The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-05-21
IOWA ITEMS.

THE BURLINGTON AND CEDAR RAP
IDS r. RIB. s. Cone, Esq, Of Orono
township, informs US that the prospects
of the early completion of the above
road through the western part Of this
county are highly flatterlng. It is ex-
pected to have the road in operation
from Burlington to its intersection with
the railroad between Muscatine and
Washington, at the Iowa river, within
q year from this time. The entire road
Is unuer contract to wesI D,u.,un, IN
Cedar -Muscatine Journal.
On the subject of the grashoppers
the Sioux City Journal says: "These
little pests are now about a half inch
long and growing rapidly. Their ap-
petites seem to grow with their bodies,
and already they have damaged the
wheat in some localities. They seem
to infest some particular spot, while in
others not hopper IS to be found
Judging from the experience OF past
years, their depredations will be confin-
ed to the wheat crop and early gardens,
when they will shed off their spring
suit, and Immediately develop pair OF
wings, with which they take the.n-
selves to some luck less spot on another
portion of the globe. Their ravages in
the spring are comparatively light; but
woe to the spot where they rest from
their fight to take square meal"
The Womens Collewe at LYONS.
hitherto private property, and valued
at S5O. 900, has been sold to the Presby-
terrain Synod Of Iowa for $1,000. The
property includes three brick dwellings,
eight acres of ground, and $4,000 worth
of furniture. The Synod has raised
and pleged 5000 towards this amount.
The Congregational General Asso
citation of Iowa will meet at Des
Moines on the "a of June.
The last Legislature fixed heavy PEN
alties for using threshing machines
without having the tumbling-rod pro-
tected. five mistake not, the fine is
$25 for each day and $40 for each half
day the machine is used without protec-
ton. Farmers will do well to protect
their machines.
Parties are travelling, selling rights
! to use grain drills, disposing of the
same grant to several persons in the
| same township or county. A fellow
| named Wallace, formerly Of Company q,
9Th Iowa Cavalry, is travelling about the
Stale obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Look out for them.
! An unprovoked murder was com
mitted in Van Buren, county, near Keo
| sauuna, last week. In moment O
/ - he ~ thOf n I,
victim had uttered some gossip prejudi
cial to his moral character, one r. L
Dikman went to the house of Mrs. Joe
Ballard and shot her down in cole
blood, Immediately following the sho
with fatal stab in the neck. The wO
man almost instantly expired, and tn
murderer instantly gave himself int
the hands of the officers. He was 3
years old, she 60.
A man named John Nc Roberts
was arrested at Wayerly, by the Deput,
Sheriff of Bremen county, on suspicion
Of having stolen two horses near tina
place; and while in the custody of tn
|, Deputy Sheriff, he was taken from hir
, aud hung by members Of the Vigilanc
committee. Hundreds Of the citizens {
Bremen repaired to the scene Of the exc
} oution, but one and q half miles froI
Waverly, and when our informant ws
there. many Of them had their team
. unhitched, feeding, and were deliberate
= w lacking at and deriding the ghastl
/ object that hung suspended from tt
t limb Of an oak by the roadside. Nobod
+ seemed disposed to pay the respect con
]. mon decency demands for the dead.
e Afterwards 1t was learned that Nc Rot
Y efts was innocent Of the charge again
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