The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-09-23
IOWA ITEMS.
'Barrett's" Hair Restorative.


A Scott county boy took the first
premium for blowing at the State Fair.
A boy near Toledo, Tama county,
stepped upon a piece Of glass, cut his
foot and bled to death.
/ "A Linn county threshing machine
swallowed up a purp. 1.-The hands,
had hash for dinner.
"Barrctt's" produces rapid changes.
horse, has been sold to Henry Compton
/ for $50, 900.
The state University opened its
fall term on Tuesday Of last week. The
indications are for greater attendance
than ut any previous time.
Sore heads cured by "Barrett's."
An excursion party of 500 pioneer
Calfornians took break fast at the Bur-
It's House in Davenport, Tuesday morn
ing.
Postmaster Russell, Of Davenport,
has just done great favor for his people
by establishing system of street letter
boxes.
Illinois stock took vastly too many
premiums at the recent Iowa State Fair
for the credit of Iowa; but they were
no more than in proportion to the COM
parative number of animals exhibited.
The Scott county Fair, held at Dav-
export last week, was grand success.
Over 5000 entries were made in the
various classes, and the total receipts of
the Society were more than $4,000.
The Democrats of Johnson county
have nominated as follows: Represent
atives, John p. Irish and George Paul;
Auditor, Garret Palmer; Treasurer, J.
Hershire Sheriff, S. p. McCaddon.
"Barrett's' rewarded by silver Med
al.
The ratio between the number OF
deaths and number of population in
Iowa, is one to every 81 06 of its inhabi.
tants, while in Massachusetts, always
regarded as u very healthy State, it i.
one to 56.25 of the inhabitants.
Mr.. II. S. Hyatt. an able Clinton
Lawyer has become editor and par,
proprietor of that good paper, the Gin
ton Herald, by purchasing the Interest
of II. McAllaster in the same. Mr.
McAila>ter has made successful ant
popular editor, and deserves the success
he will undoubtedly win in future un
derta kings.
The Governor of Iowa has writer
to the committee having in charge tn
convention for the removal of the M
tional Capital, to learn whether sue
men a. John {. Breckinridge and othe
rebel leaders who fought for four year
for the removal of the Capital to til
sunny SOUTH are to be the leadiu
. spirits of the convention, before issuin
, credentials to Iowa delegates. II
question is pertinent one.
-ln Clinton they are subscribing f
J a big bell for the Methodist Church
= cents and fractions of ceuts per poun
:, 1.-THE bell should weigh 400 pound
IS subscribing one cent will give )
= is likely TO secure what is desired. A
=. ready there are twenty subscribers al
r.: eight cents per pound are secured.
II The State Editorial convention III
l. ut keokuk on the 18TH. Only abe
:, thirty editors wee present. A ii
IS poem was read by J. l.. McCreery of I
n Dubuque Herntd and mastery I
IS dress delivered by Hon. +. w. Palm
W The officers elected for the ensuing We
\ were:
n President-Gen. J. NJ. Hedrick,
IN tumwa Courier. s. ..
-, Vice President-J. p. Irish, Iowa c
". Press.
"a Secretary-S. NJ. Clark. Gate city.
e Treasurer. NJ. Mills, Des Moi
iva Register. .s.... et.s.....
VA Executive committee-Frank HIATT
for Mt Pleasant Journal; Col. Keal
cd Council Bluffs Nonparel; NJ. n. Ha
~ Dubuque Herald.
"a An Ottumwa man who is buildir
'er hotel at Junction City, feeling the q