The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-03-28
Iowa News.

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a, The Appanoose Loyo1 Citizen tells us
that Orlando Puliiam, lad fourteen
wears Of age, ahw days ago shot q fero-
cions lynx, four feet in length, and two
and a-half eet.high.g He was out hunt
ing game and came across what he sup
posed to be a large brindle cat. He fired
upon it, but his gun being Toaded with
chicken shot only caused the animal to
sehange front ana prepare to leap upon
fierce howl which made the woods ring
tfor half mfe around. Ikea wary
soldier he stepped behind tree and re-
! loaded his piece, By this time he was
/ fully assured that it was something more
/ than an ordinary stray cat; and he de-
! termined to continue the combat until
one or the other should conquer. This
| time he took good aim, and at the crack
of the gun down game the animal.
HORSE THEFT.-.About nine O'Clock
this morning son of Samuel Gilbert,
/ who resides about two and half miles
north east of tho city, while On his way
to school, discovered horse hitched
back of MI. Gilbert's premises. He i'm
mediately stated the circumstance to his
father, who took charge of the animal.
The boy again started off to school. On
tho way be- was met by a stranger who
profassel to be IL search; ot q horse, and
to WEom the discovery in the .thicket
was mentioned. The man forthwith
called on Mr.. Gilbert and laid claim to
the animal, but as his answers to the
questions propounded were SO uilsaisfac-
tory, compliance with the modest de-
nrand was refused until further proof
could be shown. A team, in charge of
Il German named Wilhelm, passing by
at that juncture, the man started off
saying that WILHELM knew and would
identify him. Get ting in the wagon lie
rode away, leaving Mr.. Gilbert to await
his return. As his ABSENCE was pro
longed beyond q reasonable. length Of
time Mr.. Gilbert became suspicious and
started i'll pursuit. Upon overtaking
the team he found the bird had flown,
having leapcd from sthc vehicle and
taken to the brush, when discovering
that nc was followed. Further search
was made, but fruitleas results. snas-
The circumstances point to this man
as the. thief. He is rather small in
stature, has dark hair, small moustache
,'s~"5- -~--- :. -,n one cheek
Was dressed this morning IN a uarH
tToek coat and pants Of same color.
ship of the horse, can recover it bv call
ing at Skinkle's iiveay stable. .Huscr-
tine Journal, - inst.
Henry Thomas,a young thief of six
teen corn huskings, recently broke into
a depot building ut Dyersyille, and after
making an Intellectual raid upon the
! 60 10, n 4,
could find, taking a number of eyster
cans, railroad TIC ae1s, &c. Before leay-
ing he piledup a lot ofinhammable mate
rial around TIE stove, and started a fire,
which Fortunately went OFT. The next
day he broke into the depot at Delaware
Center. Ills patient search was reward
cd by finding two dollars in currency.
! lie also found some accidental Insurance
/ tickets, which he peck eted a. PRECIOUS
| booty. Having cleaned out this build
ing, he broke into Il store aud went in
heavy on the glove and hosiery line, bnt
found 10 money. The next day he was
discovered on the train, on his way to
| Dubuque, and on being arrested and
searched, it was found That he had on
eight wooien shirts, while his pockets
We're fall ofglOves, socks, knives insu-
rance tickets, and trinkets enough to
/ start u aalheS reuhief. mat boy mas
an original system of tilieving ->s4sg
a correspondent OF the Iowa Home
stead says that tho five ion-c,ad varic-
ties for Iowa, are the Red Astrachan
Duchess of Oidenburg, Fameuse, Tai.
mans Sweet, and English Golden
Russct. From the same paper we learn
that 1000 b,.shels Of apples, valued at
1000 were shipped from Iowa last
year. 1872
A young man in Fremont county
was recently fined s22.32. for kissing
aid hugging two girls, after they had
told him it was against their will. Oh,
oh! They must have good lookin girls
ont there If their kisses and hugs are
worth as much as that III
The Postal Money Order system is
becoming quite popular with the people,
The office in Muscatine issued thirty
seven orders last week, amounting in
the aggregate to S01 %, and dnring the
same time paid out orders drawn upon
it the sum of 800. ..T -
Cedar Rapids is going to build two
new school houses, which are to cost
50, 900 each, the coming summer