The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-03
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IOWA ITEMS.
The value of personal property as
sessed for taxation in Linn county is ST.
Sab.
A runaway horse at Cedar Rapids
dashed himself against freight car
standing on the track, the other day,
and was instantly killed.
"Barrett's" Infali!ble Hair Restora.
tive. ~HFt~N
The Washington Record favors a
change of locality but not of name for
the National Capitol; therefore suggests
that it be removed to Washington,
Iora.
Professor Townsend, Of the Iowa
Agricultural College, has been appoint
ed by Governor Merrill as Commission
err to meet the Commissioners of other
States at Springfield, ILL.,, to consider
the questions connected with the cattle
disease.
The new organ Of the Iowa Good
Templars will make its appearance in
few days, under editorship Of Mr.
| w. IL. Fleming, with J. NJ. Dixon
as associate editor. A new story
10y Mr.. Dixon will be an attractive fea-
ture.
The Iowa City National Bank, hav-
ing bought aud refitted the Clinton
House queer business for BANK MI.
S. b. Sanford, Of Washington, has
been employed to take charge of it
and make it public house worthy Of
the city.
"Barrett's' satisfies everybody.
The Marion .Sgnat (copperhead) as
serts that for several years past two
colored men Of Washington township.
Linn county, have voted regularly on
the ground that they were more white
than black. At the late election they
were challenged, but swore their votes
in.
The city missionary Of the Y. NJ. c.
A., Dubuque, was called OH the other
day ut the rooms Of the Association by a
disconsolate bachelor, who wanted a
wife. He was much discouraged when
informed that the benefactions Of the
Association did not extend in that direc.
ton.
Mr.. w. Schultz, one Of the wealth.
est farmers of Alamakee county, walked
off bridge ahutment at Elkader, a few
nights ago, while under the influence
of liquor, and fell a distance Of twenty
five feet on the rocks below. The Elka-
der Journal states that although Mr.. S.
weighs 800 pounds and struck his head
severely, he is recovering from his in
juries.
The new Congregations Church is
nearly ready for the roof, but it is not
contemplated to cover it before spring,
we hear. The roof will be all immense
affair, the slate alone costing between
two and three thousand dollars. Vixen
completed it will be by all odds the
largest and finest Protestant church in
the State, and will reflect great credit
upon the ty.-Bur{ington Uawk-
eye.
"Barrett's" the most approved.
The Fontanelle Register gives US
the following on deer hunting: with
in the past week, Adair county sports
men lave not been asleep, the excellent
fall of snow having afforded them good
means of tracking,-and not less than
fifteen deer have been killed within the
time specified, and all of them in Adair
county. One Of our merchants, Mr..
John Shreves, has brought in two large
ones, and Mr.. Wesley Taylor, John
StandIey, and others, have killed their
buck"
"Barrett's' is highly perfumed.
Cedar Falls has an oddity-one Of
the oldest inhabitants-in a darkey
known as Bunk" He is more than
four score. and is known by and the
friend Of every man woman and child Of
the place. The Gazette says that he
walks the streets sometimes with large
posters pinned to his back or his cap, or
wound around his stove pipe hat. He
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copper and brass coins, a half dozen
different colored ribbons, and numerous
other affixtures in full display about his
person-has on his gloves, an umbrella
under his arm, or some other badge of
distinction, and thinks he is "some.'-
Exchange. .....
"Old Bunk" was resident Of Musca
tine county quarter ofa century ago.
Our old citizens recollect him as then an
oddity. He lived will, Mr.. Overman,
in that part Of the county now known
as Goshen township, and paid frequent
visits to this place. He removed with
Mr.. Overman to Cedar Falls. Though
eccentric, he was kind hearted and
without an enemy in all his extensive
acquaintance. Long may he wave!-
Masculine journal.
"Barrett's" free from dirt and gum.
Why is a prosy. long winded talker
| like an oil well? Because he is q pre-