The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-27
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Iowa has 800, Baptist churches, 200
pastors aud II sos church members.
/ Mr.. d. j. Cue, Of Fort Dodge, is
about to locate at the State Capital as a
portrait painter. r WIZ *
,"Barrett's' Hair Re- torativc.
Clinton voted in favor Of giving
right of way toa horse railway from
Lyons by $40 majesty.
~. B. Webb, of MUscatine, who was
twice arrested Hnder charge Of horse
stealing, has been released at the i'm
stance ofthe prosecuting witness.
Fifty or sixty worklnen are cutting
stone for the new Blind Asylum at
Council Bluffs; They have made good
start thisspring on the work. AZ
Wesalluse "Barrett's." TE a
"A few evenings ago an oil lamp in
Indianola, while burning, exploded the
wick clear out through the tube, out of
the chimney, and threw it up to the
ceiling. No injury happened to the
lamp.
The Iowa Sabbath School Associa-
ton will hold its Fourth Annual Con-
vention at Des Moincs, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, June sth,
9th and 10th, 1869, at the First Mctho-
dist church. a-Ir ..
"Barrett's" the leading thing.
In clearing the ground for a new
house ut Clinton, an oak tree was cut
down. nine feet in circumference four
feet from the ground, aud estimated
to be one hundred and thirty years
Old .,.
The Louisa county Supervisors
have decided to levy tax,a command
ed by the courts. The Muscatine
Journal says that after they have done
that, the Treasurer will be enjoined
from collecting the tax, and, il that
fails, other legal DISTRACTIONS will be
thrown in the way, which, if they do
not finally defeat the tax, will, it is
hoped, at least compel the bondholders
| to accept some reasonable compromise.
business at the Sioux City. Land
| Office has been for some time past Of
the lively order. The homcsteads taken
for the month of April ultimo is one
hundred and sixty-one, against fifty
three for the same month last year.
Thus far in May eighty homesteads
have been taken. The prescriptions for
April number four hundred and nine,
aud fully one hundred since then up to
date. -f..
Improve your looks will, "Barrett's."
T. Referring to the extension rof the
/, c., r. I. & p. r.. H., the Washington
Press says: Judge Negus accompa-
MED an engineers corps to this place
last week, who commenced surveying a
line from this place seto Fairfield, ria
Brighton, taking Dey's track Of two
years ago. Said corps have already sur
veyed Il route from Fairfield to Bloom
field, Gu route for Cameron, Mo- .&....
-Iyhen file Marshalltown people
| found their North and South hallway
killed by the Supreme Court ruling,
they were promised that upon their
raising 1000 by private subscription
the work should 60 on. Schools were
I closed, business suspended, and every
body went to talking railroad; the band
was out on the street, aud after IA sharp
canvass, ending last Saturday night, it
was found that, S3l,Doo had been sub
scribed; and tile road is now assured,
That is the way 70 dot. -
-ThePaela Rspab,ican says that =
few w4sfss ago, Nh 7. c. Marshall, Of
Lanesnehl. johnson county, felt sharp
pain in his lip, aud putting his hand
there, discovircd needle protruding
through the flesh, which lie pulled out.
He ayers That he swallowed a needle
when he was only three yearsgold.
The needle had corroded, aud sub
stance. formed in its center, enlarging it
considerably, and tapering each way,
assuming a miimie bali shape. s7's
AT Dubuque, on Monday, John
White made two edged butcherl:nife,
very keen and sharp<pointeh, out of Il
large file. White and his wife got into
Il quarrel, and some illusions were
made to the knife, when the wife said:
''Pd like TO put it through you," Or
words to that effect The husband re-
sponded, "Do so you want tor and
! handed it to her. size then threw II.
from her-as she states, with the inten-
ton of casting it On the tahle-When
/ the knife turned with the point towards
him, and stabbed tlfo man near the
|. navel, penetrating quite deeply. He is
not expected to recover He exoner-
ates his wife from any malicious inten-
ton. -sa. =4afl .=- a.
On the 3d inst, Mrs. John Smise,
! living near Toolsboro, Louisa county,
gave birth to male child which had
/ two full grown incisor teeth IN the low !.
/ er Jaw. Another evidence that this is n
fast age, and that Toolsboro Is hard to
/ beat. fts. haas .-
A stranger-na,ne not given-was
stabbed, robbed of all he had and his
4 body thrown in the river at Dubuque,