The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-05-06

The Puritan Lovers, by Marian Doug-
lass; The Foe in the Household, part
III:, by the author of Victor and
Jaqueline;' Spring in Washington, by
John Burroughs: Eleanor in the Emp
ty House, by T. w. Parsons; Autobiog-
raphy Of Shaker. Second paper. ~
r. W. Evans; Can Life Hide Itself;
BY Bayard Taylor; The Pacific Railroad
Open. Second paper. By Samuel
Bowles: The intellectual Character oi
President Grant; The New Taste in
Theatricals; Reviews and Literary
Notices.
ONLY TWELVE HUNDRED.-The Me-
Gainesville Press is after the ADvERTI-
SER with very sharp land very linn
ber) stick, because the last named paper
in recent article upon Mechanicsville'
nut the number Of Inhabitants in that
thrifty and enterprising town at "about
$50 souls" Now, Mr.. Press ssys this is
careless assertion" and that we zig
nored the existence Of 500 or GOO people, "
(what a careful assertion! and also, that
"The censu, soon to be taken will show
within the limits of the town popula-
ton Of 100 Inhabitants all having
souls which is more than can be said
of some larger towns we know"
Well, we are glad to learn of such
large and sudden increase in the popula'
ton of one of our county towns. proba'
bly, in great part attributable to the adj
vent of the Press establishment; but
a., -, 81, Il 1,<,r lya ~
the Press man counted as often rs he
thinks his caliber entities him to be
which would undoubtedly make up the
deficiency between 1900 and the follow.
ing figures from the census just complete
ed by o. H. Helmcr, Assessor of Pioneer
township. His letter explains it.elf.
"Messrs. clark d. Afuiford:
"GENrLEMEN:-In compliance Will
your request I herewith sand you The
statement called for:
"NO. of dwelling houses in Mechan-
icsville. l2i
No. of white inhabitants in Mechan-
icsviIIe. 5,st
No. colored do do
No. Of dogs, y
Total property valuation, III ,32'
This does not include that portion %
the town lying in Fremont township
! There are quite u number of residences
belonging to the village in the other
township.
"Iours very respectfully,
! 20. III. HELMER.'
SOS souls, all told, and quite a number
of dwellings In Fremont township, FOL
the inhabitants of which we thought
and still think, the margin Of So quite
sufficient, especially rs that portion o
the town plat lying In Fremont is pre-
cisely hro entire lots and part of Mre'
! others.
The Press also gives us "fits' for say
! ing that Mechanicsville had one corne
over in Dayton township instead of il
Fremont. We "acknowledge the corn
! on that count. 1t was u clerical erro
made with the map in hand, and Mr.
! Press is welcome to all the capital tina
can lie made of it. Indeed, as the Pres
has not yet been able to present SO mucl
local information rs is contained in tn,
| ADVERTISER article in question, it j.
welcome to correct what few mistake.
occur, and use it as its very own.
! And now, dear little Mr.. Press, al
those terribly sharp and keenly sarcas
| tic things that you got off about "distin
guished arrivals" "pub!ic reception,
&c, you shall have full and due credi
| for; but in all kindness We advise 20,
not to get your pronouns quite so badl,
mixed up, not TO spell census with tw'
c's, to attend carefully to your punctua
ton, and to mind your p's and as j,
general; and think that by so doing 80,
may. in time, become able to max
yourself understood. We will only ad,
that our recollection retains perfect,
1.-THE statement rs to the circulation q
| the Press" and also II retraction Of any
thing we may have said insinuating
lack Of interest in journalistic enterpris
es among the business men of Mocha
icsville. This is done since noticin:
| that number Of them, rather than t,
allow the Press to appear with one blanl
page, as its great predecessor and ances
tor, the Journui, was wont occasionall,
to do, permit their advertisements to b.
displayed on both sides of each issue
Kind, aren't they?
A LARGE STOCK'-Therc is no bust
ness house in Upton that keeps SO ex
.cnsive an assortment OF a single line q
goods as is kept at +. p. Deans Boo
and Shoe store. All through the winte
and early spring Dean has kept hi
stock complete in variety and style. b.
frequent arrivals of small lots Of goods