The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-06-02
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Judge VIM f. Cook, of Davenport says
p, that the present season so far is ahead Of
any he ever new in Iowa, and he has
been in the State 81 years.
Use Equine Liniment for rheumatism.
The balloonist of DeHaven's circus
made an ascent, Monday evening. about
I o'clock at McGregor, Iowa, and sailed
off in the direction of Prairie du Chen.
When about half way across the river
the balloon dropped to the water and the
aeronaut becoming frightned, left the
car and struck out for the shore, but soon
gave out, sank and was drowned within
sixty feet Of a boat that had started to
his rescue.
Equine Remedies best in the world.
The Iowa City Republican presents
Judge VIM. f. Miller as a candidate for
Supreme Judge to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Judge Dillon,
which vacancy Judge Williams is now
filling 10y appointment of the Governor
till the next general election. The Re
publican thinks Judge Williams is not
such man as the people of Iowa want
to see continued in the office.
For loss of appetite use Equine Pow
ders.
The most terrific storm of
rain and hail ever known in this part
| of the country passed through part of
Allamakee countyon Saturday afternoon
leaving in its wake a scene of terrible
devastation. Fruit trees and crops
have been damaged to considerable
amount, numbers of hogs killed, win
dows shivcrcd, buildings blown down,
and much other damage done to fences,
&c. Many farmers will be obliged to
replant almost their entire crop, The
storm passed from northwest to south
east, spreading over an area of twenty
miles in width. In is reported that
several persons were killed in different
parts of the county.
Horse diseases require Equine Rene
dies.
The line of the Burlington Cedar
Rapids & Minnesota II. r.. is graded
and bridged from Vinton to Waterloo,
and from Columbus Junction to West
Branch, leaving only twenty miles to
be graded. Five hundred men are now
actively employed in grading, bridging
and laying ties, and completing the
work. About one hundred men are, in
addition, at work between Ninton and
Waterloo in putting down iron, ballast
ing and finishing up in running order
over three miles aweek.
Cattle diseases require Equine Rene
dies
a Swede farmer who was break ing
land near Pacific City barred with q
pillow huge log of antedeluvian timber.
Further research shows that an immense
forest has at some former time been
submerged and now lies some fourteen
inches below the surface. The trees are
all found lying in one direction, their
tops toward the west. They are black
as jet, and capable of receiving high
f polish; for cabinets and elegant articles
of furniture they will almost equal to
ebony, and there seems an ineXhaustible
supply, as experiments for miles round
reveal item to the search.
A Norwegian wife at Sioux City has
} presented her husband with baby
weighing twenty one pounds.
The Muscatine Western Railroad
Company was organized Oh Monday OF
last week.
Thc editor Of the Council Bluffs Times
counted seventy-seven female gum
chewers on the street within fifteen
minutes.
The Maquoketa Ec. says: "Corn is
growing rapidly. Wehave heard several
farmers say they never knew it come up
as full, and grow up as fast as this
, spring"
The attaches of DeHaven's circus rails
ed 81 900 for the mother of the young
man drowned by the collapsing Of the
/, balloon and it's fall into the the river al
McGregor, Iowa.
J. A. Henderson, of Washington has
received 5000 and 4 perpetual pass ovel
the c., II. T. & Z. r. r., for breaking his
. leg while alighting from a stock train {
year or two ago. The Press says he did
not expect any compensation.
Washington claims the champion
, eggsucker, and he is clergyman. Go
. ing into one of the groceries lately he
took up a goose egg and said to the face
tious proprietor, come back here and
see me eat it. Crack went the shell, anc
. down the Artesian outlet went the con
4: tents-cluck! He then told the bystand
Y ers how he once won bet on sucking
4 eggs. \ fellow was Dragging on hi
, superiority and, being challenged, die
, his level best in swallowing Is in swift
4 succession. Our clergyman then buriet
t SO hens eggs. Warrant his next ser
= mon was egg cellent; he not only peepet
but crowed in the discourse. Who dar,
bol Iap ra o,r -ur,oly