The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-06-20

ed. On motion, Board adjourned.
JOHN LEITH, Chairman.
Clarence Correspondence.
CLARENCE. June 18th, 1867.
Mr.. Etiitor:-I thought would give
you few items ofnews. To-day is fair;
the sun shines warm and bright. This
luminary has smiled so seldom upon
mother earth during the last few weeks
that his presence is hailed with rcjoic-
ing. The dark clouds that have been SO
long weeping over the dying struggles
OF winter, have at last grown weary Of
the west, and have taken up their Jour
spring and summer supply, presume
that Billy Stewards purchase of Russian
America has something to do with our
cold and backward spring; but as the
snow and ice is melting away under the
genial rays of the sun we may now look
for pleasant weather. We still live, in
this little town of Clarence. Building
and improvement is not going on IA rap
idly as it did last spring, and times are
Il little dull even here; hn. the t:svoraaa5i, c
weather and ilattering prospects of good
| crops are beginning to make business a
little more brisk. Our merchants are
having a very fair trade. They all have
good assortment of goods on hand
which they sell at reasonable pIices, If
you do not believe me call and see for
yourself be not faithless, but believing.
The Lutheran Church is about COM
pleted and will be dedicated next Sab
bath. 1t is u fine building, and will be
an ornament to our town, credit to the
members of the church, and to the con-
tributors:
The United Presbyterians are going on
to finish up their church Immediately.
They held festival at Simmons haIl,
last Friday night; and Notwithstanding
the disagreeab!e weather the hall was
we'll filled. eThe evenings entertain
ment was enlivened by addresses from
Rev'ds kennedy and Baird, and vocal
and instrumental music from the CLAIR
ence Glee Club. We live in world of
wonders; hardly a day passes that does
not present something new; but the great
wonder Of last Friday night was a mann
maatau tsp Mrs. 'i yh,n els osi" nn and Pre-
manner in which it was disposed of. At
the close of the festival this immense
hunk ofsweetnesso was put up for sale.
but as none were hungry, and didn't
feel as though they should be for the
next eight days to come, they did not
feel disposed to buy. 1t was then pro-
posed to dispose of it by ballot, allowing
all to vote, regardless of age. sex or coli
or, for any young lady, and the one re-
celVing the greatest number of votes
should have the cake. Thus for the first
time i'll the history of our town were the
women thereof granted the right of suf-
frage; and although / felt that some dire
calamity would hef.!! the inhabitants
OF the town In consequence of this great
sin, but nothing Of the kind has vet
TRANSFERRED; and now feel as though I
would not have any objection to going
to the polls with the women and voting,
providing they Were young and pretty,
Or at least interesting. | don't think it
a very great sin after all. But / aia d.
crossing. Each one paying ten cents
per ballot was allowed 10 vote As often
az they please. At first the candidates
were numerous, but they dropped Off
until tie contest became very spirited
between the friends Of Miss Barst, music
teacher in this place, aud the friends OF
Miss Mary Gregg, a young lady living
ia the country. The young men Of the
country were determined Tia, ths cake
should go into the country, while the
young men Of Clarence though, the
proper place for the cake wa. I'M town
After "a long and spirited contest Miss
Mary Gregg was declared the lucky Que.
she having received 6T2 votes. and Mis-.
Earst e39; raising. by the voting process.
one hundresiandt thirty sc ven dollars and
fifty cents. Ihis IL why have spoken
Of the cake. II you have ANYTHING in
the cake line that will beat II would
like to hear fromyou; remember. si3T. 50.
Have you, ia town Or country. young
men with such liberal views? Noble
ybon. men are ours; you contributed
/ freely; you have made a good invest
iaent; ole that will pay large per cent.
on the money invested; you can now at
tend the United Presbyterian church.
when fi.si-.isei.- feeiitS that yon have a
right there; posterity will rise up and
cal you blessed; every such action j.
teilcctual faculties, and helping to reform
the world. You could not engage in a
better cause.
| Your correspondent was favored with
piece of that cake; thanks to the donor
/ presume YOU are looking forward to
tiie Fourth 81 July, in anticipation Of Il
! pleasant time. You may look for a
large delegation from Clarence.
| we have Good Templars' lodge here,
when Is increasing in numbers very
rapidly Let the good cause go on until
inns beautiful world Of ours is free from
the curse OF Intemperance. and may the
sorrow and crime caused by this evil be
known no more.
4 word in regard to the liquor law
During the war, while the attention Of
the people was wholly absorbed in the
great work Of saving the life of the ma
uon, the enforcement OF the anti-liquor
law was much neglected, aud no effort
was made to secure the repeal of the
law, but Just as soon rs tue people of
Iowa, and other States, began to sauelch
liquor selling by legal means, petitions
are circulated, ana great agitation is
got up in favor Of \ judicious license law,
by those who havd all at once discovered
that prohibitory law is imperative,
ana that some other means must be en-
ployed to promote temperance II these
license law men are honest in their pro-
LESSONS, why didIit they oppose the pro.
%, law when it.wa, not enforced
Iheif discovery pf its ,nefficiency II.
made at rather lato day, I.rt