The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-03

The call is signed by II. Scott Howell,
Pres, and w. Frank Paxton, Sec.
'~ DEPUTY CoLTEcTORs.-Then new corps
ofdeputies appointed by L. S. Collector
I,oarhn,an, for this District, with their
respective Divisions, is as follows, ac-
cording TO the Lyons Mirror:
d Allen Broomhaii, Div. l.. Muscatine
and Cedar counties, Musoatine.
NJ. {. Farber, Div. ,, Scott county,
Davenport. s-
j. G. Root. Div. 3, Clinton and Jack
son counties, Lyons.
Joseph s. Carson, Div. 4, Linn county,
Marion.
Robert Dott, Div.g5, Jones county,
Anamosa.
Observation-Disclosures Cedar Rapids
Times is dissatisfied with the removal of
the Linn county Assistant Assessors
and Deputy Collectors offices TO Musca-
fine.-Lycns Mirror.
Strange removal, that! Wasn't it to
Marion, Mr.. Mirror?
HoRricrLruRALSo CIETy(?)-A pack
age of books We're recently received at
the Upton post office evidently sent
from the Agricultural Department at
Washington, aud directed to John
Cooper, President Horticultural Socic-
t.. At last accounts the postmaster
was at loss to know where the books
belonged.
SOMEBODY is reported to have been
clicked at Clarence, on Saturday last.
At all events. Constable Vanderpoel
brought from thence Messrs. Rob't. Kin
ney and Lowe Footc under sentence in
Justices Court of ten dollars fine each
for assault and battery, which they had
refused to pay, and were therefore COM
mitte'i to the county Jail to board out
=. their $40. This takes three days with
ees the kind of grub" furnisheda at present,
and on Tuesday the beligerent gentle
men were set at liberty, and went on
their way Ito Clarencel rejoicing.
H.. .~, ACCIDENT AT DURANT.-From the
Muscatine journal we learn ola sad nc.
Y cidcnt which occurred at the place nam.
: cd OIL Thursday of last week. \ youth
named J. Burk, while attempting to re-
move wheelbarrow from behind q
. team of mules, was kicked by one Of
= them, the blow striking him in the face
destroying one of his eyes and inflictina
other severe wounds. Fears are enter
tanned that he may have been fatally
injured. ass
j I. The STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY held
Its annual meeting ut Des Moines OF
= Wednesday the 26th ult. We notice il
the report Of proceedings that DIR. J. F
Kennedy, of Upton, ''read reports o
two interesting eases of gun .sho
J wounds, which were received and re
ferred to the committee on publication.
These grim 1sculapians find their mos
Interesting cases" is the worst multi
J lations Of ''tile human form divine; >
and since these mutilations can not b,
avoided, skilful surgery must always b.
necessary and valuable.
~ FIRE Ar De WITT A disastrous fir
occurred in DE Witt on Monday after
noon of last week, by which a loss o
from 5000 to $4,000 was incurred
The flre originated in the roof of w. r
Wards warehouse, by the railroa'
track, and totally destroyed it as well a
All elevator and three other warehouses
owned respectively by Messrs. WorL
Policy, Fay & Mckinney, and Butler
GO. But little of the contents OF ejthe
p OF the buildings was saved. The tir
caught from passing locomotive, an
"hen first discovered was easily Esal
ageabIe with little concert of actio
anu Few conveniences at hand wit
which TO acts but neither were to i
pad, and the fire burned itself out.
How soon the citizens OF Upton ma
nave just such . practical enforcement
81 the old proysrb about ian ounce
prevention,-which in this case n,aar