The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-11-19

eus HUDSON has reduced the price on all
kinds Of pictures. Call at the Gallery
and see his new price list. 81 Ed ..5..
axf NEW r. r. STATIoN.--We are inform
ed that the Northwestern Railroad Co.
has commenced building a station at a
point near where tive township line road,
directly north from Upton, crosses the
railroad track. Of course, this will
make a new town--indeed, it is already
laid out; and will be called Stanwood.
: This will be good thing for Upton,
bringing, as it does. our railroad COM
munication at least three miles nearer !;
and will also work quite change in
affairs Lgarenciun.g ~
If WINTER has not come in earnest,
he has, at least, sent a very wintry
apology. He will not need put his re-
efsts, much stranger than this to be
excused Kill next May. On Monday it
rained, iii the evening, as the weather
is1iah1e to do in Iowa any time between
October and June, it turned cold, and
for,t the next forty-eight hours, spit
sIow more or less spitefulIy all the
time. This state Of things is notat all
pleasant to the many who have ungath-
eretfcorn in the fields but perhaps it
may not follow that we have a hard
winter, because it threatens an early
commencement. -
r Mu$leAI FCoNyENTIoN. Ne, are
neasei to I'D able to. itate that Prof:
Perkins Of Iowa city will conduct II
Musical Convention in Upton, COM
mencing Monday evening, Dec. 18th,
and closing with concert, the Friday
evening following. i ~A.+
Persons interested in vocal culture
from all parts Of the county are invited
to attend; and preparations will be
made for their entertainment AS guests
during their stay. in town. The Con-
vention will be held in the Nj. +.
church, and will consist of three daily
sessions forenoon, afternoon and even-
ing. CIRCULARS will be distributed in a
few days giving all particulars.
III Sfi)A IL W. toAL Nj t.--l HIS,
g the latest discovery of our county's
hidden wealth is believed by many to
be valuable one and being near the
proposed line Of the NJ, r.. & \. r. r.,
one that will materially brighten the
prospects Of that road. The farm of Mr..
John Thompson, where the coal is
found, is about seven miles south of
Upton, two or three east of Rochester,
and only a half mile or SO from the line
Of the railroad The mine itself, is at
present, M unpretentious looking hole
at the base of quite large and rocky
hill, some seven feet in depth upon the
side where the ground has been cut
away to a level with the starting point.
The deepest places from which the
specimens Of coal have been extracted
are filled with water, and the entire
bottom Of the eXcava ton is composed of
a tough black mud, which, when dried,
much resembles soapstone. In fact,
the specimen of coal which we carried
away, looked SO much like seapstone
that we could not induce it to burn; but
for all that, the fact seems perfectly
well established that coal has been found
there that would burn, and that nicely.
This being granted, however, nothing
is as yet known as to the amount Of the
deposit or it's availability. We hope it
may prove equal to the, expectations OF
the most sanguine; and If 1t does this,
there will be nothing left to. wish for i'll
the way Of a coal mine.
Il TIE HANDSOME little monument
which the patriotic citizens of Cedar
county have erected in memory'ofIheir
former sons, brothers and neighbors,
who went out from them and returned
not again, has long stood unfinished
lacking the surrounding iron fence,
which formed part of the original plan.
This fence was ordered and paid for
many mouths ago, by the energetic
Treasurer Of the Monument Association,
but this exhausted the treasury, and
considerable more money was needed
to pay freight and to put up the fence,
including cost Of the dressed stone foun-
dation necessary.
The condition of the funds was stated
to the Board of Supervisors at their
June term by the Treasurer, and a por-
ton of the delinquency was soon after
made up by the efforts Of individual
members Of the Board and at the No
vember session, as will appear from the
minutes published elsewhere, the su-
pervisors appropriated from the county
treasury .sluO. 'ors SO much thereof as
shall .beSaeeessary, to finish the work.
This will end sthe iHlpecaDiosity of the