IN asD0mmoda-
ton to the public. It = often very din
cult fora traveller 70 get pell of water
to Stake the thurst Of his tired animal
Those wells should be supplied with
good pumps for the accommodation of
the citizens and the public.
On motion of Mr.. Flanagan, measures
were taken to organize hook and lad
der company for the purpose of assisting
more effectually in time Of fire.
Our citizens are thoroughly aroused,
and If they should discover man in the
act of setting building on fire, I fear he
would fare badly. Men sometimes take
the law into their own hands, but we
hope nothing of the kind will be done
here. am of the opinion that our
burglars are residents Of town although
l hope it is not the case. It seems in
Mr.. Phelps case that the thief wds ac-
quainted. Why was it the house was
not entered until after Mr.. Phelps re-
turn, who, I understand, was attending
party that night? There is not much
doubt in my mind hut h. knew Mr..
Phelps, and watched for his return, and
the probability IL that he knew about
how much money he had and where he
carried it. II the future should develop
the fact that we have such characters in
our town, my advice to them is, to en-
igrate. We have no use for them here.
On last Monday evening about dusk
the barn of Mr.. Evens was set on fire,
by some unknown person, but the fire
was discovered in time to save the barn.
The excitement ran very high for some
hours.
Mr.. w. p. Eaton, our lawyer, while
attending Z social party at the house of
Mr.. Wayne, near town, on Thursday
evening, met with sad accident. The
evening being very pleasant 1t was pro-
posed by some one Of the party to play
"Blind Mans Buff" Mr. Eaton, in At
tempting to avoid the grasp of one of the
young ladies who was attempting to
catch him, tripped and fell, and in the
fall breaking his collar bone. DR.. Yule
was called and the bone was set by him.
Mr.. Eaton II doing well.
New wheat has commenced coming
into market, and selling # d 10 q $l.33
per bushel. ]. Pr.
HOUSE FOR SALE.-A business and
dwelling house combined, in Upton, for