The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-08-05
It. Still there is every indication that


1t. Still there is every indication tina,
orr bins will be unusually we'll filled. -
Some Of ous farmers commenced cutting
wheat last week. but this is the harves
week of The season. l;ut comparative
" little Grain will be !cit standing afte
next ~1irr''y cvening.
Cherries Drndon, citizen Of Mario,
courty, ives taken from his house OF
u, est q; ;'eptember. 1868, by part,
Of vigikants, and hung for the purpos.
of obtaining a confession from him II
regard to horse thieves. Suit was com
menccd against the parties committing
the assault, and $4,000 damages
claimed. At recent session Of the
court the case was brought up for trial
and verdict of $500 was returned fol
the plaintiff:
The following officers OF the State
Teachers and Musicians Association
were elected for the ensuing year AT
the recent Musical Convention ut Iowa
City:
President-J. b. Cotton, of Pella.
Secretary-H. s. Perkins, of Iowa
City.
Treasurer-Dr. w. Q. Kulp, of Mus
catine.
Executive Committee--O. S. Terry,
Muscatinc; Mark NJ. Jones, Fayette; J.
H. Hoyt, Davenport; j. W. Davis.
Iowa City.
Mondays Davenport Gazette says:
"last evening the first set Of railroad
postal clerks to run west of this city, ar
rived from Chicago and proceeded to
Iowa City in charge of the California
mail. This morning these clerks will
receive the muil from California and
distribute it for all points along the line
and for the east.
mail for Council Bluffs will be sent from
/ this city, in charge of these new agents
by Postmaster RUSSELL
1t in unfortunate, to say the least
that the necessity exists of importin 6
so many officials to do duty upon Iowa
Railroads.
The Chicago Tribune of the 3Oth
ult. says: We issued inquiries to sixty
eight stations in Iowa, and have replies
from fifty seven, which we divide as
follows: Five stations report an aver.
age of % per cent. more land sown to
wheat this year than last; condition
poor,-injury from rain, rust and
blight, and will not average over a two.
thirds yield; the stock of wheat at these
stations large compared with former
years harvest about the first of August
| Nine stations report same quantity as
last year; condition excellent, never
better; farmers hold considerable old
stock over: harvest from July 2S to Au
sust 3. Forty four stations report from
| Is to 100 per cent. more land sown than
last year; will average fully one third
more; prospects of the growing crop
never equalled; stock of old wheat viii
not exceed fifteen per cent. of old crop;
harvest has commenced, and will moi
finish before Aug.5.
In Indian Town, near Butlervill,
Post Office, Tama county, Iowa, an ex
! tensive marble quarry is being deveI
oped. The color of the marble is white
brown and grey, and is susceptible o
the smoothest polish.
The Oxford Leutlcr states that the
Nusquawki tribe of Indians living in
Tama county number about four hun.
dred. The editor says: They live on
or near their land, of which they have
ieghty acres four miles east of Oxford
The squaws cultivate corn and vegeta
bles on their land, while the masculine
portion lounge about at their ease
While passing through their camp, Il
short time since, we counted some thir
ty wigwams These wigwam, are made
of bark peeled from the ices during the
spring season, and are built very much
in the shape of a potato hill. Their live
stock consists of ponies and dogs, and we
counted eight OF the latter at one wig
wan.