The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-01-14

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Janus will be kept here the coming sea-
500. Breeders of fine stock will do we'll
to look at him. ~
IOWA ITEMS.
Isaac L. Allen late Attorney Genearl
of the State, died at Mt. Pleasant, Dec.
soth, 1868, in the 35th year ofhis age.
"Barrett's' indispensable Hair Re-
storative.
The Methodist missionary contri.
buttons in iowa the past year were: Des
Moines Conference, S., 6s5, "a; Iowa, &c.
ST. SO: Upper Iowa, slO,5el.
All BARRIERS use "Barrett's."
"A Muscatine lady has recovered $500
damages from Christian Kleffe for in
juries sustained by being bitten by his
vicious dog.
"Barrett's' took the Silver medal.
Gen. o. o. Howard, Theodore Til
ton and Henry Vincent, the celebrated
English orator, will lecture at Mt. Yer
non, in the order named, the evenings
of Jany. 9th, Feby. 9th and 18th.
"Barrett's" keeps the scalp clear.
| Mr.. Piiny Fay, for twenty two years
past Superintendent of the Congrega-
tional Sabbath School at Muscatine, has
retired from that honored position. A
reelection was positively declined.
''Barrett's' don't stain the skin.
The Scott county Jail is to have a
work yard provided wherein the prison
ers will find an opportunity to take a
little healthy physical exercise. The
Gazette thinks this will serve at once to
decrease the number of candidates for
a winter home in Jail.
Iowa has 493, 344 youths between
the ages of five and twenty one years en-
titled to the benefits of the public school
fund. The number reported January ! =,
1868, was 372,959. This shows an in
crease of oO,375 or nearly per cent. in
| one year.
The following Masonic statistics we
copy from the Des Moines Rcyister:-
1.-THE Iowa Masonic Lodges, in the year
past, have initiated AT persons; passed
,5557; and raised 1855. In the State
there are pa working lodges, and 1914
members.
There is lucky farmer near Du-
buque. On Monday night of last week
two of his sheep became the mothers Of
seven lambs, one producing three and
the other four; one of his cows had a
calf; the old SOW had litter of seven
teen pigs: and best Of all his wife presen-
ted him with two bouncing boys.
The following patents were granted
to Iowa inventors for the week ending
Dec. %, 1868: J. II. H. Collins, Keokuk,
bill-hold-r; E. Harbaugh, Washington,
fastening and strengthening for horse
collar; s. L. Richardson, Webster City,
bee hives; A. l.. Ballare, Mount Pleas
ant, ice cream freezer; J. O. Hoack,
Iowa City, device for supporting wagon
tongues.
During snow storm, Mr. Rodgers,
an engineer engaged on the survey of
the McGre gor and Sioux City Railroad,
lost his way, in Hancock county, ard
turned his horse loose with o piece of
paper attached to him, stating his be.
numbed condition. The animal sped to
settlement and returning parties found
Mr.. r. in his buggy and saved him.
The colored people of Keokuk cele-
brated the Emancipation day with fit
ting exercises. After the Grafton deliv-
cred by Mr.. John Hiner, Mr. J.;B. How
ell, the editor in chief of the Gate Clty,
was called to the front, and presented
with silver service, which was given
as q token Of appreciation by the color
ed people for the good work he had done
in their behalf. Most worthily bestow-
ed.
The entire Board Of Supervisors of
Muscatine county were arrested on the
4th inst, by the United States Ma
shall, by virtue ofan attachment issued
ut the October term of the United States
Circuit Court, to show cause why they
had not levied tax to pay off certain
judgements against the county. They
gave bonds on the sum Of $500 each for
appearance at the next term of the Unit
ed States Court at Des Moines.
The Muscatine County Board of Su-
pervisors, at the instance of Mr.. Samuel
McNutt, were again arrested on the 7th
inst, on summons from the District
Court, to answer for contempt Of Court
in violating an injunction issued by
that Board from levying tax to pay
judgments on certain railroad bonds
Tho United States Supreme Court re-
Gently required them to make that levy.
It Is alledged that they have done SO in
directly through levy of large gener-
al tax. After argument, Judge Richman
held each member in the sum of 81 900,