The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-08
The Most Wonderful Velocipode
Exploit on Record.
From the Jack sonyille Journal.

From the Jack sonyille Journal
On Saturday evening, there was quite
! a large number gathered in Professor
Growers Nelocipede Hall in the thir |
story Of Avers's block, to witness the
proficiency and skill of the Professors
pupils on the wooden horse. 1t appears
thata few Of the Professors most ad-
; vanced scholars have been pTacticing
OF an inclined plane, whicii isas hereto
fore been placed on the south side Of the
room, but in cleaning the hall in the af
tcrnoon, the decline part had been re-
moved, and the incline part was moved
close to the east side of the hall 50 that
the highest part rested on window sill,
the window having been removed in the
afternoon.
! Several Of the new beginners were
showing their skill in riding around the
room, and when Mr.. Dunlap came into
the hall, he was called upon to ride, and
! Immediately compiled, mounted the
machine, anL away he went at iightcn
ing speed around the hall. As soon as
/ he had got the velocipcde up to full
! speed, he went straight for the incline
plane, (all who were posted in the move
/ mcnt ofthe plane, supposed that Mr..
/ Dunlap knew of the change, and was
only trying some trick,' but the Sc
quel shows he was entirely i@noraiit of
the chanyc), up he went like ahirI. and
! did not discover his mistake until it was
too late. Away he went, like flash,
! through the window and disappeared!-
All stood spell bound for IA second, and
then rushed to the windows expecting
to see his mangled body on the ground
below; but he was mot born to die in
that way, for the speed at which he was
going carried him across the alley ten
feet wide, and he lighted "right side up
on Carter Beesley & Co.'S drug store-a
two story building-with very steep
roof, and over the edge he went, sailing
on to the roof Of Ayers Bank, where he
managed to fall Off his machine in time
to save himself from going over to the
ground. AS soon as possible he sprang
to his feet, swung his hat and gave three
cheers, which We're responded to-"rth q
will by the excited crowd which filled
the windows of the hall, and had wit
messed his descent with silent hor'
ror.
Mr.. Dunlap thinks he is entitled to
the champion medal as the most daring
velocipedc rider in this section Of the
country.
The Leon Pioneer tells of a case ofsur
gerry extraordinary: A son of Mr.
Charles Clark, aged Il years, residing
! about ten miles north Of Leon, fell from
a tree, about two years ago, and broke
! his leg both above and below the knee
J broke one of his arms, two Of his ribs
and the bone of his nose. His thigh
bone was very badly fractued and con-
sequently pieces of bone were frequent
ly working out to the surface and his
leg did not heal until sometime last fall
A few weeks ago his leg became very
painful and continued to grow worse
until he was confined to his bed. His
t father had been wanting to send him
| away to school for some time, but he
, insisted that there was something in hii
leg yet that should come out and wished
his father to get physician and have il
removed, but his father thought 1t Wa
useless for him to suffer any more by
[ the hands of a surgeon and would no,
| employ one. The boy was alone in the
| chamber few weeks since for some
time and concluded that he would per.
form the operation, and accordingly