The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-01-21
IOWA ITEMS.

-Muscatine brewed 100000 worth Of
lager and made $40,O 600 worth of brick
last year.
"Barrett's" Successful Hair Restora-
tive.
A hog weighing one thousand
pounds sold in Dubuque last week for
$l16.5o-the price of two good milch
cows or one good horse. See Times.
"Barrett's" is unsurpassed.
Miss Marie CommOnsense writes to
the Dubuque Times to propose that mar
riage be the dividing line on the suffrage
question-all the married of both sexes
voting, and all the single be disfran-
chised.
"Barrett's" is warranted.
George w. Ellis, Of Buchanan coun-
ty, has been appointed commissioner
to superintend the erection of the new
Insane Asylum at Independence, in the
place of Albert Clarke, deceased.
Read "Barrett's' advertisements.
The officers of the State Agricultu-
raj Society now are: Peter Melendy,
President; J. ID. Wright, Vice Presi-
dent; J. M. Shaffer, Secretary; G.
Sprague, Treasurer; Directors-F. l..
Downing, Oskaloosa; Z. r. Shankland,
Dubuque; Edwin Smith, Davenport; Y.
Caldwell, Harrison county; S. B. Hewitt,
Wright county.
"Barrett's" the originator
-"Over in the edge Of Butler county
live family named Cross. Just now,
it is said, that Mr.. Cross is unusually
cross, owing to the fact that few days
ago, Mrs. Cross, for the eleventh time,
gave birth to daughter. On this occ a
sion Mr.. Cross said to his wife: "Amel
ia Jane this is not to be borne!' "But
it is born, my DEAR said his wife meek
~, "don't be angry, my love, we all
have our little crosses to bear" He
groaned in bitterness of spirit. came
liza Jane, this thing has been going on
long enough; ifyou have any more little
crosses to bear, shant help you sup
port them" The ItcNigcncer gives
the above item and vouchers for its
truthfulness.
The following items of the Lumber
business in Clinton are from the Iora
Age.
Lumber sawed, 59,543 ,S3S feet.
Lumber sold, 5O,339 400 :,
Logs received, 66,S56,4l7 "
Cash paid for logs
and hands, $l,24s, $40, IA
Two young men named, respective
ly, Mathews and Bevard were cutting
wood together near Moscow on the 9th
inst, when Mathews accidently struck
his companion with his axe. The
blade entered at the shoulder, and cut
down to the elbow, making frightful
wound that will ruin the injured arm,
if the life of the victim be saved. See
Wilton Chronicle.
On Monday of last week an eleven
year old boy named Cornelius Denehy
was set on fire while standing near q
stove in the school room at Lyons, by
the igniting ola piece of phosphorus
that he had in his pocket. After a vain
attempt to smother the fire, in which
the principal Of the School, Mr.. An
drews, burned his hands severely, it was
finally overcome by stripping the
clothing all off the poor lad, who by
that time was SO badly burned that he
died on the following Thursday. We
CLEAN from he Mirror.
The first train passed over the
"plug" line between Lyons and Clinton
last week. The occasion was signal
lied by speeches from citizens of the
two heretofore contending towns, pledg-
ing mutual burying of the Ratchet, etc.
The Iowa Mutual Insurance Com
pany, lately suspended, has $4,000, 900 at
risk; has 81 100 in cash; has $4,000 un-
paid losses; and pile of notes and Az
counts amounting to Sss,OOO. There's
insurance agony for you. A receiver
has been appointed; but the receipts
| will not burden him.